tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post3353195880608635972..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: BracketAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-49556284062997803122010-03-15T19:27:13.246-04:002010-03-15T19:27:13.246-04:00Oh, and yeah, as of last year seeds 5 through 12 w...Oh, and yeah, as of last year seeds 5 through 12 were still virtually identical, though there have been yearly differences.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-68806657671705949002010-03-15T19:25:15.857-04:002010-03-15T19:25:15.857-04:00I think that's true, and what I tend to do. B...I think that's true, and what I tend to do. Because Kansas would beat Kansas State three times out of four, I don't feel I could go against them. But Kansas State could legitimately beat them that one time, not just catch them unaware, and a certain number of those <i>will</i> happen.<br /><br />This is apparently the year to do multiple brackets because of the fluidity 1-10.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-42892119731074948202010-03-15T03:07:34.124-04:002010-03-15T03:07:34.124-04:00The new one I heard was that most people pick upse...The new one I heard was that most people pick upsets early and then play it safe later, but the smart strategy is to do the opposite - stick to the Vegas odds early, then start messing around with the Elite 8, when the gaps between the teams are smaller. Everyone'll pick the favorite, but they rarely win it all, so your championship pick should be somewhere between the third-best #1 and the second-best #2.<br /><br />I'm still playing my "the 5-seed vs. 12-seed gap is much closer than people think" trick, though, for fun. Plus, rooting for underdogs is fun, so if the Vegas odds put the game under 2 points difference, I'm picking the lower seed. Upset specials: St. Mary's, Minnesota, and Washington, and Cornell. I want to put a fork in Tennessee, but I don't know anything about San Diego State.<br /><br />So I'm riding Ohio State, WV, Duke, and Syracuse. I feel okay, though not fantastic, about it.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.com