The joy of watching televised college basketball in the afternoon in November cannot be overstated. Few sports can compete with the game's smorgasbord of in-season tournaments—try as the NBA might—and "Feast Week" often serves as a delectable appetizer for March Madness.
The crown jewel of these tournaments is the Maui Invitational, revered for its idyllic setting and traditionally airtight field of eight. This year was no exception, with national title contenders Kansas, Purdue, Marquette, Tennessee and Gonzaga all present.
Thus, a loaded Maui bracket and an idle populace eyeing Thanksgiving is a recipe for, say, a legendary actor tweeting about the tournament's third-place game.
