Tuesday, April 01, 2008
People Pretending to Care and Have Conversations
Well, it's NCAA basketball tournament time, and I guess the title of this little missive pretty much says it all for me. Around these parts, people are whiny and downcast because the Badgers got embarrassed by some skinny kid from a small school that they didn't know about.
The thing about college basketball is that no one really can keep track of all these kids. It's impossible for anyone with any sort of responsibility in their lives to dedicate the time and effort to read and watch all that one must read and watch to understand and speak knowledgeably about college basketball.
Sure, it's better than the pros. Of course. They actually play hard. And fast. The fans are more excited about it. It's sports in which the competitors truly press for it all game long.
But enough already. I don't need to make casual talk with some lady who doesn't even know where to find North Carolina on a map. You put some money in a pool. You picked some teams, and you're watching ESPN. Congratu-fricken-lations.
The thing about college basketball is that no one really can keep track of all these kids. It's impossible for anyone with any sort of responsibility in their lives to dedicate the time and effort to read and watch all that one must read and watch to understand and speak knowledgeably about college basketball.
Sure, it's better than the pros. Of course. They actually play hard. And fast. The fans are more excited about it. It's sports in which the competitors truly press for it all game long.
But enough already. I don't need to make casual talk with some lady who doesn't even know where to find North Carolina on a map. You put some money in a pool. You picked some teams, and you're watching ESPN. Congratu-fricken-lations.
