Bracketology

ESPNU reports that the most common degree declared by college athletes theses days is "Bracketology (and a minor is "Betting")." Sadly, most are still failing, but they are failing with honorable efforts, with a somewhat respectable 54% accuracy rate through the first week. As is the case with most studies, as the season wears on, more students begin to fail, noteworthy here are FSU and Ohio State students, whose majority of student athletes electing bracketology fail to be able to locate their own schools on a map (extra credit is extended for those who can place Butler or Creighton), but usually can name their mascot.

One college's AD lamented that part of the student's failures must blamed on the mistakes of the NCAA to align brackets appropriately within their geographical namesakes. How confusing must it be for a bracketology major to understand the "Midwest region" when you have hosting arenas in Spokane, Buffalo, and New Orleans, or when the "western region" plays in Chicago, Columbus, and Buffalo?

"We try not to ask too much out of these kids, like don't take free money and talk about it to reporters or get busted with drugs on you, or live rent free throughout your college years, but come on, putting Buffalo in the West and expecting kids to know where it really is, that's just not fair!", said one unnamed coach.

ESPNU also reports a vast increase in applications to their school every March, even though no school exists. We see a lot of transfer applications from Tennessee and Ole Miss., which makes us smile- we are glad for the name recognition, just sad we can't offer a legitimate degree!