NCAA Final Four

Over the weekend, I was watching Butler play Michigan State in the Final Four. Butler, a small school in Indiana, did the unthinkable this season and found itself playing Duke in the National Championship. A recap after the game showed two commentators talking about Butler and their chances on Monday night. The commentator questioned whether or not the Butler players should go to class on Monday, given that Butler's campus is in Indianapolis and only 6 miles from the stadium. The second commentator's response was absolutely. He said that these kids need to feel the hype and recognition that they deserve going into Monday night's game.

Again, the concept of celebrity comes into play here. Players from a small, little-known school like Butler are now recognized on the national level because of the incredible run they went on during this year's March Madness. I had never even heard of Butler before the tournament, but because of the amount of recognition that they have been getting over the past two weeks, it is a name with which I am now familiar. Because they represent the smaller Division One schools, such as Lehigh, they were certainly rooted for as the underdogs when going up against a powerhouse program like Duke. Everyone wants to see the underdog succeed because the odds are stacked against them. Butler is to be commended for their immense success in this year's NCAA tournament.