Tournament time...

I wrote a post last fall about the awesomeness of the fall because of college football.  My excitement for the fall is only matched by the second week of March every year when the conference tournaments in college basketball start up.  Unlike college football where I follow the teams through the whole season I get most amped up for basketball during the tournament.  Call me a fair weather fan if you will, but I just can't get into regular season basketball. 

Anyways I do think that the NCAA tournament is the single best sporting event of the year.  I don't think there is any other yearly event that can compare.  For that matter I don't think there is any other sporting event that compares.  Sure the World Cup is awesome because people around the world are into it, but it's every 4 years and more importantly they have a round robin stage.  Of course there is the NFL playoffs, which are yearly and are single game elimination, but there is too much of an opportunity for a dynasty.  Even more than in college football teams gain and lose key players very fast in basketball, because the players only have to stay on for one year.  I love it because for 3 weeks on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, and Mon (for the championship) there is only one thing to think about.  People argue that they don't know the teams and the players, but that's the beauty of it...you don't need to know them.  During the first weekend of play (first and second round games) a few years ago we saw sooo many games come down to the last second. 

Well there it is.  My two favorite times of year: September to January and March.