Three days have past since the Selection Committee completed the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket. By now, I’m sure you’ve heard from dozens of experts who are putting teams on upset alert and penciling their picks into the Final Four. Here’s a secret: everyone is going to be wrong.
The perfect bracket does not exist. The more basketball one watches does not translate to success in bracket pools. That is why this year I’ve tapped a new resource, my toddler.
Picking numbers in a horse race can be as effective as spending an afternoon handicapping a program. Taking that approach, when faced with a few close games, I put my indecision into the hands of a monster truck fanatic that will do just about anything for an Oreo cookie.