Flunking Bracketology

by BrickHorn on Mar 28, 2011 2:16 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Basketball

Kentucky, Connecticut, VCU, and Butler. What are the chances that anyone would have correctly predicted that odd quartet to qualify as the Final Four in this year's NCAA Tournament? According to one data set, roughly 0.000033%.

Not a lot of us got this one right. Out of approximately 6 million participants in the ESPN bracket contest, only two accurately predicted this year's Final Four. To understand how pathetic that is, consider the following. If 6 million orangutans randomly hurled feces at 6 million brackets, about 90 of the stochastic scat patterns would accurately reflect the results of this weekend's regional finals.

That's not just mathematical mumbo-jumbo, either. Acquire a few million apes and verify it for yourself. We've run the tests, and I'll be damned if 90 of those hairy knuckle-draggers didn't completely nail this fucker. Now one of them is going to be spending my $20.

Nice job with the Kansas-Ohio State final pick, chump.

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So a priest, a rabbi, and all the VCU and Butler alums walk into a bar….

TV ratings for that game should be gold, Jerry! Gold, I tell you!

by Texoz on Mar 28, 2011 2:31 PM CDT reply actions

If 6 million orangutans randomly hurled feces at 6 million brackets . . .

In other words, a Barking Carnival board meeting?

by parlin on Mar 28, 2011 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

Currently sitting @ #1 in the BC standings. I had VCU/USC getting past G’Town, then changed it just before the tourney tipped off, but never would’ve put them past Purdue anyway…

I hated tOSU’s schedule this year. Win @ Florida then split the season series with Purdue and Wisky. They were good at beating mediocre teams, but against quality opponents it was a coin flip. I felt good about my UK pick. I thought Texas would fall to UConn and then KU would beat them in the finals.

Looks like somebody picked UConn to win it, so they’ve got an outside chance of winning the tote bag convincingly.

by texasengr on Mar 28, 2011 4:17 PM CDT reply actions

About the equiv of a foo’ball playoff scheme coming down to Nevada and Mississippi State.

by OldTimeHorn on Mar 28, 2011 4:33 PM CDT reply actions

Tote bags are given out through 19th place, right? Or do I have to go experience sizzlechest in Nova Scotia or something.

by nordberg on Mar 28, 2011 4:38 PM CDT reply actions

“About the equiv of a foo’ball playoff scheme coming down to Nevada and Mississippi State.”

On one side of the bracket, yeah. On the other side you have Michigan vs. Florida or some such. Sure would be fun.

by nordberg on Mar 28, 2011 4:39 PM CDT reply actions

The first rule about Tote Bags is don’t talk about Tote Bags.

by Drew Dunlevie on Mar 28, 2011 8:34 PM CDT reply actions

My bracket got beat up so bad last Sunday it moved to SafePlace. But eh, whatever. I prefer the loser strategy anyway – picking Texas every year so if I want to lick my wounds and ignore basketball for a few days, I won’t be fighting the urge to check my bracket. and when I go back I can root for whomever I like. And right now that’s VCU babee. They made the Morris brothers cry.

by Dagga Roosta on Mar 29, 2011 2:49 AM CDT reply actions