By Steve Williams

As we fill out our tournament brackets and look ahead to the start of the NCAA’s Big Dance this week, I’ve composed a little jingle you Tennessee basketball fans may like to sing.

The tune goes just like The 12 Days of Christmas.

A one and a two …

 

On the First Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Second Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Third Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Fourth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Fifth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Sixth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Seventh Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Eighth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … eight Barnes a pushing, seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Ninth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … nine Big Blue teardrops, eight Barnes a pushing, seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Tenth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … ten Pearls a sweating, nine Big Blue teardrops, eight Barnes a pushing, seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Eleventh Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … eleven reserves a trying, ten Pearls a sweating, nine Big Blue teardrops, eight Barnes a pushing, seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.

 

On the Twelfth Day of Madness, my True Team gave to me … twelve Vandys crying, eleven reserves a trying, ten Pearls a sweating, nine Big Blue teardrops, eight Barnes a pushing, seven Grants a falling, six Admiral flexes, five Gold-den Balls … four Number 1’s, three MONEY! shots, two Bowden bombs and some Peanut Butter and Jell-lee.