I think this is brilliant publicity, but not worth my time to fill out. I think it would be much more interesting if they kept the best 1000 brackets after the first round, the best 100 after the second round, and then allowed people a "buyout" or play on option thereafter, with the level of the buyout going up for each round. It would make it interactive, and allow people to follow the remaining players. Like a game show, they could leave with a good but modest amount after each round, or play on for the big prize. I will be intensely interested in the tournament if MSU goes far, moderately interested if UM goes far, and uninterested if neither do.