The First Two Days...

I know everyone is begging and pleading for me to finish the MLB predictions special, but with March Madness in full swing there's no way I can't talk about that.

The NCAA Tournament is, personally, one of my favorite events of the year. Everything from those Cinderella stories, the huge upsets, the 10-point swings and all the way to cutting down the nets and One Shining Moment. So... is it possible to pick a favorite part?

Yes

The absolute best two days of the SPORTING YEAR are the first two days of the NCAA Tournament.

Not the first four, that doesn't count. Sure, there have been some great teams come out of the First Four (IE VCU in 2011). However, the first four pales in comparison to the first two days of the tournament.

How is the first two days of the tournament the best you ask?

How is it not?

16 games in one day, having three to four games on at once and all of the upsets and underdogs hanging in with the big boys. There is no better day in sports than the first two days of the tournament. For one day, the David's of the world can hang and dethrone the Goliath's.

I mean look at the last couple of seasons and the upsets we've seen. Who doesn't love these upsets?

Last year we had Georgia State taking down Baylor. R.J. Hunter had one of the best shots in recent history in the first round. As for his Dad's reaction on the bench? (His dad Ron is the head coach at Georgia State) Even better.

You have to love the little school's putting up a fight and pulling out a nail biter in the dying seconds. Or you could just be the 2013 FGCU Eagles and have no disregard for human life. Like this.

Everyone expects a little pizazz from the smaller schools but to absolutely drop the hammer like that? Goodness me.

The first round of the tournament is about getting all your friends to come over to your place, huddle around a TV, order a pizza or two and watch game after game after game. Odds are, in one of those 16 games, there's going to be a close one or at least a buzzer beater.

But just when you're exhausted after the first day of it, THERE'S MORE!

Another 16 games coming right at you for the second day in a row. By this time i'm sure your bracket has been ruined because let's be honest, no one will ever fill out a perfect bracket. but the best thing to do is ignore that, crack open a cold one with your friends and enjoy the best two days of the sporting year. Basketball comes at you nonstop and gosh darnit, you never know what might happen. You gotta love March!