Tell Me I’m Crazy – “Chalk”

Tell me I’m crazy, but I really like it when an NCAA tournament is “chalky.”  Yes, I know, the games you “remember” are when Bryce Drew and Valpo beat Ole Miss or when Harold “The Show” Arceneaux and Weber St. knocked off UNC.  I know that the games that are still talked about are Richmond over Syracuse, Steve Nash and Santa Clara over Arizona, and Hampton’s fat coach being carried around the court after beating South Carolina.  Yes, these games are “memorable,” but tell me I’m crazy, I think that the overall enjoyment level of the tournament may be higher without them.

I know this is a tough sell, and most people have written off this argument already, but that’s what these columns are for, right?  So, humor me.

Look at the schedule of games for tonight and tomorrow night.  Pretty awesome, right?  Right.  Now, what if you had these great “Cinderellas?”  What if it was Portland St. taking on Pittsburgh right now?  How excited would you be?  What if Northern Iowa (a pretty good mid-major) took out Purdue and then Washington and we got UConn versus Norther Iowa tonight?  I’m guessing that when your friends call and say “hey, wanna hang out Friday?” you’d be jumping at the opportunity if the alternative was to stay inside and watch Michigan State battle North Dakota State.

All these games would be good and “fun,” just like Davidson was “fun” last year, but I think you’d be lying if you didn’t admit that the true basketball fan in you won’t even consider going to bed until the last whistle (probably well after midnight) of the Duke-Villanova game tonight.  Would you do the same for Duke versus American or even Minnesota-Villanova?  I doubt it.

See, you like the chalk, too.  Tell me I’m crazy.

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6 Responses to Tell Me I’m Crazy – “Chalk”

  1. Doogan says:

    Well, my take is that is just another reason why the tournament is the best sporting event in extistence. If you get upsets,
    that’s pretty awesome because it’s so unexpected and it’s great to see a team come from nowhere, like Davidson last year. On
    the other hand, there’s what we have this year, with all the advantages that you pointed out. You can’t go wrong!

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