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Why Does That Keep Happening?

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Minutes ago, Yale upset Baylor in the NCAA tournament. If this were the NCAA Test Taking Tournament, that result would not be much of a surprise, but in a basketball tournament Baylor is not supposed to lose to an Ivy League school.

Those of you who filled out an NCAA Tournament bracket are well aware that this game was a classic 12-5 upset. The #12 seed is almost always the underdog, but it has become a common March occurrence to see them beat the favored #5 seed.

Why does this keep happening?

Almost exactly one year ago I wrote about that very question. Here’s what I came up with & what it may mean for those of us who aren’t college athletes.

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

~ Adam Baker ~ 3 Comments

With selection Sunday just days away, I felt like sharing lyrics to a song dedicated to March Madness, the most wonderful time of the year.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With all the fans yelling
And every team telling you “the championship is near”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
It’s the hap-happiest season of all
There will be buzzers for beating and upsets in seeding
With so much college basketball
It’s the hap-happiest season of all!
There’ll be big men for posting
Guards coast to coasting
And highlight plays that make you say whoa.
There’ll be Cinderella stories
And tales of the glories of
Tournaments long, long ago.

 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be Grant Hill a-throwing
To Laettner for showing
When Duke games are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
There’ll be great picks for boasting
Bad decisions for roasting
And Denzel putting on a show
There’ll be injuries that are gory
And tales of the glories of
Bryce Drew long, long ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much replays for showing
And tears will be flowing
When losses are near
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

~ Adam Baker ~ 2 Comments
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With all the fans yelling
And every team telling you “the championship is near”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It’s the hap-happiest season of all
There will be buzzers for beating and upsets in seeding
With so much college basketball
It’s the hap-happiest season of all!
There’ll be big men for posting
Guards coast to coasting
And highlight plays that make you say whoa
There’ll be Cinderella stories
And tales of the glories of
Tournaments long, long ago

 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be Grant Hill a-throwing
To Laettner for showing
When Duke games are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be great picks for boasting
Bad decisions for roasting
And McDermott putting on a show
There’ll be injuries that are gory
And tales of the glories of
Bryce Drew long, long ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much replays for showing
And tears will be flowing
When losses are near
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

I am thankful for March Madness

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