March Madness technically tips off Tuesday night with the “First Four” play-in games, featuring four teams vying for a No. 16 seed and four for a No. 11 seed. Don’t worry, you don’t need to finish your bracket predictions until Thursday at noon, when the main course is served — the First Four games are just an unnecessary appetizer, invented by the NCAA in pursuit of its highest priority: profit.

The next few weeks will be loaded with thrilling upsets and busted brackets across 67 games. To be fair, some of the teams in the First Four may bust brackets and make a deep run, like when Virginia Commonwealth University went from First Four to Final Four in 2011. But was anyone really dissatisfied with the madness, before the First Four? Besides, when it comes to the tournament, there should only be one objective: winning the whole thing. While low seeds have certainly impressed in the tournament, it doesn’t mean they are capable of hoisting the trophy amid confetti on April 8.