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I flip a coin for each matchup
rossonerinho
the great thing about college basketball is watching the small schools with a great coach whose players know the fundamentals.
Whatwhatsomethingbutt
My two-year-old, who picked based on a combination of what names were the most fun to say and sheer randomness, currently has a better bracket than I do.
SteveD31415
Is there a single more pointless annual rituals in March Madness?
Ehvilmonkey
I don't know what any of this means.
surroundedbytwits
Happens every year and it’s hilarious 😆
DadjokeDad
A lady in our office swept the pool the only time she played….first NFL week post-9/11 She bet on all the home teams on the assumption that players flying to and from would be nervous and off their game. As I recall, almost all the home teams won their games that week.
HaikuSorrow
I once picked based on if I thought the mascot could beat the other in a fight (Australian Rugby League). Roosters beat the Titans? No chance.
OohDaLolly
When I was 16, I won the football season parlay pitted against a classroom full of jocks because on every matchup, I picked the team that I'd heard of. If I'd heard of both teams, or if I hadn't heard of either team, I picked whichever team name I thought would win in a fight.
Gelflingus
Or vice versa. I've known plenty girls who knew more about basketball than a lot of boys who could not care less about it.
B3N15
It's how my sister won our family betting pool by picking the UMBC Retrievers back in 2018
donutposse11337
Wait til people find out Boggle Playing Chicken has outperformed Avery Wall Street analyst in picking stocks for years. I think it’s monkeys actually, but it is random.
unluckyandbored
The handful of times I picked a bracket I went by pure 100% guesswork. I know NOTHING about basketball. I never won, but I didn't do that much worse than the people who put tons of effort into it.
UncleRat
I pick based on who the teams have to sing the national anthem throughout the season. I go with the team with the singers I like most. I have three bookies that won't take my bets anymore.
Bigcurly2000
I know nothing about football but got persuaded to do fantasy football once, I came like 3rd out of 8 with completely random picks
candar
up until today my whole 25-person family bracket was losing to my 1 year old niece, whose bracket was selected by which team name she giggled harder at
CornwindEvil
I will always remember a school wide hockey pool in 1993, where the team that got the lottery win to make their first pick immediately picked Mario Lemieau. I told my team 'Hey we should take Wayne Gretsky' because, you know, he was Wayne Gretsky, but I was ignored because it seemed like Mr. Gretsky was on a downward trend what with having just left the Oilers. Another group picked him for like, their seventh pick, and they immediately expressed regret
CornwindEvil
Like he was some sort of bad impulse buy. The team that picked Lemieu came in last, the team that picked Gretsky came in first with Gretsky's actions scoring more points than any other player earned under the team setups (I think it was players, coaches, goalies, and 'goons' and you got points based on whatever they did: players had to score, coaches had to win, goons had to get penalty minutes, etc)
CornwindEvil
My team came in second: we would have won if they'd listened to me. I felt vindicated.
theoracleofdreams
NotToBeTHATGuyBut
Hey, I picked both UNCW and Colorado State. What are you trying to say, @OP?
Malsbury
I worked with a chef from another country who knew nothing about Australian Football (AFL). Did his whole seasons tips before the 1st game. Yep, he won.
NopeForever
I expect girls know as much as the boys do.
Averag3cabbag3
One year I picked by alphabetical order and went pretty far.
AShartInTheWind
When I was like 8, I filled out a bracket for my uncle's office. I chose based solely on how cool I thought the name and mascot were. I came in 3rd in the office.
Orlandonuts
I chose Drake cause I felt he needed a win this year
cocainemonster
College age seems a little old for Drake
KatInTheCorner
No one who tries to fuck kids deserves a win ever.
Badgerbadgerson3
D....drake the ped...shit that word gets you banned now, need a synonym.....Drake the Republican?
Orlandonuts
Badgerbadgerson3
AN ENTIRE TEAM OF DRAKES??! Oh gods, hide the children!
BobAllen2004
Heh, the winner of our office pool a few years back picked 100% higher ranked teams (I think you can just pick that "by default").
tantallous
the one time i did one (coworkers forced it) in.. 2007 maybe? i just took all the 16s and put them in the final 4 and worked back from there
tantallous
at the end they were like wtf is that? and i said.. guys.. i don't fucking know or care, you said i had to make one. here it is.
Whatwhatsomethingbutt
In small pools that's the optimal strategy. In large pools the stats say pick more upsets. Of course it's not fool proof, but you'll have more success on average following those rules.
NorrinxRadd
I did one year with some coworkers, I kept calling them "basketball costumes" and I was not asked back the second year because I didn't take it seriously enough. I got 2nd over all.
Whatwhatsomethingbutt
I couldn't imagine telling somebody they couldn't participate in a basketball pool because they didn't take it seriously enough. It's one thing if your choices affected other people, it's another if your silly strategies affect only your personal enjoyment. Sounds like you worked with a bunch of self-important downers.
heller8790
Let’s Go Shockers!!! Oregon Duck is a close second. You think Oregon Treehouse Funhouse have relations with the rocks or wood? What about the logo??? Which ROCK CAN THAT GREEN O GO ON TO CONNECTS THE WALLS SO THEY REVOLVES LIKE A REVOLVING DOOR?
EroticZombiePants
They only made it to the NIT this year, but you have to appreciate Stanford because they are called the Cardinal, yet their mascot is a freaky tree guy.
heller8790
I check OREGON UNIVERSITY AND CHECK WHO MIGHT HAVE A DOOR LIKE THAT. I came to this conclusion my G? Crabman and Earl greeting one another, “HEY EARL” so I check the EARL HALL. What can you tell about the house of cards and the hoop to jump through for those door.
heller8790
Stoneleigh219
I used to pick my brackets based on if I had met an asshole from the city or state of that team. I made out pretty well somehow.
TheRealFireFrenzy
is "i know an asshole" positively or negatively indexed on player skill?
Stoneleigh219
Because my mind doesn’t relate well to the real world, assholes always lose.
TheRealFireFrenzy
thanks for the explanation!
2old4
Except in politics ...
Stoneleigh219
See above comment
Juttypants
The missus picks her fantasy football team with a combo of, if she's heard of them, if they're cute, and if they have a nice smile. She took the league last year and just barely lost in the semi-finals this year.
Dontstopbelever2000ismyfavoritesoap
My old Fantasy league decided to drop kickers because of me. I would take them super early, when everyone was getting wide receivers.
suckstoyourauntie
I know almost nothing about football, but The League was one of my favorite shows.
albaboss
I went to LSU and drafted as many former LSU players as i possibly could. I was #1 in the league the entire season
oneofrhesamsame
Well if you got chase then playoffs auto. Had CMC on first pick that IR before week one killed me. I hate the first pick
Leithoa
"if you've heard of them" isn't a horrible metric though it would include some teams you've only heard of because they're terrible.
Lastchariot
And who wouldn't be smiling all the time when they're destroying opponents
AndThenThereWereSquirrels
it's almost like there are no good metrics and it's a total crapshoot
Juttypants
We're Cardinals fans. All we know is terrible.
Wolfshead009
Could be worse. (family from Cubs town)
AtleastIvegotthatgoingforme0
Browns
myotheralt
Ok, but we still won the world series a second time.
ohdeargodwhatiswrongwithme
As a life long Mariners fan... at least you've got a world series win...