I havent missed the 1st 2 rounds in over 15 years and its always great. But without OU for me personally it turns the best event in sports to just a "must watch" event.
i just love watching these little teams get a chance to strut their stuff. sure, the rest of the tourney is nice...but the first 2 rounds are the goods.
as for OU making it - while that would be nice it doesn't change my feelings on the tourney.
I had Vanderbilt getting to the Sweet 16, so forgive me if I don't share the original poster's enthusiasm about opening round buzzer beaters. Still, it's a tremendous win for such a small program.