Madness Continues
This weekend turned out to be a pretty sweet one for me.
I actually had time to watch a good portion of the March Madness games. For all you fools (me included) that had the no brainer pick of #1 Kansas easily making it to the sweet sixteen...well all those Northern Iowa fans laugh in our face as brackets crumble around the world and they all go up in flames (granted, I think even the most loyal N. Iowa fan had them losing to Kansas, but whatever). I got plenty of text messages from you poor souls who are out of the pools and down for the count. Aww. Been there, my friend, it's not a great feeling. Whereas (as of right now), I can still be optimistic since I don't have Kansas in the finals...but still, I’m mourning the loss of points with Kansas out leaving the midwest section of my bracket completely shattered. Yeah, I know, cry me a freakin’ river, right? Since I have Syracuse and Kentucky in the finals and they're still breathing...I'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
You know, there is something to be said for the Cinderella stories of March Madness. It does make for awesome games and an even more exciting tournament. I have to admit that I was secretly thrilled that St. Mary’s was able to take out Villanova (well I guess it's because I didn't have Villanova making any farther anyway) and having Kansas eliminated so early on in the tournament...makes the championship anyone's game. It's actually pretty cool. And to be honest, if there was some huge Cinderella story that happened to upset the whole tournament...fuck my bracket, I'm all for it. Give it to the little guy and enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling that miracles can happen. Those games are always the games that keep those freakin’ announcers, wanna-be blogger experts, and gamblers completely grounded. Because as much as anyone can analyze stats, look at past records, and compare players...nothing is a guarantee and a sure bet…and no one really knows anything.
I actually had time to watch a good portion of the March Madness games. For all you fools (me included) that had the no brainer pick of #1 Kansas easily making it to the sweet sixteen...well all those Northern Iowa fans laugh in our face as brackets crumble around the world and they all go up in flames (granted, I think even the most loyal N. Iowa fan had them losing to Kansas, but whatever). I got plenty of text messages from you poor souls who are out of the pools and down for the count. Aww. Been there, my friend, it's not a great feeling. Whereas (as of right now), I can still be optimistic since I don't have Kansas in the finals...but still, I’m mourning the loss of points with Kansas out leaving the midwest section of my bracket completely shattered. Yeah, I know, cry me a freakin’ river, right? Since I have Syracuse and Kentucky in the finals and they're still breathing...I'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
You know, there is something to be said for the Cinderella stories of March Madness. It does make for awesome games and an even more exciting tournament. I have to admit that I was secretly thrilled that St. Mary’s was able to take out Villanova (well I guess it's because I didn't have Villanova making any farther anyway) and having Kansas eliminated so early on in the tournament...makes the championship anyone's game. It's actually pretty cool. And to be honest, if there was some huge Cinderella story that happened to upset the whole tournament...fuck my bracket, I'm all for it. Give it to the little guy and enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling that miracles can happen. Those games are always the games that keep those freakin’ announcers, wanna-be blogger experts, and gamblers completely grounded. Because as much as anyone can analyze stats, look at past records, and compare players...nothing is a guarantee and a sure bet…and no one really knows anything.
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