CHARLOTTE — The most overused word in the English language every March is bubble.
There’s the NCAA tournament bubble, a nebulous exercise to describe shifting programs into and out of the Big Dance based on recent results. There are bubble teams, spending the month stressing their fan bases with every clanked three-point attempt and each mind-numbing turnover. There’s living on the right side of the bubble and playing your way to the other side of it that forces long conversations with boosters for athletic directors across the country. Usage of the word by bracketologists, both amateur and professional, swells faster than you’ll find in any toddler’s actual bath.
