"Do You Have a Bracket?" Topic
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 John the OFM  | 17 Mar 2026 1:39 a.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 17 Mar 2026 1:43 a.m. PST |
I never watch any basketball on tv. College or pro.
So, if I were ever to turn in a bracket, it would be with the same expectation as buying a lottery ticket. When I do buy one, I let the machine pick. I'm no good at guessing. |
| advocate | 17 Mar 2026 2:14 a.m. PST |
What's a bracket, in this context? |
| John the OFM | 17 Mar 2026 3:07 a.m. PST |
It's a breakdown of the 68 team (yes, 68, not 64 🙄) NCAA basketball tournament. |
| robert piepenbrink | 17 Mar 2026 5:11 a.m. PST |
Not the precise opposite of historical miniatures wargaming--that would be individual races--but close enough. |
| jefritrout | 17 Mar 2026 7:42 a.m. PST |
I used to do a bracket, but not over the past 12 years or so. With the push for betting, I have soured on it. I do watch the games while I paint. It's exciting background noise. |
 Parzival | 17 Mar 2026 10:43 a.m. PST |
I have two, as mentioned in the original discussion. I do not bet on any sports event, especially something as wildly inconsistent as college level sporting teams. |
| jamie43 | 17 Mar 2026 11:10 a.m. PST |
The what now! I assume this is some weird American coded thing. Never heard of it! |
| John the OFM | 17 Mar 2026 1:11 p.m. PST |
Well, yes. It IS a weird American thing.
You can play it socially in the office pool for $5 USD, and then ignore it until the end of March Madness.
Or, you can take it seriously, and ponder it for two weeks, and crash and burn just as quickly as the guy who just took five minutes. It's for serious people who have too much time on their hands. Following College basketball with its "scholars athaletes" is another sign that you need to spend more time painting your Napoleonic army. |
| robert piepenbrink | 17 Mar 2026 5:02 p.m. PST |
Got it in one, jamie43. We don't talk a lot about it with outsiders. Some of us find it a little embarrassing, and anyway they wouldn't believe us. Note that it's actually sane if you compare it with "fantasy football"--which doesn't even have Dwarves. |
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