This year, the NCAA has given us the opportunity to decide which games we want to watch for ourselves. As cool as this is, I know some of you are a little skeptical.

While it was frustrating at times in previous years that you couldn’t watch your team play (unless you loaded it up on your laptop and watched on the tiny screen), that guy that decided which game to air USUALLY did a pretty good job. Sure, it was occasionally upsetting, but for the most part, we did get to see the most exciting games, as well as several close finishes.
This was no more true than last year when it seemed like every single game from day one went down to the wire and there were like 50 buzzer-beaters.

But now its up to you. If you miss an exciting game, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Obviously, if you have a horse in the race (like I do with Purdue), parts of this will be unnecessary. In my house, there is only one thing that will be on from 7:20 to approximately 9:30. Also, if you have picked a huge upset like say, Indiana St. over Syracuse, that can qualify you for “having a horse in the race.” Hey, if you had the guts to pick a 14 over a 3, you should give yourself the opportunity to watch them make their magic.

But what do you do for the rest of the day? Here’s a strategy to help you out.

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IT’S HERE!

I know, I know…we’re already officially four games in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, but admit it: those games felt extraneous to the real action. And the real action is going on right now. Clemson is down 6 with 2:50 to go; Butler and ODU are locked in a back-and-forth battle; and an upset is already brewing between Louisville and Morehead State.

As Gus might say…THIS is March Madness!

So why not blow off work and pop in and do some live chatting with me, MSF’s own Jon Washburn, the guys from Rumors and Rants, and a host of others? You know you want to…

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