Not What You Should Be or What You've Become

I've never been one of those people who swore that the first 4 days of the NCAA Tournament are the greatest days on the sporting calendar, but in my opinion, the first weekend of March Madness is a bit like stuffing at Thanksgiving: It's not everyone's absolute must-have item, but you're kidding yourself if you don't get a little hop in your step when it comes around every year.

Sure, the Bears may have lost to the Boilermakers 90-79 on Thursday (which you know is actually a flattering score for Baylor if you watched any portion of the public whipping, ahem, game), but all in all, an appearance in the NCAA Tournament was an unexpected surprise for a team that could not even play non-conference games as recently as two years ago due to the Dennehy/Dotson/Bliss scandal.

Let's be honest, though, my friends. The real reason I sat down to write tonight is not the Baylor men's basketball team, it's not the surprising upset that the Davidson Wildcats sprung on Georgetown, and it's certainly not the primal screams of an NCAA-hyped Gus Johnson*.

No, the true reason I come to you tonight is to send a very special message to Luke Reeves, Cody Blair, and each and every member of the Duke Basketball family:
Look on the bright side, at least Coach K has more time this off-season to film those American Express and State Farm Commercials.

P.S. Luke, you can still cheer for the Yankees, Lakers, Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and Microsoft.

*I know that I've posted that video before, but it's just too much fun to leave out of the rotation.