Semi-OT: 2017 Name of the Year Bracket Announced
The 2017 Name of the Year bracket has been announced, and UM football's incoming freshman DE Luiji Vilain has earned the 5 seed in the Dragonwagon Regional. Could be an upset brewing from his first round matchup against 12 seed Demon Clowney. So while nowhere near as important as voting #chadtough, I encourage you all to vote. There will not be daily reminders.
Deadspin article:
http://deadspin.com/presenting-the-2017-name-of-the-year-bracket-1793264800
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March 15th, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
I probably won't vote on this.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
Me neither.
I'm still bitter about Iris Macadangdang.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:41 AM ^
Hurray! I love Name of the Year with an irrational fervor. This year's bracket features UM commit Luiji Vilain, who was nominated (along with fellow NOTY contestant Bumper Pool) by yours truly.*
*And probably other people but in my heart of hearts I know I was first.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
I would love to see Luiji advance, but that looming Regional Semi-final against Chardonnay Pantastico is brutal.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^
Watch out for 6th seed Andy Brandy Casagrande IV though. He's my sleeper in the Dragonwagon Regional.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
Why even bother? Kobe Buffalomeat can't lose.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:42 AM ^
That's what people said about Kentucky a few years ago, man. March Madness. It's a crazy time.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
Good point. I like YourMajesty Lumpkins as a 6 seed making a run too. Also Sultan McDoom is slightly better than our Eddie.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^
for the upset in the Sithole regional.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
They have a brutal matchup against fartass in the first round. Get by that and I can see Bumper Pool making a run.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
If someone has the right to complain about their seeding, it's definitely Fartass
March 15th, 2017 at 12:44 PM ^
The Wichita State of name seeding.
I think you're looking at it wrong. Fartass is going against Cinnamon Danube in the first round while Bumper Pool goes against Dr. Propero Gogo. They should meet in the 2nd round though where the winner will most likely take on Fortunate Sithole. Sithole is a legacy pick and is rightly in the Sithole Region.
March 15th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
March 15th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
March 15th, 2017 at 11:53 AM ^
I've been following this for years and am a big fan. I find that the names mostly fall into four categories:
You've got (A) your brilliant incorporation of everyday or nonexistant French-sounding words forcibly wedged into some poor soul's moniker (Chardonay Pantastico or Le'Genius Wisdom Williams); the (B) simply elegant flow names you might even want for yourself (Bobbie Bobango or Subu Dubey); then there's the (C) simply odd curiosities, often simply foreign or unfortunate passed-down last names that happen to sound like weird things in English (Kobe Buffalomeat, Andy Brandy Casagrande IV); and finally, there's the (D) hehe that's dirty category (Faraj Fartass or Bird Lovegod),
Unfortunately, the voters tend to really love the latter category, which often upset those in my preferred A-B-C categories.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
I think you are on to something here that the selection commitee just doesn't see because they are too busy just looking at RPI. Fartass and Fox Teats probably both deserved a 1 seed.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
March 15th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
i got a final four of Kobe Buffalomeat, Faraj Fartass, Sultan McDoom, and Boats Botes. Fartass and Botes in final.
Boats Enmore Botes
Boats Enhoes Botes
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