Madness is The Method

US NCAA's March Madness is upon us. While this type of hit-or-miss, sudden-death tourney appeals to the purest of sports fans, I imagine how it sends gamblers into fits. Here, rankings don't mean squat. Great teams can't afford an off-night. And marquee players have little room for mistakes---think Chris Webber's timeout fiasco in '91. Forty minutes is all you have, enough time for a little-known college to 1-up a big university and its, ehem, much revered, million-dollar, athletic program. There are no second chances, only crying and agony, and choking and more crying, and it's all good. With titles such as the saccharine "Sweet 16", the snobbish "Elite Eight", the iconic "Final Four", what's not to love? Let the games begin...