# Who is the least into March Madness? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 7, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358 "2008-04-07T18:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/21 "2008-04-08T14:21:06Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] I wonder if I watched a single minute’s worth of football and hoops over the past year. If so, it undoubtedly was at someone else’s house, like on Thanlsgiving. I often find it interesting how much even your strongest interests can change at different stages of your life. [/QUOTE] I hate when I end up at a party at someones place and one of the people is a rabid college fan and have invited all of their rabid collage fan friends over too. I mean I can appreciate watching any athletic event, but it can be a strange experiance watching everyone go nuts over a game I don’t care about. I’ll suppose that’s what people who don’t care for sports at all feel like at sports bars. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/22 "2008-04-08T14:28:09Z")
I saw a free throw while channel surfing. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/23 "2008-04-08T14:31:06Z")
The only reason I even know it’s happening is that Go Fug Yourself is doing a Fug Madness (I haven’t checked today, but yesterday it looked like Bai Ling was going to take it all.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/24 "2008-04-08T14:44:23Z")
Like many other non-Americans, I’m sure, the whole March hype surrounding US college basketball has no effect on me. I have no interest in US college basketball, at this or any other time of year. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/25 "2008-04-08T14:48:28Z")
The only time in the past two decades that I paid any attention to the Final Four was the last two years when my alma mater (Florida Gators) were in and won two titles in a row. Other than that it’s zzzzzz. I also haven’t watched the NBA in over a decade tho I was a big fan in the 70’s and 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/26 "2008-04-08T21:14:31Z")
My problem with college sports is that no one in my family went to a big school, and almost all of these guys are going to be chemical sales reps or real estate agents or something, so how I can I devote all this time to following their careers? Out of that whole tournament, how many will have NBA careers that are more than a minor footnote? 5? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/27 "2008-04-08T21:17:39Z")
The only reason I ever know March Madness occurs is that some of the people I know are into sports. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/28 "2008-04-08T21:43:14Z")
I thought this was going to be about the March Hare or a sale, when I saw March Madness. I have no interest in the subject and thus no clue about it. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/29 "2008-04-09T03:18:42Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] Until I looked at the sports section this morning, I couldn’t have named either of the teams in the finals. [/QUOTE] I didn’t look in the paper, I change the stations when something basketball related comes on, and still don’t know any of the teams in the finals. [QUOTE=Dinsdale] I knew that all 4 of the final 4 were number 1 seeds, but couldn’t have identified any of them other than to guess by naming traditionally strong programs. [/QUOTE] Seeds? I’d guess Notre Dame because they had good football team once, I think. I don’t even know if the local NBA team is playoff bound. I _do_ know their name, tho. Basketball ain’t my thing. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/30 "2008-04-09T03:20:39Z")
I couldn’t care less. Really. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/31 "2008-04-09T03:48:23Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] Anyone less into the NCAA tourney than me? [/QUOTE] I could make a case that I have everyone beat. Two of my favorite shows to watch (or listen to) are Pardon the Interruption and Mike & Mike in the Morning. They’ve been very little other than March Madness for the last few weeks, so I’ve been doing a lot of fast forwarding and tuning out. The end result is that it’s like two of my favorite shows are on strike. So I’m actively annoyed by March Madness, and grew more and more antagonistic to its coverage on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/32 "2008-04-09T04:11:48Z")
If it were not for the SDMB, I wouldn’t even be aware that they were going on. It gets as much news play here as the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien does in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/33 "2008-04-09T15:12:47Z")
Is there anything else on the Dope where people actively trumpet/brag about their ignorance of certain things? ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/34 "2008-04-09T15:48:09Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] Is there anything else on the Dope where people actively trumpet/brag about their ignorance of certain things? [/QUOTE] I don’t know. In fact, I probably know less about what people do and don’t brag about on the Dope than anybody, and I dare you to find someone who cares less. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/35 "2008-04-09T19:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=KidScruffy] I don’t know. In fact, I probably know less about what people do and don’t brag about on the Dope than anybody, and I dare you to find someone who cares less. [/QUOTE] Nice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/36 "2008-04-09T20:02:27Z")
I’m so not interested, I didn’t even open this thread. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/37 "2008-04-09T20:10:14Z")
I don’t care much about the basketball these days, but someone [figured out](http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=1802&ga=1) how to predict the Final Four with roughly 83% accuracy (as opposed to 21% for the polls). That’s piqued my interest. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/38 "2008-04-09T20:24:08Z")
I follow NBA basketball, big Raptors fan, but I have not one whit of interest in NCAA events. I’d a huge sports fan in general but the NCAA’s just of no interest to me. I don’t know where any of thue Raptors played college ball, except Chris Bosh, who I believe went to Georgia Tech, and I only know that because I thought he was a high school draftee and looked it up on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/39 "2008-04-09T20:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=Ellis Dee] I could make a case that I have everyone beat. Two of my favorite shows to watch (or listen to) are Pardon the Interruption and Mike & Mike in the Morning. They’ve been very little other than March Madness for the last few weeks, so I’ve been doing a lot of fast forwarding and tuning out. The end result is that it’s like two of my favorite shows are on strike. So I’m actively annoyed by March Madness, and grew more and more antagonistic to its coverage on a daily basis. [/QUOTE] I am with you, I could not wait for the crap to be over. In March and early April, I want Baseball talk, not college Basketball. It did mean more time listening to NPR at least. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-into-march-madness/444358/40 "2008-04-09T21:09:02Z")
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