Sometimes I feel bad for Julius Caesar, getting killed like that on the Ides of March. The ides of March refer to somewhere around the middle of March, typically the 15th, which means that not only did Caesar die suddenly, but he died so suddenly he maybe didn’t even get to fill out his bracket in time for March Madness (history is unclear on this point).
The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament is unlike any other major sporting event, a massive gauntlet designed more to provide entertainment value and wild upsets (too soon Villanova?) than to actually crown the best team as the champion.