March Madness is without doubt my favorite non-Boston sporting event. Nothing can compare to the entire Red Sox season for me, but I think these two weeks of literal madness are the most exciting, entertaining, and best-quality action sports has to offer.There are so many story lines, with such drama and national attention that no other tournament commands. Even if college basketball isn't everyone's favorite sport all year long, you can't deny the excitement of March Madness. The idea of a one-and-done tournament to crown the national champion, from a 65-team field creates such opportunity and anticipation that you can't help but pay attention.
This isn't even taking into account the bracket factor. Even if you don't know anything about basketball you can fill out a bracket and join the office pool or better yet compete online for monetary prizes. In some cases it's even better that you don't know who should win because a lot of times they don't.As sites like Yahoo and ESPN offer $5 million and $10,000-worth of prizes respectively to get people involved it's becoming even more of a distraction. The interest in the tournament is so great that is was recently estimated that companies will lose out of $1.7 billion, because their employees will be so distracted by their brackets.
March Madness is like a sports fan and sports writer's dream. The possibilities for stories and great sports moments are practically endless. Even though my bracket is fairly busted thanks to UNLV and Kansas State, I can't wait to see what happens.
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