American Idol-The Year They Were Born (3/16/11)

Last night was one of my favorite Idol themes and I'm glad they brought it back, The Year You Were Born. While 99% of the time the contestants make me feel old (I was born in 1982), it's always fun to watch.

Naima
Song: What's Love Got to Do with It (1984)
She started off kinda pitchy but in the end came across strong. She didn't do great but still good enough.
Rating (out of 5): ***

Paul
Song: I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (1984)
Like seriously, what drugs are he and the judges doing that they praise him?? It was better than last week but that's not saying much..
Rating (out of 5): **

Thia
Song: Colors of the Wind (1995)
This was weird. It was sung great but at the same time seemed safe and kinda boring and especially looking back and seeing everything that's about to come after her.
Rating (out of 5): ***

James
Song: I'll Be There for You (1989)
People in Idol past and future, THIS IS HOW YOU DO BON JOVI! This was energetic and fun. He found a way to make it his own and even played the crowd like a pure rock and roller. He's standing out which is the most important thing. Oh and this also had our first pyro of season 10.
Rating (out of 5): *****

Haley
Song: I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990)
If she was going to do a 1990 Whitney Houston song, she could have gone with One Moment in Time and it would have fit her voice better. This was just bad.
Rating (out of 5): *1/2

Stefano
Song: If You Don't Know Me by Now (1989)
When he started singing I wanted to hate it but it turned out to be really good.
Rating (out of 5): ***1/2

Pia
Song: Where Do Broken Hearts Go (1988)
Haley, Pia schooled you on how to sing Whitney songs. This was awesome.
Rating (out of 5): ****

Scotty
Song: Can I Trust You with My Heart (Travis Tritt)
How can I listen to his voice and then talk bad about this guy? Seriously. This was really good, not great, but really good.
Rating (out of 5): ****

Karen
Song: Love Will Lead You Back (1989)
This was beautiful. I was actually nice for her not to sing a Spanish or Spanglish song for once. Either way she was sing and that's what truly matter.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Casey
Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
Where did this come from? The first instrument of season 10 was used in this performance with Casey playing the bass guitar. But that's not the story. This lunatic sang a Nirvana song on American Idol. This was insanely good. He pulled off crazy really well and really did something unreal up there. I just hope it doesn't hurt him because like, I wanna say, 70% of the audience has never EVER heard of Nirvana.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Lauren
Song: I'm the Only One (1994)
I really like her, she is my favorite girl this season. This was an amazing performance and really the last good one of the night, made me wish she closed out the show.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Jacob
Song: Alone (1987)
This is a tough song to pull off, and he didn't do it at all. It was flat, it was dull and there was like no energy at all. It actually brought the show down from the energy leven of the last few performances.
Rating (out of 5): **

Should Go Home: Paul
Will Go Home: Haley

NCAA Tournament Picks (3/17/11)

East Divison:
#4 Kentucky vs. #13 Princeton
#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Clemson

Southwest Divison:
#4 Louisville vs. #13 Morehead St.
#5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Richmond

West Divison:
#2 San Diego St. vs. #15 No. Colorado
#3 Connecticut vs. #14 Bucknell
#6 Cincinnati vs. #11 Missouri
#7 Temple vs. #10 Penn St.

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #16 NC-Asheville
#2 Florida vs. #15 UC Santa Barb.
#3 BYU vs. #14 Wofford
#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Belmont
#5 Kansas St. vs. #12 Utah St.
#6 St. John's vs. #11 Gonzaga
#7 UCLA vs. #10 Michigan St.
#8 Butler vs. #9 Old Dominion

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games-Results (3/16/11)

Record: 0-2
Overall Record: 1-3

East BracketUT-San Antonio vs. Alabama St. (for 16th seed)
Winner: Alabama St.
Score: UT-San Antonio 70-Alabama St. 61

Southwest Bracket
USC vs. VCU (for 11th seed)
Winner: USC
Score: VCU 59-USC 46