Today provides two huge reasons to celebrate – St. Patrick’s Day, and another full day of NCAA tournament action. To honor the Big Dance and all things Irish, I will share these March Madness limericks with you. Feel free to raise a glass before enjoying them.
When it’s time for your office pool
Be careful when picking your school
If they lose right away
Co-workers will say
“Have fun in last place, you fool”
It’s a big time for all the mid-majors
Who could bring huge returns on your wagers
When they beat a top seed
Lots of fans will have need
For a couple of shots of Jager
When a shocking bid went to Air Force
As the Illini
Bid the Falcons goodbye
The Bearcats remarked “Of course!”
Last week A&M was in trouble
As they struggled with life on the bubble
Now they’re into round two
To take on LSU
After leaving the
There is a 9 seed named Bucknell
Thanks to them last year
Now the Bison are back
So beware Razorbacks
Or you’ll have 40 minutes of hell
When IU hit from long range late
They survived
For at least one more round
So the pleas for Steve Alford can wait
When Pacific matched up with BC
They battled through double OT
The Eagles were winners
Relieving Al Skinner
Who thought “these nail-biters kill me”
When it seemed that Gonzaga would crack
Morrison put them on his back
He scored 35
So the Zags would survive
Unlike the
Last season the title was
But this year he had to coach boys
All the critics threw up
As the freshmen grew up
And the Heels plan to make some more noise
It was hard for fans to believe
When a two seed the Vols received
Many thought they would drop
Right away to
Until Lofton’s last-second heave
Now UCLA’s on a roll
With a Final Four berth as a goal
But if things fall apart
The fans can take heart
That USC lost the Rose Bowl
The Longhorns feel they have a chance
To celebrate next to Jim Nantz
Then
And claim the best jocks
As the hoopsters join Vince Young and Lance
Villanova has claimed a top seed
Thanks to guards with impressive speed
Though their team may be short
They feel a frontcourt
Is something they don’t really need
There is a proud coach named Calhoun
Who has Williams, Gay, Brown, and Boone
If his team comes to play
They could go all the way
But they might just as easily swoon
A top seed again goes to Duke
Whose success is surely no fluke
But when Dickie V screams
His love for this team
It makes other fans want to puke
When the tourney wraps up for the year
Then “One Shining Moment” you’ll hear
You may think it’s wrong
But this sappy song
Brings basketball fans to tears
