I come from a typical American household -- for the most part. While we love 'Murica, I cannot say my family has ever been into sports. Some find it hard to comprehend the fact that Super Bowl Sunday and the NCAA Final Four are American staples. The only reason we ever turned on the Super Bowl was out of curiosity and because of the halftime show. So when I got to college, I never expected that I'd be where I am now -- going from the girl who had no idea who was playing in the Final Four or what a rebound was, to thoroughly in love with college basketball.
If you go to a Division I school, it's hard not to get into the spirit of sports on campus. Impossible, even. Especially, if you go to a school that has been a basketball school for as long as anyone can remember -- Kansas, Kentucky, Duke (ew), or good ol' North Carolina. It helps that my guy friends are diehard basketball friends and can teach me the ins-and-outs and history of the game, of course. Regardless, I know I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that I love Carolina basketball and I love March Madness. And this is why.
1. It makes seeing the players around campus the next day that much cooler.
2. It makes meeting MEETING the players around campus that much cooler.
3. The school spirit is mesmerizing.
4. More excuses to wear Carolina blue day in, day out!
5. You learn a lot about teams outside of your conference and end up enjoying games that aren't just Carolina games.
6. You end up learning more and more about the history of the game.
7. There is always a good upset.
8. You make fun of your friends when their brackets get ruined.
9. Turning on the game makes you feel better after a crummy day.
10. It can be more intense than any movie. Plus, you never know what's coming next.
11. It gives you even more of an excuse to hang out with your best friends.
12. It gives you even more of an excuse not to do your homework.
13. Especially when your school is diehard basketball, meetings and clubs usually get cancelled if the game is on.
14. Small gatherings to watch the game usually turn into a massive crowd, a.k.a. perfect excuse to make new friends!
15. Going out to Franklin Street to watch the game is really the best.
16. You get to watch Dook suck.
17. Because basketball is just all around really awesome.
18. Because Carolina basketball is just all around really awesome.
