March Madness

Our first lesson centers around March Madness.

What is so important about March Madness you ask? Well, if you have a boyfriend who's into sports at all, then March Madness is important because it will consume his life for the next month. If you are trying to get the attention of a guy who is into sports, then understanding March Madness is the only way you're going to get his attention short of parading in front of him naked waving a foam finger. And that might not even work if you've got the wrong team's foam finger.

So, why is it such a big deal in the sports world? Well, let's start with what it actually is. March Madness is another name for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament. It's called March Madness because it lasts the month of March. However, it is also known as the Big Dance.

Now there's something we can understand, right? The Big Dance. Prom. Let's just call March Madness Prom.

Ok, if we look at March Madness as Prom, we can start to understand the hoopla.

So, let's break this down, shall we.

It's day 1 of your senior year and already you're thinking about prom. Who are you going to go with? I mean, this is a full year project. Let's say there are 200 guys in your senior class, all of whom, at the beginning of the year, are possible dates. As the year progresses, many drop out of the running and within a month of Prom, 64 prospective guys are left. You have 1 month to narrow the pool of possible dates from 64 to 1.

Now, I don't know about you, but if I had 64 prospective Prom dates, I'd be pretty damn excited about this last month leading up to Prom. I mean this is when the strong and hot will conquer and the weak and nerdy will fall until you have that perfect Prom date.

If you can see yourself getting excited by this then you'll start to have some understanding of why March Madness is such a big deal. The tournament starts with 64 college teams and throughout the month, gets whittled down to a single champion. And, unlike prom, this Big Dance does not require your men to actually dance or wear a tux. They can enjoy it from their couch, eating pizza and drinking beer. You can see the attraction.

The other big to do about March Madness is Bracketology.

Betting and brackets is a mainstay of March Madness and below you will find a diagram of a typical bracket. But, instead of college basketball teams, we have filled out a celebrity smackdown bracket for your viewing pleasure. The diagram breaks down and explains the various parts of the bracket because many of you may be asked by your hot co-worker to join an office pool and that is where we come in. In the next week, whether you're trying to impress that hot, jock co-worker or you're being forced to watch the games with your jock boyfriend or both (we won't judge if you've got a boyfriend and are trying to attract that hot co-worker, we've all been there) either way, in the next week we'll be offering advice on how to survive March Madness and make it fun for you and your girlfriends.



Now, today is a big day because it is Selection Sunday, when the final games are played to determine which 64 teams have made the tournament cut. So, here is the schedule of topics for the upcoming week!

Monday: Brackets, our picks and how to pick your own

Tuesday: Our picks

Wednesday: Hot guys of the tournament

Thursday: Basketball Basics

Friday: Trash Talking

Sit back and relax, March Madness has never been so FUN!