So, the NCAA brackets are out. Syracuse got left out of the field, which is what Jim Boeheim gets for sneering at the selection committee in public. And also for not playing a game outside the state of New York until late January...
Maryland, at least, is in, seeded #4 in the St. Louis region, where they'll play Dave Munger's Davidson team in Buffalo on Thursday. They're doomed.
Why are they doomed, you ask? Well, for one thing, Davidson has a pretty good team, and is just the sort of program that Maryland might easily overlook.
More importantly, though, they're cited in the New York Times as a team that "may perform better than expected", on the basis of Ken Pomeroy's statistics.
They're doomed.
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Last week, in the commentary after taking yet another silly Internet test, one that happened to reveal that the supervillain that I'm best suited to be is Doctor Doom, there were others who also tested as Doctor Doom.
This one seems to be going around the
There's only one thing to say about this little video clip: Doom, doom, doom, doom, doom.....
"It's Doctor Evil. I didn't spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called 'mister,' thank you very much." -Dr. Evil
I don't think you've got anything to worry about, Chad. And why haven't you signed up for the Scienceblogs tournament pool yet?
And why haven't you signed up for the Scienceblogs tournament pool yet?
I'll get there.
I generally don't sign up for contests until after the brackets have been announced.