Forget the Olympics, March Madness Is Almost Here

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The sports world has been awkward these past two weeks.  The Olympics have clogged everyone’s mind about the real sports that we should be watching.  I get it; the Olympics are fun, they're a spectacle, they have pride and tradition involved, but do we really have people praising ice dancing, curling, and speed skating?

What's wrong with you people?  How quickly has this NBC induced coma taken over your mind.  People are in a Vancouver frenzy for two weeks and it's like anything Canada related has taken over the news waves.  Even Boner from Growing Pains goes missing and its headline news because he traveled to Vancouver.  Do we really care where Boner from Growing Pains is at?  It's been almost 20 years since we heard from him, why do we care now?

I just don't get it.  I've watched my fair share of Olympics. They're enjoyable, but none of them except Men's hockey are events I'd want to watch on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Every four years; that's fine; I can live with that. I've heard people talk about wanting the Olympics to change to every three or two years. Please! No! It already ruins our normal television schedule for two weeks every other year, the last thing I would want is it to happen every year.

The biggest problem with the Olympics is that it takes away from every other sport that is going on. We haven't heard news, gossip, or anything of relevance from the NBA since the trade deadline. There have been some great games too. We've seen the introduction of Antawn Jamison to the Cavs starting lineup and Kobe came back with a 3 point dagger to win the game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Do we hear about any of this on the radio or in the newspaper?  Hardly. I would've never thought that people would care more about Lindsey Vonn's pinkie finger then Kobe Bryant's. What is the sports world coming to?

My biggest gripe is that nobody is paying attention to college basketball. College basketball always has a tough enough time as it is each year for people to get excited for it. Most people don't usually pay attention until March anyway, but this spectacular season needs to be viewed now. There are no dominating teams this year. Kansas and Kentucky are definitely leading the pack, but then we got plenty of others who could make a run at the title. Syracuse, Purdue, Duke, Kansas State, and Ohio State all have a chance to grab #1 seeds. I guess if you're a North Carolina fan then you should be happy that no one is paying attention.

Did you hear that Nike is coming out with special basketball shoes for March Madness?  They don't come with Heels!

Hopefully one of you got the joke.

March Madness is going to be special this year. It's special every year, but this year we will see an abundance of upsets. It just seems like this year, any team could beat their opponent on any given day, which means there will be lots of close games, upsets, and game winning shots, or at least game winning attempts. There's only one more week of regular season college basketball left and then we get into conference tournaments. I know the excitement will grow starting March 8th for those, but people need to be paying attention now because there's been spectacular games as of late.

Enjoy your Olympics that are shoved in your face for two weeks and act like it's the greatest thing ever for a few more days, but then jump back to reality. I just hope March Madness gets to some of you in time before you purchase your replica Johnny Weir outfit and hit the rink. The Olympics are fun every four years, but just remember that the greatest sporting event of the year is just around the corner.