It’s finally here!! Just pretend it’s last Thursday and be all excited with me!
The NCAA basketball tournament has finally begun, and I must admit, there’s really not a more exciting couple of weeks in college sports. I love the first weekend of the tournament, when everyone’s brackets are clean, when optimism is high and anything is possible. I love watching the first-round upsets, the David-vs.-Goliath matchups, the unpredictability of who’s hot and who’s not.  I love watching the field of 64 get whittled down, in 4 short days, to the “Sweet Sixteen.”
But I didn’t get to enjoy any of that this year, because I was at the Zoo.
*Sigh.*
So here it is, a week later, with my brackets a mess and my dream of winning the family “pot” quickly fading.  Thankfully the kids and I commiserate well together…they’ll keep me company as we hang on for dear life on the bottom rungs of NCAA bracketology.
Our final four picks:
Matt: Memphis, UCLA, Wisconsin, & UNC. Winning it all – Memphis
Debbi: Memphis, UCLA, USC, & UNC. Winning it all – UCLA
Trey: UT-A, TAMU, UMBC, UNC. (he went for initials, apparently) Winning it all – Gig ’em Aggies!  (because he’d rather disappoint Aunt Christin than his Daddy, according to him.)
Crisana: Temple, Duke, Georgetown, UNC. Winning it all – Georgetown.
I think I’ve suddenly become a fan of blue & gold.