Those of you who have jobs — too bad. But at least this year you won’t have to sneak out to watch the opening round of the NCAA tourney. CBS sports is offering free online viewing of the games. Good news for you. Bad news for your employer.
A consulting firm is estimating that the availability of games on the internet could cost employers nearly $4 Billion due to lost productivity. I’m not sure that being able to watch games only changes anything. The first few rounds have everyone in the office reloading web pages to see how their brackets are turning out anyway. For me, productivity during the tourney was nil anyway.
Man, I just got very excited thinking about the tournament this year. The buzzer beaters and upsets make me emotionally….erect. Hooo boy! It’s only a few weeks away folks!
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Especially this year — I’m off for the first two days of the Big Dance anyways. However it is doubly important this year since March 17th is also St. Patrick’s Day.
Beautiful — This year’s tourney weekend is going to be insane. Thursday games, followed by St Patricks Day (which is a legal holiday in Boston called “Evacuation Day”), and then the St Patrick’s weekend festivities immediately following, including a house party at my house on Saturday night.
Consider this an invite to any and all loyal SC readers who wish to make the trip to the Hub for the “perfect storm” of March holidays.