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Mascot Madness

iGo Global Staff • Mar 24, 2015

How’s your tournament bracket doing these days? That bad huh? Sorry I brought it up.

The good news is that you are not alone. ESPN reports that out of the 11,570,000 brackets (not a typo, that is truly 11.57 million) submitted through their challenge, only 273 were still perfect after the first day. That number seems ridiculously low after just one day until you stop to think that those 273 people all picked UAB to beat Iowa State AND Georgia State to beat Baylor. Not much confidence in the Big 12 with the remnant.

After the first two days? Only 1 bracket remained perfect. One out of 11.57 million. And that ended after Arizona beat Ohio State, leaving us with zero perfect brackets again. After the first weekend, there are only 14 brackets that have all of the Sweet 16 teams correctly picked. Fourteen! This is why they call it madness. It is nearly impossible to predict.

Which is part of what makes picking the brackets so fun. There is no tried and true method. The experts get it wrong just as much as people that don’t follow college basketball. Case in point? My family picks a bracket every year together. It is one of our traditions. Leading our family after the first weekend? My 7-pound sissy dog, Buddy. My oldest son “helped” Buddy pick his bracket by putting a treat in each hand and assigning each hand a team. Whichever hand Buddy went to first, became the winner of that matchup. Buddy has 13 of the 16 teams left correct on his bracket, and he now weighs 7.5 pounds. Ridiculous.

Yes, anyone can pick a bracket and everyone has a chance. Your method of picking could work as well as any other method. You can pick based on your favorite colors. You can pick based on alphabetical order. You can pick based on how many teams have Bible names like my 8 year old daughter (St. John’s, Maryland, Providence, Davidson, and Iowa because “Iowa sounds like Israel”). You can even pick based on which mascots you like (Anteaters, Shockers, Chanticleers , Ospreys, or Ducks anyone)?

Which brings me to the point of this post. iGosia needs a mascot for 2015. And picking our mascot is a lot like picking a bracket. There is no method in our mascot madness. There is no discernible pattern to go by when you look back at the last 10 years: Armadillo, Penguin, Goat, Giraffe, Octopus, Moose, Owl, Elephant, Duck, Rhino.

So what is your pick? Should it be another bird? Maybe an insect for the first time? How about another creature of the sea? iGosians, we want to hear from you. No hints yet. Those are coming next week. Until then, give us your suggestions, your predictions, your hopes, your dreams. Which animal is worthy of such an honor?

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