basketball.jpgMarch Madness is upon us. 65 teams (actually 48 after yesterday’s games). One national champion. I filled out my bracket with Oden State University (Ohio State University) beating Florida in the final. Here are the 5 things I like about March Madness:

  1. Thursday and Friday: The two greatest days in the sports world are Thursday and Friday during the first weekend of March Madness. 32 games are played in 48 hours. If you filled out a bracket, you’re still excited. There will be blowouts, upsets, buzzer beaters, you name it they’ll have it!
  2. Upsetville: When colleges from powerhouse conferences (Big 10, Big 12, ACC, etc.) lose to the lower seeded mid-major colleges or below, it’s considered a major upset. Consider last night when Duke lost to Virginia Commonwealth University, what an upset! Good thing I didn’t have Duke going very far in the tourney.
  3. Bill Raftery: When discussing basketball analysts, most people know who Dick Vitale is but very few would know Bill Raftery. He’s not annoying. He’s coherent. More important, he has his own style. “Onions!”
  4. The Big East: I grew up on the East coast so I grew up watching Big East basketball. The conference has changed with defections (Boston College) and additions (Louisville). While some critics might say that the conference is overrated, I’d like to remind college basketball that Syracuse won the national championship in 2003 and Connecticut won it in 2004.
  5. Gerry McNamara: Speaking of Syracuse, they won the national championship with Gerry McNamara, a 6 foot somewhat stocky point guard with an uncanny ability to shoot the three point shot. While he may not be the best player, he definitely played with the most heart. The tournament just isn’t the same this year without Gerry (he graduated last year) and Syracuse (they didn’t make the tournament).
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