I love sports, so very much, and I will sit and watch just about anything… but for whatever reason, I generally do not consume a speck of men’s college basketball unless a) Notre Dame is good, so basically none lately, and b) it’s March Madness. (I watch more women’s hoops, which is also conveniently more satisfying as a Fighting Irish fan.) The NCAA Tournament is one of the best playdown/playoff systems out there, enough to suck in even the most lukewarm or downright chilly of spectators, and I am happy to report that it starts Thursday.
We have two pools going: Dunks With Broads, and Dunks With Broads: Men’s Edition. You do NOT have to subscribe to our newsletter — in any capacity, free or otherwise — to participate. There’s no fee to enter, no prize pot, and ergo, no running afoul of the law; just good old fashioned bragging rights at stake. If you really want to, you can become a paid Drinks With Broads subscriber and enjoy our tournament live chat — usually, a post we send out Thursday and keep open throughout the first weekend, when everything is at its craziest. But it’s not required. Just make your picks by end of day Wednesday (or maybe it’s technically Thursday before the first tip-off, but don’t leave it that far to chance) and you’re golden.
Intrigued, but unfamiliar with the teams? No problem. I cannot stress this enough: I personally GENUINELY have NO IDEA what I am doing in general but particularly this year. Players on every single major team could walk right up to me and tell me their names and I’d be like, “Neat, I’ve NEVER heard of you,” and I will be picking things at COMPLETE random and will be in last place after the first day and stay there, which is exactly how I like it because this shit is all luck anyway and I’d much rather cheer for COMPLETE CHAOS. What I’m trying to say is: It’s extremely unlikely you will do worse than I, so give it a whirl. Can’t beat the price.
We did the pools on CBS Sportsline, so you’ll have to make a free account if you haven’t already, but please liberally uncheck any and all boxes about them sending you emails and then just bookmark the pool homepages. These are technically set to private, just so randos can’t find us, but please freely pass on the link to friends or loved ones or even enemies whom you think might want to join. Again, they are Dunks With Broads, and Dunks With Broads: Men’s Edition. And for the sake of her reputation, I must clarify that Jessica has entered under her own name and I alone am the demon picking under the pool owner name of “Heather and Jessica,” which… I might just change to my own name or to some wacky pseudonym. You’ll never crack it!!!!!!
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