I’ve really tried by scanning the Internet for countless projections, but I can’t find anyone — anyone — who excludes WVU from the NCAA Tournament. Barring the revelation Cam Thoroughman is actually a German pro named Kristof Gresch and WVU must forfeit all 14 games in which Gresch has played, the Mountaineers are in.

So, no, I don’t know what ESPN’s sound byte du jour Doug Gottlieb is up to. Nor do I care. He makes good points, but they’re not valid this year. There are probably somewhere between 12 and 16 teams behind WVU. It’s that kind of year and the bubble talk isn’t that exciting. That’s not good business for TV. If anything, Gottlieb is guilty of intensifying the discussion with his unrelenting pressure on WVU.  Or I could be wrong. Maybe Gottlieb is just backwards.

For the record, WVU’s Alex Ruoff has the solution.

“In my opinion, we’re in and I feel pretty good about that, but we can silence all the critics by beating UConn.”

Other things to digest before Villanova beats plays Georgetown at noon…

> Da’Sean Butler got away with one. That said, the no-call on what he alleges was goaltending was a long time coming.

“I’m biased, but we deserved one.  I deserved one.”

Whatever does he mean?

> Bob Huggins opened up.

> Jim Calhoun doesn’t like Joe Alexander. He really likes Alexander.

> Providence Coach Tim Welsh is in trouble.

> Finally, anything you need to follow the Big East Tournament, either live or in review, is right here.