The U’s Department of Exercise and Sport Science increased by one its available courses when it announced on Monday that “NCAA Bracketology” would be available to all students.
The new addition to the world of academia came about as a result of concern from within the department that, with the likes of “Trail Hiking,” “Tae Kwon Do,” and “Intermediate Bowling,” permeating its course roster, students within the program were not being challenged enough mentally.
Administrators hope this class will change that.
“Don’t get me wrong?the complex mathematical formulas entailed in accurately keeping a running bowling score certainly present a rigorous challenge to students,” said department Chairman Bob McAdoo, “but the scientific nature of assessing a 65-team field and forecasting the probability of success or failure is a challenge we couldn’t resist posing.”
Lest potential students become disinterested as a result of all that scientific mumbo-jumbo, fear not?like all other ESS classes, students who sign up for “NCAA Bracketology” (ESS 3030) will only be required to do a few minutes of actual work in order to get a few real damn easy credit hours.
“When I first heard about the class, and they said that you had to turn in a paper that required you to do research on 65 different schools, I was like, ‘Dude, that is way too much freakin’ work; especially for an ESS class,'” said junior Jerry Sichting. “But then I heard that it was just filling out a bracket and turning in a buck, and I was like, ‘Score!'”
Even U President Bernie Machen lent his support to the class when the idea was first pitched to him for his input a few weeks back.
“I have always and will continue to throw my encouragement behind a class that promotes the success of the Michigan basketball te?I mean, uh, that teaches that, uh, exercise and sports and science are, uh, compatible factors. Hey, does anyone have change for a hundred? I got 20 bucks that says the Wolverines win it all! Who wants to take me up on that?”
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