I hope your brackets are in better shape than mine
I’ve done pretty well with my brackets the past couple of years, so, naturally, I hoped to do well this year, too.
No such luck. After one day of play in this year’s NCAA Tournament, I find myself with a laughable 9-7 record.
In fact, in Jon Fisch’s bracket group at Yahoo, I find myself in 36th place. The only player keeping me out of the cellar is someone called “Beady-eyed Bracket.” Who apparently registered but then never actually made any picks.
Among my miscues Thursday:
* I picked Georgia to keep its mojo going to knock off No. 3 seed Xavier. Wrong!
* I picked Kentucky to take out Marquette. Wrong!
* I figured Michigan State would overcome Temple. Wrong!
* I figured Southern Cal would beat Kansas State. Wrong!
And I picked my alma mater — Winthrop — to not only beat Washington State but also to take out Notre Dame in the second round in order to face UNC on March 27. Instead, my Eagles allowed a 23-4 run after halftime, giving WSU a 31-point win.
Ah, well. Let’s focus on the bright side: At least now I don’t need to keep an eye on the scores over the weekend…
If you’ve not yet seen it, rush right over to the SportsDesigner, where Rich Boudet n’ Josh Crutchmer have posted an impressive collection of tournament preview pages, including a wonderfully wacky one from the Chicago Tribune that riffs on Mad magazine — including a back page “fold-in.”
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Pretty slick, guys!
March 21st, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I like my 13-3 record after the first day.
March 21st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Gators win national championship two years in a row, and your bracket is good.
Gators are not in the tourney, and your bracket suffers.
Coincidence?
March 21st, 2008 at 3:02 pm
In one of my brackets I was 16-0 on day one and the other I went 12-4.
March 21st, 2008 at 3:15 pm
See, that’s what happens when you pick against the greatest team in this fair land, the Cougars of Washington State.
Of course, my brackets are toast after misplacing my faith in Arizona…
March 21st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I have to echo what Ford said, except replace Washington State with Marquette. Go Marquette!
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Well, I might not be beating Carlos like I said I would, but at least I’m doing better than you, Chuck. :)
March 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Not a good Day 2 for me. My perfect bracket (A) from Day 1 went from 16-0 to 9-7 for a 1st Round total of 25-7. My other bracket (B) went from 12-4 to 9-7 for a total of 21-11. Good news is all my Elite 8 teams are still alive on Bracket A and I’ve only lost one Elite 8 team on Bracket B. Did anyone pick Siena over Vandy or San Diego over U.Conn.?
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 am
shoot, in one bracket, I balanced picking San diego wit taking vandy into the elite eight. I never seem to mix the crazy and smart in the proper doses. Then again, I’ll looking freaking brilliant when the cougs make the final four.
March 24th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Brackets? We don’t need no stinkin’ brackets!
Seriously, I love that fold-in. I read the tease at the top and thought the math was wrong until I looked closer. CBS. Whoda thunk it?