NCAA March Madness

Its that time of the year again...2nd best time other than Christmas, MARCH MADNESS!

What is so intriguing about this tournament though? Is it the pressure of single elimination? The hopes of "your team" winning it all? The high level competition of the best teams duking it out? In comparison, the NBA has more talent, but everyone knows it isn't real basketball. The season goes waaay too long and the playoffs last about 3 months. Meanwhile, this simple tournament lasts one month-and every game is a surprise. Everyone remembers the Gonzaga v. UCLA game last year(Morrison's tears coming out before the game was over) or the George Mason Cinderella run. It is as if the unscripted play makes it all so appealing. How a higher seed can get ousted by a lesser team and how that one lowly team defeats Goliath time and time again. Who is this year's cinderella team? Is there even one? Duke is one game above 500 in conference play, and they are a powerhouse team? Will Ohio st's freshman lead them to a championship?

All these questions and doubts make the tournament so exciting and interesting to watch. Heck, isn't the unscripted play the main reason humans watch sports?