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5-at-10: Fab 4 picks continue to stink, SEC hoops, MLB’s next TV chapter

AP photo by Nam Y. Huh / Alabama guard Houston Mallette (95) celebrates after the Crimson Tide beat Illinois 90-86 on Wednesday night at the United Center in Chicago.
AP photo by Nam Y. Huh / Alabama guard Houston Mallette (95) celebrates after the Crimson Tide beat Illinois 90-86 on Wednesday night at the United Center in Chicago. AP photo by Nam Y. Huh / Alabama guard Houston Mallette (95) celebrates after the Crimson Tide beat Illinois 90-86 on Wednesday night at the United Center in Chicago.

Fab 4 picks

What the bleep is happening this year?

I mean really?

We have been doing this for a hot minute now, and we are mired in our most depressing Fab 4 picks run ever. We had multiple years over 60%. We’ve never finished season under 50%.

Right now — after last Saturday’s debacle that was so bad the Titanic had to look away — we are closer to 40% than break-even.