mad·ness \ -noun
1. the state of being mad; insanity.
2. senseless folly: It is sheer madness to speak as you do.
3. intense excitement or enthusiasm.
4. frenzy; rage.
While Websters Dictionary describes madness in the terms above, the arrival of March signals a unique type of madness that goes along with the long-awaited thawing of winter’s ice and snow, chirping birds, sprouting buds and evolving green landscapes. In the midst of all this gentleness lurks a recurring madness that blows in with March and builds to a frenetic conclusion in the final weeks of the month. This seasonal insanity is aptly called “March Madness”; and among its symptoms are the strong growing weak, the weak growing strong, and constant talk of Cinderella.
In just a few days we’ll all be subject to the craziness that is “March Madness”, the NCAA’s college basketball tournament that is one of the most exciting events in American sports. Brainchild of legendary Kansas coach Phog Allen, the very first tournament was held in 1939 between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks. Indiana won the tournament title with a 60-42 victory in the final game. March Madness is a single elimination tournament featuring 68 college basketball teams. The madness even precedes the tournament as teams vie for entry or position during their conference tournaments. Once in, each team faces a gauntlet of games before reaching the ultimate destination: the Championship Game.
Is there a treatment for such a case of crazies you ask? Well, the remedy for “March Madness” involves pulse-pounding overtimes and a healthy dose of J&O Fabrics’ college teams in cotton and fleece strategically placed on seat pads, waving flags, corn bags, clothing apparel and accessories for rivals and fellow fans alike to see. The more you rep your #1 school colors and teams, the more potent the healing!
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Let the MADNESS begin!
