2008 Woodie Awards
Tips for everyone and anyone who fills out a bracket this year for NCAA
Ariy-El Boynton
Issue date: 3/12/08 Section: Sports
The emergence of tank tops, televised baseball games and schools all-over the country rushing the court can only mean one thing.
The madness of the NCAA tourney is here. I got to be honest with some of my readers; I am little concerned that some of you are ill prepared to fill out your bracket and scared that you might do poorly in your pool. Never fear, for if you follow my advice, you will either win or have a scapegoat to be upset at.
While I am glad to help, I feel that I am in a dilemma here, and I want to be the best help possible. My guess is that a few of you have never heard terms like: box and one, four corner offense, annexation of Puerto Rico, grenade and the straight "ballinnng" three-quarters trap?
Have I lost a few of you? I had a feeling about that, so I will divide my advice into three sections, so everyone has a chance at winning their pool.
Beginner:
I know that selecting a team based on their school color is popular, but based on the outfits I see around the campus, I wouldn't recommend it. Instead you can learn things about the colleges and pick the team with the best mascot. You can also impress your friends. You can ask, "Did you know that University of Maryland, Baltimore County mascot is the retrievers, and they won the American East Conference?" The beauty of it is you do not need even to have the slightest clue of who UMBC is; you can just say, "And their point guard (bonus points for knowing the player's name) has a cute butt." That off-the cuff comment will make for a good laugh and quickly change the subject.
If you do not want or care to research the schools, then just pick "chalk." What I mean by "chalk" is pick the higher seed for every game.Sure it takes some of the fun out of it, but you will beat the "expert" who picks 15 upsets in the first round. If you want to make it interesting, start with six upsets in the first round, then pick five in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and you are on your own in the final four and championships rounds.
The madness of the NCAA tourney is here. I got to be honest with some of my readers; I am little concerned that some of you are ill prepared to fill out your bracket and scared that you might do poorly in your pool. Never fear, for if you follow my advice, you will either win or have a scapegoat to be upset at.
While I am glad to help, I feel that I am in a dilemma here, and I want to be the best help possible. My guess is that a few of you have never heard terms like: box and one, four corner offense, annexation of Puerto Rico, grenade and the straight "ballinnng" three-quarters trap?
Have I lost a few of you? I had a feeling about that, so I will divide my advice into three sections, so everyone has a chance at winning their pool.
Beginner:
I know that selecting a team based on their school color is popular, but based on the outfits I see around the campus, I wouldn't recommend it. Instead you can learn things about the colleges and pick the team with the best mascot. You can also impress your friends. You can ask, "Did you know that University of Maryland, Baltimore County mascot is the retrievers, and they won the American East Conference?" The beauty of it is you do not need even to have the slightest clue of who UMBC is; you can just say, "And their point guard (bonus points for knowing the player's name) has a cute butt." That off-the cuff comment will make for a good laugh and quickly change the subject.
If you do not want or care to research the schools, then just pick "chalk." What I mean by "chalk" is pick the higher seed for every game.Sure it takes some of the fun out of it, but you will beat the "expert" who picks 15 upsets in the first round. If you want to make it interesting, start with six upsets in the first round, then pick five in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and you are on your own in the final four and championships rounds.
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