
March Madness gives fans a celebration to relieve all the consternation in college sports
ABC News
There's nothing quite like March Madness to remind people of what college sports is all about
What college sports could use is a chance to press “Ctrl-Alt-Del."
A chance for a reset of sorts, maybe delivered through a thrilling, tear-stained college basketball smorgasboard that reminds us why all the boardroom deals and million-dollar paydays that shape this changing and sometimes-tawdry industry might just be worth it.
What college sports could use is something it already has: March Madness.
Nothing cleanses the palate in quite the way some magic from a darling like Miami (Ohio) or domination by Duke can.
Nothing quite brings sports — real sports, not the business of sports — back to top of mind like a chance for bracket bragging rights, the prospect of a heave-ho for a buzzer beater, a “developing situation” resulting in an Oakland upset in Pittsburgh, or a crying piccolo player showing the world what all this means without saying a word.













