In just a few weeks college basketball fans will celebrate their Christmas, beginning their morning watching the tournament and ending their day doing the same thing. Even people who don t like college sports or sports at all get into March Madness. They get to fill out those fun little brackets and try to get the big payday at the end. At least in some office pool around the country, some coin flipper will end up winning the whole thing. While the hoopla of the entire tournament takes everyone s attention, one small aspect of the college game is always overlooked around this time of year.
Cheerleaders are useless.
It s not meant to sound harsh or degrading, and this thing goes way beyond whether cheerleaders serve a specific purpose or not. I was talking to a cousin of mine a couple of family gatherings ago and he brought into perspective why students initially try out for the cheerleading group. It s a great way to meet girls, he told me. He was speaking from experience, having been a guy who was assigned to put his hand on a girl s butt and fling her 15 feet up in the air. It made perfect sense.