EXPERTS: YOU'RE OFFICIALLY ON NOTICE

Dear NCAA Bracket Projection Experts,
Hey! Yeah "experts," we're talking to you! Joe Lunardi. Gregg Doyel. The CollegeRPI.com dude. Seth Davis. Listen up! The Super Bowl is over, the NCAA tournament selection is near and with football nothing but a distant memory, millions (thousands, hundreds, tens... depending who you are) of fans now turn their eyes to you. Well, you're officially on notice. We have developed a formula, a system, a method and a challenge to show a couple of hacks like us can predict the 2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament field and brackets better than you clowns. That's right, we're throwing down the gauntlet. We're out to show the college basketball world a couple of guys with nothing but time to waste can out-gun those who have fine-tuned their bracket craft into steady, internet gigs and late-night, obscure radio show appearances. Are you ready? Because I know we are.

First off, the challenge. I mean, it's impossible to know who is the best at the end of the day when there is no sort of scoring system to determine who is the winner. Well, we have set the parameters and we will be happy to discuss any changes should you disagree. The scoring system, simple:

One point for correctly picking a team that makes the field.
Two points for correctly picking the exact seed.
One point for missing the correct seed by +/- one.
One point for correctly picking the location where the team will play.

Easy enough, right. And, much like the game Dr. Naismith invented, the man with the most points wins. What do you win, you ask? Well, should you beat us hacks, we will change the name of the blog from "(Insert Expert) Is a No Talent Ass-Clown," to "(Insert Expert) Is a God!" from the time the brackets are announced to the time some crusty, NCAA hancho hands the national title trophy to the winning team. Surely, this will be an honor and a prize we can all agree on. In fact, you can put the honor on your resume, right above that Ivy League education.

We're so confident that we can defeat you, we're going to help you out. Right here you will be able to tell who we think is in, who is out, why they are seeded a certain way and why certain teams fall well-short of worthy NCAA selections. We'll even give you the formula. You can expect our projected brackets every Monday; however, you can guarantee our thoughts on certain teams every day of the week. In fact, we will provide logical, statistical arguments, just to prove we aren't crazy. And; we won't even get mad when you hurl lame insults like "any mock bracket that includes Colorado isn't a mock bracket at all. It's a joke bracket." We'll make our argument and then hurl our own insult back at you; however, in a much more witty manner; because, lets face it, it won't be hard.

So, the choice is up to you. You can either follow; or, get out of the way. If you choose to not pay attention, the consequences will be severe. The nation (or, our friends) will see we are the great, bracket sooth-sayers of our time. We will be the Yankees to your Royals, the Jack Bauer to your failed attempt at terrorism and the FBI to your poor attempt at a multi-million dollar NHL gambling ring!

In closing, we're coming! And Hell's coming with us you hear! Hell's coming with us! (Or, at the very least, a much more reasonable bracket projection than what you have created). One or the other.

Sincerely,
Mike and Dan (aka Two Hacks)