NCAA Tournament

Its the march madness season and for me it's the most exciting national sports event. In my opinion, college athletics is much better than that of professional sports for one reason. College athletes do not get paid which means they have a lot more to play for than that of professionals. They are playing their hardest all the time and the game is never slow because of it. The up beat pace throughout, the constant roars from the crowd, players diving for loose balls, consistent hustle plays and seeing the fire of all the players true competitive nature come out and it really has you out of your seat for the entirety of the games. The NBA can't match the intensity of a the NCAA for the simple reason that they have it all. They have so much money they could pay college athletes on a salary and still have millions for themselves. The excitement the March Madness tournament gives me and millions of americans is not to be compared with. Yes, there are millions of devoted and enthusiastic NBA fans but without question the Nation Basketball League has changed significantly from it's glory days. There is more money in the NBA and the players have a salary, a hefty one at that. These college kids are striving for that paycheck at the professional level, therefore they have a lot more to play for and it certainly shows. Post- Jordan era the NBA has become a flashy league and the intensity has deflated. But the level of college sports has heightened and athletes are getting better. The level of competition has heated up because there is more which translates to more of higher level of play. March Madness is the essential time of the year where all eyes are on these young kids determined to fulfill there dreams of the next level. During this period of the tournament two of the great things that happen and that you can watch are players making a name for themselves and schools making their names heard. You find yourself wrapped up in these games rooting for these kids and these schools, maybe they're underdogs, maybe they;re the favorites but regardless the thrill that you receive from cheering them on is unlike any other sporting spectacle. Yes, these things can happen for a lot of sports and the NBA but knowing that these kids are working their way to make it, like actually make it, makes it all the better. Things like the upsets from the underdogs, scrums for the ball and buzzer-beaters are just some of the elements that make March Madness truly, mad.