Make no doubt about it. March Madness is one of the best sporting traditions this country has. Everyone seems to get involved and becomes a fan of college basketball for three weeks every March.
Experts and novices fill out brackets alike and more often than not, those of us who watch our share of games still end up losing to the attractive girl in a cute dress. But this is not about March Madness.
Sadly, this is about one of the worst sporting traditions ever to come out of America.. the penalty shootout in soccer. The Football League in England is toying with the idea and we wonder why anyone would ever want to repeat the flaws of the early days of the MLS.
Check out what Jeff and I think about penalty shootouts, Beckham getting hurt and last weekend’s derby spectacular in this week’s audiocast. You can listen to it here, or right click and listen to it here.