Don't Get Upset When Her Bracket Wins And Yours Is Busted
Women are much more involved in sports these days, and that includes filling out brackets. It's still mostly male-dominated, but things are trending towards that equality we've been striving for as a society. A lot of spaces are slowly becoming a little more inclusive, including sports.
It's not been a smooth transition, though. Men typically don't like it when things that are considered "for the boys" start to see a rise in participation among the opposite sex. Gaming, woodworking, and more are seeing more women, and men aren't always the happiest of campers.
So don't get too mad when you and your girlfriend or spouse compete in March Madness, and her bracket ends up better than yours.
Her bracket this year just might be better than yours
Women fill out March Madness brackets all the time, just like men. Sometimes, they end up being right, and it shouldn't be a huge surprise. Anyone can get these games right because sometimes, the results are as random as the picking process.
It's a totally silly joke, but there are skits on social media poking fun at the women who inexplicably win March Madness by somehow having the best bracket. The skit mentioned the team Taylor Swift's boyfriend plays for in a particularly silly bit which by the way, is a topic in general that people definitely bet on.
It also brought up other random methods that some women, though absolutely not all, have used to make picks. Things like the prettiest team colors was mentioned. If there's a tie between the colors, then the criteria move to the cutest players.
This girl who somehow wins picked Tennessee solely because pop country artist Morgan Wallen is a fan. Troy over Kentucky because of High School Musical was another silly part of the skit. She even joked about picking based on school location and how much fun a vacation there would be.
People often use ridiculous ways to pick these games. I know I have. Sometimes it's fun to be as random as possible or to pick one method, like the vacation one, and see how accurate it can be. But to be totally honest, women in sports don't fall into that caricature as much anymore.
40% of all people who fill out March Madness brackets are women, which is still less than half but marks a major upswing. Most of those women aren't just being silly and picking based on random things that might be funny.
Women are getting more involved in sports analysis
We're seeing more and more women analysts and sports content creators. These people, at least as much as anyone when it comes to college basketball's randomness, know a little bit about what they're talking about.
In other sports, women are among the dominant and smartest voices in the media. Mina Kimes and Kay Adams are good examples in the NFL. The point is, she might know what she's doing when she picks High Point over Wisconsin, for example.
But the biggest reason it's important not to care if she beats you in a March Madness bracket competition is because it's hard to predict. Even if she does make random picks, and you take your time to analyze every single matchup, it's impossible to get even most of them right.
The woman in your life might know a lot about March Madness. She might also know nothing and just fill out a bracket to appease you and engage with something you love. Regardless, when hers somehow ends up being more correct than yours, don't worry about it.
After all, the chaos of the NCAA Tournament is what it's all about. Who wants a winning bracket when you can laugh about how wrong all of your choices were? It makes for a better tournament, that's for sure.
