Icon SportswireI hate to break this to you, but it's Sunday afternoon, the first two rounds are almost complete, and I can now project, Wolf Blitzer-style, that we are in the midst of a very bad March Madness.
On some level, this was to be expected—last year's tournament was absolutely bonkers, to the point that I declared it the greatest opening weekend ever. First off, there was the small matter of a 16-seed beating a 1-seed, which, you know, has never happened before and probably never will again. No big deal.
Beyond that, there were buzzer beaters, massive upsets, and even an iconic nun named Sister Jean who now has her own Wikipedia page.
What do we have so far in 2019? Very few upsets of note, no buzzer beaters, and lots of stupid teases, where underdogs look good for 15 minutes or so before collapsing. The few upsets that have happened have mostly been blowouts or duds, like Murray State crushing Marquette, or the epitome of “who cares?” style wins, like Ohio State ove..
