Beware the Ides of March!

So before we start talking college hoops, let’s just let it be known I know nothing at all about who is good or who is bad. I like Marquette and NC State, but I think Ducks are cool too. So I have two brackets going so far this year, one I selected the Badgers and one I selected the Ducks. I have even considered doing a third bracket just so I can have one with all four number one picks meeting in the Final Four.

But speculation is not my purpose here.

My purpose is to ask a question:

Why would someone at work say they want to be in on a March Madness Pool, for $5 bucks even, and then when the e-mail is sent out they suddenly change gears and talk about being fired for gambling?

Some women at a company in the Twin Cities decided to run a March Madness Pool this year. They spoke individually to several people (including me) who all expressed interest in making selections and paying $5 in hopes of winning the pool.

Afterward, one of the folks who was very excited about making picks walked over to the woman running the March Madness Pool and mentioned that she could be fired for running a betting pool.

Technically, this is true if it is outlined in our company policies (which I have not seen covered anywhere) but why would you SAY that you want to do it, and then suggest that the person running the Pool will be fired for organizing it?

That’s just a mean double-standard.

Oh, and if you want to do the ESPN Tournament Challenge in a group, join the group named: Bongo’s House of Pancakes. The password is: beer. There is no buy-in for this group…it’s just for fun.