The real March Madness begins today. Before we continue, pour a little bit out of whatever you're drinking for the old Varsity Sports Grill near 63rd and Western. God, I loved the place. Forcing them to close was probably the worst thing Aubrey McClendon did at Chesapeake. The food was average, the TVs were old, and the waitresses were not hot, but that little pit area with all the TVs was the best place to ever to watch four NCAA tournament games at one time.
Back in the day (a.k.a. early to mid 2000s), my friends and I would take vacation days and get there at 10:00am to snag a couple of tables in the pit. This was our routine: drink, watch basketball, drink, eat, drink, watch basketball, drink, rip apart our brackets, drink, and when the afternoon games ended at around 4:00pm, play some pool or Buck Hunter. When the late games tipped off at 6:30, we'd generally try to extend the binge into the evening. That never worked out well.