Attack of the Diehard Sports Fan Zombies!

We’ve now reached the Sweet 16 round of this year’s NCAA Tournament.  For the two remaining ACC teams in action, you wouldn’t want to be much of a morning person.  That’s because tonight’s Duke-Villanova game in the East Regional and tomorrow night’s UNC-Gonzaga game in the South Regional both begin around 10.  And that’s PM, not AM.

You can blame the folks at CBS on this one, given the need to chase down those precious ratings points the network so desires.  And yes, both games are expected to be covered by roughly 2/3 of the nation.  But having to start a game this late east of the Mississippi just makes no sense.  I can understand if one of my favorite pro sports teams on the East Coast can’t begin a game until 10:30 local time because they’re over in Californ-i-ay.

Problem is, most of us have to go to work early the next day, meaning we end up losing some precious Z’s just so we can follow our favorite team.  This can explain why I’ve often felt groggy or cranky the morning after a big game.   Extra caffeine might help pick me up, but the side effects just make me feel worse.

All I can say is, if you’re one of many who have to follow your team and still get up at the buttcrack of dawn, you might want to take a nap first.  Otherwise, you;ll end up looking like one of the extras from Dawn of the Dead.  And that’s even uglier than watching your team lose.