I love college basketball because anything can happen. College basketball is big money now, for a variety of reasons, but I still love the unpredictability of the game.
I love it especially this time of year as March Madness prepares to get underway. Oh yes, the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments get started this week. For those new to it, the men’s and women’s tournaments are single elimination tournaments, with 68 teams each competing for the for the right to be called national champion.
It’s a crazy time of year. You think you know what will happen and then out of nowhere, Cinderella who wasn’t even expecting to get an invite to the ball and dresses in rags compared to the Kardashian’s diamond studded gowns, dazzles on the dance floor and knocks off not one, but two bigger schools and makes a run for the championship. Who will wear Cinderella’s crown this year? You just never know.
In honor of this year’s tournaments, here’s a few quotes from four of the winningest coaches.
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Writing from the Heart with Brian 
Look at you quoting Dawn Staley – now that makes me happy on a Saturday morning!
March Madness Moves On…
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Love Staley! She was an amazing player and an even better coach. All that being said, I love that she’s never forgotten her Philadelphia roots! Gotta like South Carolina’s chances of winning back-to-back this year!
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keeping the faith down here
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Laugh, think, cry? Whoa…yes – that sounds like a five-star “Vicki day”! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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See you’re actually following good advice! Valvano’s quote is one of my all-time favorites. If it’s a five-star day, then I want as many of them as I can fit in this life! Ha, ha.
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I will do my best to order a few of those days for you! Just because. 😘😉😘
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I haven’t seen any of these quotes before. Thank you, Brian, for this great post and introducing me to some real winners! 🙂 ❤
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I try to see as many Women’s games as possible in March, and I always enjoy watching Dawn at work. What a job she has done and continues to do at SC. And you are right Brian, she never has forgotten her Philly roots!
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Nothin’ like March Madness! We’re down to the Sweet Sixteen now, for the men and the women, so it’s getting good! Even though my alma mater, Baylor, has been eliminated in both genders. 😠
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I thought Baylor would go a little further. My alma mater, Penn State, got its first invite in years and actually represented themselves well. Still not a great basketball school, but getting better. Looking forward to seeing a few more upsets this weekend.
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Me, too. I wrote a post last March (“It’s MADNESS, I Tell You!”) that mentions an interesting bit of medical trivia related to this time of year. Check it out.
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Strange to see no Coach K (except for the commercials) this year. Loved the 2022 post. Great post.
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Thanks very much.
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