Bracketology

Are you filling out a NCAA bracket this year? I heard a good tip:  of the past 23 NCAA champions, 95% of them were Top 21 in offense and Top 44 in defense. Four teams have been as dominant as any team in the past few years: Duke, Florida, Houston, and Auburn. Seven other teams meet these thresholds this year: Tennessee, Alabama, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Wisconsin, and Arizona. Seven "popular" teams missed these thresholds by large margins: St Johns, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Purdue, Kansas. I'll post these rankings later this week.  

Duke is the first school in ACC history to win the conference football championship, the men's basketball championship, and the women's basketball championship in the same school year. 

We know all dogs go to heaven, but what about cats? Surely not.

Young adults aren't listening to radio any more. Nowadays podcasts are the thing. My take: I'd rather listen to a book than a podcast. Books are more permanent. I'll listen to the radio for background noise, when I don't have to pay rapt attention - like I would for a book or podcast. 

Cool car. Even has plaid seats. I might have to get me a job at the Department of Agriculture just so I can drive this bad boy.

Monday morning: went to the gym. Weights, sauna, treadmill. Stopped by Dollar Tree and McDonalds on the way home. The Dollar Tree clerk charged me wrong, and McDonalds got my order wrong. 

The Big Ketch: do they still have the restaurant in Roswell, or just the one in Buckhead? I'm told the Roswell location is still there. 

In honor of strikeout king JAY BUHNER [SABR Bio], 3,436 fans (including 46 women) shaved their heads. The “Bald-In” honored Buhner on 17-Jul-1997. It was his only All-Star season, but he also led everybody in K’s with 175, a total that would not placed him in the Top Ten in 2025. He hit more home runs than all but two other major leaguers 1995-1997. Here are the top 5: Marl McGwire 149, Albert Belle 128, Buhner 124, Griffey 122, Galarraga 119. Frank Costanza felt that Buhner never should have been traded. See “Seinfeld”, “The Caddy” Season 7, Episode 12. George’s farther was in high dudgeon over the Buhner trade.

Denison on the Oscars: only half of Americans went to a movie theater in 2025, while 75 % told surveyors they recently opted to stream a movie at home instead of watching it in the theater. 

Article: things that aren't worth your time.

1. Being Offended. 

2. Thinking your ideas are unique. Same for jokes.

3. Letting work occupy your brain all the time.

4. Getting worked up over a social media comment. Especially if it by someone you don't know. 

5. People who will never be impressed by you.

6. Corporate Fame.

7. A luxury car that you have to think about all the time. Where should I park? Did I scratch my wheels? It's bad enough driving an 11 year old car. 

8. Hating someone. Love is the answer. 

9. Waiting for the right time to do something. Go ahead and knock it out. 

10. Political debates. Same for religious debates.

11. Partying every night. Or just being busy every day.