And the Madness....

Selection Sunday has come and gone. The brackets are out and the madness has begun. Oh how I love the madness. As do the majority of normal people. Besides the actual madness associated with the games, I love to listen to the outrageous comments and opinions of the uninformed come this time of year. 

There are people who want to give off the aura that they know what they are talking about. They feel the best way to do this is to defend the number one seeds and why one of them will win it all. They base it strictly on the selection committee's picks, no reasoning of their own. 

Then, there are the unreasonable newbies. Being in upstate New York and knowing nothing, they will choose Siena to win it all. Now, I love my hometown Siena Saints, but I am somewhat realistic. I hear how this is a sweet 16 team. I hope they are. But, I will have them win one game and leave it at that. If they win a second, I will be thrilled to have that loss on my sheet. I mean, they do have the "Good Nun" on their side!

It is very similar to people choosing Vermont to upset Syracuse because, well, Vermont beat Syracuse in 2005. Guess what? It's not 2005! Not going to happen. Or, the people who choose teams based on non-basketball reasons. "I chose New Mexico because I like Lobos." What the heck is a lobo? Or, "I picked Maryland because I like the color red." So does Rainman. Where did that get him in life? 

Without a doubt, March Madness is here and fully entertaining. Some people cannot participate as actively as others. But, those are the same people who actually get to go be a part of the festivities of the final four. So, I won't feel too much pity.