The most exciting weekend in sports is upon us: the first and second rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Those of us who follow the games are inundated with match-ups that will end the season of one of the teams. The drama is unbelievable.
Many of you have filled out brackets and may even be betting money on the games. We form allegiances on the spot based on who we've bet on, the plucky determination of an underdog, or, in some cases, which school has a funnier name.
Yesterday's games were curiously devoid of excitement, with the exception of Duke's near-gaffe against Belmont. Top seeds won almost every game and the "chalk" as they say, played out.
Today is off to a rollicking start. American University gave the #2 Seeded Tennessee team all they could handle. Stephen Curry scored 40(!) for Davidson to upset Gonzaga. But all of that paled in comparison to the insanely exciting finish between #5 Seeded Drake and #12 Western Kentucky. WOW!
My UNC boys play at 4:10 against enormous underdog Mount St. Mary's. here's hoping that one's not even close.
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5 comments:
Damn straight funny names make the best bets. Oral Roberts!? C'mon. I don't even need to mention Villanova (did I even spell that right?)
Don't forget about my unwavering dedication to Duke though, and that's not based on a funny name, just a desire to make the game more exciting by rooting for the team you dislike.
What is the chalk thing all about?
Ha.
"Chalk" means that the higher-seeded team wins. A "chalk" tournament bracket would have all the #1 seeds playing in the Final Four, for example.
Did you watch the Drake-WKU finish?
umm, no. But I will now.
I still like Duke better.
my bracket is doing terribly! san diego beat uconn! i had just finished giving someone a lecture about how san diego didn't deserve to be there. boo, games that didn't go my way.
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