Monday, March 30, 2015

5 things every fan should know about the Final Four


Whether you're a diehard college hoops fan or a newbie hoping to win your office pool, here are five facts you HAVE to know about the contenders and pretenders in this year's Final Four.


1) This is March


Technically,the Final Four will be played in April, but it's still important to remember that This Is March.










































2) Death, taxes, Bo Ryan.


There's death, there's taxes, and then there's Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan.





















































However, it's not just Death, Taxes, Bo Ryan. It's sometimes Death, Taxes, Other People Too. In fact, it's Death, Taxes, Three Of The Four Final Four Coaches,





But that doesn't mean we should count out Kentucky just because it's not Death, Taxes, John Calipari. Death, Taxes, A Coach status can be revoked. For example, it used to be Death, Taxes, Bill Self:



































But it isn't Death, Taxes, Bill Self anymore. So it's anybody's game.


One last wild card:




3) College basketball is where the unexpected becomes the ordinary





























Often, really obscure teams make college basketball become where the unexpected becomes the ordinary.














4) Somebody is definitely Chandler Parsons -- but who?


It really seemed like it was Maryland's Jake Layman.





















But recent reports lead us to believe it could actually be Wisconsin's Sam Dekker:




If it turns out Sam Dekker is the one who has a lot of Chandler Parsons in him, don't count Wisconsin out.


5) Never forget what Shakespeare said


The Bard may have predated the Final Four by a few hundred years, but if he were around today, I think we all know what he'd say about college basketball's exciting finale:
































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