tourney time
The NCAA Basketball Tournament has to be one of the most perfect sporting events ever devised. 64 teams have to win or go home. The format is about as close to flawless as any post season format is ever going to be.
That has lead to the format being appropriated for a plethora of other purposes. In recent weeks, I've stumbled across several. One was LA Magazine's "64 Greatest Things About Los Angeles" tournament that was left up to the internet voting public. They could have gotten it a lot more wrong, but with Amoeba Music winning I won't complain too much.
Several friends recently participated in a "Tournament of Nerds" which featured a poorly seeded bracket and was, by all accounts, a poorly run disaster. Which seems like a terrible waste of a perfectly good idea.
MSNBC is one of many media outlets to apply the concept to the choosing of a running mate for Obama or McCain. "Veepstakes"? That's seriously the best you guys can do?
This past offseason, Viva El Birdos even simluated a "Tournament of Champions", pitting the best Cardinals teams of all time against each other. That's quite an undertaking, especially considering that each matchup was a best-of-seven series. It doesn't look like it was ever finished, however.
Anyway, its a fun concept and maybe one I try with something around here sometime, should inspiration strike. In the meantime, consider what The Onion staffers might do with a Master's degree in composition.
That has lead to the format being appropriated for a plethora of other purposes. In recent weeks, I've stumbled across several. One was LA Magazine's "64 Greatest Things About Los Angeles" tournament that was left up to the internet voting public. They could have gotten it a lot more wrong, but with Amoeba Music winning I won't complain too much.
Several friends recently participated in a "Tournament of Nerds" which featured a poorly seeded bracket and was, by all accounts, a poorly run disaster. Which seems like a terrible waste of a perfectly good idea.
MSNBC is one of many media outlets to apply the concept to the choosing of a running mate for Obama or McCain. "Veepstakes"? That's seriously the best you guys can do?
This past offseason, Viva El Birdos even simluated a "Tournament of Champions", pitting the best Cardinals teams of all time against each other. That's quite an undertaking, especially considering that each matchup was a best-of-seven series. It doesn't look like it was ever finished, however.
Anyway, its a fun concept and maybe one I try with something around here sometime, should inspiration strike. In the meantime, consider what The Onion staffers might do with a Master's degree in composition.
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