March Madness is up to its usual tricks. With the basketball tournament under way millions of people are filling out brackets trying to prove to the world their sports knowledge reigns supreme. Trying to prove that they, not the sports experts seen on TV really know what is going on. Call me a skeptic, or maybe even cynical, but I was and have been for a number of years now one of those fans. Every year I fill out the bracket of 64 teams, and every time I finish I feel as if Sportcenter has nothing on me. I alone will get every team right.
There are many ways to choose. You can think you know the teams and what they are capable of. You can choose simply on which school your prefer, or who has the cuter mascot. There is also the theory that having a child, or significant other, or anyone on the outside fill it out for you. When it comes to football picks I know a man who puts dog treats on every team and what team his dog choose to remove the treat from is the team he puts his money on that week.
Being a long time particapent in this MADNESS I go with my gut...and love to see a good upset. As you can see though, my method does not seem to be working for me. Teams in red are teams that are eliminated, by the looks of it I am seeing just as much red as the national government when they look at the country's debt. Though there is one red I am hoping to see on top. Ohio State, known for their scarlet and gray colors, is my choice to win it all this year. Please Buckeyes...help me save some dignity and let me be able to say what all fans want to say when this tournament comes to and end- "I told you they would win it- I picked 'em in the beginning"
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