Why I Never Help People with March Madness Brackets

I like to think I’m a nice guy. Need a ride to the airport? Call me. Need help installing your new TV or moving your furniture? I’m your man. But the one thing I refuse to do is offer assistance with March Madness brackets.

Sports consume 90% of my life. I write about sports for a living. If there’s someone throwing a ball somewhere on this earth and it’s televised, I will probably watch it. And March Madness is arguably my favorite period of the sports calendar year.

Maybe I’m nostalgic for my college days, when my friends and I would skip class and park ourselves in front of the TV for hours to watch the opening round. Or maybe I just love the drama and intensity of the one-and-done format.

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Let the Madness Begin

Like most people in this country (for the moment) you have a job.  You’re a 9 to 5 grinder who sits back to back with other cubicle dwellers as you tap away at your keyboard, counting down til’ quitting time.

Most days, working from 9 to 5 doesn’t interfere with your quest to be a red-blooded American.  That is, your ability to drink beer, watch sports, and talk amongst friends.  That’s because, typically, the sports/drinking/friends day doesn’t start until after your day at the office comes to end.

Except for in March, when your daily routine gets interrupted by a little madness.  Madness of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament variety. 

No longer does your sports schedule wait for you to come home from a hard day.  Nay. Your sports day starts (for us West Coasters) as soon as you sit down at your desk. Noon games on the East.  Games at 9 am on the West.  Truly madness. 

So how do you get the full March Madness experience while still appearing to be productive at work? Here’s how.

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