Today is a National Holiday

For a long time now, I have realized that today, the third Thursday of March is a National Holiday. Why today? Sill question I know because it is the first Thursday of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney. Yes, it has yet to be officially recognized by the government, but I think it is only a matter of time. Our current president is adding a basketball court to the White House and has completed his own bracket. I can see a recognized holiday passed through Congress in the near future so that as a country we can celebrate this day as a country. Think of it as another day of Thanksgiving as a country:

• it’s on a Thursday
• we gather with family and friends
• we eat a lot
• filled with tradition: fight songs, streaks, brackets, watching a lot of TV
• it celebrates the uniqueness of our country and unifies us around our brackets
• it is the beginning of a second holiday season starting with March Madness and culiminating with the Masters
• unlike all of the sleeping on Thanksgiving, we get to sit on the edge of our seat for the little guy to beat the powerhouse (not many things more American than that, plus it reminds of the Bible…David and Goliath)

Thank you for joining me in this crusade to bring today, the third Thursday of March to its rightful place as a National Holiday. And yes, there is still time to participate in its most holy of practices for this day, completing your bracket. Need some strategies on how to pick your Final Four and Champion? Here are a few ideas:

• Choose teams with the most potential NBA players
• Teams that are heavy with senior starters
• Choose a team with the more dominant mascot
• Pick teams with better talent at the guard positions (a.k.a. point guard, shooting guard or 1 & 2 guards)
• Pick teams from stronger conferences
• Choose the school with the better fight song
• Chooses teams with better winning records against the top 50 teams in the country
• Go for teams with a good record on the road
• Pick schools that have the strongest schedules
• Pick based upon the school’s location and where you would whether live between the two schools
• And yes, the school with better team colors, not sure it is legitimate but it works

If you need a place to complete your bracket go here. Of course, you can view the winning bracket. Happy Holiday!