Brackets Schmackets.

Every year since at least 1999 I have filled out at least one if not two NCAA brackets and I have entered a pool.

I have never won a dime. Now, I do consider myself to be fairly well-versed in sports, but I know it's always a crap-shoot for this tournament. I know you're supposed to pick a certain amount of "upsets" and shouldn't always pick the number 1 seeds to go all the way. I always follow this advice ... to no avail.

This morning I woke up to look at my brackets and I got out my fancy little highlighters to mark them off (a little OCD, I know). There are way too many blue cross-outs and not enough green highlights.

Maybe next year I really need to pay attention to the teams for a month or so before the tournament, not just the week before.

Or, I'll just hope that one day my luck will finally push me ahead and I'll be a bracket champion.