March Madness!!!

Its March you know what that means? March Madness is here! Arguable the best and most watched sporting event in the United States. March Madness provides a field of 64 teams all fighting to reach the final four and with a little luck win a national championship. March Madness has provided us with many buzzer beater shots like Christian Laettner shot to propell Duke over Kentucky. It has sparked careers of superstars and legends like Michael Jordan, and it has gave us cynderella stories like Davidson of last year. March madness is like a national holiday that last about three weeks.
It seems like everybody is in on the action nation wide. Las Vegas gambling executives say that its arguable the biggest gambling event in Las Vegas. No other sporting event comes close in gambling revenue other then the super bowl. Its not just Vegas were all the betting is going on. Offices from all over the country get in on the march madness action also. March madness is famous for the office pools. However the tournament doesn’t stop with Las Vegas of the office pools. People from all over then country take their picks and bet in small groups, with close friends, family, or working peers. Some may even just play for the fun of it, just for the thrill, and love of the event. President Obama is even in on the action telling ESPN that’ “he is a big fan.” President Obama picked North Carolina to win it all telling ESPNs Andy Krattz that, “I'm going with experience.” Also saying that he’s “I'm counting on you” referring to North Carolina. President Obama isn’t the only high profile name making their tournament picks. Jamal Lewis of the Cleveland Browns has his own March madness tournament with other high profile Cleveland athletes like Mo Williams, Daniel Gibson, and Grady Seizmore all taking part. The tournament brackets have even hit the rap world, with Fabolous, Bow Wow, and Capone-N-Noreaga all being reported on having betting pools with other rappers and friends.
Recently I asked a couple basketball fans how they thought about march madness. Brandon Walton a North Carolina fan said, “It’s one of my favorite times of year, I’m a big sports fan and this the super bowl and the NBA finals are my favorite sporting events. The thing I like about the NCAA tournament is that is last so long.” Alex Coleman said, “ I like it because of all the good basketball games, and plus basketball is my favorite sport.” Omar Bethea says, “ It’s my favorite event other then the super bowl, im a big football fan, but the NCAA tournament is another must see.” It’s not just men taking part of this event even women love the tournament Jackie Lewis said that, “Im so excited about the tournament, I get even more excited when I fill out my bracket.” The four people I interviewed may not know eachother but they all have something in common. All of them had a tournament bracket filled out.
Not only is it all the betting, its just the thrill, and the tradition that makes this tournament so special. March Madness is here, let the three weeks of thrills, excitement, traditon, and betting begin!