Bill Self not happy with President Obama picking Kansas in bracket

Kansas head coach Bill Self would rather President Obama had picked someone else in his bracket this year.

For seven years now, President Barack Obama has made it a tradition to invite ESPN cameras into the White House to fill out his bracket for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In his final edition of the yearly showcase, the President is going “Rock chalk Jayhawk” and picking Kansas to hoist the national championship trophy this April in Houston, Texas.

While there are plenty of fans of the Jayhawks who, regardless of their political affiliation, are happy that the commander-in-chief went with their favorite team, you can count Kansas head coach Bill Self as one of those who is not happy about it. Self thinks that if things don’t turn out that way, the President is going to blame him:

President Obama has picked the Jayhawks twice before, in 2010 and 2011. Since taking office, he hasn’t had much luck overall since picking North Carolina to win it all with his first bracket. The President predicted Kansas to defeat Texas A&M in the Final Four and advance to meet North Carolina, who he picked to defeat Michigan State in the other national semifinal.

President Obama also picked the women’s NCAA tournament for the final time on Wednesday, choosing UConn to win their 11th national championship in a showdown with Notre Dame. He picked South Carolina and Florida State to fill out the women’s Final Four.

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