One of the most alluring aspects for the fans in the world
of sports
Is that on any given game day the favored team to win can be
upset and comes up short
Matters not the sport
nor the odds, a heavily favored team by the underdog can be upset
Especially when college teams are playing and emotional
boosts enable the players to the odds forget
Since 1985 in March Madness the number 16 seed has beaten the
number 1 seed only 2 times
The number 15 seed against the number 2 seed has been able to
11 times up into the next game climb
The Stanford Cardinal a 10.5 underdog and drubbed by the
Louisville Cardinals in their last regular season game by 20 points in the
quarter finals today the birds face
On a neutral court and hopefully over confidant Cardinals
the pain of such loss erase
If this were a college football game
Betting against an underdog Stanford will release the upset
hounds to the bookies’ bets go up in flames
But it is not and the rabid Stanford fans look forward to the
new coach motivating the Cardinal players to new sustained skill levels
o sink the 3’s, clear the boards, block the shots, create turnovers
to the Cardinal’s offense and defense bedevil
A Stanford upset win today
Guarantees on the March Madness game card the Cardinal will
play
Go Stanford; upsets against the Cardinal are not detested
words
Even though the Cardinals’ fans are in the catbird seat
thinking a loss to Stanford would be absurd
© 3/13/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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