Obama goes chalk for his NCAA picks

[Screw_Michigan]

And he did it exclusively with ESPN. What an asshole.

President Barack Obama's bracket is in and he likes No. 1 seeds. His final four includes the Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, Ohio State Buckeyes and Pittsburgh Panthers. Obama is filling out a 2011 NCAA tournament bracket with ESPN.com.

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[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Didn't he go all chalk last year too?

[Screw_Michigan]

Obama finished in the 51-percentile last year, JSC, so yes everyone will likely beat him.

Mgo, I believe that is correct.

[King Crimson]

he picked against Blake Griffin, Sooner fan homer board poster ain't gonna forget that.

[Shoalzie]

That's so funny...looked like he had only a handful of games where the lower seed won. That's about as chalky as it gets. I will say that the cream will rise to the top at the end but to not pick alot of a lower seeds in the first weekend is stupid.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

I will say that the cream will rise to the top at the end but to not pick alot of a lower seeds in the first weekend is stupid.

There's also a lot of low seeded major programs this year, which could make for a lot of "upsets."

I planned to take Oakland against whoever, but couldn't pull the trigger over Texas. They got a shit draw there.

[Goober McTuber]

I will say that the cream will rise to the top at the end but to not pick alot of a lower seeds in the first weekend is stupid.

There's also a lot of low seeded major programs this year, which could make for a lot of "upsets."

I planned to take Oakland against whoever, but couldn't pull the trigger over Texas. They got a shit draw there.

I was at the opening rounds in Milwaukee last year, and I seem to remember Oakland giving Pitt quite a battle. I'm heading down to Chicago tomorrow for the games at the United Center. Can't say I'm terribly jacked up about the first round matchups, but Georgetown-Purdue could be a decent game on Sunday.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

I was at the opening rounds in Milwaukee last year, and I seem to remember Oakland giving Pitt quite a battle. I'm heading down to Chicago tomorrow for the games at the United Center.

Last year it was Keith Benson (a future lottery pick) and a bunch of scrubs. Now it's Benson and some nice role players, so they're dangerous.

[SunCoastSooner]

As much as I enjoy any and every opportunity to make fun of the pinhead I just can't do it on the bracket this year. This is one of the weakest NCAA fields I can ever recall and I have a ton of chalk on my bracket. I just can't bring myself to calling for as many upsets as I have in the past. On paper this appears to be one of the most pitiful tournaments I can ever recall. I'm just not excited by this field and pairings.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Disagree. Due to the fact there are quite a few major conference teams occupying those lower seeds, and the fact there are no real dominant teams in the field, just a bunch of "good" teams, I think tourney is ripe for a lot of upsets...at least "upsets" in terms of seeding. The reality is I don't think too many people will consider Gonzaga over SJU or Richmond over Vandy as legit upsets.

[SunCoastSooner]

Disagree. Due to the fact there are quite a few major conference teams occupying those lower seeds, and the fact there are no real dominant teams in the field, just a bunch of "good" teams, I think tourney is ripe for a lot of upsets...at least "upsets" in terms of seeding. The reality is I don't think too many people will consider Gonzaga over SJU or Richmond over Vandy as legit upsets.

Yeah, those are two of the few "upsets" I made as well. I'm just not very enthused about this years tourney.