In the spirit of the NCAA tournament and the millions of brackets filled out nationwide, we decided to do some listing.
After the first four days of March Madness, people everywhere have seen their dreams of winning the annual office pool shattered with one pick that seemed like such a good idea at the time. Others are hanging on for dear life with every single finger and toe crossed hoping their one Cinderella goes on a run for the ages.
So it’s only appropriate that we add to the misery by coming up with a few scenarios that should never have even been considered – let alone written down.
∎ Picking any school from New Hampshire. We know you have an allegiance to the Granite State, but you can only select the teams that are actually in the bracket.
∎ Hoping Harvard would outsmart each squad on its way to a national title. Imagine how well they would do if there was an SAT tournament, though!
∎ Picking American University as your sleeper upset sheerly out of patriotism. The Eagles lost by 40 (also, all the other schools are from America, too.)
∎ A Final Four that included Kansas, Villanova, Wichita State and Creighton. Whoops!
∎ Believing your coworker when he said this was Duke’s year.
∎ Seriously considering picking a 16-seed to reach the Sweet 16.
∎ Not picking a 12-seed over a No. 5. It happens every year. Haven’t you learned?
∎ Letting your dog make the picks for you.
∎ Choosing those tough-to-pick first-round match-ups by which mascot you like better.
∎ Actually thinking you were going to win this year.
