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What Is March Madness Bracket Tradition? Why Copper Flagg’s Mother Refused To Participate in March Madness Tradition?

Cooper Flagg’s mother refused to participate in March Madness tradition.

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The March Madness is underway with 64 teams fighting for the ultimate glory. The First Four delivered thrilling matches, Alabama State’s miraculous last second layup, UNC’s domination and Xavier’s comeback over the Longhorns.

A tradition of filling a perfect bracket stays a dream for many but some only make it through the First Four. The round of 64 brings it’s own challenges with some major upsets and close calls breaking the dream for many.

What is March Madness Bracket Tradition?

The first NCAA tournament was held in 1939, but the first bracket apparently didn’t come until the 1970s. The March Madness bracket tradition is a widespread practice in the whole of America, fans, players and even analysts predict the outcomes of the game to get their NCAA tournament winner. It involves filling out a chart that has all the matchups from the first round to the national championship game.

The March Madness story is all about underdogs upsetting the heavy favorites and making a deep run, also known as Cindrella Stories. Majority of brackets fall through with each upset and only a few carry forward to the next round.

With millions participating each year, the March Madness Bracket Tradition breeds a different level of competitiveness during the NCAA tournament.

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Why Cooper Flagg’s Mother Refused To Participate in March Madness Tradition?

Cooper Flagg’s mother put out a confusing statement regarding the old March Madness tradition. She and her husband have decided not to take part in this year’s March Madness bracket tradition.

“We’re bowing out,” added Kelly Flagg on participating in the March Madness bracket filling tradition. She also added further, “It doesn’t feel right,” she said. “We know who’s going to win and I don’t want to take everyone’s money that easily.”

The boys got their gold balls today! pic.twitter.com/zyeJijQLcB
— Kelly Flagg (@kflagg11) May 11, 2022

The ACC Player of the Year, Cooper Flagg led Duke to a regular season title and led them in every in major stat. The freshman got injured during the ACC quarter-finals clash against Georgia Tech and missed out on the whole conference tournament. However, Duke managed to take care of things without their star and went on to win the tournament.

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The Duke star’s health remain uncertain as Duke faces Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers in their round of 64 matchup.

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