I'm bummed. Every year I get really excited about the college basketball post season tournament. Some of my fondest memories involve the tournament. Ever since I can remember, I've ditched school or work to watch the first round games on Thursday/Friday. I ditched high school classes and classes at the Academy (which I had to march tours for). I then transitioned to 3-4 hour lunches from work over the years.
One year as an adolescent, I put the entire 64 team bracket on my bedroom wall in permanent black ink. It was the real deal: 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. I kept my door closed all day long to avoid detection (I wonder what mom/dad thought I was doing in there all day?). My dad didn't discover my art work until round 4. By then, 3 of my final four teams had been eliminated so I was pissed, but not as pissed as he was!
The first coat of paint barely took the edge off the ink - it bled right through. Shit. It took 2 more coats to cover the bracket. It was not a happy time, but so worth it. This year, I converted one of our white boards at work into bracket central. I guess I learned my lesson -- it's easily erased.
But here's why I'm bummed. I'm stuck in Baghdad with first tip about 5 hours away. That's 10 PM here. I WON'T GET TO DITCH WORK. How cruel is that? I work 12-14 hours per day and the tournament still occurs after work hours. Even worse, if I want to watch the games, I have to stay up all night. For the first time I can remember in my entire life, I won't be skipping anything (other than sleep) to watch the first round games.
Regardless, I have Louisville over PITT in the Championship game (after beating UCONN and Oklahoma in the Final 4). Doesn't matter - the championship game will tip at 3 AM.
This whole deployment thing sucks.
79 days to go.
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I picked Pitt to win it all.
Louisbille, Memphis, Pitt, Syracuse as my Final Four.
Syracuse is too tired and Memphis is not tested (Northridge High School pushed them tonight).
Memphis is due and Syracuse always plays well this time of year. I almost went with UConn but they are bi-polar. Oklahoma only has one horse.
I don't know how you can pick against UCONN. They are undefeated and completely dominated all their opponents. Maybe OU in the final with their beast in the paint but one woman does not a team make.
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