For a person who knows very little about college basketball, Katie has apparently decided that her goal if she can’t win the pool is to get as many references in the blog as possible. As I typed that, she said, “Because I am not going to win pool – I picked teams with pretty names.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do need to give her credit – she was able to name the three leading scorers for Purdue – so I have at least turned her into a Boilermakers fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we got home, I said “I am not really sure but I think my handicapping might be doing badly.” Of which, Katie said – you should give me some handicapping. This turned into a conversation around explaining that I am not trying to give people advantage like a handicap in golf, but trying to pick all the games by the spread. She was not as happy about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, she said, “I am a fan favorite – that is why I keep making the blog.” Then she said, “Or it is because I say dumb things.” She is counting – she knows she is now in the blog 3 times – it might be actually a few more. I suspect that we all can enjoy some of Katie’s commentary on the tournament over the next couple of weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has made Katie smile with a grin from ear to ear. Well, I have had a great day, but there are still a few actual basketball games to be played – not to mention that I really do have to pick the 8 games for Sunday. I don’t even know what the lines are, so I guess I better get going. It would be best to not be up until 3 am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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