worst. bracket. ever?


no post tuesday, i know. i figured it would be pretty damn ridiculous for me to give anyone my hardcore "analysis" when i've seen, like, three or four college basketball games (from beginning to end) all season. sure, i've caught bits and pieces. how could i not? i mean, i do have and watch a whole lot of espn. sure, i watch sportscenter and catch the talking heads talk, talk, talking about who's good and who's got "flaws" and who's terrible and whatever. i see and hear them talk, talk, talk and i just remind myself that "nobody knows anything".

i still want to pinch every single human that fills out more than one bracket, because i will never understand what the fun in that truly is. maybe i'd get it if i actually bet money and if one out of my seven brackets won third place in my best friend's work pool and i could afford a free arby's milkshake or something, but i don't bet actual money, because i think that's pretty stupid. not betting, mind you, but betting on something as random as the ncaa's seems retarded to me.

so, i plan to lose this year. and i plan to be every bit as pissed off as i would be had i watched every single basketball game there was to watch this season and felt like i was the most educated college basketball fan EVER. that's just how it works. i don't need much help to find myself pissed off.

my method was simple this year. i waited 'til this morning. i picked my teams without any hesitation and without even the first second-guess. i let my gut and whatever knowledge the inner workings of my brain deemed important enough to figure into the equation be my guide.

it seems i hate kentucky and that spoiled brat demarcus cousins. so, i have them losing this weekend. that is pretty stupid.

i hate duke. they are terrible. i have them, too, losing this weekend. that is ridiculous.

i think kansas has been overrated all year. i have them losing in the sweet sixteen. kansas is going to win the title. i am a moron.

syracuse will probably lose this weekend to gonzaga. i have them in the championship game. really, i should never pick a bracket again.

i have three big east teams in the final four. i have some team called "bay-lor" in the elite eight. i have a team that can't shoot winning it all.

and i couldn't be happier.

my final four:

syracuse over ohio st.
west virginia over louisville

west virginia = champs.

let the games begin.

and my misery ensue.

instant observations


okay. home from bible study and i am taking my first good look at the brackets. we'll get further into it on tuesday, but here are the things that are striking to me right now...


- the south bracket is as weak as i've ever seen. duke is posing as a one. what's worse? there is no one, minus villanova, in the bracket that can knock them off! unbelievable. purdue as a four??? why? because they just lost to a minnesota team that shouldn't be in the tourney (wherefore art thou, mississippi state???) by fifty a couple days ago??? yeah, that makes sense. i hope baylor makes a run to the final four. i don't know if i'll pick it, but i'll hope it.

- gonzaga got raped with their seed. weren't they just ranked in the top fifteen when they lost in their conference tourney final? and now, they are an eight and have to play the 'cuse in the second round. that's terrible. i am looking forward to hearing an explanation on that one.

- midwest bracket is loaded. kansas could get michigan st. in the sweet sixteen then georgetown/evan turner in the final eight? tough, tough games for the overall one seed. good potential games all around. if you look at the brackets and if you think they are the best team, kansas deserved a softer bracket, like the pansy ass duke bracket. have i mentioned how heinous the south bracket is?

- killer second round games? michigan st./maryland, tennessee/georgetown, syracuse/gonzaga, nothing in the terrible south, kentucky/texas

- cinderella possibilities? utep and cornell

- huge upset that i want to pick tonight but may not come thursday. texas over kentucky.

this will be the worst bracket i ever fill out. the least educated. the least amount of games during the regular season i've ever watched. the fewest gut picks due to passing the "eye test" earlier in the year. i preemptively blame alabama for sucking and giving me zero motivation to watch any more basketball than i did.

i can't wait!