Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch are both a little befuddled as to how Michigan State ended up in a First Four game instead of, say, Syracuse. But the Spartans are in the tournament and start their journey Thursday night. 

We'll talk about the selection committee's decision to put MSU in the play-in game, preview Thursday's game against UCLA, and make our predictions for both that game and the Final Four.