For those of you who are sports fans, this day is a holiday of sorts. It is the kickoff of the March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament! I’ve heard different statistics on the number of man hours lost at work every year during these first days of the tournament, and they are pretty large. This year I’m in a couple different tourney pools, so I definitely have a vested interest in the games. It has been quite the eventful start to the tournament with 11th seeded Old Dominion beating 6th seeded Notre Dame, an upset that I had picked! As I’m sitting here in the office typing this I’ve got my CBS Sports Update app up on my IPod Touch keeping me updated on all the scores! The introduction of the smartphones and iPod Touch now allow me to simple glance down and see all the updated scores around the country rather than having to keep up multiple windows to follow the action! I love technology!
My bracket took a small hit with Vandy losing and Florida dropping the ball in double overtime, but I’ll get a boost with the Old Dominion upset and the looming Saint Mary’s upset. With 2:30 left SMC is up by 9, come on boys hang on!!! I’m also watching the (5)Butler-(12)UTEP game closer, hoping for the upset, currently UTEP is up by 2 with 3:30 left in the 1st half. I love this time of year, and this level of competitive basketball can’t even be seen in the NBA! I can’t wait to see what the rest of this month holds, hopefully it pays out!
