Does anyone else fill out a blank bracket as they announce the field?

[Marsh01]

Even though you can print one off 1 minute after the show ends?

Or am I the only loser who does this still?

 

[orange79]

Yes. I have my Excel (and many years ago my Lotus 1-2-3) spreadsheet ready and type as fast as I freaking can as they are announcing the draw. There is absolutely no need to do this, but old habits die hard. Very hard.

 

[Ghost]

Lololol, no I don't do that any more - but I find it awesome for some reason that you both still do.

Kudos to you two!

 

[Texas Otto]

Nah goes too fast I wait till I can print one off with the teams on it so I can start playing with different scenarios

 

[rstone7727]

Yes. I have my Excel (and many years ago my Lotus 1-2-3) spreadsheet ready and type as fast as I freaking can as they are announcing the draw. There is absolutely no need to do this, but old habits die hard. Very hard.

lol, don't forget my favorite, "Harvard Graphics"...

 

[jncuse]

I tend to be too busy ranting and raving like a lunatic on a message board about the Vommitee (Pearl trademark)

Especially Duke seed and draw.

 

[orange79]

lol, don't forget my favorite, "Harvard Graphics"...

Ha! And before Lotus, VisiCalc!

Edit - I have sadly just dated myself.

 

[Shermthegeneral]

I used to make a big poster bracket as a kid. I would spend Monday thru Wednesday on it and it was a lot of fun. If anyone has kids, it's a great way to keep them interested.

 

[MadNY3]

Even though you can print one off 1 minute after the show ends?

Or am I the only loser who does this still?

Love that you still do that. I still want to...but then I don't given the Internets are here to serve my lazy @ss.

 

[Marsh01]

Yes. I have my Excel (and many years ago my Lotus 1-2-3) spreadsheet ready and type as fast as I freaking can as they are announcing the draw. There is absolutely no need to do this, but old habits die hard. Very hard.

I actually hand write them in still. My wife says to me "why are you writing them down when it will be on espn.com in 10 minutes?"

I tell her "to analyze at the commercial breaks"

 

[Hoov50]

Even though you can print one off 1 minute after the show ends?

Or am I the only loser who does this still?

Before I got married I did this. Now I consider myself fortunate to be able to watch the selection show. I have convinced my wife of the important of SU games but still haven't swayed her on the importance of the selection show.

 

[llandz]

I've done it up until this year. Not sure about today. Probably. I do it so when they Syracuse I have our whole bracket there. So I can look at it before the printed one comes out.

 

[Ghost]

I used to make a big poster bracket as a kid. I would spend Monday thru Wednesday on it and it was a lot of fun. If anyone has kids, it's a great way to keep them interested.

In college we used to do our entire wall in the living room. And it was a HUGE wall. Wish I had a pic.

 

[orange79]

In college we used to do our entire wall in the living room. And it was a HUGE wall. Wish I had a pic.

Why didn't you just use your cell phone camera?

Oh, right...

 

[jncuse]

I used to do it in early 90s before brackets were easily accessible.

I lived in a rural area in Canada with no cable (only CBS affiliate via rabbit ears), so I needed to write it out, or wait for tomorrows newspaper.

 

[Marsh01]

Love that you still do that. I still want to...but then I don't given the Internets are here to serve my lazy @ss.

Not only do I fill it in as the show is going on, I continue to fill it out until I pick a winner. I always do it right away and go with my initial gut reaction before I can actually dive in and analyze matchups. Sad thing is I usually do better in this one than after looking and studying the bracket.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Still do a handwritten one on Sunday night. I'm old school.

The printed ones don't always show what pod everyone plays their 2nd - 3rd round games in, or who plays Thurs-Sat and Fri-Sun.

I even have two different colored hi-liters ready to go (orange for Thurs-Sat and blue for Fri-Sun).

Besides, how many times in your life do you get the chance to write out "Valpo".

F**k yeah!!

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Nah goes too fast I wait till I can print one off with the teams on it so I can start playing with different scenarios

All of my scenarios end with Syracuse winning.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

I've done it since 1991 before I could hop online and print one. I've filled out the bracket live ever since. Tradition

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[Ghost]

All of my scenarios always end with Syracuse winning.

Yeah, I'm that person too. I've never done a bracket where Syracuse doesn't win it all. EVER. Even when we didn't make the tourney we were pulling it out somehow!

If it's a big money entry bracket, whether I think we have a shot or not, I'll split an entry and have someone else pick SU's side and the final.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

I actually hand write them in still. My wife says to me "why are you writing them down when it will be on espn.com in 10 minutes?"

I tell her "to analyze at the commercial breaks"

That's awesome! I tell my wife the exact same thing. She then says "but you have 2 days to analyze it" to which I reply "babe, you'll never understand basketball."

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[cliftonparksufan]

My tradition is always buying the USA Today on the Monday after Selection Sunday. Has little snippets about every team.

 

[Texas Otto]

All of my scenarios end with Syracuse winning.

Speaking of that I won an office pool once (when I worked in an office) it was 96 and everybody laughed at my bracket when I turned it in having Cuse going to the final and losing to KY LOL I laughed when I collected the 300 smackers from those fools

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

My tradition is always buying the USA Today on the Monday after Selection Sunday. Has little snippets about every team.

I love the Monday USA Today. Ahhh the per internet days

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[Marsh01]

That's awesome! I tell my wife the exact same thing. She then says "but you have 2 days to analyze it" to which I reply "babe, you'll never understand basketball."

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Too funny. Tonight she knows that I am out of commission until long after she goes to bed. I wont get off the chair I am sitting in for at least 6 more hours.