
With three minutes left in the second semifinal game of the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, the general consensus was that we were going to see a Duke/Florida championship game on Monday night. The Blue Devils had a commanding nine point lead of 64-55 at San Antonio’s Alamodome, when the Cougars a comeback for the ages. In the final 183 seconds of action, the Cougars had a 15-3 advantage en route to an amazing 70-67 win. I, like many of you, ripped up my March Madness bracket, and wondered how on the planet I could lose to my good friend’s teenage son who actually picked the Cougars to win the tournament three weeks ago!