Get a Load of the Competition

Last year, before we started STF, Marco had his own blog called Just Call Me Juice. In his bracket pool that year, several of us bloggers went up against a penny, randomly flipped to provide incentive to pick well lest we lose to pocket change.

This year, we didn't want to repeat that feat, so we came up with a new idea. I now present the bracket chosen by my five-year-old son, Jack, who picked based on the classic "whose mascot would win in a fight" strategy.



Some notes:

- These picks were made using the only metric that a kindergartener can understand: whose mascot would win in a fight.
- Obviously, we struggled on the Duke choice. Eventually his head won out over his heart.
- One of the most difficult discussions we had was me trying to explain the difference between a bulldog and a retriever for the G'Town/UMBC game. At one point, he thought maybe UMBC's mascot was a weenie dog, so I wrote that on the bracket. Also confusing? A Hoosier. They were bound to lose to a razorback hog. In fact, to a five-year-old, the only thing cooler than a hog with razors on it is a hurricane.
- Speaking of dogs... He got quite annoyed with the number of bulldog fights he had to choose. Six teams use the bulldog as a mascot, and he got annoyed with them. Michael Vick he ain't.
- He laughed out loud when I said "OK, who would win between a Bulldog, and a Duck?" I think that's how we all feel about this one.
- Obviously, a hurricane can kick just about anybody's ass. He chose well given the criteria, even forgoing his Kansas indoctrination.

So here's the bracket. You have a short time left to join the STF Bracket Challenge if you think you can beat this action.