I assume wishful thinking was partly why he waited to post his pick. Finally he had to accept anything could happen between the time he hit post and we checked to see whether they were still alive.
Masterful 4D chess. Just didn’t work out this time.
Aristotle at least preached moderation, but those Macedonians were world class drinkers. I didn’t mention it but he died at 32, there are obv rumors of poison but he was still piss drunk around the clock until the very end apparently.
Btw can we make a Christmas exception and give Riverman his pick back? Clearly, he should have chosen Roger Ailes and it seems wrong that anybody else would write that one up.