So it's 7:15 pm last Wednesday (yeah, I'm a little late in posting this...), and the Duke/Miami basketball game is on. A friend casually asks, "Isn't there an NBA doubleheader on tonight?" "Yeah, there probably is but check it...Duke and Miami is on. It's a good game..." His appauling reply, "College sports is boring." <SILENCE> "Excuuuse me? How can you not like college sports?!?!" "What's to like about a game that ends in 56-50?" <GASP> The Duke/Miami game ended in 90-63, thank-you-very-much.
This is the same friend that insisted on watching the Mavericks/Heat game the night of a college bowl game on January 2nd. The Dallas Mavericks will play 82 games this season, 2 against the Heat. A bowl game happens once a year. Not only did the Mavericks lose that night, but the underdog Louisville Cardinals beat, then #3 ranked, Florida in the All-State Sugar Bowl.
Now, I can see not being invested in a particular school or team. Hell, I did not bleed burnt orange until maybe my Junior year at UT Austin. It took me awhile to get over the rejection from Rice University... And I can understand not keeping up with players' names - skilled players playing out their one year then declaring for the draft. But how can you deny the talent on the court? How can you overlook the heart that bleeds on the field for four quarters?
Every March thousands upon millions of people participate in March Madness. People who have never watched a single NCAA basketball game fill out a bracket-thing-a-majig. Everyone will remember the Butler story, just as well as the Kentucky dream team. And the infamous unibrow associated with the Kentucky star.
March 19th is marked on my calendar - the beginning of March Madness. It's my favorite time of year. There will absolutely nothing boring about the weeks leading up to the National Championship game.
-bObD.
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