Welcome. So glad to have you here. This blog is dedicated to determining which sports figure is the most "Not." This bracket-style tournament is based on the INCREDIBLY MORONIC "Who's Now" tournament.
In order to be considered "Not," you have to meet two perhaps-unrelated, but extremely important criteria:
1. Real sports fans are sick to death of ESPN shoving said sports figure down our throats.
2. Said sports figure, based on on-field performance, is least deserving of the celebrity status "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" has bestowed upon him or her.
The 32 sports figures chosen for this tournament were selected based upon my subjective determination of the amount of ESPN hype and overexposure that surrounds that athlete. The greater the amount of exposure, the higher the seed. However, do not forget that both exposure and worthiness are the criteria to determine the winner. Therefore, if you think that a 1 seed is deserving of the attention that he or she gets, then don't vote for that person. However, if you think that a lower seed is completely undeserving of the ESPN hype, then vote for that person.
I suspect that there will be many, many upsets in this tournament.
So, moving on, let's take a look at the 32 sports figures that made the tournament:
CHRIS BERMAN REGION
(1) Tiger Woods vs. (8) Tony Romo
(2) Bobby Knight vs. (7) Maria Sharapova
(3) Derek Jeter vs. (6) Matt Leinart
(4) Shaquille O'Neal vs. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
STUART SCOTT REGION
(1) Barry Bonds vs. (8) David Beckham
(2) LeBron James vs. (7) Michelle Wie
(3) Michael Vick vs. (6) Danica Patrick
(4) Peyton Manning vs. (5) Mark Cuban
SKIP BAYLESS REGION
(1) Kobe Bryant vs. (8) Chad Johnson
(2) Roger Clemens vs. (7) Pacman Jones
(3) Brett Favre vs. (6) Tony Parker
(4) Brady Quinn vs. (5) Daisuke Matsuzaka
STEPHEN A. SMITH REGION
(1) Terrell Owens vs. (8) Gary Sheffield
(2) Alex Rodriguez vs. (7) Tom Brady
(3) Reggie Bush vs. (6) Jeff Gordon
(4) Manny Ramirez vs. (5) Allen Iverson
The tournament begins in early August. Until then, I welcome any comments. If you disagree with the seedings or the participants, pass your suggestions along to me. I look forward to finding out, with your help, "WHO'S NOT!"
