The NCAA tournament starts today, brackets have been filled out, dreams of a national championship for 64 teams will commence, but only one will prosper. Everyone also thinks they are an expert when it comes to filling out there brackets during March Madness. We are all really just winging it, because a perfect bracket is impossible. Yahoo is offering a billion dollars to whoever gets a perfect bracket, but picking a perfect bracket has a lower risk of probability than winning the lottery, so it really is all luck. A lot of us fill out multiple brackets trying to pick the correct upsets, change and cross out picks, enter numerous pools trying to win money, but it’s all for bragging rights and fun, or is it?
It is called March Madness for a reason. As fans we constantly check our brackets during the tournament, but usually by the end of the second day maybe even the first day our picks are completely wrong and brackets are ripped across the nation. The first two days of the tournament are where the madness begins. There are basketball games on all day, 12 hours straight! FIlled with passion, excitement, close games, upsets. The tournament represents sports as a whole because it’s so unpredictable and anything can happen, a direct metaphor to life. It is win or go home and just because you’re a favorite doesn’t guarantee that you win. There’s a certain magic and atmosphere to the NCAA tournament. It is unlike any other playoff in any sport. It starts off so hectic and fast paced with game after game, potential upsets and bracket busters, and gradually slows down. Just as life is a roller coaster, so is the NCAA tournament, or March Madness as we like to call it. It represents sports and it represents life, and I think thats why sports fans tend to love the tournament. Work productivity is guaranteed to go down as it always is during the tournament. Don’t get caught watching games, and check scores wisely. Enjoy the tournament and good luck in your brackets.
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