I love the NBA.
But there is just something about college basketball and March. It's... well, magic.
Usually I fill out brackets with my brothers and dad, and have a big family-wide contest that includes a lot of smack talk and glory for someone who succeeds. This year is a litte different. My roommates aren't so into basketball. But, given that--obviously--I am, I made them all fill out brackets. We're throwing a party for whoever wins (granted, someone or another will do the best and so we get a party either way...)
It's entertaining to see how each of us is doing. Unfortunately, I am not winning right now. My one roommate, who initially had San Diego winning the whole tournament ("I spent a really great weekend in San Diego one year! I mean, it was REALLY great.") is ahead of me on her "realistic" bracket. And she's likely to keep doing better as two of my Final Four teams are now out of the picture.
The one who actually knew something about basketball is falling further and further behind. Georgetown just didn't follow through this year. Mostly we have the same predictions, which I am pretty sure came about because I filled my bracket out first and they all figure that I have good judgement and tend to agree with whatever I say.
It's been an interesting March. Maybe my teams will pull ahead and somehow, miraculously, Kansas will lose to Davidson (let's keep our fingers crossed!).
But whatever the outcome, bring on the madness!
Keywords: basketball, March Madness
