March Madness: Me vs. A 6th Grader (Part III)

Through 3 rounds, my bracket is putting a hurtin' on G-Money's. But I'm still cautious because G-Money's champion, Baylor, is still alive. Whereas, my champ, Kansas, has been out since last week. His only chance of beating me is for Baylor to beat Duke on sunday, then go one and win the whole thing. Baylor's team colors are the worst combo ever! Green and yellow??? No way they beat these elite schools like Duke and Kentucky!

Standings Through 3 Rounds
My Bracket: 49 points
G-Money's Bracket: 30 points

Come on, Duke! Put a hurtin' to these green and yellow dudes!!!

March Madness: Me vs. A 6th Grader (Part II)

So after a crazy opening round in the tournament, I am more worried than I should be. Originally after looking at G-Money's bracket, I thought I had this in the bag. But thanks to upsets from Saint Marys and Murray St., G-Money is looking like a genius! With all of the random picks he made, G-Money somehow has all four of his Final Four intact. But as long as the #1 seeds take care of business I should be alright. Still, this is much too close for comfort. I should be dominating!

Standings after 1 Round
Me - 24 pts
G-Money - 19 pts

Murray State...Quit playing like the other school from Kentucky!!!

March Madness: Me vs. A 6th Grader (Part I)

I've always taken heat for my sports knowledge from friends and family, but at the same time I am confident (overconfident at times) when making sports predictions. This morning, I was filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket with my coworkers and they were hating on my picks. One of the guys said "Damn, son! One of your special ed students could probably make better picks than you!" I took that as a challenge. I went into my classroom and had one of my 6th grade students fill out a bracket. For legal purposes, I will refer to him as G-Money. He is unable to write, so I wrote out all of the teams on notecards and showed him two cards at a time. Slowly but surely he made his picks. I must say, G-Money likes the letter "B" which explains why he ended up picking Baylor and BYU in the championship. I posted both his bracket and mine and I will be scoring both of them as the tournament plays out.  If I lose this, it would be really embarrassing. But I gotta prove to my coworkers, friends, and family that I do indeed know more about sports than middle schoolers. I'm really hoping teams like BYU, Wofford, & Houston don't make huge runs in this tourney. Especially Baylor...if they win it all, G-Money is a genius and I will promote him to 7th grade immediately!

G-Money's Bracket

My Bracket

Please lose, Baylor! I need this badly...