March Mutha F’N Madness
Tuesday, 16. March 2010
I must be growing up. The old me would have typed “Fuckin’” in the title of this post. Now I will just write it in the first sentence.
It’s that time of year again where something like $1.8 billion will be lost in the work force because people will spend hours filling out brackets, watching games online and pacing for the world’s longest 2.2 seconds of the dreaded 12-seed vs. 5-seed first round matchup instead of filing their bosses reimbursement. (Not that I know anything about that).
Sort of.
As usual, I will do my friend Derek’s pool, which I actually did well enough in last year to win some money. I think that might have been the first time I ever won anything on a bracket. I don’t usually care all that much if I’m winning money or not, but I will admit that it was quite a bit more fun when I was in the running.
It was also a lot more stressful.
This year, Laef and I are going to Vegas for the first round. I would say that betting money on the games is going to be stressful, but let’s not kid ourselves: The maximum bet Laef will allow me to place will be $10. He is not allowed to gamble on sports whatsoever, and if you’re wondering why, you can read all about Rick Neuheisel here. So, I will spend our money gambling and drinking while Laef watches Siena versus Purdue just for the fun of it.
I never feel educated about picking my bracket for the tourney, but this year I feel even more skeptical. I tried my hardest to follow college hoops because of Laef’s new gig at UCLA, but I didn’t see much outside of the Pac-10. Which might be why I was not loving college basketball this season. It wasn’t the greatest year for Pac-10 ball, but at least there are two teams in.
Other than that, I usually base my choices on random things or hunches, but I don’t really have any hunches this year. I picked Ohio State to go pretty far because I love this blog, written by one of the teams walk-ons. Funny guy. Funny blog. So, I picked them. Awesome strategy, if you ask me. (Talk to me in a week and we’ll see how it worked out).
I’ll try not to bore everyone with my tales of bliss and misery regarding the tourney, but there might be some cursing on the blog over the next month.
Erin Says:
That picture cracks me up
Here’s to us all winning some money!
Angie Says:
I can’t win money, but Gators all the way!
Amanda Says:
I don’t’ get that into sports until NCAA tourney. I think it’s just the thrill of possibly beating my husband at his own game (which I’ve done consistently the past 6 years). I just wrote a blog about this, actually….I also mostly pick based on things like my favorite colors or if I like the state the school is in or if it’s fun to say. You know, scientific stuff.
Josh Says:
Having watched little basketball this year I spent entirely too much time (half the work day)on my office bracket. Well, it took me 30 seconds to fill it out and then I made the mistake of reading a couple ‘expert’ articles soooooo…I second guessed myself half the day then compromised by filling out two brackets.
eddy ggggggggggg Says:
I am reporting you and Blake to the NCAA. Total violation. You can’t bet on this tournament because you are married to am employee of an NCAA program now. Not only do you have inside information, you are an employee at the institution that has won the most NCAA basketball tournaments. UCLA, Blake, and you are in deep doo doo because of your self admission of gaming on this blog. WTF are you thinking?
Dianne Says:
I picked Ohio State for the same reason.
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