Comments on: A post about sports? Am I ill? http://www.gitgan.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-post-about-sports-am-i-ill/ What the heck is a gitgan? Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.gitgan.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-post-about-sports-am-i-ill/comment-page-1/#comment-7141 Josh Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.gitgan.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-post-about-sports-am-i-ill/#comment-7141 That's awesome Jon - it's for that reason that I give it a shot every year - you just might win. I think the problem is a lot of times the guys that "know" sports let their knowledge interfere with logic. My best friend moved to a Columbus, OH suburb after college and developed some strange affinity for OSU sports, he can name players, their positions and sometimes even where they went to high school. I give him weird looks when he starts talking about stuff like that - so it goes both ways. But I'm guessing that us non-sports guys are in the minority. Either that or a bunch of guys are liars. Yep - that's it. Liars. That’s awesome Jon – it’s for that reason that I give it a shot every year – you just might win. I think the problem is a lot of times the guys that “know” sports let their knowledge interfere with logic.

My best friend moved to a Columbus, OH suburb after college and developed some strange affinity for OSU sports, he can name players, their positions and sometimes even where they went to high school. I give him weird looks when he starts talking about stuff like that – so it goes both ways.

But I’m guessing that us non-sports guys are in the minority. Either that or a bunch of guys are liars.

Yep – that’s it. Liars.

]]> By: Jon http://www.gitgan.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-post-about-sports-am-i-ill/comment-page-1/#comment-7140 Jon Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:51:08 +0000 http://www.gitgan.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-post-about-sports-am-i-ill/#comment-7140 You are totally on the money. Last year I got involved in my first ever NCAA tourney. Three reasons I did it: 1) Peer pressure -- I was at a new job at a small company and didn't want to seem like a spoil sport. 2) I checked out the online bracket form and realized it was idiot proof -- I just picked whichever team had the best odds in each match up. 3) There were prizes involved. I know nothing about college basketball. Living near NC State, UNC and Duke means I get weird looks and comments if I happen to wear certain colors on certain days, as if I'm trash talking for my team of choice. Hey, I like baby blue for its own merits! Anyway, I won the tourney and got a free meal at Red Robin. Huzzah!! You are totally on the money. Last year I got involved in my first ever NCAA tourney. Three reasons I did it:

1) Peer pressure — I was at a new job at a small company and didn’t want to seem like a spoil sport.

2) I checked out the online bracket form and realized it was idiot proof — I just picked whichever team had the best odds in each match up.

3) There were prizes involved.

I know nothing about college basketball. Living near NC State, UNC and Duke means I get weird looks and comments if I happen to wear certain colors on certain days, as if I’m trash talking for my team of choice. Hey, I like baby blue for its own merits!

Anyway, I won the tourney and got a free meal at Red Robin. Huzzah!!

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