Sleepy Sleepers

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Once again… my brackets have been busted. Any hope I had of making a little extra scratch without having to work for it, is gone. My super-sleeper picks of UConn as repeat champs, Syracuse as a final four team, and Kansas making the elite eight, have all gone to sleep…six feet under.

Next year I’m tempted to take a part-time job as a secretary just to have a chance at winning a NCAA pool.

But, all is not lost. Now that my brackets are mussed-up I can root for any team that happens to strike my fancy. What a great time of year, wall-to-wall basketball. Every year there is a UW-Milwaukee team out working a superior BC team. There is a West Virginia / Wake Forest double OT thriller and a Syracuse like choke. Teams you love to love (West Virginia, Bucknell, UW-M) and those you love to hate (Duke, Florida, Cincy).

And even though I’ve never won a bracket, I still love the tournament. What a great diversion in the doldrums of winter.