British playwright William Archer penned that drama is “anticipation mingled with uncertainty.” The 2024 NCAA tournament promises plenty of dramatic alchemy. We stand on its precipice, drunk with anticipation for rising contenders, wilting pretenders and balling Cinderellas. Mingled with this anticipation is the uncertainty of it all: the randomness of shotmaking, the chaos of competition,…
Category: The Madness
2023 NCAA Tournament Preview: Teams to Trust, Who’s a Bust, and Cinderellas Discussed
Contenders, Pretenders, and Cinderellas for the 2023 NCAA Tournament
The March to Madness
A couple of centuries ago, German theologian/GOAT Friedrich Schleiermacher defined religion as an intuition that “reveals the infinite within the finite.” It’s a shame this dude never lived to see the NCAA tournament: an infinitude of possibilities contained within one finite eventuality. March Madness is a sacred glimpse at infinity. Played out 1,000 times you…
The Real Tournament Starts Now
Part of March Madness’ beauty is that each iteration unfolds at its own pace. This year’s narrative has been more of a slow burn than a quick blaze. Whereas in 2018 we saw half of the 1-3 seeds lose before the end of the first weekend, in 2019 we saw 14 of the top 16 kenpom teams…
So You Think You Can Dance?
March Madness: Perfect In All of Its Flaws The NCAA tournament is unlike any spectacle in sports: 68 teams competing in a single-elimination format where fortune, momentum, and contrasting styles collide. Played out a thousand times, there would be a thousand outcomes. The only constant is madness. There’s more to this tournament than meets the…
No Shortage of Madness
Even when we expect the unexpected, the NCAA tournament leaves us speechless. There are three things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and Madness. And thanks to the latter, there’s never a dull tax season. March Madness truly is an amazing phenomenon. Despite a rich history of stunning upsets, amazing moments, and unlikely…
Why I Love The Madness
Why I Love the Madness I started this blog to satiate my addiction. I am a college basketball addict with no recovery in sight. By itself, ‘March’ underwhelms me. Why should I be excited about the muddiest month of the year, characterized by thaw, barren trees, not-quite-t-shirt weather, surprise snow storms, and the heart of tax…