Quick question

So... at this point, does the travel agent for the Kansas Jayhawks adopt a "wait and see" policy for their tournament bids, or do they just book for the first day and leave it at that?

How uncomfortable is that for the Sports Information Director to have that conversation with Bill Self?

"Well, Bill, it's not that we want to jinx things or even say we don't trust you, because that's not the case, but... uh... well, it's expensive to book a block of hotel rooms for two weeks and then have to pay to release those. It's not us, it's the Holiday Inn, they can be real douchebags about this sort of thing..."

Betcha staying at Illinois is looking like it might have been a better decision by the day, huh, Bill? It's like leaving to manage the Cubs. Sure, if you win you'll be immoratal, but chances are it's never going to happen.

On a personal note, there are three teams that are my kryptonyte - Arizona, Michigan State and Kansas. If I pick them to run to the finals (Kansas to the Final Four this year; Michigan State to the Elite Eight) they go into the toilet on day one.

If I pick them to tank out early, they make an unstoppable run (Arizona to fall to Wisconsin this year).

This is the danger of picking in favor of teams you don't like and/or hate. When they win, they screw you twice. Even though Kansas blew apart my bracket, I'm pretty happy with that result.

Rock. Choke. Jayhawk.

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