8 Teams Down, 55 To Go…March Madness is On
It’s day one of the biggest, baddest, coolest sports event of the year, the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Big Dance, the Field of 64. It’s a haven for rabid sports betters and college males, and as a recent member of the latter, I’m just as excited. I filled out my brackets on Monday, set up my accounts with in browser bookmarks, and have spent more time today watching the games than actually working. Hence, my presence at almost 10 o’clock still on my computer (games ended forty minutes ago).
Only one upset today though makes for a field of 16 fairly ho-hum games. Davidson/Maryland was almost interesting but fell apart at the end. However, VCU/Duke was a great game and since Duke is one of those teams I think we all get bored with after a decade of seeing them in the sweet sixteen, it was no dirt off my shoulder to see them go (and only 1 point from my bracket).
Regardless, I’ll be ranting, exploding and babbling about basketball for the next few days as the tournament pushes on, likely ignoring the literary and freelance worlds in favor of hardwood and tourney upsets (please let there be more upsets). And the best part is, when the tourney’s over, it’s baseball season. Sport lover’s sweet, orgasmic bliss, it’s spring.
