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'Whaddya got there, the ol' leather pumpkin?'
Using my awesome psychic powers, which only fail me oh, about every day, I have determined that the 2006 2007 NCAA Basketball champions will be... Gonzaga University in a surprise win over Michigan State. Start dousing the couches! Things will be aflame in East Lansing the evening of April 2nd!
I will not go into quite as much detail as I did in 2005, but this year, my bracket selection strategies include: "We work with their study abroad programs" (Butler, Virginia, Wright State), "They're nearby and if they win, then Ohio State is out of the tournament" (Xavier), "They have the same name as that kid from The Music Man" (Winthrop), "I will let them win one pity game out of a ridiculous sense of loyalty but then they will be beaten by Winthrop" (The University I Work At), "I think I remember hearing their name connected with basketball sometime in the past so I guess they're good" (Duke, Villanova, Georgetown), "My friend works there" (Virginia, George Washington, The University I Work At), "They're from Michigan so I guess I have to suck it up out of state loyalty" (Michigan State), "I've never heard of Belmont" (Georgetown) and "They are called Gonzaga and Gonzaga must always go on to the next round" (Gonzaga!).
(I was going to pick Cincinnati to lose in every single game - even games they weren't in - but it turns out they didn't even make it to the first round. Ha ha Bearcats! That's what you get for playing games that get my TV shows cancelled and/or moved to ridiculous hours of the morning! Suck it!)
In the end, my Final Four are: Butler, Gonzaga, Xavier and Michigan State. How realistic is this? Not very. But I also take great pride in the fact that I came in last in the 2005 SI pool, and if I can manage a last-place finish again this year, I may just burst with pride! Go Zags!
srah - Monday, 12 March 2007 - 5:13 PM
Tags: basketball, ncaa, sports
Comments (11)
srahdad - March 12, 2007 - 5:21 PM - ℓ
Are you really making picks for the 2006 tournament? I think that you mean 2007.
Aunt Pam - March 13, 2007 - 5:50 AM - ℓ
"Gorgonzola" is my favorite basketball team mostly because I love cheese and their real name Gonzaga. I'm glad to see that your markers for choosing teams are much like my own. I hope your teams win Sarah. Well okay, I hope your teams do well except I'm hoping that OSU beats them. :) I can't help it. It's in my genes.
Cheryl - March 13, 2007 - 8:09 AM - ℓ
You have a much better strategy than me. I mostly just went through and clicked buttons. Although I also picked The Place You Work At as well as The Place I Work At just out of loyalty and picked an OSU upset because I hate them.
srah - March 13, 2007 - 11:41 AM - ℓ
I should mention that the strategy above was used for my Facebook bracket. For my Yahoo! bracket, I had an entirely different and even less likely strategy, which ended up with The University I Work At beating Michigan State in the final. I guess I really want to see some couches on fire.
Cheryl - March 14, 2007 - 7:18 AM - ℓ
No, that won't happen, because The University I Work At is going to be in the finals! (ha ha ha)
Are you really making picks for the 2006 tournament? I think that you mean 2007.