Keep your calendars clear for March 17 and 19, 2011, when the Pepsi Center will host the first- and second-round games of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament, in which eight teams will vie for college basketball's top prize (via The Denver Post [2]). Don't count on any Colorado college teams being able to use home-field advantage. The state's two big universities---University of Colorado and Colorado State---have not put up good numbers lately. CSU went 9-22 in the 2008-09 year, according to CSURams.com [3]. The Fort Collins Coloradoan [4] made a big deal recently about CSU landing a "big commitment" in Chad Calcaterra, a second-tier Minnesota high schooler. I'm pulling for the kid, but if that's what counts as a big commitment in Fort Collins, CSU men's basketball fans will be waiting a long time for their team to be competitive on the national level. CU may have a slightly higher profile, but it's still woeful. Coach Jeff Bzdelik [5], a longtime NBA assistant coach and short-time NBA head coach, had some success with the Air Force Academy Falcons, guiding the team to a 50-16 record from 2005 to 2007, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2005-06 and a 2006-07 NIT Final Four appearance. That success hasn't transferred with him to CU, where he's led the Buffs to a less-than-mediocre record of 21-42 over two seasons, with each year bringing at least 20 losses. It's entirely possible that Bzdelik can turn the program around, the same way it's entirely possible that I will one day run for president of the United States and win.