As March Madness approaches, college students, alumni and fans alike prepare for another year of intense match ups. 64 teams of Division 1 basketball are about to square off to determine who the #1 team in the nation is. This is the time of year when basketball becomes more abundant on ESPN and the coverage shifts from football to college basketball followed by the NBA playoffs.
I grew up in an area in North Carolina where you are surrounded by fanatics of Duke, UNC, NC State, Wake Forrest and UNC Charlotte. I recall going to my friend's house and stacking up two to three television sets beside each other in order to cram in as much basketball as possible. We would all sit around with our brackets and cheer for teams we new little about. Thanks to modern television, I can get a split screen of 4 games at one time with Mega March Madness on my Directv account. My television is a lot bigger then it was back then and splitting the screen into 4 still has great clarity.
Keeping up with the standings is important to many fanatics and it becomes increasingly hard if you move away from your local team. There is a small fee to get Mega March Madness included with your programming options but it is definitely worth it. I get ESPN Full Court which broadcast up to 30 games each week during the regular season. You would think that I would be satisfied with that but it only increases my need for the playoff match-ups. Thanks to being able to see most of the games during the season, I have an advantage over all my friends when it comes to team strength. I am also able to carry on conversations about almost anyone's team. Television as become more and more user friendly over the last few years. Thanks to satellite, we can now watch out teams even if we do not live close enough to get the direct feed. The number of HD college basketball feeds is increasing as well which ads to the excitement.
Whitney Alen is a Direct TV expert and has over 10 years experience in the satellite tv industry.
