Unsure About Your Bracket? Ask a Gossip Girl!

March Madness is upon us and we could not be more excited. (Homage to our BB hero at left.)

We would like to remind everyone of our tried-and-true recipe for success in picking winning brackets. The girls have a pretty good record .

Being benevolent and adoring sports fans, we will once again share with you some tips for your picks.

How A Gossip Girl Picks Her Bracket

We have much better things to do than to pour over stats and watch Sports Center. We have come up with a surefire way to pick wins. We're sharing our secret because sometimes it's painful to keep this much genius inside.

Our method involves looking at the players, coaches and cheerleaders. It involves a little TV time and some internet searches. Why waste time with those pesky seeds and field goal percentages? Evaluate each team on the following arbitrary points and make your bracket picks accordingly.

Cheerleaders wear turtlenecks? LOSE

Bare midriff cheerleaders? WIN!

Players with Hot Tattoos? WIN!

Players have black shoes and black socks? WIN!

High socks? WIN!

Low socks? LOSE!

Player with Really Long Jesus-like hair, playing on Easter weekend? WIN!

High percentage of Ugly Knee Braces? LOSE!

One guy with weird Plastic Face Mask Thing - WIN!

Pre-game speech about destiny and God? LOSE!

Pre-game speech about Mom and team attitude? WIN!

Prominent player with Headband? WIN!

Chair throwing Coach? WIN!

Crying coach? LOSE!

And remember, don't choose with your emotions. It's the emotional choices that will burn you in the end although we admit we're developing a serious soft spot for Huskies.

Thank you Kansas!

In case you had doubts about Gossip Girl's ability to pick a winning bracket, we would just like to let everyone know we WON our pool. Thank you. Thank you very much.

March Madness Continues With the Cougs

Looking to watch the 4:30 Cougar game today? Well, here is a suggestion. Venture over to Ballard's next door neighbor, Magnolia and watch it at the Village Pub. With 27 flat screens you won’t miss a moment of the action. Now under new ownership, the Pub is better than ever. And even though it is no longer technically a Cougar bar I guarantee WSU fans will not be disappointed. Magnolia Village Pub, 3221 W McGraw St, Seattle, WA 98199Phone: (206) 285-9756

March Madness In Ballard?

Where to watch the games in Ballard? Here is a list of good bets.

Ballard Loft - New sports bar in the hood has plenty of flat screens and they're opening the bar early in the morning to let the fans watch.

Lock and Keel - Good BBQ and a few flat screens set high so you won't miss the action.

Matador - Ole! If you can grab a seat at the bar here, the happy hour between 4 and 6 p.m. can't be beat. They're playing the games and the bartenders are muy caliente!

Ballard Grill and Alehouse a.k.a. "The 4 Bs" - This scary sports bar on Leary has plenty of TVs and beer. And pool if you need it.


Let us know what other bars are playing the games. Our Bracket Can't Be Beat.