About the tournament

I have a confession to make;

In all the years I've watched the Tournament, all the times I skipped school, called in sick to work (actually, I've never done that), watched it in hotel rooms on University field trips, and the time that we lived in Terrace and everybody went away for the weekend and I got caught up in the story of my all-time favorite NCAA Cinderella Story team Loyola Marymount as they put up 111 points in their first round game, and then a staggering 149 points on defending champion Michigan.

All those times, I never picked a bracket.

I've had friends ask me to join their online leagues, but I can never get it done before the tournament begins.

I find it really difficult to know what's happening with the mid-majors. The only coverage of schools like that we get here is Gonzaga. I don't usually know that a team like Cornell is good, or Butler, until they end up in the Sweet 16 (or knock off a number 1, sorry Orange).

Maybe next year.

This was super hard to write as Xavier and K-State play THE GAME OF THE CENTURY. never miss a game that Gus Johnson calls. he's a magnet for crazy plays and drama.