And The Slimmed-Down Lady Sings – TLP Bracket Challenge
Jennifer Hudson might have slimmed down to sing “One Shining Moment”, but the NCAA seems to want to turn March Madness into a bloated flabby mess. It’s a stupid decision, but then again, the NCAA isn’t known for its desire to act in the fans’ best interests. After all, if basketball decided a champion the way it’s decided in football*, either Kansas or Kentucky would be celebrating this morning.
But they’re not. Butler made a strong run, but the team that fulfilled the dream is Duke.
That means we had a last-second change to the standings in the TLP NCAA Bracket Challenge:
1. William Satterwhite – 279
2. Nate McHugh – 277
3. nic stersic – 264
4. Brad Warbiany – 262
5. Doug Mataconis – 260
So congratulations, William! I’ll be contacting you offline soon to handle the guest posting opportunity, and if you don’t hear from me, contact me at the admin link listed on the left sidebar.
I’ll be planning to do this again next spring, and I definitely learned a few things. First, I initially worried that I biased scoring too heavily to the first two rounds, but William and the Duke Blue Devils proved that selecting the correct champion was still just enough to squeak into victory. That said, this year was significantly more upset-heavy than most, so in future years I’ll try to better balance scoring opportunities between rounds.
Either way, it’s been fun, and it should be a nice tradition to continue.
* Yes, I know there is no official NCAA champion in football, and the BCS Championship is not an official NCAA championship. The BCS champion is, though, the de facto national champion, and the NCAA is culpable as they haven’t done anything to change the situation.
