Monday, March 13, 2006
we're goin' down, down in an earlier round (march madness '06)
and sugar, we ain't goin' down swingin'.
the brackets for this year's ncaa men's basketball tournament came out last night. for the next few weeks the productivity of this country's workforce will plummet as everyone from pedestrian basketball fans to "heads" will follow the course of the tournament.
in an interesting twist, kentucky this year faces uab (univ of alabama at birmingham) -- the very same team that knocked us out early 2 years ago. how do I think we'll fare? as negative as I am on the cats this year I really do think we'll at least make it out of the first round. but if we manage to slip by uab we'll be facing this year's favorites in uconn. so either way we'll only go as far as the second round.
thus my quoting fall out boy for this entry.
with that said, here are things to keep in mind while filling out your bracket(s):
- as much as I hate uconn, they're gonna go far.
- as much as I hate duke, they're gonna go far.
- watch out for tournament-tough teams like syracuse and michigan state. they may not be ranked very high (5th and 6th respectively) but teams like these know how to win tournament games. especially syracuse who are on a huge momentum right now.
- if any team is ever overrated it's gonzaga. here's a team that hardly plays any decent competition all year, so come 3rd-4th round they'll be in over their heads.
- remember, as much as you want to see a 16 seed knock off a 1 seed that's never happened and probably never will.
- if you're ever in a pinch to decide on who'll win, pit their mascots against one another and base your choice on that. for example, pick the such-and-such state tigers to defeat univ-of-whatever fightin' artichokes.
- and always remember: the eraser is not your friend. make your picks and forget about it. it's like the SAT's.
we'll revisit this post at the conclusion of the tournament and see if anyone should ever listen to my recommendations.
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the brackets for this year's ncaa men's basketball tournament came out last night. for the next few weeks the productivity of this country's workforce will plummet as everyone from pedestrian basketball fans to "heads" will follow the course of the tournament.
in an interesting twist, kentucky this year faces uab (univ of alabama at birmingham) -- the very same team that knocked us out early 2 years ago. how do I think we'll fare? as negative as I am on the cats this year I really do think we'll at least make it out of the first round. but if we manage to slip by uab we'll be facing this year's favorites in uconn. so either way we'll only go as far as the second round.
thus my quoting fall out boy for this entry.
with that said, here are things to keep in mind while filling out your bracket(s):
- as much as I hate uconn, they're gonna go far.
- as much as I hate duke, they're gonna go far.
- watch out for tournament-tough teams like syracuse and michigan state. they may not be ranked very high (5th and 6th respectively) but teams like these know how to win tournament games. especially syracuse who are on a huge momentum right now.
- if any team is ever overrated it's gonzaga. here's a team that hardly plays any decent competition all year, so come 3rd-4th round they'll be in over their heads.
- remember, as much as you want to see a 16 seed knock off a 1 seed that's never happened and probably never will.
- if you're ever in a pinch to decide on who'll win, pit their mascots against one another and base your choice on that. for example, pick the such-and-such state tigers to defeat univ-of-whatever fightin' artichokes.
- and always remember: the eraser is not your friend. make your picks and forget about it. it's like the SAT's.
we'll revisit this post at the conclusion of the tournament and see if anyone should ever listen to my recommendations.
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