After a year hiatus due to Covid-19, March Madness finally returned. Last year, the illness of Nebraska's coach at the Big Ten tourney along with a positive Covid test from a prominent NBA player cut the season short. Even though IU did not make the tournament this year, it was so nice to have basketball games to watch in March once again.
I started watching at lunchtime today and was glad to find some close matches to begin the tournament. I texted Cameron right away to see if he had the Arkansas vs. Colgate on as the had the Raiders had the lead for most of the first half. He wasn't following that one, but had the Florida game on instead. It went to overtime before the Gators were able to pull out the win. Doug made it home from work in time to watch the Ohio State game. Much as the Hoosiers had the entire season, the #2 seed Buckeyes went flat during the last ten minutes of the game and lost on a missed three point attempt at the end.
Cam missed the OSU game as he had golf practice, but made it home in time to watch the Boilermakers lose their first game as well. We heard from Cal and Meg during that game. They were both enjoying giving grief to their Purdue friends after that one. I didn't quite remember a first day having as many upsets as today's round did. By the end of night everyone in Cal's pool was texting about their bracket being busted including Grandpa Cutes. Win, lose or draw - none of that really mattered to me today. I considered the entire day a success as just having the tournament was a win to me.
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