You should have known.

Well after my bracket exploded into nonsense and my Broncos traded for Brady Quinn I started wondering, when is it ok to unfriend sports? Alright, alright that is a little dramatic I understand, but I have this problem now and then. I love sports, but with the teams I follow, sports rarely loves me back. So until college football dumps the BCS for a playoff system, I will have to settle for the relationship I have with sports. With that said I may not be able to repair your relationship with sports (assuming it is as dysfunctional as mine) but I can give you some stupid random stories that make me go WOW!

1.) The worst Bracket percentage makes the best tournament: I admit I am one of the guys you hate. No not the guy who fills out a hundred brackets. I am a different annoying guy. I am the guy who says he figured every upset would happen but when you glance at my bracket it doesn't show one upset. That's right I am a bracket coward. Taking my cowardice into account you have to know that this year my bracket is officially garbage. That doesn't deter my excitement for the tourney however. In fact I am all for a Northern Iowa, Butler/Xavier, St. Mary's, Cornell/Washington final four. Nothing would be better for my argument against the BCS than for that to happen. (That's right I went there with this argument. I am also the annoying guy that uses the NCAA tourney to argue for football play-offs.)

2.) Tiger could win: That's right I said it. If his mental game is right, no one can touch him on a golf course. The off the course nonsense is absolutely irrelevant to this argument other than to analyze his mental state. If he can completely separate himself (which has proven tough for a variety of athletes including Tiger himself, after his father died he missed the cut) then he will destroy the competition at Augusta. I have no quarrels with Tiger and his off the course issues but his on course actions are atrocious. For me it is not if Tiger wins (although I hope he does so people will shut up) but how he wins. If he wins graciously it will go a long way to prove that he has changed.

3.) T.O. and Donovan together again: It could happen. It might be more probable than Tiger winning the Masters. The Oakland Raiders are interested in the aging wide receiver and the rumored on the market quarterback. The Raiders are targeting free agent Terrell Owens and have been in talks with the Eagles regarding one of their quarterbacks. This is tragic and sad. But it would definitely make an interesting storyline for the NFL season.

I love random sports stories. It reminds me how much I love sports. Thanks for reading you are my therapy! Live like no one is watching and tape your bracket back together you sore loser.

Treinte y dos

The first two days of the tourney are in the books. (Is that cliche' enough for you?) The good news is my elite eight is still intact. The bad news is I am tied for last place in my bracket group on ESPN. My good friend Jason Faria's BS bracket is out in front and Elysa is tied for third and she picked by MASCOT. But I have to say that the first day of this tournament was one of the best I have seen in a long time. Now let's get down to business. (More cliche' than the first!)

For me the biggest small surprise of the tourney was the Gonzaga-Florida State game. The Zags dominated the 'Noles. I thought Gonzaga would struggle mightily with the the length of Florida State. Seven different double digit seeds advanced. I of course was most surprised by the Ohio over Georgetown upset. Some of the other upsets were at least semi-understandable, but this one just looked like Georgetown slept walked into a buzz saw. Another surprise was how badly the Big East looked overall. It was very disconcerting. Despite the fun of the first round, I hope that the rest of the tournament is boring so that my bracket percentage comes back up.

I think that, although my knowledge of college basketball is limited, the NCAA bracket is one of my favorite things to predict. I love watching the tourney for the excitement, and of course the upsets. ( We all know my affinity for the underdog, despite my lack of cajones when it comes to picking upsets.) I am excited for the rest of the tournament and the excitement that may come. Live like no one is watching and make sure you fill your bracket out and pencil, and never put it online for everyone to see!

I am so sorry!

There is a lot of things that have come up in the few weeks that I haven't been able to blog about. I am very sorry for the lack of bloggage. I have not had internet in a few weeks, and my hectic schedule has kept me away from McDonald's, where they have wi-fi. I know that some of feel that I have forgotten about ya'll. I am sure that some of you are even disappointed in me. Let me tell you readers, ya'll are among the top 50 things in my life that I need the most and I will do my best to never fail you again. Join my bracket group at ESPN.com! The name of the group is Belly UP! Create your bracket!!! There will be a prize for the winner!

Sincerely,

Nathan