Top 5 Sports Days of the Year

5. New Year's Day
New Year's Day itself is typically pretty uneventful. The only thing that makes the day worthwhile is the slew of college football bowl games that usually accompanies it. I say "usually" because some genius decided to put only three games on New Year's this year, while putting five games on January 2nd. I realize the 2nd is a Saturday, but having only three games on New Year's Day is a downright travesty. Another great choice by the guys who run college football.

4. NFL Draft
I might be alone on this one, but the NFL draft is easily the most exciting non-actual sporting event of the year. It's a day full of football, surprising picks, stupid picks, and trading down by the Eagles. As a bonus, watching guys who have just been drafted trying to do interviews is always great unintentional comedy.

3. Super Bowl
Most people would put Super Bowl Sunday at number one. Super Bowl Sunday is great, no doubt. However, the hype almost always surpasses the actual game. Sure we've been very lucky the last two years and have been treated to two of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time. Normally though, unless your team is playing in it (and I'm an Eagles fan), Super Bowl Sunday is a tad bit overrated.

2. Opening Day of Baseball
It's the unofficial start of Spring. I can't remember an Opening Day in which the weather hasn't been perfect, and you're just dying to get out of class/work and go to your team's first game. In a sport severely lacking in parity, Opening Day is great because for at least one game, every team has hope. And for one game, you get every team's ace on the mound.

1. First Day of March Madness
This will always be my personal favorite. Before college, having to get through the school day knowing there were games going on was torture. I would try to find the games on the ancient TVs that each classroom had behind the teacher's back, but no luck. When I finally got home or in the car to listen to the radio, there was always at least one upset or great game going on. And that's only the day games, there are still plenty of games at night. Then the whole thing happens all over again the next day. If every day could be the first day of March Madness, life would be perfect.