March Madness

I have always loved watching basketball. I think it started in junior high when my brother was the star of the basketball team. For several years we spent hours watching basketball, traveling to away games, and attending tournaments.

So when March madness comes around I like to fill out the brackets and see how close I can come, though I do not follow all college teams religiously. This year I did pretty good in the West and South brackets- only missing one team. In the East I missed two. Then there is the Midwest. Yikes. Not so good there--I got more wrong than right. That's what a few upsets can do to your picks.

I admit that though I teach at the rival university, I still cheer for the University of Utah. And I was really hoping they would beat Arizona. But after the first 30 seconds where Arizona started with a full court press I knew the U was in over their heads. It was not going to be a pretty game. I just couldn't bring my self to watch them be destroyed. I checked the score at half-time and they somehow pulled it together, but then they still lost at the end. Let' s just admit it, we can't play with the big boys who eat, drink and sleep basketball year-round.

Life is Good.