Announcing the Winner of the First Annual Anonymous Eagle Bracket Challenge: Hail to Mrs. Q

by Rubie Q on Apr 5, 2011 9:10 AM CDT

In the wake of Selection Sunday, I pledged to operate by a single, immutable rule in picking my bracket in 2011: in the wake of UConn's jaw-dropping run through the Big East Tournament, I was never betting against Kemba Walker again.

Of course, I then immediately disregarded my own rule and picked Texas (TEXAS!) to defeat Kemba and the Kembettes in the Elite Eight.

We had fifty-three (53) participants (including me) in the first annual Anonymous Eagle Bracket Challenge. Fifty-one (51) of you followed my lead and ignored my advice. There was a single person who didn't: my loving wife, who picked UConn to win the whole damned thing. For the first time in the history of our marriage, my better half listened to one of my suggestions and it ended up working out to her benefit ...

... in a manner of speaking, anyway, because Mrs. Q's reward for her bracket prowess is this: she gets to run the blog on a day of her choosing. She can write about whatever she wants -- and sources close to her tell me it's likely it'll involve a lot of pictures of this guy who can never seem to find a shirt, with a healthy amount of mocking of yours truly thrown in for good measure, and maybe even a Top Chef Masters Game Thread -- and we can't say boo about it, because, if the standings in the bracket challenge are any indication, she knows more about college basketball than the rest of us combined.

Congratulations, dear. Please be gentle.

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your wife wins huh...

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good for her

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by Hyatt on Apr 5, 2011 9:12 AM CDT reply actions

So I guess no Sun Doll pictures that day?

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by Ken DeCelles on Apr 5, 2011 9:12 AM CDT reply actions

Unless they're hanging out with the kid from the Twilight movies ...

probably not.

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 5, 2011 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

That could never happen

because he is a vampire.

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 5, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions

What about the other kid?

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 5, 2011 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

He's not 18 yet

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 5, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Wait, seriously?

The wolf kid?

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 5, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

I might be wrong about that.

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 5, 2011 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

congrats! mrs q

lol @ Kemba and the Kembettes

by dizziepeanut on Apr 5, 2011 9:17 AM CDT reply actions

Thanks to the Admiral & Rubie.

For out-shittying my shitty bracket. I feel a bit better.

And congrats to Mrs. Q.

by klwillis45 on Apr 5, 2011 9:18 AM CDT reply actions

I was extremely happy that

4 people did worse than me.

Purple Gatorade Comes Out.

by Admiral Ackbar, S.J. on Apr 5, 2011 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions

You know the tournament was a disaster when.......

are wives and other women are winning all of the tournament challenges. I believe Mrs. Kensington won our other yahoo league, and my sister won her work pool. WTF!

by Mr.McCarter on Apr 5, 2011 9:31 AM CDT reply actions

are wives and other women are winning all of the tournament challenges

We won this year because we’re clearly smarter than you.

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 5, 2011 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

My wife did win the other pool!

And that was for MONEY! She has a strange love affair with Kemba Walker. She is completely enamored with him and the fact that he’s so damn good, while still graduating in 3 years. She couldn’t root for Oliver Purnell this year so Kemba and Co. became her new favorite squad. She’s laughing all the way to the bank now.

We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.

by Mr. Kensington on Apr 5, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

by Warrior Brad on Apr 5, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions

My reign of terror on AE

will be worth checking out despite the man meat. I promise.

And while Rubie had a small influence on my choice of UConn as the big winner, a bigger thanks needs to go to Mr. Cuervo and the amazing house margaritas at Cein Agaves in Scottsdale, Arizona.

by The Freshman Mistake on Apr 5, 2011 10:36 AM CDT reply actions