Duke V Butler: End of another Tournamnet

In an exciting and close championship game, Duke managed to muster just enough to beat Butler 61-59. The game was an exciting end to what was an exciting and monumental tournament. While Butler had a stellar run, and their young coach Brad Stevens will become an important new name in the sport, they failed to be able to work their magic one last time. The game drew fans for both teams, Duke with its hordes of loyal followers throughout the country, and the millions cheering for Butler in hopes of seeing an underdog prevail. Even watching the game with friends, their was competition in the room. Many of us were cheering for Butler, while one friend was good pals with Scheyer on the Duke Squad and was adamantly cheering for the devils.
The tournament was an exciting an unexpected one, and the number of upsets is one for the record books. Pools across the country were won by surprised patrons, ones who didn't know much about these teams beforehand. One friend was telling me how in his office draft, the only two left who could win was himself, who admits little knowledge of College Basketball, and a co-workers 6 year old daughter. In the end, the 6 year old won it all.
This might also be the last year of 64 teams. Pressure to increase revenue and include more teams could likely expand the tournament to 96 teams in the near future. The collectively dismal performance of the Big East this year will only reinforce that. This could be a landmark year for the tournament, both exciting and the final chance we have to see the tournament in this form. Lets just hope the years to come can be as exciting.