Well, my rooting weekend sort of petered out poorly. Maryland lost in the conference tourney semis, while Cal and Georgetown at least made it to their conference finals. Both finals were thrillers, but the Bears and Hoyas ultimately lost.
Still everyone at least made the tourney. Had to sweat Cal for a bit. Man were the TV experts ragging on the Pac-10 this year. But I couldn’t see four Mountain West teams and only one Pac-10 team.
Like much of the rest of the country, I’ll fork over my n dollars to participate in a bracket pool, root for my favorite teams, and curse when my picks get busted up by Richmond, San Diego State, or Winthrop. The NCAA tourney used to be at the top of my sporting event list although it’s fallen off as the college game has changed over the years. However, I still get up for that first weekend.
Raise your hands if you miss Billy Packer. …Crickets…