Illogical Tournament Picks - Part 2

Every year it happens like clockwork. Some dumbass who's seen 20 minutes of college basketball in their life wins the big bracket pool. Either that, or the office secretary picks teams with the cutest mascots, and she wins the big prize. So this year, instead of thinking about my picks, I'm going to select these games based strictly on non-basketball criteria. My goal is to make the worst looking bracket ever, therefore creating the perfect one, and winning $1 million on Yahoo. Here are my picks for Friday's games:

Game 1: #14 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Syracuse
Pick: Stephen F. Austin
Why?: Two words, or one word and one number: Austin 3:16.

Game 2: #9 Tennessee vs. #8 Oklahoma State
Pick: Tennessee
Why?: Adorable mascot, cool fight song, better team name. This is a blowout.

Game 3: #11 Utah State vs. #6 Marquette
Pick: Utah State
Why?: Fuck Wisconsin

Game 4: #14 North Dakota State vs. #3 Kansas
Pick: North Dakota State
Why?: Better hockey team

Game 5: #11 Temple vs. #6 Arizona State
Pick: Arizona State
Why?: Girls gone wild...



Game 6: #16 East Tennessee State vs. #1 Pittsburgh
Pick: Pittsburgh
Why?: I've never heard of the state of East Tennessee

Game 7: #14 Cornell vs. #3 Missouri
Pick: Cornell
Why? Bruins forward Byron Bitz is Cornell '07, and I was Ithaca College '07. So much in common.

Game 8: #11 Dayton vs. #6 West Virginia
Pick: West Virginia
Why?: Pat White is Mr. Excitement

Game 9: #12 Arizona vs. #5 Utah
Pick: Arizona
Why?: There's too many teams from Utah in this tournament. One's enough. Plus...



Game 10: #10 Southern California vs. #7 Boston College
Pick: Boston College
Why?: Fuck Pete Carroll and those who employ him.

Game 11: #13 Portland State vs. #4 Xavier
Pick: Portland State
Why?: I once got into a bar in Portland (Maine) when I was 19 with my friend's ID, even though he went in before me (two Tom's with the same birthday).

Game 12: #9 Siena vs. #8 Ohio State
Pick: Siena
Why?: Sienna Miller's cute, and any team that names their mascot after the fucko who assassinated Julius Caesar is lame.



Game 13: #13 Cleveland State vs. #4 Wake Forest
Pick: Wake Forest
Why?: The motorcycle



Game 14: #15 Robert Morris vs. #2 Michigan State
Pick: Robert Morris
Why?: Ithaca College's club hockey team, who sucked BTW, once played and beat Robert Morris 23-0. Robert Morris had 10 players, including their one goalie. It's payback time.

Game 15: #12 Wisconsin vs. #5 Florida State
Pick: Florida State
Why?: Who's hotter? Brigid Mullen (Wisconsin) or Jenn Sterger (FSU)?



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Yeah, it's Sterger

Game 16: #16 Morehead State/Alabama State vs. #1 Louisville
Pick: Morehead St./Alabama St.
Why?: Two teams are better than one

-The Commodore