Caution: Pool Area
Strange Attraction
Another attraction to the office pool is the fact that it makes the games (especially in the early rounds) more enjoyable to watch. Would you ordinarily care how the College of Charleston or Fairleigh Dickinson fared in the first round unless you were an alum, or had a little money on it? Probably not. The tournament's popularity also stems from the fact that it's an activity that anyone can compete in and have a legitimate chance of winning. Inevitably, true college basketball fans that can recite the starting five of even the lowest seeds tend to trail the bean counters that haven't seen a game all season, or the elderly receptionist who chose Stanford for the final four last season because their red uniforms resembled her grandson's favorite teletubby. |
