Hauka Maris: Abin da Ba Ku Sani ba

Maris Madness yana daya daga cikin abubuwan ban sha’awa da kuma abubuwan da ake tsammani sosai a duniyar wasannin kwaleji. A kowace shekara, kungiyoyi 68 daga ko’ina cikin kasar suna fafatawa a gasar kwallon kwando ta maza ta NCAA, duk suna fatan lashe gasar zakarun Turai da zama wani bangare na tarihin kwallon kwando.

Ana kiran gasar da sunan “Hauka na Maris” saboda yanayin wasannin da ba a iya tantancewa da kuma jin dadin da ake samu a cikin watan Maris yayin da kungiyoyin ke fafata a cikin tsari na kawar da kai. Gasar ta fara ne da “Zaɓe Lahadi,” wanda ke gudana a ranar Lahadi ta biyu a cikin Maris. A yayin wannan taron, kwamitin zaben ya bayyana kungiyoyi 68 da za su fafata a gasar da kuma wasannin zagayen farko.

An raba gasar zuwa yankuna hudu: Gabas, Yamma, Tsakiyar Yamma, da Kudu. Kowane yanki ya ƙunshi ƙungiyoyi 16, kuma ƙungiyoyi huɗu na farko a kowane yanki ana ba su mafi girma iri. Gasar dai tsari ne na kawar da kai, wanda ke nufin dole ne kungiyoyi su yi nasara a kowane wasa domin samun damar zuwa zagaye na gaba.

An shafe kwanaki hudu ana gudanar da zagayen farko na gasar, inda aka buga wasanni 32 gaba daya. Za a buga zagaye na biyu ne a cikin kwanaki biyu masu zuwa, inda aka buga wasanni 16. Zagaye na uku da na hudu, wanda kuma aka fi sani da “Sweetteen goma sha shida” da “Elite Takwas,” suna gudana a karshen mako biyu masu zuwa, tare da wasanni hudu a kowace rana.

Wasan karshe shine matakin karshe na gasar, wanda ya kunshi kungiyoyi hudu da suka rage. Wasan karshe na hudu zai gudana ne a ranar Asabar ta farko a watan Afrilu, inda za a gudanar da wasan gasar zakarun Turai bayan kwanaki biyu a daren Litinin. Wasan gasar zakarun Turai na daya daga cikin wasannin da ake kallo a bana, inda miliyoyin masu kallo ke kallon kungiyar da za ta yi fice.

Jin daɗin hauka na Maris ya wuce kawai wasannin da kansu. Magoya bayan kasar sun taru ne domin cike gibin nasu, inda suka yi hasashen kungiyoyin da za su yi nasara a kowane wasa da kuma wadanda za su lashe gasar. Wannan ya zama abin al’ajabi na ƙasa, tare da mutane daga kowane fanni na rayuwa suna shiga cikin ƙalubale na shinge da wuraren waha na ofis.

Maris Madness kuma babban direban tattalin arziki ne, tare da samar da miliyoyin daloli a cikin kudaden shiga ga NCAA, biranen karbar baki, da kasuwanci. Gasar dai tana kawo miliyoyin masu kallo daga sassa daban-daban na duniya, kuma biranen da ke karbar bakuncin suna ganin yawan maziyartan a lokacin wasannin, wanda ke kara habaka tattalin arzikin cikin gida.

Gasar ta kuma yi tasiri sosai kan wasan kwallon kwando na kwalejin baki daya. Manyan kociyoyi da ’yan wasa da yawa sun fito daga gasar, ciki har da sunaye kamar Coach K, Michael Jordan, da Magic Johnson. Gasar ta taimaka wajen tallata wasan ƙwallon kwando na kwaleji, wanda ya sa ta zama babban al’adun wasanni na Amurka.

Maris Madness wani abu ne mai ban sha’awa kuma abin da ake jira sosai a duniyar wasannin kwaleji. Yanayin da ba a iya hasashen gasar ba, hade da zumudin masoya da kuma tasirin tattalin arzikin da yake kawowa, ya sanya ta zama daya daga cikin abubuwan da suka fi daukar hankali a wasanni. Tun daga Zabi Lahadi zuwa wasan gasar zakarun Turai, Maris Madness wani biki ne na kwallon kwando na kwaleji na tsawon wata guda, tare da miliyoyin magoya bayan kungiyar da za su fito kan gaba da zama wani bangare na tarihin kwallon kwando.