March Madness commercials more boring than the NCAA Tournament

The start of the NCAA Tournament was largely boring, the commercials were annoying, but Zion Williamson restored the Madness in March.

Where’s the madness?

The NCAA Tournament got off to such a boring start the first three days, I was ready to catch up with my DVR and Netflix than see another blowout. There were more boat races than the America’s Cup.

There’s more chalk on this bracket you could play hopscotch on it. No. 12 Oregon barely qualifies as a Cinderella after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Cinderella was invited to the dance but had an early curfew and bounced early.

And then Sunday happened.

Tennessee blew a 21-point halftime lead to Iowa, resulting in fans breathing into a paper bag, before winning in overtime.

UCF was inches away from pulling off one of the biggest upsets in years, but Cinderella’s slipper didn’t fit. Duke survived. Brackets are alive. Fans everywhere needed a cigarette after that finish. March Madness was restored.

March Madness commercials

The worst part about the Tournament is when you’re watching four games at the same time and they all go to commercial at the same time. How is that possible?

And these commercials are atrocious. Who were the ad wizards who thought it was smart to recycle the same four commercials four straight days across four channels?

No, I don’t want to try Orange Vanilla Coke. Where’s Don Draper when you need him?

And can we stop it with these AT&T commercials every 35 seconds? I’m ready to boycott the company if I have to see “Just okay Phil” one more time.

These are as disappointing as the weak sauce Super Bowl commercials.

Talk about your bracket

Some think talking about your bracket is as annoying as hearing someone’s CrossFit regimen or being Vegan. Don’t let the haters silence you. Everyone fills out a bracket so what’s the big deal about sharing your upsets, Final Four picks and where you stand in your group? And while we’re at it, talk about your fantasy team too.

A case of the Mondays

If you think you’re having a rough day at work, just consider you could be Enrique Ponce, a top matador in Spain who recently was gored in the butt by a bull. That job is a real pain in the ass.