So yesterday was the first day of the March Madness. There were upsets and blow-outs and people wearing green. I am Irish, I love March Madness, and I love the sun, so yesterday hit the trifecta of a great day.
Although I did have to come to The Press last night, I was able to enjoy the festivities of screaming at Old Dominion over wings as I watched them lose to Butler. I cheered up when I found free St. Patrick's Day beads, pins, and hats at The Hanger in Amherst, MA. For those Connecticut residents who enjoy wings and love to watch sports, The Hanger is worth the drive.
So after the first round of games my bracket wasn't looking to hot, but as you can see below I am not totally out of it. Some of my friends call and ask me who my pick is for the National Champion and they think I can help them because of my profession.
I will let you followers of my blog in on the secret I tell my friends. The less you know about the teams the better.
So I believe I am at a disadvantage because I do watch college basketball, being new to Connecticut I found out more about the Big East through the success of UConn.
I also am very familiar with the WCC after going to the University of San Francisco and covering St. Mary's, Gonzaga, etc. I also brushed up on my BYU info because I know they are going to be in the WCC next season and could not be happier that the WCC will have another strong team besides the Bulldogs in Spokane.
So going through my bracket I foolishly went against Gonzaga because of years of pent-up hostility from watching them take it to the Dons at War Memorial Gym. Making choices based on
your knowledge, or sometimes cases of sheer hatred for a school, our brackets suffer. Having a non-biased and uneducated third party have input might be the way to avoid pulling your hair out and losing your money in the pool you entered.
But who's to say what works and what doesn't. All you can do is fill in those lines and hope for the best.

Below are my picks - feel free to pick them apart.