Let’s be honest: these players are made of steel. One loss and you go to the elimination game. One more loss and you’re packing for the summer.
Imagine that. All year. All the bus rides. All the protein shakes. All for one regional weekend.
You see it in their faces, right? The joy is so pure. The defeat is so grim. It’s like a soap opera, but with slap tags.
The Bracketology Fun (Don’t Try This at Home)
Before the bracket drops, we all play “bracketologist.” We guess who gets the 8-seed. We argue about RPI. We pretend we understand the selection committee.
Spoiler: we don’t. The committee is a secret cabal of very serious people who love controversy. They always put two rival teams in the same regional. It’s like they want chaos.
Then the bracket comes out. You yell “No way!” at your phone. Your dog looks at you weird. You’re now committed to three days of softball.
