Worst new word in the English language: bracketology

[DrJay]

Don't know why, but it's driving me crazy. Maybe because all the TV people think they're being so cute and clever with it.

[Marlow]

Really?

I kinda like it. There are literally hundreds of thousands of man-hours (PC alert!) spent on it, and MILLIONS of dollars, so why not have a cool term for it?

[guru]

Remember that old Nike commercial campaign back in 2000 about "Bracketville"? The mayor was our own Bobby Huggins - the year UC was ranked #1 and odds-on favorite to win it all - until Kenyon Martin broke his leg in the conference tournament.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMjt6IsODEk

[Daisy]

Every time I hear the word i think of guys stress testing bookshelves. i gather I'm on the wrong track here?

[DrJay]

NCAA basketball tournament brackets were announced yesterday, tournament begins this week, championship game Monday April 6. US worker productivity drops 10% the next 3 weeks, water cooler refills increase 20%.

Years ago, the tournament pairings simply appeared in the paper the morning after they were announced. Two or three decades ago they started a half-hour TV show to announce the pairings. With lots of commercials. That morphed into an hour-long show, and, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't last night's a two hour program? All just to tell us who will play whom (with expert ananlysis, of course.) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

[guru]

Don't look now Jay, but Bracketology has, you guessed it, a Wiki page! lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketology

[bad hammy]

Years ago, the tournament pairings simply appeared in the paper the morning after they were announced. Two or three decades ago they started a half-hour TV show to announce the pairings. With lots of commercials. That morphed into an hour-long show, and, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't last night's a two hour program? All just to tell us who will play whom (with expert ananlysis, of course.) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

And of course these days all of the schools that think they have a shot at being selected hold big bracket selection parties for the athletes and fellow students where they all watch the TV show.

This is what it looks like when your team is not selected (in this case, 26-6 St. Mary's College of Moraga, CA)

[tandfman]

Every time I hear the word i think of guys stress testing bookshelves. i gather I'm on the wrong track here?

No, everyone else is.

[Marlow]

This is what it looks like when your team is not selected

Gainseville FL was like a funeral all weekend.

Billy ain't keeping up with Urban! :shock:

[DrJay]

Don't look now Jay, but Bracketology has, you guessed it, a Wiki page! lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketology

Arrrrrgggghhhh!

[DrJay]

First year since 1979 that both Kentucky and Indiana didn't make it.

[Pego]

In our pool I have UConn to win it all.

[Flumpy]

I'm pretty certain that 'Bracketology' is not a word in the English language.

I might be in the 'American' language but it's certainly not English. :P

[bad hammy]

I'm pretty certain that 'Bracketology' is not a word in the English language.

I might be in the 'American' language but it's certainly not English. :P

You guys call track and field 'athletics' and soccer 'football' so what do you know? :lol:

[bambam]

I'm pretty certain that 'Bracketology' is not a word in the English language.

I might be in the 'American' language but it's certainly not English. :P

You guys call track and field 'athletics' and soccer 'football' so what do you know? :lol:

And they pronounce sked-yule as shed-yule. Did they learn that in shool?