I used to fill out brackets for March Madness. But I learned that it ruined the entire spirit of the tournament for me. Filling out a bracket required too much head, not enough heart. I have much more fun rooting for underdogs and upsets without being stressed about whether I'm right or wrong on my bracket. For me it's the perfect David & Goliath tournament, and I always root for David. I mean, I even loved it when Princeton beat UCLA, my alma mater, which was unheard of at the time. I don't give a shit who the best college basketball team in the country is. I give a shit about a bunch guys from Princeton, actual student-athletes, who on one rare magical night upset a basketball legend. That's something to write home about! (Or when I was in grad school, to see a heavily underdog Oregon beat Wooden's UCLA at Mac Court, a surreal wonderful experience!)
So that's why I stopped doing brackets. I hate pro basketball (and will continue to do so unless they raise the baskets about 3 feet), why would I want to watch the equivalent at a corrupt university? I like true STUDENT ATHLETES and root for them passionately. Let's ban all athletic scholarships and get it real again. Let the pros form their own minor leagues and stop pimping the colleges. At the very least, require a B average in real college courses to qualify for going out for a team. Blah blah blah etc etc etc, sorry, didn't mean to get started.
In the right hand column of this blog, the Devil's Dictionary says it all.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
ACADEMY, n. (from ACADEME) A modern school where football is taught.
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