OPINION3 - Reflections on March Madness
Well, “March Madness” is over; there were some great games in the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. I’m a true fan (fanatic?); this tournament is my favorite sports time of year. I watch all the games on TV and religiously fill out my bracket as the tourney unfolds. I was born and spent 12 years in Connecticut, lived in Louisville, Kentucky for 20 years, went to college at Purdue and Michigan, lived and raised a family in California over 30 years, and have spent the last 25 years in Tucson, Arizona. I always have multiple teams to root for in the tournament. Pat and I have attended two PAC-12 tournaments in Las Vegas, and for my 70 th birthday, Pat took me to the Final Four in Indianapolis. These are my credentials for basketball TV-watching and the vast experience (aka age) that qualifies me to have some opinions on the tournament that I love. … And I have a few: 1. Let’s start with scheduling . If I lived on the East Coast, I’d have shouted my voi