Colbert reference appreciated? Maybe. Well, I've decided that we need a new tradition here at TLSF, and I've come up with th idea of "Memorial Day Madness." A knock down drag out tournament of suffering. You are here for the first annual "LSF Supreme Tournament of Suffering." This is the first of a multi-post multi-author (hopefully) tournament to determine which team featured on the LSF will be the champions of suffering here in 2010. Hopefully this will become a Memorial Day-ish tradition looked upon with more excitment than hot dogs!
What we've done with the First Annual Supreme Tournament of Suffering is break the teams covered on the LSF into three brackets and seeded each team within the bracket based on the amount of time it has been since they've tasted a title. This year's three brackets are:
1. The Football Bracket (featuring pig skin football and soccer)
2. The Alumni Bracket (feautring our most beloved centers of academia)
3. The All-American Bracket (which is funny because it includes the Blue Jays).
We will be sending teams at each other head to head to work our way down to one eventual "Supreme Champion of Suffering" when it is all said and done (hopefully some time around Memorial Day). The victories will be based on anecdotal evidence showing how much a team and their fan base have been suffering both historically and recently. The evidence will be submitted by the various LSF authors and by comments added by our loyal readers (pretty much just the authors...pretty much just me), and we will reseed after each round. Top seeded teams may end up getting a bye to help even the number of squads out (see Chicago as an example in the All American bracket, even though they have no chance of advacing. Keep in mind teams are seeded based on suffering, so the teams furthest away from a title are ranked higher than recent winners. Does this make any sense?
So, please to enjoy the seedings and opening round matchups in each bracket:
The Football Bracket (seedings)-
1. Newcastle United
2. Everton
3. San Francisco 49'ers
4. St. Louis Rams
5. Baltimore Ravens
6. Chivas USA
7. Celtic FC
8. Manchester United
9. Rangers FC
10. Chelsea FC
The Alumni Bracket (seedings)-
1. Wake Forest
2. Rice
3. Providence
4. Notre Dame
5. Fountain Valley HS
6. UCLA
7. USC
8. Johns Hopkins University
9. UC Santa Barbara
10. Servite HS
The All American Bracket (seedings)-
1. Chicago Blackhawks
2. LA Clippers
3. Vancouver Canucks
4. Buffalo Sabres
5. LA Dodgers
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. LAA Angels
8. Boston Celtics
9. LA Lakers
The Football Bracket (1st round)-
(1) Newcastle v (10) Chelsea FC
(2) Everton v (9) Rangers FC
(3) SF 49'ers v (8) Manchester U
(4) Rams v (7) Celtic FC
(5) Ravens v (6) Chivas USA
The Alumni Bracket (1st round)-
(1) Wake Forest v (10) Servite
(2) Rice v (9) UCSB
(3) Providence v (8) JHU
(4) Notre Dame v (7) USC
(5) FVHS v (6) UCLA
The All American Bracket (1st round)-
(1) Chicago Blackhawks (bye)
(2) Clippers v (9) Lakers
(3) Canucks v (8) Celtics
(4) Sabres v (7) Angels
(5) Dodgers v (6) Blue Jays
Plenty of great matchups to be had in this exciting new tournament. The Part Two post will feature the first round of the Football Bracket.
So, now it's your turn to help determine the winners. Drop either a post or a comment stating why a team should win or lose in the first round based on the suffering of the team and the fan base both historically and recently. This should be fun.
The tourney is on.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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