The No Shenanigans Clause
Be it hereby declared on this day in the Year of Our Bracket, 2026:
The Commissioner (that’s me) reserves the right to enter the pool like any other degenerate participant.
In exchange for this egregious conflict of interest, the Commissioner shall publicly disclose his bracket(s) in full-no cherry-picking, no last-minute swaps, no “I forgot to turn it in” excuses, once the tournament field is set.
All participants shall have unrestricted access to said bracket(s) via the website, group chat, smoke signals, carrier pigeons, or any other means necessary.
Violation of this clause by the Commissioner results in immediate and permanent forfeiture of all bragging rights, plus mandatory public shaming in the daily recaps for the remainder of the tournament.
This clause is non-negotiable, binding, and slightly embarrassing.
Signed in questionable judgment,
The Overlord of Bracket Busters