St. Peter's Set's One for the Record Books being the 1st 15th Seed in the Sweet 16

March Madness makes the gloomy month shine.  The amazing college basketball games sets heads spinning.  It brings Cinderella stories to melt the coldest of hearts. This year's charming Cinderella team has gone where no other college team has gone before.  St. Peter's (Newark, NJ) is the first 15th seeded team in the NCAA tournament into the sweet 16.  Under the cool tutelage of head coach Shaheen Holloway, this small Jesuit University, undergraduate population of just over 2,100, performed at the highest level in the NCAA.  The St. Peter's Peacocks beat the Purdue Boilermakers to move to the elite eight.  This is great for the University, New Jersey and anyone who enjoys the fun and exuberance of seeing student's hard work, sportsmanship and skill reap earned rewards.  The whole team epitomizes teamwork and confidence without cockiness and finesse under stress.   The entire team and its head coach  deserve accolades.  I want noted coach Holloway is only in his 4th year at St. Peters.  In his 2nd year he was named the Rock of the year of the MAAC.  Special shout out to 6'8" freshman, Clarence Rupert and 6'2" junior Doug Edert.  Amongst a glowing team of tenacious players these two young men showed us all the right stuff.  Edert is benefitting from the new rules allowing college players to profit from licensing their image.  I endorse this course of rightful licensing.  I'm concerned though of the slippery slope this may portend in the end with college athletes and universities.  Nonetheless,  I'm not going to rain on this parade.  Games with the elite 8 begin play on Sunday.  Am I rooting for St. Peter's?  Unless you're from NC or an alum thereof, who isn't?  Meantime, tune in tomorrow to the tournament.  Next year I'm putting all the names from the brackets in a hat, pulling them out and betting accordingly.  I gotta do better than this year cause my betting can't get worse.