"It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World"

 Butler vs. Connecticut.  Who had that back in January?   Who had that even three weeks ago?  Simply put, nobody did.  And that is the beauty to the Madness. That is what the month of March is all about.   It is why March comes in and captivates America for three weeks each year.  It can sweep you off your feet, it can have have you in tears.  It is the best sporting event in America these days.  The Super Bowl is a flash in the pan, not even that interesting once you take out your own team and the commercials. The other professional sports basically play a mini season, and well College Football is another story.  College Basketball is perfect. The NCAA Tournament is the king of any athletic, Championship level event.  Period.I mean who doesn't fill out a bracket? Now what separates this tournament from all others?  Butler, VCU, George Mason ect.  Its that fact that anyone can do it.  Anyone has a chance, all you need to do is get hot, and make a run.  Does it get the best team crowned? No.  But if the best team wins than why play anything?  College Football is so set on making sure that the two best teams play in the Title.With that system they have, I guess that should be right. But does a Butler-UConn game lose any luster?  It is still the National Championship, and frankly that is more compelling than say a Kansas-Ohio State game. America loves the underdog.  They love the misfit group that can get it together, UConn can't stand under that banner, but Butler sure can. The lowly 9 seed ran through teams they weren't supposed to beat, and while Butler being in the Championship as a fluke is no longer true.  It is still amazing to me that this team lost some of the games they lost.  Either way a team from a small conference, with a young hot shot coach that lost their best player to the draft and still make it back is what this tournament is all about.
         Connecticut was not supposed to be here either.  Way back in November they were picked to be tenth in the Big East.  TENTH!   It seemed that was a reasonable place.  Coach Calhoun was a year older, surrounded with allegations.  The team was mainly Freshmen and Sophomores teamed up with an All Big East caliber player.  I don't think people doubted they could make the tournament, but not on a scale like this.  But let us not forget, UConn was picked tenth, and they finished in ninth, right on par almost.  The Huskies played like a team centered on one guy with a bunch of talented young guys seemingly to be one year away.  Than something happened, the Madness began in NYC.  And Kemba put a team on his back. This run is magical, this run is epic.  This run right here by Kemba Walker is down right mad. Thats what makes this tournament great and this level of the game great.  The regular season is important, not eminent.  This game allows you to play through down spells, and get them figured out. Calhoun and Stevens are both very respected coaches.  Both are well deserving of a Championship.  This game will be fun. So whether you ripped up your bracket weeks ago, or not.  This game will be in the History books forever.  It will cap off one of the more memorable March's of recent memory.