A Baby Bracketology Poem (by a proud Daddy)

Just one year ago, my bracket was BUSTED!

No more, I did say, can my picks be trusted.

In 2013, my infants will try

to help keep the Madness from making me cry.

I'll come up with ways to let them make picks,

at only nine months, they won't need fancy tricks.

I'll use random objects and some of their toys,

yes, our twins will become bracketology boys!

So Selection Sunday came and went,

my mind had already used time well spent,

planning a system all around our home,

now, we add pictures to go with my pome (get it?!).

One matchup choice used pacifiers they suck,

Jaden chose Butler over the nell from Buck.

Duke versus Albany, which tower would fall?

They thought the Blue Devils would be too tall.

Cody got to choose between Mommy's home state

or the smart guys from Harvard who like to debate.

He went with the Lobos which made Mommy grin,

But Harvard shocked the world and came out with the win.

Our boys really like their musical table,

they play and hold on, though it's not super stable.

Aztecs and Sooners, which button pushed first?

Of their upsets chosen, this was not their worst.

Their biggest Cinderella was a different 7/10

they chose Cincy to win three times, and then again!

Syracuse was their only #4 to advance

out of the first round in this Big Dance.

That left a choice, and Cody grabbed five.

But Syracuse is still doing the Final Four jive!

Below is the first of two videos,

this was an Elite 8 choice that clearly shows,

Jaden choosing Georgetown, a big bball school.

One single team, though, made America drool:

Florida Gulf Coast and their alley-oop dunk,

made our boys' chosen champion leave with a clunk.

This shows a fun way I had them decide,

but what do you do when a prediction is tied?

I named our boys' bracket "Helping Daddy"

since last year my own picks drove me batty!

They only picked six right in the sweet 16,

yet they chose some upsets no one could have seen!

LaSalle beating Ole Miss to get to the second weekend?

They had it right--I thought they had gone off the deep end!

One thing I have learned, though, about this tourney,

the brackets are fun, but the true journey

is watching close games and enjoying time together,

waiting for springtime and all its nice weather.

My boys have "helped Daddy", but have done so much more.

They've cheered our favorite team into the Final Four!

What is Jaden thinking?  While I have no clue...

The Schleichers in Montana are all yelling, "GO BLUE!"