I'm actually doing alright with my brackets this year, but I think filling them out takes the fun out of the tournament...for me. I'm a pretty big college basketball fan; I know so many useless things about the sport that of all people, I should do well in NCAA pools. For example, I know that UNLV's point-guard, Kevin Kruger, is the son of UNLV's coach, Lon Kruger, and is actually a post-grad at the school. He graduated from Arizona State University, but only used three years of eligibility, and under a short-lived NCAA rule was eligible to play at UNLV w/o having to sit out a year as is the case with transfer students.
The quest to be right causes me to become upset when my picks bow out of the tournament, even if I have no attachment to the team. I picked Texas to go to the final four, but they were man-handled by USC. Having seen USC play a few time this year I was kind of pulling for them to do well, but to the detriment of my bracket. One can become quite conflicted by these things. So instead of enjoying a great performance by a team I like, I'm left bitching about my bracket. The tournament should be fun to watch, right?
And I'm not even driven by the possibility of winning money or a material item, I just want to be right. That said, no bracket for me next year.....or maybe I'll just fill one out and not submit.
Posted by sam at March 22, 2007 02:31 PMGo Cubs.
Posted by: Mike at March 24, 2007 09:29 PM