Texas A&M was wondering what could've been as the final out was recorded. (Kendall Rogers)

Etheridge: Great Dixie Disaster Of 2016

What the heck happened last weekend?

Only three of the eight national seeds are still alive. Out of 17 postseason teams from the two conferences that dominated the polls and ratings metrics all season, the SEC and ACC have just two members remaining in the elite eight. Many of the teams that ruled the draft last week, those talented clubs struggled over the weekend.

SEC champion Mississippi State — swept at home by Arizona.

SEC Tournament champion and offensive juggernaut Texas A&M — two-hit by TCU in a winner-take-all finale Sunday evening.

Uber-talented ACC member Louisville — the team with the[…]