The NCAA tournament begins in earnest today, with the road to the national championship appearing to be wide open. Northwest Herald sports reporters Jeff Arnold and Meghan Montemurro discuss.

Arnold: Happy March Madness to you, Meghan. I can’t believe The Boss wants us to contribute to the delinquency of hard-working Americans everywhere and add to the 8.5 million hours of lost work time because college basketball is on TV. But anything for the company, right? Gonzaga is ranked No. 1 right now. They don’t have a chance in Spokane to win this thing, do they?

Montemurro: One of the best sports weekends is finally upon us and with a season that has already been littered with upsets and parity, I can’t wait to see how the NCAA tournament plays out. Unfortunately for Gonzaga, I see them as one of the No. 1 seeds to get knocked out before the Final Four.