Hope x 64

Today is March Madness - the start of the men's college basketball tournament to determine the national champion for Division 1. Since this time last year, every coach, every player, every team, every fan, every president, and every athletic director at the schools that play men's basketball have been focusing on this day. They have hoped to be good enough - or in some cases lucky enough - to get invited to take one of the 64 spots for the tournament starting today.

This isn't a perfect system - it's single elimination and some teams with very good records didn't get invited (that's why I said "lucky enough").

Still, all 64 have hope. By tomorrow morning, 16 of those teams will be focusing again on next year. Another 16 games tomorrow.

That's one of the great things about competition and sports - hope. Until the contest is played, there's always a chance that you can prevail.

Good luck to all the teams and the fans.

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10 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer • March 19 2009 08:22AM

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Go Tigers!  7:10 tonight against Michigan from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO!  Check out the Clemson site for additional information!  We have lots of Michigan friends to this is a big game around here!  Go Tigers!  We love March Madness!

Posted by Bruce & Mary Smith REALTORS® Savannah Lakes Village McCormick SC (Savannah Lakes Homes) about 3 years ago

A the Madness begins.  My little college, Stephen F. Austin made it with the big teams this year.  Great inspiration story.  Only 3 teams from our state made it and all 3 are low in the rankings.  I love pulling for the under dogs.  We all know the TV will be a magnet over the course of the next weeks.  Have fun!

Posted by Connie Goodrich,CRS ABR (McKinney Realtor)Texas (Keller Williams Realty) about 3 years ago

Bruce and Mary,

Wonder how many upsets (lower seed beating a higher seed) in today's game? Good luck. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) about 3 years ago

Connie,

Don't you just love underdogs? If they can focus on playing well enough, they can advance. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) about 3 years ago

Go North Carolina Tar Heels!  I want to see another NCAA banner in Chapel Hill!

Posted by Tony Toto Real Estate Information Gurnee, IL (Education & Information) about 3 years ago

Tony,

Until the buzzer sounds at the end of each game, anything is possible. We'll have to wait to see who's standing. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) about 3 years ago

Steve - Go Mizzou!  It would be great if they did well this year!  We'll see...  :)

 

Posted by Debi Ernst GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate (St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors) about 3 years ago

Debi,

Good luck. The Illini play later - would like to see them do well also. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) about 3 years ago

Go UNC Tar Heels!! Go Clemson Tigers!! Glad to see Dayton win today too.

Posted by Teresa Harris ~ Denver . Lake Norman . Charlotte (Lake Real Estate, LLC) about 3 years ago

Teresa,

UNC looked real good and had an impressive score in their opening game. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) about 3 years ago

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