It's that time a year again: Home of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Regardless if you follow college basketball or not, you are probably filling out a bracket anyway. There's just something about a bracket that intrigues us. You have no idea what's going to happen. All you can do is hope. College is kind of the same way in terms of getting things done. So my question is: If college students made their decisions bracket style, what would happen?
There's only one way to find out!
I took the liberty of creating somewhat of a bracket like such would look like. Picture this bracket making your decisions on how to spend a Tuesday night.
One Netflix vs. 16 Dropping out of School Because You have a Test Tomorrow
We've all had that thought of dropping out of school because we don't want to study or do work, but it's not a serious thought. Anyway, Netflix exists, so we can keep our sanity. A 16 seed has not beaten a one yet, and that will still be the case.
Winner: Netlix
Eight Workout vs. Nine Go get Food
Now this one is a toss up, but everybody knows they should workout even if they don't. So for the time being, we can eat later.
Winner: Workout
Five Homework vs. 12 Look for Jobs
We all need jobs, we are all broke, but it's not like all the jobs will disappear if we don't apply this very second. Not to mention, in our hearts we know we should be doing homework anyway.
Winner: Homework
Four Social Media vs. 13 Read a Book
Whether it's Twitter, Facebook, or Snapchat, we all have some type of social media-related addiction. We can read those new tweets anyway, so what's the real need for a book.
Winner: Social Media
Six Study vs. 11 Binge-surf YouTube
UPSET ALERT
Let's be honest, studying just results in surfing YouTube anyway, so why even fight it?
Winner: Binge-surf YouTube
Three Sleep vs. 14 Drink
Studying is hard. Sometimes we think that going out drinking and forgetting about it will make life easier, but then we remember it's Tuesday night, that's a bad decision, and we should probably study anyway. So we compromise with a nap.
Winner: Sleep
Seven Video Games vs 10 Laundry
UPSET ALERT
This one is a pretty hard one to call. Video games are fun, but in the end, we all need to do laundry. It may take awhile because some great person took up all three washers, but it'll get done.
Winner: Laundry
Two Hang Out with Friends vs. 15 Clean your Room
This one is pretty easy. One option is fun, and the other is boring and not urgent. So as long as you aren't Danny Tanner, this is a pretty easy one to call.
Winner: Hang out with friends
So we have our Elite Eight all set. Has your bracket been busted yet?
One Netflix vs. Eight Workout
Working out puts up a fight, but it can't just beat the power of the powerhouse Netflix.
Winner: Netflix
Four Social Media vs. Five Homework
This is hard one and will probably go into overtime. Homework in the end has to be completed and edges out social media in a classic.
Three Sleep vs. 11 Binge-surf YouTube
UPSET ALERT
You try to nap, but you toss and turn and don't know what to do with yourself. This leads to result back to your roots and turn to good ol' reliable YouTube.
Winner: Binge-surf YouTube
Two Hang Out with Friends vs. 10 Laundry
This is the biggest win of the whole tournament. There's nobody that would rather do laundry than be with their friends.
Winner: Hang out with Friends
We have our Final Four!
One Netflix vs. 11 Binge-surf YouTube
Both of these things involve being unproductive. So if you're going to be unproductive, you might as well do it in the best way possible.
Winner: Netflix
Two Hang Out with Friends vs. Five Homework
UPSET ALERT
Friends will always be there, but homework has a due date.
Winner: Homework
Championship Game!
One Netflix vs. Five Homework
This is what it always seems to come down to. Homework is really seasoned—it's been to the big dance many times—but it's just not enough to beat those Freshman hotshots, Netflix.
Winner: Netflix
It's not like homework isn't going to get done. We just don't do it until we look at the clock four hours into our Netflix marathon realizing it's been four hours.
Moral of the story: Netflix is a different type of creature. It's nothing like we've ever seen before. It's too big, too strong, and cannot be tamed.
