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Show some spirit when picking your bracket

By Mike Philbrick
Page 2

Monday, March 17, 2008

Forget about what the field of 65 is putting on the court, the great equalizer when judging these teams is their respective mascots. That's what you're rooting for -- be it a bird, cat, dog or anthropomorphic blob. Whether you realize it or not, you cheer for the mascot, not the players. So when you finally decide to sit down and fill out your bracket, using the mascots is definitely the way to go. This is the criteria: What would you (a human that is) be most intimidated by? A simple rule lead ...

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