NCAA March Madness Pool

[LMSANS]

:D

So I have to scroll through this thread for 2 more weeks?!?!

:home:

[mstaylor]

I missed three in the first half of the first round. Perfect in the afternoon, three wrong on the evening games. My third was no big deal, I had them going out the next round anyway. W. Kentucky out against Zaga.

I do have a question about Gonzaga. Is it a team rule that they have a token bad haircut every year?

[Umpire in Chief]

We're not even done with the first round and here in my office pool I'm already being accoused of cheating for getting 19 of the first 20 games right.... We'll have to wait and see as I have 2 upsets on tap for later today.

[Dragon29]

With 8 games to go in the first round, I'm 22 for 24!

Missed the 6-11 matchup in the Midwest & the 5-12 matchup in South

[widac]

I'm 18-6 and holding on to 4th place on the Ump-Emp page! as long as Portland State wins it all I'm good.

[Dragon29]

. . . as long as Portland State wins it all I'm good.

Yeah - that'll happen.

[widac]

Dragon, no love for the Vikes? The two-time defending Big Sky champs? The local CBS channel is carrying the game live in it's entirety in about a 1/2 hour. Round Ball fever in Portland! Oh look I just made it to 50 posts, Karma.

Edited March 20, 2009 by widac

[Dragon29]

widac,

Nothing against unprovoked and violent marauders from northern Europe, but I don't think the X-Men are going to have much trouble with them - unless, of course, the referees allow them to use their battle-axes.

Oh yeah - I'm Brian (& so is my wife!)

[widac]

as long as Portland State wins it all I'm good.

uh, OK then, time for a new plan

[LMSANS]

:smachhead:

:bang:

[widac]

Wow I missed 11/32 that is not too good. How about this; I know that "a 12 always beats a 5" but 3 #12's winning? plus a 13? Weird. I am holding onto that 4th spot and I live and die w/ Pitt now.

[Umpire in Chief]

Wow there were some big upsets last night...

[Umpire in Chief]

How the F:censored: does WKU let the guy go untouched coast-to-coast to lose the game????

[DonInKansas]

No repeat for the champs. Turnovers were just brutal, especially in the second half.

:nod:

[widac]

I have only 3 of the final 8 left still alive and 2 of my final 4. Warren has 6/8 and 4/4 left alive. I haven't figured it out but I like to think that if Pitt wins it all so will I.

[Umpire in Chief]

We'll see.

All 4 games are going to be pretty tough I'm Watching Pitt v Vilanova right now. Great game.

[widac]

There is now a fork sticking out of my back

[mstaylor]

I have lost two of my final four. I have UNC and UCONN left.

[Bigdog]

Hey all,

Although I have not actually gotten into any pools, I have been pulling for UNC ALL YEAR LONG! See post #2 in this thread if you don't believe me. Oh, yeah, it was really great to see my nephew get some PT in the Sweet 16 loss to Louisville. (OK, it was a blowout, but it wasn't his fault!)

Bigdog:cool:

[Umpire in Chief]

Tonight's the big night and guess what... I think UNC is going to man-handle Michigan State. There was some guy on the radio this weekend saying that Michigan State is going to have 70,000 screaming fans making it their biggest home game ever, and that will make the difference for Izzo's squad to win. I know it will be loud, but if UNC can pull off a win in Cameron (Duke's home) they can win anywhere.

I've been to one game in Cameron. It was Duke v. NC State so the outcome was decided well before the tip-off and why I could get tickets. Cameron is by far and away the loudest stadium gym you cam imagine. It is tiny too. Those 9000 fans can make as much noise and 70000 in that small place. My ears were ringing for 2 days after the game, and it was only NC State. I cannot imagine how loud it gets for UNC. No mater how much noise the Michigan State fans make it will be too dispersed in Ford Field.

UNC wins by 12 or more.

[Umpire in Chief]

Well my game tonight got cancelled which is not a big deal to me, because it was a youth rec game and this means I'll be able to be comfortably placed in front of the TV to watch the game from the opening tip-off.

BTW I've thought some of the commercials they have been running this year have been better than the Superbowl ones. One of my favorites is the one where the Champaign, IL police officer pulls over the car from NC with 'Heels stickers on it for going 36 in a 35.:home:

[BT_Blue]

I didnt do so well. I took a chance on UCLA and got burned... after that I stopped really paying attention. LOL.

Oh well there is always next year.