While I realize that this is just a rant, and nothing will ever come of it, I have to put it out there, March Madness is all wrong. Don't get me wrong here, I like and follow college basketball, nit the NBA. I think the NBA is a bunch of over-paid whiners and drama queens who never outgrew middle school.
I think the NCAA brackets for the tourney are a bit "fixed" and need fixed. There are 32 Div I conferences. I think to truly fix the problems with March Madness every Conf Champ should get a spot, there is about half of your teams. Next anyone who won a regular season championship that isn't already there gets a spot. After that any spots left are filled lottery style, everyone else gets their names put in a hat and somebody, possibly the President of the United States, picks names to fill in the rest of the bracket.
Everyone should then be seated based on their overall season record, best records get the higher ranks. So in truth, you could be one of the lottery teams and if your record is good enough you could be a #1 ranked team.
No more who you played and how much money you bring to the table, it is all based on how well you play.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Moving On
It has been over a year since my last post here, not something I am very proud of, but I am back and will attempt to be a more frequent visitor to my own blog. As the title says, I am moving on, in more ways than one.
I have set a few goals for this year, the first of which it to post more frequently. I also want to improve my physical health by dropping 25 lbs and taking 5 minutes off of my 5K time. I am going to base the running time on this years Chamber Chase in contrast to last years race.
I am also, after a 10 yr delay, returning to school. I will be starting my MA in Ancient and Classical History at American Public University in April. So if nothing else you will be reading a bunch of my school posts and papers.
I will admit I am a bit nervous about returning to school, but I am also better able to deal with the anxiety. In 1997 I officially returned to school after 5 yrs off while I was in the Army. I thought the difference in age and the time I had spent away from school would make it difficult for me to keep up with a younger generation. I was wrong, where they had youth and a better understanding of the school setting, I had age and guile. I did just fine. Here I am 10 yrs later looking at much the same situation. At 38 yr old I have to learn to navigate an online classroom and electronic library. But I am ready. I haven't had my brain turned off for the last decade, I have continued to read and study, just at my pace and on topics I picked. Now it is time to take the knowledge and experience I have and show it off a bit to a younger generation.
Hopefully they can keep up.
I have set a few goals for this year, the first of which it to post more frequently. I also want to improve my physical health by dropping 25 lbs and taking 5 minutes off of my 5K time. I am going to base the running time on this years Chamber Chase in contrast to last years race.
I am also, after a 10 yr delay, returning to school. I will be starting my MA in Ancient and Classical History at American Public University in April. So if nothing else you will be reading a bunch of my school posts and papers.
I will admit I am a bit nervous about returning to school, but I am also better able to deal with the anxiety. In 1997 I officially returned to school after 5 yrs off while I was in the Army. I thought the difference in age and the time I had spent away from school would make it difficult for me to keep up with a younger generation. I was wrong, where they had youth and a better understanding of the school setting, I had age and guile. I did just fine. Here I am 10 yrs later looking at much the same situation. At 38 yr old I have to learn to navigate an online classroom and electronic library. But I am ready. I haven't had my brain turned off for the last decade, I have continued to read and study, just at my pace and on topics I picked. Now it is time to take the knowledge and experience I have and show it off a bit to a younger generation.
Hopefully they can keep up.
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