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March 14, 2007
Faux March Madness, 2007
Allright, I know you've all been hanging on the edge of your seats for the pairings in this year's edition of the Faux March Madness tournament. Wait no more, friends! Here they are:
Chicago Region
#1 Dr. Phil v. #16 John C. Reilly
#2 Studs Terkel v. #15 Mike Royko
#3 Jennifer Hudson v. #14 Bonnie Hunt
#4 O'Hare Airport v. #13 Midway Airport
#5 Lovie Smith v. #12 Ozzie Guillen
#6 Jake Blues v. #11 Ferris Bueller
#7 John Wayne Gacy v. #10 H.H. Holmes
#8 Eric Zorn v. #9 Jay Mariotti
History Region
#1 George Washington v. #16 George III
#2 Abraham Lincoln v. #15 Ulysses S. Grant
#3 Charles Lindbergh v. #14 Amelia Earhart
#4 Hammurabi v. #13 Chief Justice John Marshall
#5 Thomas Edison v. #12 Alexander Graham Bell
#6 Martin Luther v. #11 Johannes Gutenberg
#7 Genghis Khan v. #10 Hannibal
#8 Marie Curie v. #9 Thomas Roentgen
Pop Culture Region
#1 Chewbacca v. #16 Short Round
#2 Janis Joplin v. #15 Kelly Clarkson
#3 Paula Abdul v. #14 Janice Dickinson
#4 Data (Star Trek) v. #13 Data (Goonies)
#5 Danny Ocean v. #12 Charlie Croker
#6 Slash v. #11 Richie Sambora
#7 Marty McFly v. #10 Sam Beckett
#8 Maxwell Smart v. #9 Gomer Pyle
Miscellaneous Region
#1 Martha Stewart v. #16 Rachael Ray
#2 Bill O'Reilly v. #15 Ann Coulter
#3 Frank Sinatra v. #14 Neil Diamond
#4 Britney Spears v. #13 Christina Aguilera
#5 Will Ferrell v. #12 Ben Stiller
#6 Oscar Wilde v. #11 Samuel Taylor Coleridge
#7 Heidi Klum v. #10 Cindy Crawford
#8 Big Bird v. #9 Oscar the Grouch
Here's a PDF of the bracket if you want to play along at home.
So there you have it, people. Who do you think the winners will be? Remember, the History Region has produced 2 out of the past three winners, so #1 George Washington has to be looking good. But, as always, no wagering; this is a family website.
entry no. 777
Posted by oz115 at March 14, 2007 09:24 PM
Comments
I'm just going to assume the seedings were assigned only on the basis of ensuring first round matchups between similar contestants (e.g. Lincoln vs. U.S. Grant) and not on relative degrees of quality. Otherwise I'd have to track you down and give you a good ass-whupping for seeding Mike Royko at #15 while the idiot Mariotti is seeded at #9.
Posted by: Pete at March 15, 2007 12:43 PM
Pete - You'd be right. I too was troubled at giving Royko a #15, but it didn't even occur to me that I could've given Mariotti a 15. You see, this selection committee stuff is not easy.
Posted by: tim at March 15, 2007 02:36 PM