The Greatest Month of All, But First....

Last night, Jon Stewart redefined Doing it For The People. I didn't get to fully digest what I had seen immediately because right after the show we turned to the Syracuse v. UConn game (more on that in a minute, wow); but I immediately realized I had just witnessed a historic, great moment in the history of television. He said what we all feel and he said it with force, never backing down, never conceding any thing. I wanted to stand up an cheer, more than once.

But thinking about it now, it's possible Jon Stewart is in the wrong place. He may not have a big enough audience. He needs to be able to do what he did to more important people than Jim Cramer (not that that ass hole didn't deserve every glorious second of it). Lets line up every asshole responsible for the mess we are in and make them sit in front of Jon Stewart for an hour or two. Hell, establish a Jon Stewart Court and let him be judge and jury for all of these mothafuckas. He can speak for all of us on this one, because he said it like no one else could last night.

I won't post it because it's a full episode, but watch it, if you haven't already.

And Now, The Madness...

As I mentioned earlier, after The Daily Show, I turned to ESPN and the Big East Tournament Second Round. Syracuse v. UConn. UConn was up two with under 4 minutes left when we joined the game. Six Overtimes later the Cuse pulled off the huge upset. Beating the 3rd ranked team in the conference, and 3rd in the nation, Huskies. It was a marathon. The numbers are staggering: 4 players on each team fouled out, the teams combined for 102 points in over time alone (211 for the game). Syracuse Guard and by far most valuable player of the night, Jonny Flinn played 67 minutes of a 70 minute game. But the numbers don't tell the story, it was exausting just to watch. By the fourth OT, the players could hardly run up and down the court; much less battle for a rebound. On missed shots, the ball would routinely come off the rim and hit the floor before anyone could get to it. The kids were spent. But they fought, and they dove on the floor, and they got in eachothers faces and no one gave up. It was amazing.

Do yourself a favor. Watch some college basketball this month. NCAA Basketball in March is quite simply, The Greates Event in Sports.