When Steny Hoyer brings up a resolution to support and recognize the University of Maryland men's basketball team - I'm not making this up - before we even had March madness, then you just know that it's just political favoritism.
What's good about March? Well, for one thing, it keeps February and April apart.
I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.
The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.
I'm a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.
Alabama's a football state and you really don't get too many basketball players out there.
The national championship for Syracuse in 2003 will always be the high-water mark for me. That was my alma mater, my team, my players, our fans. That remains the top experience of my basketball life.
March Madness is an incredible three weeks. I firmly believe it's the greatest three weeks in sports. You have the Super Bowl; you have the World Series.
During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.
There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could look to the Olympics and college basketball, but that was only on TV for the Final Four.
The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important.
There's nothing like Cameron Indoor Stadium where the kids are right on top of you and the Cameron Crazies are going nuts. Rupp Arena with the Big Blue Nation and the passion of their fans is special.
If you want the whole college basketball experience, you have to go to a game at Cameroon Indoor!
Here at CBS, spring also means March Madness. I love the name March Madness. I'm glad the PC police haven't made us change March Madness to early spring psychosis.
Making it to the Final Four, you feel like you're watched on campus. You're in the classroom, professors are talking about it.
The Allstate March Mayhem Challenge is a great, great bracket challenge.
My favorite NBA team are the houston rockets and favorite college team are the duke blue devils.
I just love playoff basketball.
March Madnesss...the only place where you hear 'Kansas is advancing.'
If we can lose 12 games every year and go to the Final Four every year, I'll take it. I'd rather do that than win 30 and not go to the Final Four.
Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.
The only thing that matters in college basketball is going to the Final Four.
The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount.
When you start using terms like national championship and playoffs, that's very rare air.
One thing I remember, honestly, was how many great players Arizona State had.
