Let the 'madness' begin...
Generally speaking, I don't know jack-squat about college basketball. Every bracket that I've filled out for the past few years has been done so with very little knowledge, if any (which may explain why I never win).
There's something about the tournament, however fun is to watch, that is lacking for me. It doesn't hold a candle to the NFL playoffs and can't compare to the World Cup (although let's be honest... very few things do).
I enjoy the Cinderella stories, the mid-major triumphs and the big dogs strutting their stuff, I really do. I like watching the opening games, the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four for their unbridaled school spirit, but there's a connection missing for me on an emotional level.
Maybe it's the fact that I went to a tiny Division III school. Even though my alma mater won the National Championship in 2001, I can count on one hand the number of games I actually attended. Sure, I had other things going on, but the draw just wasn't there.
Anyway, I'm not really sure where I'm going with this. Originally I was going to say something about Ashley Judd and the fact that the media absolutely eats up the fact that she's a Kentucky fan -- did you know that? Seriously, it's true -- but I didn't think that was interesting enough.
Go (insert small school that has absolutely no chance here)!
There's something about the tournament, however fun is to watch, that is lacking for me. It doesn't hold a candle to the NFL playoffs and can't compare to the World Cup (although let's be honest... very few things do).
I enjoy the Cinderella stories, the mid-major triumphs and the big dogs strutting their stuff, I really do. I like watching the opening games, the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four for their unbridaled school spirit, but there's a connection missing for me on an emotional level.
Maybe it's the fact that I went to a tiny Division III school. Even though my alma mater won the National Championship in 2001, I can count on one hand the number of games I actually attended. Sure, I had other things going on, but the draw just wasn't there.
Anyway, I'm not really sure where I'm going with this. Originally I was going to say something about Ashley Judd and the fact that the media absolutely eats up the fact that she's a Kentucky fan -- did you know that? Seriously, it's true -- but I didn't think that was interesting enough.
Go (insert small school that has absolutely no chance here)!
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10:48 AM
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