...and now, the Official Rules of the
25th ANNUAL OLD GUYS PICK-THE-NIT TOURNAMENT.

 
• NO CHEATING.  Don't get me all cheesed off, man.
• All decisions are final.  Once you send in your picks to me you are done.  No waiting until the first game of the tournament and then saying, "Oh right!  I KNEW UNLV would beat Arizona State!"
• Save your picks.  When you mail the picks to me, send a copy to yourself.  I have been known to incorrectly score brackets before, and if you don't catch me, too bad.
• In the event of a tie, a tie-breaker will be decided by me.  Of course, I win any tie involving me.
• You only get prizes if you beat me.  Therefore, if I finish in First Place, no prizes are awarded!
• Once again, Jeff LeCraw will be allowed to send in a second pick consisting of nothing but coin-flips.  But I get to keep any prizes that pick wins.  Also, if it beats Jeff's real picks, we all are encouraged to mercilessly mock LeCraw.  You can mock him anyways if you want.
• Everyone is encouraged to join!  Even if we are going to school you with our superior knowledge of middle-of-the-road basketball teams, we've got to have somebody to laugh at.
• Extra points may be awarded for clever verbal (or e-mail) taunting of other competitors during the tournament.  Points may be deducted for lame comments.  I am the final judge for awarding points.   Andy Johnson gets an extra 10 points if he tells me all his picks in his Bobcat Goldthwait voice.
• The tournament is open to everyone! Yes, random Internet stalker reading this, that includes you as well. You must use a valid e-mail address in your picks. Don't worry, I will not post your e-mail address to the web site and you will not receive any spam from me other than possible tournament updates (and this great deal that I have on Nike shoes, HDTV's, and new iPads).
• Rules are subject to change (especially if the changes benefit me!)