I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, now with no DD

So here it is, the 2007-08 SportsJournalists.com NIT. Your defending champion is Christopher "I accidentally named my kid after an anarchist" Jones, who once again takes the place of the puppy-killing Hondo despite his relatively low post total

This is mostly based on post totals, with a few exceptions. Despite their recent returns, Chuck "Squiggle" Taylor and Tommy_Dreamer have been replaced. Sorry fellas. PopeDirkBenedict got the heave ho because of his hiatus. In their stead will appear Central Illinoisian and Forever_Town because they wanted to play and EStreetJoe because, well, fuck it, let's include the guy in something.

Voting will close Monday at midnight eastern or whenever 11 people have voted, whichever comes first.

So without further ado:

Writer's Workshop region
at Goddard High School in Roswell, N.M.
No. 1 Novelist_wannabe vs. No. 2 Smallpotatoes

No. 2 jgmacg vs. No. 7 dog428

No. 3 Gutter vs. No. 6 Friend of a Friend

No. 4 Dixiehack vs. No. 5 leo1

Design Discussion region
at Roswell High School in Roswell, N.M.
No. 1 Chef vs. No. 8 Central Illinoisian

No. 2 Jones vs. No. 7 Twoback

No. 3 bigpern23 vs. No. 6 Norman Stansfield

No. 4 Hammer Pants vs. No. 5 Piotr Rasputin

Freelance/stringer help wanted region
at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, N.M.
No. 1 Johnny Dangerously vs. No. 8 John

No. 2 Spaceman vs. No. 7 Smasher_Sloan

No. 3 Gold vs. No. 6 Cadet

No. 4 ondeadline vs. No. 5 93devil

Freelance/stringer help needed region
at Artesia High School in Artesia, N.M.
No. 1 Frank Ridgeway vs. No. 8 Forever_Town

No. 2 lugnuts vs. No. 7 goalmouth

No. 3 Double Down vs. No. 6 writing irish

No. 4 Huggy vs. No. 5 Sxysprtswrtr

By popular demand, we will forego the national anthem.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

DD vs. Irish? Fuck. That's an all-time classic there.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

That will be our national showcase, as seen on the Big 10 Network.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

Shit, came close to drawing Norm ... that's as good as getting a bye.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

WTF is this?

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

A clear indication my life is heading in the wrong direction.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

Fuck this, my team's going to run the CBI!

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

On a gravy train with biscuit wheels it seems.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

Sorry, 2,000-post minimum.

Apparently.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

Yea, I know. I learned the whole post-padding thing too late for this year's tourney, but I'll be strong come next year.

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

Well, it's stylish and delicious. How can you go wrong?

 

Re: I'm No. 66! -- your NIT bracket, complete with JG, DD and CJ

It'll be a sad day if I do this for a third year in a row, but good luck.