You’ll have to excuse the title, but I’d been hearing about OJ Mayo and how great he was for about three years now. All in all, he went to USC where he didn’t do anything but maybe worsen his team.

Now he wants to go pro.

“I am so thankful for the fans and alumni at USC and around the nation that have been so supportive of me and my teammates throughout the season,” Mayo said in a statement. “I’d like to express my appreciation to my coaches and teammates for their support in one of the most important decisions I’ve ever made.”

This is an instance of a guy that could’ve come out of high school and made a lot more money than he will now. He would’ve gone No. 1 out of high school, where he’ll now probably fall somewhere in the top 10 (I’m guessing six, seven or eight).

My guess is OJ will be like a Kevin Durant, who, as most know, I’m not very fond of. Hog the ball, pass seldomly, score 30 points, but do nothing to better your team.

As we still wait for that big “upset,” here’s some of the scores that are final and are still going on.

Finals:
-Georgia 61, Xavier 73
-Portland State 61, Kansas 85
-Temple 61, Michigan State 72
-Kentucky 66, Marquette 74
-Kent State 58, UNLV 71
-Oral Roberts 63, Pittsburgh 82
-Baylor 79, Purdue 90
-Cornell 53, Stanford 77

In Progres:

-Kansas State 44, USC 38: If K-State can pull it off, it’ll be the first underdog to actually win a game. In a tournament that’s known for surprises, we haven’t seen many so far on Day One.

-Belmont 52, Duke 56: Normally, I’d be cheering for Belmont as if they were my own team. But I’m not caught up in the West Virginia hype, and I”ve got the Blue Devils in the Elite 8. So let’s hope that upset doesn’t happen here.

-Winthrop 29, Washington State 38: The game was tied at halftime, but WSU has just opened up the half with a 9-0 run, giving them the lead.

-Texas A&M 29, BYU 29: It wouldn’t be an “upset” if BYU won, per se, given that this is an 8 vs. 9, but at this point, any lower seed winning would be nice to see.

UNC 77, Georgia Tech 84: Well, I’m hoping I can save up some money over the next week so I can splurge at the mall on some “dancing shoes.” Well, I may be getting a little ahead of myself (like you couldn’t tell that from the title), but a win on Sunday against Boston College pretty much makes my Yellow Jackets a lock. Tyler Hansbrough had as many points as he had complaints. I’ve never seen a player cry so much. Thaddeus Young had 25 points and was 5-6 from beyond the arch. Javaris Crittenton had 13 points and 11 assists, as the freshmen really helped carry the load.

VT 56, Virginia 69: You never know what Hokie team is going to show up: The one that goes on the road and beats Duke, or the one that loses to Virginia by 13. Every time I convince myself to pick VT as my sleeper in the tourney, they go off and lay a total egg. I know it’s on the road and all, but I at least like to see raod losses that are close and hard fought. I really like Zabian Dowdell, who led the Hokies with 17 points. Sean Singletary, the prick who beat up on GT last week, led the Cavaliers with 17, as well.

Nevada 77, Utah State 79: Nick Fazekas scored 20 points, but also fouled at the end of the game to give Utah State the winning two free throws. Chaz Spicer had 17 points, Jaycee Carroll had 18, and Stephen DuCharme led the way for Utah State with 20.

Memphis 78, UTEP 67: It looks good for Georgia Tech, but if Memphis is really a one seed, then the Committee is about as dumb as the BCS. Wake me up when this team actually plays somebody.

USC 70, Washington 85: It’s probably too late for Washington, but if they can beat UCLA on two day’s rest, they might have a shot of sneaking in.

UCLA 53, Washington State 45: You’ve gotta like the way UCLA plays defense. They may not always show up offensively, but that defense of their’s is suffocating.