I have a nephew who’s the world’s premier bracketologist.  My nephew Brad  predicted 67 of the 68 teams in the tournament.  He doesn’t gamble. He does it for fun… and the sportsworld clamors to interview him this time of year.   He’s the guy who calls in sick and stops everything for March Madness… and he’s not alone.

11 percent of America calls in sick for the tournament … brackets in one hand … clicker in the other they’re glued to the TV… watching these overlapping games… and dreaming of beating the one-in-80-trillion-billion odds of nailing a perfect bracket. 

But this year is a little bit different because so many people are already working from home.  And on this March 19th… I put the word “working” in quotes.  Among those who actually go to the office… 30-percent are watching the games on their computer anyway.  And this is before we get to BYU tomorrow night.

Big Dance veterans will tell you the way to watch this tournament is to keep all the games up on your computer… and go about your business with the sound ofdf.  Notice the scores every once in a while… then stop everything to watch the final two minutes of any close game.   Of course… two minutes of basketball takes about 15 minute with commercials… but you can still get the rest of your work done…. and you don’t burn a sick day.

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