Well, it's that time of year again. The birds are chirping, my dad is whistling, and the temperature is starting to warm up. What time is it? It is the spring, at least almost. And what comes with spring? March Madness, or, in other words, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The greatest sports event ever, in my opinion is this tournament, because it's one and your done, and it includes sixty-four teams that have a chance to win the national championship. Ok, maybe all but a couple, such as the sixteen seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff, not to take away from their season, but I find it very (times 10) unlikely that they will make it to the national championship, let alone win it. But the mere idea of a grand tournament, sudden death with chances for thrilling upsets along the way, make the NCCA Men's Basketball Tournament.
The tournament is great for the players, but it might be even better for the viewers. Whether it's watching various rounds on the edge of your seat, hoping that finally Northern Iowa will win a tournament game, or just for the mere excitement of watching two teams duke it out mono on mono, or should I say 5-on-5.
Another enjoyable thing that fans such as myself do before the tournament gets underway, is making a bracket and predicting the winners of every game. Just the brackets themselves are fun, but even more excitement, joy, nervousness, and other various emotions come when you have money on the line. I mean, everyone loves money and don't try to deny it. This year I'm doing a bracket with my brother and my dad for a grand total of 15 dollars, winner takes all. And this year that money is definitely mine. I feel really good about my picks this year and I feel I have the perfect amount of upsets and in the right spots. This year I'm going with a shocker for one of my national championship contenders, one of the four seeds out of the Big Ten Conference, the Wisconsin Badgers. They have a strong team this year, and you can't pick against a Metro-area alumni, Jason Bohannan, senior guard for the Wisconsin Badgers. The other team I picked to be in the championship is the Kansas J-Hawks. They are amazing this year, and it's hard for me to find a weakness when I watch them play. I'm picking Kansas to win it all this year, as I feel they are the best team in the tournament this year.
My team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, didn't make the tournament. This is old news for any Iowa fan. They had a terrible year, and aren't even going to be playing in the NIT, the consolation tournament. Even though it is more fun to watch the NCAA Tournament when the Hawks are playing, it will still be great fun to watch, and I'm looking forward to another great year of March Madness. GO KANSAS!!!!!!!!!!!
"Above, 2010 Final Four NCAA Tournament logo, http://www.cowboyspridenews.net"
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