NCAA Tournament Cesspool
Rick Reilly
March 22, 1999
Yes, it's that time of year again, when we offer to help you fill in your bracket to determine the single most annoying thing about March Madness—not including, of course, people offering to help you fill in your bracket
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Gene Keady's hair[1]
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Keady's hair[9]
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Keady's hair[13]
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Keady's hair[15] vs Duke[15*]
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NCAA[13*]
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NCAA[9*]
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Players[1*]
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Denny Crum's clothes[2]
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NCAA[2*]
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Bob Knight[3]
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Bob Knight[10]
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CBS[10*]
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CBS[3*]
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Pistol Pete[4]
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CBS jingle[4*]
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Minnesota[5]
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Minnesota[11]
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Minnesota[14]
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Duke[14*]
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Domes[11*]
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Office pools[5*]
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John Thompson[6]
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Domes[6*]
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Pep bands[7]
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Khalid El-Amin[12]
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Duke[12*]
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Game "shorts"[7*]
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Khalid El-Amin[8]
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Duke[8*]
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Duke[16]
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1 Hair spray alone responsible for half of hole in ozone.
2 From his signature Pit Boss ensemble.
3 Hoosier Daddy (two wins in five years) hopelessly behind on slang and hoops.
4 Oklahoma State andro-cowboy mascot has a habit of firing blanks behind ears of over-caffeinated reporters.
5 Jan Gangelhoff, former academic counseling unit office manager, says she did course work for more than 20 basketball players, including writing papers.
6 As new Washington, D.C., sports radio talk-show host, call him the Hoya Annoya.
7 Many trapped in tragic Huey Lewis time warp.
8 In 10 years, with his bulbous body type, egomaniacal UConn guard has chance to become next Al Roker.
9 Part begins in armpit.
10 Self-important podium pounder who complains CBS's late-night starts have cruel effect on players is known for conducting 5 a.m. practices after some losses.

