How to be Mad about March Madness

If “March Madness” leaves you feeling out of the loop never fear there are ways for even the least sports minded person to participate in the madness. There are three things that almost every college student I know cannot say no to that is money, food, and fun. All three are at your fingers when you take advantage of all “March Madness” has to offer.
     Like most major sports tournaments “March Madness” offers numerous opportunities to throw away some cash in the chance that you may be that one lucky winner. One way to catch the “March Madness” is by filling out a bracket at the beginning of the tournament with your own personal favorite teams making it all the way. If you’re not into sports, never fear, you too can participate. One such gambler Jana Pinchuck picked her teams purely on the “color combinations of their uniforms.” My personal favorite is to base your picks on the food chain using the team’s mascots success rate in nature as your deciding factor. Regardless of how your bracket is doing you can still tune in and watch your friends go crazy over their own picks performance in the games.  This system of gambling is based on a point system and as your picks progress through the tournament the points you earn for a win double. If your bracket has already been dominated by someone else’s superior picks you can always bet game by game, through point spreads or winner/ looser.
   Once you’ve placed your bets you now need somewhere to go to watch your teams’ progress. Weekend games are great time to sit back with a couple of friends (preferably the one’s you placed the bets with) and watch the games unfold. Order some pizza & wings, kick off your sneakers, and crack open your beer. You can also hit up your local sports bars for a more enthusiastic crowd. So don’t get mad about your lack of knowledge in sports, grab a bracket, pick and choose, and enjoy the madness, you never know you might even end up learn a thing or two about basketball.

April 5, 2006. Sports, Uncategorized.