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STANZI BRACKET
Number 1 Seed: KIRK FERENTZ
How he got here: Won Marchifornication 2012; issued an ultimatum in the newspaper; played some Mario Kart; went vampire hunting; met Zach Johnson; doubled the number of Ferentzes on the football team; displayed his collection of model Oldsmobiles; went full-on "Good Job Good Effort" after losing to Central Michigan (above); played the feud; forgot to pay the cable bill; was rumored for an NFL job again; went to Montreal; helped the Ravens win the Super Bowl; got paid like a billion dollars to win four games.
Number 8 Seed: NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL FAN
How he got here: Went to the Northwestern NIT game, read Miss Lonelyhearts; confirmed every Northwestern stereotype in about three seconds.