The many memes of March Madness' Friday News and Views

[caption id="attachment_154428" align="alignnone" width="400"] GIF @OrangePowerCom[/caption] Phew. I'm not sure you could have asked for a more exciting first day of games. And, although I love the NCAA Tournament more than anything, watching it in the Twitter age is exhausting. From noon on, every shot is exclaimed about, questionable call challenged, and hairstyle discussed. And then there's the memes. Guy with a ponytail? MEME! Adorable child dressed as his grandfather? MEME! Aaron Craft lying on the court? MEME! As we pray for Steve Masiello and the Manhattan Jaspers to upset Louisville, let's take a look at a few of Thursday's memes: Phil Martelli's four-year-old grandson dressed up as him and charmed the CBS audiences: [caption id="attachment_154413" align="alignnone" width="420"] Photo @SBNation[/caption] Aaron Craft couldn't make the game winning shot and reclined on the court for a second... ...and sparked a meme. The "Breaking Bad" version may be my favorite: Along with not one, but TWO "Lion King" interpretations: Just think, we've only just begun. Let's go over some notes for Friday... The Cats are ready to "shock the world" Friday night Even though they're an 8-seed and Kansas State is a 9-seed, Kentucky is going into this game like they're the underdog. Both Willie Cauley-Stein and John Calipari told reporters they were going to "shock the world" with a win Friday night:

"Well, a lot of people think, you know, that we're not going to make it past the first round. So winning the first game would shock the world. So just winning game by game, taking it step-by-step and you are going to shock somebody."

Andrew Harrison continued the underdog theme, telling reporters "a lot of people don't even think we'll win this game." While that's not really true at all, I'm glad the guys have a chip on their shoulder. Whatever works. The Harrison Twins are finally having fun It feels like the Cats got over a psychological hump in Atlanta, and Aaron Harrison said that the Cats are ready to carry that momentum into the Big Dance, telling reporters "I think this is where we make our mark." Aaron said he feels like he and his brother had a "weight lifted off our shoulders" in Atlanta, and focused on sharing the ball and playing fun. Andrew admitted that the scrutiny that comes with being a UK player has been tough at times this year, but it helped him develop a thick skin: "I think I've matured as a man. Going through scrutiny and stuff -- every man needs to go through some stuff like that." However, he agreed with his brother that the weight has finally been lifted, and told reporters that the SEC Tournament was "the most enjoyable time on the court I've had here at Kentucky." Let's keep the good times rolling Friday night. James changed his hair again #Smbabydreads Willie brought up Drew Barker for some reason When asked about his ties to Kansas, Willie Cauley-Stein mentioned that some of his cousins went to Wichita State, and like to talk to him about Drew Barker?

"I have been to a lot of camps at Wichita State. A couple of my cousins went there, so, you know, they know like Drew Barker and stuff and they have been talking back and forth. And he's been kind of telling me that Drew said if he’s seen me in the paint he was going to try to come dunk on me like jokingly and stuff."

I don't get it, but I'd love to see that happen. Drew, you game? Kansas State's not scared Kentucky has the third toughest schedule in the country, but Kansas State's Will Spralding thinks his Wildcats have played an even tougher one:

"I mean, we're not being talked about as much as the other teams here. Obviously Kentucky has the name and the tradition, but I mean, they have about the same record we have, but I felt like we had a tougher schedule, a lot tougher league and we played in a lot tougher games that are going to have us ready for tomorrow night."

Marcus Foster told The Courier-Journal's Kyle Tucker that fellow freshman Wesley Iwundu, who grew up with the Harrison Twins, gave him and the rest of the team a great scouting report on the two. Foster added that playing against Kentucky is different than facing most teams: "When you're playing Kentucky, they're a program that's very, very good and has a higher name behind it, so it's a different feeling playing against Kentucky." After 12 games, only 0.4% of ESPN's 11 million brackets are correct 11 million people submitted brackets in ESPN's Tournament challenge, and after the first twelve games, only 41,315 are correct. We're still waiting on figures from Warren Buffet's Billion Dollar bracket challenge, but I'm sure they're similarly depressing. Now, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard someone joke, "Well, I lost a billion dollars" today," I might not be as bitter. KSR will be live at Buffalo Wild Wings on Dixie Highway all day Friday to watch games Got plans for the best Friday of the year? Matt, Ryan, and Drew will be live at Buffalo Wild Wings (6801 Dixie Hwy) in Louisville from 10-noon for the morning show, and will stick around all afternoon to watch games with fans. Meanwhile, I'll be on the road to St. Louis for the game, so send along your restaurant, sightseeing, and sports bar recommendations. When the Cats win Friday night, I'll need some stuff to do on Saturday.