BtotheR Tournament Bracket--Round 2 Analysis

Wow I apologize for this being so long since the first round analysis. Football started up and zapped every ounce of creative energy I had…even with me not practicing thanks to a bum hammy. Those hour-long meetings really start to suck, especially when you aren’t even on the practice film! Anyways, the time with the guys has helped me get updated on some situations and make my selections a little clearer. I hope you enjoy this round’s analysis.

Freeze vs. Chang— Interesting matchup here with a 1 seed vs. a 4 seed. I want to introduce some information to you from the actual March Madness bracket that I think will influence my decision here…“Only once have we had a Final Four with all four No. 1 seeds (2008)” (source: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/tcmen12trends/2012-men-ncaa-tournament-bracket-trends-consider-making-picks-field-68). This tourney holds true to that, and Freeze’s flowing locks and firm muscular buttocks (too much?) find him a woman, and he lives happily ever after. Chang long boards into the next round.

Bauman vs. Couwenhoven— Big Stick walked through the first round with absolutely no resistance while Caleb had to battle a bit with Dammo. Honestly, that means nothing in this tournament, but it seemed to fit with the whole March Madness theme. Regardless, this time around Joe’s matchup is more like NWC vs. a school from the Big East conference…little bit closer than playing an SEC school but still a blowout. Joe continues his quest for another championship ring to go with his high school one.

Balzer vs. Billy Bob— Oh man this one is tough. You have NWC’s most eligible bachelor and then you have a military man (ladies love a man in uniform!). Balzer has 2 years of school left, while Billy Bob has 3 along with some overseas duty somewhere during that too. I have to go with my gut here and say that Billy Bob meets a lovely military girl or a girl that comes from a military family and they enjoy life with their own little regiment (kids). Balzer moves on to his engineering career and the next round.

Youtzy vs. Langmade—Both guys are coming off easy wins (I hope…since Kevin was matched up against me and all…) and are coming into the dating scene hot. Youtzy is a running back, which means he gets the 2^nd most attention from the ladies. Kevin’s main position is kicker, which means girls consider him as more of a friend to take along on their shopping trips. Kevin has a few more connections with the NWC ladies than Tim does, but I say that Tim’s age and 1,000 yard season get him a one way ticket out of the tournament. Kevin moves on in the 1 vs. 5 seed upset.

Kabakas vs. Entler—CoCo’s interest in white girls (I also found out he likes Latinas, but that’s irrelevant at N-Dubs) helps him out at NWC, however on the flip side I don’t know many girls at NWC who have reciprocal preferences (after all, this is the Midwest). The girls that do are likely to be found living in Antioch. Unfortunately, Kabby doesn’t spend his free time over there, thus diminishing his odds by quite a bit. Entler is currently outside the NWC bubble working his magic. With a greatly expanded playing field, I give the advantage to Entler here and send Kabby to the Elite Eight.

Kendall vs. DeBoer— Cyle is best friends with Goose, who made an early exit in this tourney. He will undoubtedly be involved in Goose’s wedding in some way, which will provide him with an opportunity to meet someone. Unfortunately, I’m assuming a lot of the college kids at that wedding will be from the N-Dubs, thus not opening up a whole lot of new opportunities for Cyle. On the other side, preseason All-American Kendall “430” Sommerlot will be ripping things up on the defensive side of the ball from his linebacker spot. King of short short Thursdays, Kendall’s physique is a wonder to behold. I say that Cyle has a glimmer of hope at Goose’s wedding, but Kendall finds a country girl just in time and takes himself off the market.

Sinnen vs. DJ—This one is pretty cut and dry. Sinnen has a great girl and told me the other day that he has roughly a 2 year time frame on the ring, while I’m not even sure if Deej has talked to a girl since he got to NWC. Unless he meets a freshman girl this year that loves sleeping, poufy hair, and flannel sleep pants as much as he does, DJ advances.

Dontay vs. Tim VB—So I thought Dontay was going to play this season, but unfortunately we are Dontay-less for our 2012 campaign. That really hurts his chances of exiting this tourney in my opinion...Although, maybe now he will have more time to get to know the lovely ladies of the 3003. Both of these guys are quieter and more soft spoken, but some ladies find that attractive (mostly because they usually talk entirely too much and can’t afford to have a guy that wants to express his thoughts…haha ok so I exaggerated that, but you get my point). The advantage here goes to Tim, simply because of the statistics: NWC is home to a lopsided ratio when it comes to cultural background. Less options for Dontay=more chance of Tim finding someone first.

 So those are my 2^nd round rankings. Feel free to disagree..after all this is America! I hope to hear which ones you disagreed with and why. I will hopefully be working on the Elite Eight matchups soon (as football allows). Until then, be on the lookout for girls that would help any/all of us get out of this tourney!

Here is an updated version of what my bracket is looking like: