Here's the thing I hate about not having brackets.
Imagine if you're somebody like me. You will drive 2 hours (maybe 4 hours, depending on where you're coming from).
If you play in brackets, the least amount of matches you can have is 2. And it's not impossible cause I suck, I can get screwed over in brackets, i get bad matchups, (extensive list of johns here).
Whereas, you do pools, and I'll get atleast 6 or 7 matches.
(I'm obviously using me as an example, but MANY people probably feel like this, and dont say it or dont even think of it)
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All in all, I think pools are just people-friendly.
Sure i'd like to say "YEAH I MADE IT TO THE BRACKETS, *****", but that aint kool if i go against like Mike G and Mr. **** of another state and get sent packing in my first too matches.
:/
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. . . ya know it's funny that i'm saying this, yet im the cold hearted ******* who was at Crazy Game Traders trying to wobble 10 year olds. :-D