CSU Gets Snubbed from NCAA Tournament

In their first season as the surprise addition to the Big Ten, Texas based Chili State University shocked the nation and nearly made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
"I couldn't be happier for these guys." CSU's president, Gar Plimpt told Chili Chat.

Kern Mantis, the teams leading scorer, was 3rd in the Big Ten in scoring and 5th in assists.
"This has been a huge year for CSU.  We've really opened the eyes of the nation and showed them what Flying Oyster Cracker pride is all about." said Mantis.  Chili U fever is certainly sweeping the nation.  President Obama told CNN that he was shocked when he learned that CSU wouldn't be making the tourney.  "I had them pegged as my underdog, I love those Cinderella stories.  And that Gar Plimpt makes a decadent chili con carne. MIchelle and I ate the leftovers 3 nights in a row back in November."

This is a step in the right direction for small schools who are looking to break into larger markets. This virtually unknown school remained in anonymity until 2009, when they made a splash by defeating longtime rival Vegetarian Chili Tech in a triple overtime thriller in front of nearly 100 fans. Almost a dozen of CSU's die hards, known as "Chili Brains", made the trek all the way from Texas to watch their team nearly defeat out of conference powerhouse University of Sour Cream Technical Institue - West Vestonia Campus. That heartbreaking loss cut CSU's chances of making the Big Dance. They will now play in consolation bracket 'F'. Their first game will be against the loser of the Memorex DVD / CD-R play-in game between Sourdough Online University and Shredded Cheddar Community College.

We're so proud of you Chili State University!