The most wonderful time of the year - NCAA TOURNEY BABY!
 

What a great time of year. Why, would you ask, do I consider this the greatest sporting event known to man?

The first three games of the day: an overtime game with a 15 (Robert Morris) almost beating a 2 (Villanova), a double overtime game (BYU over Florida), and a 1 point upset with Old Dominion over Notre Dame.

Love. The. Tournament.

*whew*

Nearly lost a 1/4 of my bracket on that one.....

I am different than the normal person, I suppose, in that no matter who I have selected on my bracket I cheer for the upsets. I have Nova (eventually losing to Duke in the regional finals, I believe - don't have my bracket with me), but would have loved to see Robert morris beat them.

Scaeagles' comments accord with an observation I heard on sports talk radio the other day: that the NCAA tourney is the only major sporting championship that gets less interesting as it progresses.

It's the time of year when I hear way too much about the local small college and how they will be a spoiler. I hope they are crushed by Purdue.

:blank stare:

Basketball.

It's like Hockey except

The nets are up in air
The 'puck' is bigger
Wood for ice
Sneakers for skates

Which is amazing since it doesn't start out all that interesting. For all of the excitement about possible upsets, in 25 years, a #16 has never beaten a #1. That's 100 games. Only 11 times has the spread been <10 points. Madness!

Murray State over Vandy at the BUZZER! Another amazing game! All four games thus far have been amazing!

And I do agree, Strangler....the best part of this tournament is the first four days.

You forgot:
Far fewer fights