If last year at this time you had told me that next year at this time (which is this time in space right here right now, Will Robinson) I’d be entering an NCAA tournament bracket pool where to the victor went a collection of no less than five variations of pork product, consolidated in edible log/explosion form…man, I’d go ahead and call. You. Wacky. But I’d befriend you immediately.

Fast forward a year later to today, I’d be calling you my fun genie, and offering you the executive fun genie privilege of having your face photoshopped onto one these fun genies pictured below. Because as it would have it, I have indeed found myself to be a registered participant in an NCAA tournament bracket pool where I am competing for the chance to sink my chompers into one of those baconized beast.

If you decide to enter, check out my bracket - it’s called FUN GENIE.

….

Two other unorthodoxed NCAA tournament challenges of note for you to try your hand at:

• Someone sinister came up with the Bracketology XD’s Bracket Challenge the idea of giving away a night of glee which includes a meet-and-greet with Penthouse’s 2007 Pet of the Year, Heather Vandeven. You don’t need a fun genie to tell you many, many people are going to enter this.

• Also worth checking out, The Locker Room Alumni Bracket Contest - a tournament that’s pitting celebrity alumni from the schools in the Mountain West Conference. If for no other reason, go cast a vote Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Air Force Alum, duh).