The NCAA Tournament is upon us. I follow it pretty obsessively, rooting for upsets, buzzer-beaters, and comebacks. The more drama, the better. Every year, there a couple of teams you’ve never heard of and may never hear of again, with a slightly off uniforms and odd mascots, that do the improbable in thrilling fashion. The bitter irony of my life as a fan of is that I’m not sure there’s anyone in the country who has futilely watched more 1 vs. 16 games, pulling for the ultimate upset that never came. The usual pattern is a 16 might hang in there, trailing by 10 or so into the second half, and suddenly slip a little and lose by 25. Except last year. Expect for UMBC playing my alma mater UVA. This is the one time I wasn’t rooting for an upset and, sure enough, it came in shocking, historic fashion. But I’m not letting that deter me. I’ll still be pulling for the heavy underdogs the next couple of days, including the 16 seeds, except, that is, for Gardner-Webb.