Boys In Cullottes

From M:

I like volleyball and soccer and football and curling in that order and the rest fall into the "other sports" category.  I'm not a big basketball fan. This time of year the TV is given shrine designation by Bill as a vessel for "other sports".  The only fun part of this NCAA season for me is the annual extended Blankinship family ESPN bracket competition.  My chances of choosing wisely based on knowledge is zip so I have always adopted unique methods of picking my picks. One year I used a crystal pendulum. Once I flipped a coin. Let Cole pick. Best costumes. Coach with the most hair. Etc.  All have delivered average to dreadful results.

My brilliantly funny and normally non-judgmental nephew Joseph, is our group Commissioner and recently sent out this call to action email clearly disrespecting my technique:
"It’s that time of year again folks. Time to see who can put aside they’re mascot prejudices, uniform color scheme, academic standards or embrace them all if that’s your kinda thing to decide what team will win that trophy that somehow hasn’t been named after someone.

He thought my response was funny and should be printed on something so I'm printing it on this blog.
My response: "I see the likelihood of one cluster of shiny evolution-justifying illustrated men in culottes with runway hair being better than another at slamming the money ball through the hoop based on factual analysis as being no more of a predictor of outcome than the pleasantness of their costumes.  Don't judge my methods."

I have a new method this year based on the number of the letters A L and S in the school name. (I only cheated once and that was deciding Austin Peavy probably wouldn't thump Kansas in the first round.). I'll report later if this is my year.