"Two of my friends played sports in college and they both went to Villanova cause they're really good at sports," he said. He has Villanova winning it all.īut I found out he picked most of his winners based on where his friends went and go to school. His Final Four include Villanova, Xavier, Oregon and Seton Hall. Sports knowledge level: He won the "9 On Your Sideline" fantasy football league, but initially drafted four quarterbacks and no kickers. Next is James, who worked during the Selection Sunday show and was tasked with relaying anything noteworthy from the ceremony to our site and app. Gonzaga also got to the Sweet Sixteen because "it sounds like Gorgonzola and I love blue cheese." That, or he's just trying to score some brownie points.Īs for some other picks, Austin made choices based on the scenery and national landmarks near the schools (Hawaii, Oregon). Which is fine by me, but I worry that my pride may have swayed his picks. In the Midwest, he sent Butler all the way through to the championship game. I told him that this is Miami in Florida, but he was already pretty sold on making decisions nostalgically with an homage to his college. ![]() He has the Austin Peay Governors going to the Elite Eight, but has them losing to Miami, his predicted champion. ![]() (Get it? His name is Austin.he also advanced Stephen F. Then, he changed gears and began choosing teams based on their names - particularly, Austin Peay. His strategy was multi-faceted in the beginning, he was paying close attention to the teams' seeding. I sat next to Austin as he filled out his bracket. Sports knowledge level: Unsure which sport(s) celebrate "March Madness." I mentioned Austin earlier - he's the one who double checked that the brackets were, indeed, for basketball. Landin's case was a little more compelling (Roy Williams and psychological warfare were discussed), so I put the Tar Heels winning it all. In the end, Landin and Eli, 10, argued through all of dinner over Kansas vs. I had my Butler Bulldogs get all the way to the Midwest finals - but I don't quite think this is their year. I had Xavier make to the Elite Eight, then lose to the Tar Heels, who I (begrudgingly) had winning it all. When I started to Duke beating UC in the next round, he said "Well, if you have UC beating Oregon, you might as well have them winning the whole darn thing."Įventually, I let UC lose. Landin, 12, gave me a hard time on this pick. This was against the advice of my two little analysts. I decided to give the Bearcats my only (dumb) upset in the first round on my bracket. Some picks were obvious, but I was hung up on UC vs. I went through my first round picks pretty quickly on my own. I employed the expertise of the two most knowledgeable and passionate sports fans I know - my 12 and 10-year-old brothers. Sports knowledge level: I grew up with five sports-crazy brothers.I didn't stand a chance. To be fair, I'll start with my own (stupid) bracket. ![]() The WCPO web desk will put your bold - possibly stupid - predictions to shame. So if you feel a little insecure about your own bracket (or your system for picking teams), have no fear. Needless to say, most of them were very hesitant to fill out a March Madness bracket - a first for some of them - and let me put it out on the Internet for everyone to see.īut they're great sports - and I bribed them with a baked good prize for the best bracket. ![]() Or "sportsball" as they typically call any and all sporting events. That interaction is pretty indicative of how most of my web editor pals view sports. My coworker and next-desk-neighbor Austin Fast asked me this when he was about a third of the way through his NCAA men's basketball bracket. CINCINNATI - "This is basketball, right?"
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