NCAA March Madness bracket thoughts

John Berger
Reporter

The official March Madness bracket was released on Sunday night. Now that we know the tournament field, it’s time to predict the matchups. But first, here are a few thoughts on the bracket:

The committee did a really good job this year, all things considered. The most questionable inclusion into the tournament is Iona, a team that most people had written off after they lost to the Fairfield Stags in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Iona will play on Tuesday against BYU. Teams like Seton Hall and Drexel have legitimate gripes with Iona being chosen over them.

A look at the American League

John Berger
Reporter

We’ve officially hit the date when pitchers and catchers report for spring training. That also means we’ve hit the date of starting a ridiculously long season, one that encompasses about 9 months of the year.

Baseball is a sport that can be incredibly fun to follow if your team is doing well, and rather boring to follow if your team is not doing well.

Skyrim takes the school by a storm

John Berger
Reporter

Skyrim has received perfect reviews.Insidegamingdaily.com said, “Quit your job. Divorce your spouse. Give your children up for adoption. Do whatever you need to do to find the time to play Skyrim.” The video game made half a billion dollars within one month of its release in November. Not only that, half of the copies were picked up within the first two days of the original launch.

Super Bowl Preview

John Berger
Reporter

I must admit, I’m a little upset about this Super Bowl. I was rooting hard for the Ravens and 49ers, because, anything would’ve been better than another Giants-Patriots Super Bowl. It’s not that I have anything against either of the teams, they’re both very good franchises who have good teams. I don’t think they are the two best teams this year, but that’s besides the point. It’s just that unless it’s my favorite team, the Packers, I’m generally adverse to teams winning two or more Super Bowls in a short time period.

NFL Wildcard Playoffs Preview and Predictions

John Berger
Reporter

With the past 17 weeks as a tune-up, the second season is here, the postseason. All the other games were fun, but this is serious. Win, and you advance. Lose, and you go home, your season over. The NFL playoffs are for all the marbles, and the games start this weekend with the wildcard games.