March Madness

 Every year, the NCAA basketball tournament to crown the national champion is one of my favorite sporting events.  I start by filling out the bracket before the tournament and updating it after each game.  I’ve learned to mostly pick teams I want to win, not just the teams I think will win.  In prior years, I rooted for teams playing against my favorite teams just because of the bracket.  No more.  And I watch almost every game on television.

The selection committee for the tournament only chose four teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Three teams made it to the Elite Eight and two teams played in the Final Four including Duke and the University of Noth Carolina.  The energy in the Raleigh area was incredible.  The newspaper and TV news all talked about the basketball tournament.  It was so exciting.

Then Duke and UNC played each other and UNC won the right to play for the National Championship.  While I rooted for Duke, I was thrilled that UNC was in the championship game.  And they were ahead much of the game and lost by only three points when their last shot bounced off of the rim.

I love March Madness, especially living in the Raleigh area.

Seasoned Man

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