You’ve waited for it, and now it is here: your 2025 OotY lineup!
There look to be many competitive races right off the bat. There’s an amazing assortment of owl type from around the globe, and in the third year, we’ve really refined the list of owls down to some of the best. Both halves of the bracket seem balanced, and no owl has what I feel is an easy path forward. This may be our best tournament ever!
My goal is to start the games Monday Dec 1 with White Face / Buff Fronted and Spectacled / Black and White.
In the meanwhile, take a look at the bracket and tell me which matches have you excited/anxious. Which are going to be the toughest for you? Who has the best chance of winning? Do you see one who you think is going to come out of nowhere? Will Saw Whet or White Face win again, or are we going to see a new champ crowned? Whatever your thoughts, let’s hear them!
Got my bracket all filled out! Let’s hope I can get at least one guess right.
I get a ton wrong and do occasionally wonder what the heck you all are thinking picking some over others 😊
Do you dare say who your pick for the winner is?
I’m not off to a very good start :(
The rest of the bracket looks pretty good, I think! Great Horned vs now White Face would be a tough one but not untenable.
Ural over Eagle Owl would be an interesting course of events too. It’s the kind of surprise the previous matches show is possible.
I like your picks!
Thank you!
I really thought that Great Horned had a better shot against Barking, so I was hoping the votes would go that way.
It’s still anybody’s game!
Nobody wants to end up facing that sly Scops! I’m hoping people’s desire for variety wins out again and we get a different winner, though at least it isn’t back to back if it does win. Snowy is a very solid choice.