This first week of March Madness is always one of my favorite weeks of the year. I haven’t watched a minute of most of the teams in tournament — truthfully, I had to Google where High Point University was before picking them to upset Purdue in the first round — but I’m excited to watch the games anyway.
Why? Because this is a week when anything can happen.
I’ve seen tiny schools beat brand name universities. I’ve seen buzzer beaters, improbable comebacks, and heartbreaking collapses. I’ve seen ordinary kids suddenly become legends. (Finding out that Ali Farokhmanesh was an assistant coach on 12-seed Colorado State immediately sent me to YouTube to watch a shot he hit 15 years ago.)
I have no idea what will happen this week, but I know that anything can happen, and there aren’t many days on the calendar when it feels like that’s true.
I’ll be tuned in, ready for whatever, and I can’t wait.
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That photo of two basketballs on a rack comes via Unsplash and Todd Greene.