Last week the Chron's Michelle Smith complained about the site system. This week she says that, despite the system, the world hasn't come to an end, and most of the teams who deserve to be here are still here.

In the Seattle Times, Greg Bishop notes that the regional contests in Seattle will be a good test of whether we're ready for neutral sites. Some places are able to pull it off -- New Mexico, just like last year, was able to fill The Pit even after the Lobos got knocked out. UW has sold only 4,000 tickets so far, but it's hoping to drum up more interest over the next few days.

Jenny Vrentas, a student journalist at Penn State, takes an admirably sober look at the system, why we have it, and what changes next year will bring.