He said, she said: Reflecting on NCAA misfortunes

he said-she said He said It’s impossible to discuss the fun-for-the-whole-family gambling fiesta that is March Madness without briefly touching upon the latest setback to intelligent life on this planet. A battle between reason and ignorance ended on national television Sunday, and — sorry Mensa — the idiots won. The NCAA selection committee once again managed the astounding feat of making its BCS counterparts look competent. “Praise be to the holy RPI,” the committee proclaimed from drool-covered pulpits. “Cast into the fires ofthe NIT those teams who struggle in the final week, for the schedule is not equally weighted.” Blockbuster executives did a better job running their organization. NFL labor negotiators reached a more satisfying conclusion. Congress appears a bastion of logic and efficiency in comparison. I don’t mean to pile on these poor oxygen-deprived souls, but it’s not a stretch to say that a room full of baboons could do a better job, and I mean that with all due respect to thebaboons. While it is tempting — not to mention completely warranted — to crank out another 500 words of vitriol directed at our dear NCAA friends, bitterness is not the Hokie way. We’ve always been keener on resigned cynicism in maroon and orange country. In that respect, I will place my overflowing bounty of selection committee jokes on the shelf to present a brief primer about yet another Hokieless bracket. Narrative writing will be tossed aside in favor of a dos and don’ts format, partly for comedic value but mostly so that I finish this column before my first TOTS Tuesday. Via http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17115/he-said-she-said-reflecting-on-ncaa-misfortunes