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5-at-10: Friday mailbag on Bracket blown up, Tubby Smith, Extra ways to decide extra innings, Tiger talk and Rushmores

Buffalo guard Wes Clark (10) jumps to shoot against Arizona during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)
Buffalo guard Wes Clark (10) jumps to shoot against Arizona during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger) Buffalo guard Wes Clark (10) jumps to shoot against Arizona during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

Before we get to the mailbag, well, how about being the only one in your office pool with Arizona as the title winner.

Buh-bye.

We are going to move quickly today, and sadly the 61 people in the contest are on another computer. I will post them some time today, for sure.

Speaking of the brackets, this number is from Darren Rovell, but of the 17.3 million brackets submitted to ESPN exactly 6,306 got all 16 correct Thursday. Madness.

From the “Talks less and less” satellite studio off Third Street, let’s do this.