Conference tournament previews, week 1

(This is March voice) THIS IS MARCH.

Well, folks, it’s the best time of the year: March. Is this being posted on February 27? Well, yes. Is the high in Knoxville 68 today, and therefore, is it March? Also yes. It’s March. To celebrate, if you’d like to purchase a full year’s worth of access to this Substack even if just for the NCAA Tournament, I’ve lowered the subscription price on this site to $12 for a full year for the next month. Click below to take advantage if you haven’t already:

The vast majority of posts during March will be paywalled, because I have to make money on this project somehow, so sign up now. There will be one free article a week, but as of the time of writing I’ve got eight (!) articles planned for the four days after Selection Sunday and precisely zero of them will be free. So: get in now while you can. It’s projecting as paying $12 for 12 months of work, but also $12 for 20 paid articles during the month of March and the Final Four.

Anyway! This article is not about that.

BELOW THE LINE ($): let’s talk tourneys