Well, I didn't complete a bracket this year for the first time in at least a decade. Probably good since if I would have the winner would have been Villanova who is already out. Ed, with Duke the only winner in your family remaining it looks like you have the inside track. Bragging rights cometh.
March Madness as a proxy for sports, I probably consume as much sports as I have historically but do so very differently. I am very much a passive fan. I rarely consume sports (mostly watch on TV) without doing something else too, and that something else typically takes precedence. Working on my computer, cooking dinner, other chores around the house. Even when Iowa plays I rarely sit and watch it.
Why? I think a couple things. I'm getting old, and am prioritizing things in a way that diminishes my interest in sports. Also, being a Hawk fan when there are personal and professional implications of a win or loss for our family makes the lens of a fan very different. I don't expect anyone to agree with me or to understand, but passive interest is a protection from the downside implications of a rough football or basketball season.
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