Local know-it-alls compete in Bracket-Ball

I had a friend, who will remain nameless, who always seemed to pick every game and every upset right during the NCAA tournament. It was uncanny. A 14 seed would knock off a three seed and he'd reply, "Yeah, I picked that one." A number one seed would fall in the second round; "I had that one on my bracket," he'd say.

I could never figure out how he did it. He must have been the greatest college basketball prognosticator in the world. I always considered myself something of a minor expert in NCAA hoops, but this guy seemed to make me look stupid.

I had to find out his secret. I begged, plead...