I would like to officially thank the 28 of you who have elected to participate in the first-ever Idiots’Books bracket challenge. I will periodically post updates on the standings throughout the tournament.
As for the games, they are underway. Kato is dialed in and rooting for the overdog.
Apparently, he picked his bracket according to the “chalk,” selecting only higher seeds to advance in every game, and crowning the Kansas Jayhawks his national champion.
Alden, however, did some figuring and determined that this was the year in which no higher-seeded team would win any of the games.
Therefore, her bracket contains only upsets and forecasts that the University of Vermont will win it all.
Let the games begin.
Alden is consistently contrary. Figures she would root for the underdogs…
Kato is optimistic and literal. His worldview suggests that the tournament committee knows who the better teams are and that their seedings are as good as fact.
Alden is tied for first right now!
Alden’s moment in the sun has passed, as BYU just followed seed in dispatching Florida in double overtime. As Robert Morris threatens Villanova, Alden still feels good about her bracket, but her father has his doubts that she’ll still be smiling at the end of the day.
Too bad about RMU losing, even though it would have messed up my bracket. I was rooting for the upset.
Me too. As a Duke fan, it would have been nice to see Villanova gone, especially after the beatdown they gave Duke in the Sweet Sixteen last year. Plus RMU played their hearts out and deserved a better result.
Rooting hard for Sam Houston now. Baylor is a tough matchup for my Dukies.
RMU Duke Sam Houston Blah Blah Blah.
Golden Gophers all the way!
Anna was a little disappointed that her big underdog pick Robert Morris didn’t pan out. But the Murray State Racers have her feeling a little better about her bracket!
I’m starting to feel weird about rooting for the downfall of a newborn… Oh well, he’s gonna have to learn that ya can’t win em all (unless you’re the Jayhawks).
David,
Don’t feel bad. The kid needs to learn about disappointment sometime. And what better lesson than to realize that the underdog will often prevail. We admire Alden for being the champion of the downtrodden, even though the lesson she learns will be even more painful than Kato’s.
Matthew