Posted by The Mighty Mobelfakta on March 17, 2000 at 10:46:17:
In Reply to: First day devastation. posted by Jinxie on March 17, 2000 at 00:35:44:
: Also, for anyone who thinks UCLA is going to the Final Four: I love UCLA, I graduated from UCLA, nothing would thrill me more than to see UCLA in a Final Four...but you're on DOPE
It's what we Bruins in this pool call the "UCLA Handicap" (please, no placardgate jokes). We have to show loyalty to our alma mater (some more than others, see BigSpiderBeck's picks) by picking them to go farther than we really think they will go. It's no wonder that a UCLA alum hasn't won this thing since 1995.
Those whose loyalty lies with other schools, like Cal State Fullerton, carry no such handicap in this pool.