I set up a private bracket on Yahoo for pf.com users.

Please join in on the fun. Everyone is welcome.

I hope I did it right...it seemed simple enough, but I'm not sure it works.

Anyhow just go to this page:

Yahoo! Sports (http://fantasysports.yahoo.com/)

and click the button for tournament pick em.

Once the brackets are chosen (Sunday night), you can fill in your teams.

I usually do well in this thing and never watch a college basketball game, so it's not like you gotta know anything about basketball to enter.

The tourney lasts two weeks and the computer tracks everyone's scores. There is no limit to how many people can join. I guarantee you it is fun.

PRIZE DETAILS (http://www.pistonsforum.com/predictions-contests-games/6122-march-madness-brackets-join-now.html#post76350)

Our group is called pf.com March Madness.

the ID# is 34446

The password is potato

Hopefully, it works. Please let me know if it doesn't.

Have fun all!

Joined. Don't follow college hoops at all though.

I'm in too. Was better at this 10 years ago, but will review the teams this weekend too and maybe I get a prize from Yahoo or HP

I'm in despite not having seen a college game in years.

Great!

Glad to have you guys in it. Don't worry about not knowing anything about college ball. You're in good company.:MusicBigGrin:

Come on folks. Join the fun. Don't make me pm you.

Roscoe upped the prize from Artest's hair to a furball from Slippy's cat Chloe.

:bump2:

did anyone do that contest thing?

what the heck, i'll sign up. i'll even ship a copy of chauncey's nba ballers: phenom for the xbox to the winner, since i'm trying to get rid of my other copies.

Prize details

A new and unused copy of "The Sixth Man" by ESPN's Chris Palmer will be awarded to the highest finishing PF.com member with more than 10 posts at contest's end. Spam posts will be an automatic disqualification.

In the event of a two-way tie, I will tender a tie-breaking skill testing question. If there are several people tied, I will conduct a lottery.

Shipping paid by me, you must be willing to supply your name and address (privately) so that I can send the book.

Disclaimer: This prize has zero cash value (you cannot ask for the money instead). Roscoe36 and pistonsforum.com assumes no liability whatsoever.

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I'm in. I haven't followed college basketball at all this year. But it's always fun to fill out a bracket!

I'm in. I haven't followed college basketball at all this year. But it's always fun to fill out a bracket!

Oh no...I'm in trouble if it goes anything like fantasy bball.:wedgie:

im in too

I set up a private bracket on Yahoo for pf.com users.

Please join in on the fun. Everyone is welcome.

I hope I did it right...it seemed simple enough, but I'm not sure it works.

Anyhow just go to this page:

Yahoo! Sports (http://fantasysports.yahoo.com/)

and click the button for tournament pick em.

Once the brackets are chosen (Sunday night), you can fill in your teams.

I usually do well in this thing and never watch a college basketball game, so it's not like you gotta know anything about basketball to enter.

The tourney lasts two weeks and the computer tracks everyone's scores. There is no limit to how many people can join. I guarantee you it is fun.

Roscoe will be offering a clump of Ron Artests hair as a prize. (Not sure if his Artests wife yanked it out or if it spells "Kings").

Our group is called pf.com March Madness.

the ID# is 34446

The password is potato

Hopefully, it works. Please let me know if it doesn't.

Have fun all!


Just putting this here to remind people to sign up. I think about 10 people are officially signed up, but others still need to go to yahoo and enter. No hurry, but just letting you know you eventually need to do it yourself.

the ID# is 34446

The password is potato

Prize details updated in post #8 of this thread!

http://www.pistonsforum.com/predictions-contests-games/6122-march-madness-brackets-join-now.html#post76350

and don't forget i'm also donating a copy of NBA Ballers: Phenom to the winner! double prize! :D i should still have a copy left over for this year's playoffs too.

and if i win (very likely), i'll ship it to whoever comes in 2nd.

and don't forget i'm also donating a copy of NBA Ballers: Phenom to the winner! double prize! :D i should still have a copy left over for this year's playoffs too.

and if i win (very likely), i'll ship it to whoever comes in 2nd.

You aren't even going to win Novice, let alone this contest!

It's funny.

I know nothing about College basketball yet I feel as though I'm destined to win. I won last year's playoff prediction thread so I have a little momentum. :gun1:

Eat my dust forumites!

I'm in....with my oldskool %%%%%!!! Just to warn you all!! I have never lost a tournament that I have entered. As a matter of fact, I won the Wrestlemania 4 bracket by correctly picking MachoMan Randy Savage as the champion! OoooYeah@!

Oh yeah? I once picked an entire NCAA lacrosse championship bracket correctly.

So there.

:pound: Oh yeah? I once picked an entire NCAA lacrosse championship bracket correctly.

So there.:pound: I had a very tasteless joke here, so stop it! U guys set me up and I get in trouble with the MWave!

Coach of the month brackatology. I correctly predicted on February 20th that Flip would be coach of the month. The question is, is it too late to duplicate that feat this month starting off 1-3?

Coach of the month brackatology. I correctly predicted on February 20th that Flip would be coach of the month. The question is, is it too late to duplicate that feat this month starting off 1-3?

Forget coach of the month.

If the 1-3 trend continues he's going to be labeled "Jack the Flipper". He's killing us! :MusicBigGrin:

Yahoo shows my account as 'incomplete'. Did I miss something or does it say that for everyone until the brackets are filled?

Yahoo shows my account as 'incomplete'. Did I miss something or does it say that for everyone until the brackets are filled?

Yes, it will only register "complete" after you have predicted every game in every bracket.

Bumpity bump bump.

We have 12 people officially signed up plus more have committed to enter.


Join our tourney. It makes every game interesting.

:hoops:

Bumpity bump bump.

We have 12 people officially signed up plus more have committed to enter.


Join our tourney. It makes every game interesting.

:hoops:

Make that 15 people.

Forget coach of the month.

If the 1-3 trend continues he's going to be labeled "Jack the Flipper". He's killing us! :MusicBigGrin:


I'm actually living within 10 minutes walk of the very streets the original killed in.

I'm actually living within 10 minutes walk of the very streets the original killed in.

***Looks suspiciously at Webz***:sherlock:

***Looks suspiciously at Webz***:sherlock:
:nailbiting:its a bit eery to think about, but it was a long time ago.

nevertheless i always keep a wary eye. :detective:

there are ripper tours that show you the places but i haven't done one yet. not sure i want to.

I read a book called the Michigan Murders about a serial killer who stalked the Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti area. At the time, I lived in Ypsilanti just a block away from where the killer lived in the 70's. It really creeped me out, because most of the places in the book (where the girls lived, worked, and were killed) are still there, so it was very real to me. :cold:

I read a book called the Michigan Murders about a serial killer who stalked the Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti area. At the time, I lived in Ypsilanti just a block away from where the killer lived in the 70's. It really creeped me out, because most of the places in the book (where the girls lived, worked, and were killed) are still there, so it was very real to me. :cold:

I remember that. I think he only killed redheads or something.

Then there was that psycho child kidnapper. He allegedly drove a blue AMC Gremlin (with the hockey stick design). I guess they were stopping those cars all the time.

Mine was purple, or I prolly would have got pulled over too.

Anyhow, Linwood...now that I have your attention...


JOIN THE TOURNEY!!!!!

I remember that. I think he only killed redheads or something.

Then there was that psycho child kidnapper. He allegedly drove a blue AMC Gremlin (with the hockey stick design). I guess they were stopping those cars all the time.

Mine was purple, or I prolly would have got pulled over too.

Anyhow, Linwood...now that I have your attention...


JOIN THE TOURNEY!!!!!

Can't do it this year, my friend. I still don't have a television, and I'm really out of the loop on college hoops (except for Kentucky, which won't go far, I'm afraid)

I'm pulling for the Spartans (not much chance) and UK though.

Can't do it this year, my friend. I still don't have a television, and I'm really out of the loop on college hoops (except for Kentucky, which won't go far, I'm afraid)

I'm pulling for the Spartans (not much chance) and UK though.

I honestly cannot name even ONE college player. Even on the Spartans. Most years I can name about three players total and I win the tourney a lot.

I just look at the seedings and teams records pretty much.

But it's cool if you don't want to join. I can just keep kicking your butt in fantasy hockey & basketball. You didn't want revenge anyhow, I'm sure.:nerner:

Everyone is welcome to join. Kids, spouses, family pets.

Only pf.com members, however, with 10 plus legitimate posts can win Micro's prize. (I've got over 2,ooo posts so I figure at least 15 must be considered legit)! :pound:

Please join. It's just for fun. Don't miss out becuase you feel you don't know anything. Nobody pays attention to anyone but the leaders anyhow.

If you need assistance, please PM me or ask here.

Hint: When filling out your brackets, click on the little symbol by the teams names. It gives you their record and tells you a little something about the team.

We currently have 18 people signed up. That's a very nice group, but the more the better. You can fill out your card in minutes. Even after it is complete you can change it up to the time the tournament starts.

Alright, I'm in. I know absolutely nothing about college sports, I'm just tired of hearing Darth beg. :gun1:

My friend, one never gets tired of hearing Tater beg. Especially not after you have heard him boast. :)

Alright, I'm in. I know absolutely nothing about college sports, I'm just tired of hearing Darth beg. :gun1:

LMAO.

As soon as everyone else signs up I'll quit bugging ya'll.:sssh:

LMAO.

As soon as everyone else signs up I'll quit bugging ya'll.:sssh:

Holy crap, how many teams are in this darn thing? Every time I think I'm done randomly picking winners of games I have no interest in between teams I've never heard of, up pops another set of brackets! :frusty:

Curse you Sith Lord, curse you!!!! :starwars:

:laser::darthvader::lightsabersmiley:

21 people.

I'd initially hoped for 25, but it looks like we are going to surpass even that.

Should be a great tourney.




(Yeah, this was a cheap bump...SO WHAT?????) :boxing:

Holy crap, how many teams are in this darn thing? Every time I think I'm done randomly picking winners of games I have no interest in between teams I've never heard of, up pops another set of brackets! :frusty:

Curse you Sith Lord, curse you!!!! :starwars:

:laser::darthvader::lightsabersmiley:


You mean someone sent you the NIT and the Women's NCAA tourney brackets too? I see U/Michigan has a 3 seed in their annual visit to the NIT:)

I am in. Looks like I may have a slight advantage since I do follow the college game a little bit. There are always alot of upsets and some team coming out of nowhere beating teams they shouldn't.

Good luck to all.

I know nothing...but I shall emerge victorious. :gun1:

I'll agree with half of that statement! :D

I'll agree with half of that statement! :D
Hardy...ha..ha.

Good one bro. :pound:

I didn't say which half! :MusicBigGrin:

This is the first time I've picked brackets beyond making my own private predictions round-by-round. I assume the PF contest is picking all brackets upfront, right down to the tournament winner.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but can we pick round-by-round to cover the previous round's mis-picks? Or if you screw up big time in the first round, you're just plain SCREWED...?

Another stupid question: Is there a yahoo link that gets me directly to the PF.com group brackets?

DOH!!! :tinfoil3:

This is the first time I've picked brackets beyond making my own private predictions round-by-round. I assume the PF contest is picking all brackets upfront, right down to the tournament winner.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but can we pick round-by-round to cover the previous round's mis-picks? Or if you screw up big time in the first round, you're just plain SCREWED...?

Another stupid question: Is there a yahoo link that gets me directly to the PF.com group brackets?

DOH!!! :tinfoil3:

Not stupid questions.

You pick all brackets up front BEFORE the tourney begins. You cannot change once the tourney begins. Also, the later rounds are worth more points than the first round, so if you mess up the early picks, if those teams were not slated to go very far, you still have a chance. For example, I think first round matches are one point each, while third round matches are four. Fourth round matches are 8...etc.

Yes. Once you've signed up, if you go to your yahoo sports page & click "Fantasy" in the top right corner, you'll find our group and your team name on the page. Just click it and you are there.

Was I clear? If not...please let me know.:)

Not stupid questions.

You pick all brackets up front BEFORE the tourney begins. You cannot change once the tourney begins. Also, the later rounds are worth more points than the first round, so if you mess up the early picks, if those teams were not slated to go very far, you still have a chance. For example, I think first round matches are one point each, while third round matches are four. Fourth round matches are 8...etc.

Yes. Once you've signed up, if you go to your yahoo sports page & click "Fantasy" in the top right corner, you'll find our group and your team name on the page. Just click it and you are there.

Was I clear? If not...please let me know.:)
I kinda figured there had to be a weighting by round...thanks for clarifying.

Also, I've clicked 'Fantasy' before without waiting for the drop-down with the PF.com link...thanks for the heads-up. :)

O.k, filled out my bracket and I take back what I said about knowing nothing about college basketball.

I know a lot less than nothing about college basketball. Who knew there was an actual team with the name Mean Green?

my final four is done...should i start a final 4 thread?

I'm a chicken. I had a sentimental choice since Sunday (not MSU) winning it all, but I just backed out & changed my final two teams. Bok Bok.

Whoa, Darth, Texas A%M Corpus Christi over Wisconsin? Took some onions to pick that one! Aside from that, your bracket looks kind of boring.

I know I'm probably going to finish last anyway, but there are always some weird teams making it at least to the Sweet Sixteen, and if you can guess those right, you're in good shape. I have a UNLV-Winthrop showdown in the third round. Not because I particularly know anything about those teams, but just because I figured I needed at least one bizarro double-upset Sweet Sixteen matchup.

Of course, getting the Final Four as accurate as possible is really the key to winning with this scoring system.

OMG, Warthog's bracket is insane! Stanford vs. Creighton and Oral Roberts vs. Texas Tech in the Sweet 16? Kentucky, Tennessee, and Butler in the Final Four?! Dude, my Wildcats blow. I picked them to lose in the first round. :laugh:

Credit for picking an off-the-charts wacky bracket, though! At least now I know that I won't finish last. :pound:

i'm here to defend my title from last year, when I had to battle a large and competitive field of entries to produce the winning bracket.

Whoa, Butler over Florida, prof? Hmm. Actually, back in 2000, I had Butler upsetting Florida in the first round (it was a 12 vs. 5 game). Florida won it at the buzzer, on a crazy shot by Mike Miller, so I was right to have suspected that one as a possible upset, even though it fell just short of happening. BUT, Florida went on to make the national title game! Much to the chagrin of my bracket...

prof, it looks like you're hanging your hat on Louisville getting to the Final Four and Florida getting upset in the third round. If those two things happen, you'll probably have a good shot at winning it all again.

Whoa, Darth, Texas A%M Corpus Christi over Wisconsin? Took some onions to pick that one! Aside from that, your bracket looks kind of boring.

I know I'm probably going to finish last anyway, but there are always some weird teams making it at least to the Sweet Sixteen, and if you can guess those right, you're in good shape. I have a UNLV-Winthrop showdown in the third round. Not because I particularly know anything about those teams, but just because I figured I needed at least one bizarro double-upset Sweet Sixteen matchup.

Of course, getting the Final Four as accurate as possible is really the key to winning with this scoring system.

I had Oregon beating Memphis in the final, but only because I wanted Oregon to win. I changed it to North Carolina losing to UCLA. If Oregon wins somehow, I'm gonna kick myself.

I had a really tough time deciding between the BYU/Xavier matchup in the first round. I eventually stuck with BYU though.

One of my first round upset specials is getting blown out in Stanford. Louisville up by as many 29 pts in the first half....Who was I listening to on that one??

The davison-Maryland game is closer than expected. How many people have Davison prevailing in that one?

Anyone who picked Stanford was stupid (staring at Roscoe :stirthepot:). They were the one of the teams that nobody thought should have been in the tourney in the first place. Another one is Arkansas, but Roscoe picked them through to the Sweet 16! Of course, I'll be the one looking dumb if they make it, but I think I'm pretty safe on that front.

NCAA hoops is not something I follow in the least. I'm merely participating to show support for my friend Tater's initiative.

webz' bracket is suspicious too: almost no upsets anywhere. But I'm sure you guys would stomp us in an annual Cricket Craziness Challenge.

Anyone who picked Stanford was stupid (staring at Roscoe :stirthepot:). They were the one of the teams that nobody thought should have been in the tourney in the first place. .

It was one I pondered over..I guess I was impressed with the Lopez twins:nerd2: :nerd2:


At least Dell Curry's son a Davison freshman showed that his father genes are working..scoring 30pts... but alas just like his old man, his game was all about the long ball.

And the good thing is we don't have to see or hear Bobby Knight for the rest of the tourney since TT was eliminated.

One of my first round upset specials is getting blown out in Stanford. Louisville up by as many 29 pts in the first half....Who was I listening to on that one??

The davison-Maryland game is closer than expected. How many people have Davison prevailing in that one?

Maryland pulled away late in that one. Overheard in the Maryland huddle by Coach Gary Williams, "You're losing to Davidson damnit!"

Whoa, Butler over Florida, prof? Hmm. Actually, back in 2000, I had Butler upsetting Florida in the first round (it was a 12 vs. 5 game). Florida won it at the buzzer, on a crazy shot by Mike Miller, so I was right to have suspected that one as a possible upset, even though it fell just short of happening. BUT, Florida went on to make the national title game! Much to the chagrin of my bracket...

prof, it looks like you're hanging your hat on Louisville getting to the Final Four and Florida getting upset in the third round. If those two things happen, you'll probably have a good shot at winning it all again.

what i neglected to mention in my previous post was that i actually was the only entry in last year's competition. as a matter of fact, i have no idea what i'm doing and have been so dreadfully unsuccessful in the past that i just let the bracket-o-matic gizmo posted elsewhere do my picking for me -- and it kept wanting Butler!

what i neglected to mention in my previous post was that i actually was the only entry in last year's competition. as a matter of fact, i have no idea what i'm doing and have been so dreadfully unsuccessful in the past that i just let the bracket-o-matic gizmo posted elsewhere do my picking for me -- and it kept wanting Butler!

Ah, so that explains it...LOL. I was always bad at it even when I did have a decent idea of what I was doing.

An interesting connection between Maryland and Davidson is that longtime Terps coach Lefty Driesell coached at Davidson before coming to Maryland. He even got Davidson to the Elite Eight one year, in the mid to late '60s.

Hey - I'm ranked #1 in the pool!! Un huh, uh huh...

:lock1:


Wait, everyone is ranked #1.

:stupid:

Well, at least I haven't been eliminated yet.

webz' bracket is suspicious too: almost no upsets anywhere. But I'm sure you guys would stomp us in an annual Cricket Craziness Challenge.


Dude, when you know nothing about college hoops you don't have much else to go on except the seedings. But I did try and research a little bit about each matchup before picking them. I looked at their last 5. A bit like predicting a horse race winner. :MusicBigGrin:

I have this system for picking horses. I got it out of the back of a magazine.

One day I will try it in practice. :)

I have a great horse picking system. It involves colors I like, cool names, pretty horses, and lots of beer.

Ah, so that explains it...LOL. I was always bad at it even when I did have a decent idea of what I was doing.

An interesting connection between Maryland and Davidson is that longtime Terps coach Lefty Driesell coached at Davidson before coming to Maryland. He even got Davidson to the Elite Eight one year, in the mid to late '60s.

Drisell also coached at Georgia State, when I did my masters degree there. The guy is a major di*k. I one time caught him in the hallway trying to get an injured player to come back and play sooner (before the guy was ready). Lefty was persistent, almost threatening. Totally messed up the guy's career, because he did come back earlier at Lefty's behest. They named the court at GSU after him. What a waste.

Lefty was our arch rival when I was in school. We used to have this great picture of his big old bald head with an empty gas gauge printed over it. There would usually be about thirty roles of kids behind the visitors' bench all holding the picture over their faces.

Stanford was a stupid move on my part, but I figured if they were lucky enough to get in that they might just win one.

Bobby Knight let me down. Yeah...he's a loudmouth jackass, but ya gotta admire the drill sergeant in the guy. He is Woody Hayes temperamental basketball equivalent. They broke the mold after those two guys...the likes of which will probably never be seen again in college sports. "They" being the media.

187 points to go! :cheerleader:

I have no idea why I picked Knight's team to win. His teams have been losing first round games for quite a while now, and they were a 10 seed this time. Pretty dumb of me to pick them to pull off even a mild upset.

Glad to see everyone having fun with this.

Don't be so hard on yourselves for picking some upsets that didn't come through. It takes guts to pick upsets and you need to pick some to win and it's pretty much all luck.

I got BOMBED my first tourney, but learned a lot from it and usually do quite well even though my knowledge of college hoops is sub-zero.

Usually, about 26 of 32 right is good enough to lead after the first round. It depends on how many upsets there are. So far everything is going according to plan. That means tomorrow we will see a ton of upsets!

For those who haven't noticed, just click "view full standings" to see all the teams in our group.
Right now we are all bunched up. They usually update the standings every few hours, so we haven't received credit for every game yet.

Don't worry, Darth. I don't think anyone's taking this all that seriously. Obviously Warthog wasn't when he made his picks. :lol:

Looks like they have updated the standing thru the first 7 games.

A familiar position I find myself in... :hoops:

7 games down and no upsets so far...but with TT/BC being the only game of middle seeders

My George Washington Cinderalla team never got off the ground. :(

7 games down and no upsets so far...but with TT/BC being the only game of middle seeders

Six winners and 2 losses so far for me as a couple of the first round upsets that I picked didn't materialize. Stanford and ODU not coming thru.
You got to pick a few of these in the first round to stir it up:nerd2:

So far all of the higher seeds have held par. Time for tonight's 8 games to play out. Hopefully a few upsets there to get things interesting.

Sparties up 20-9 with 7+ minutes in the first half. But no way they get by NC.

Sparties up 20-9 with 7+ minutes in the first half. But no way they get by NC.

Meanwhile in the NIT > Wolverines down as many as 21 on the Seminole home court as their season ends tonight and Tommy Turtleneck possibly coaches his last game in A2

How embarrassing.

My 11 year old daughter (blue monkey) is 8 for 8. I've only got 6 correct.

The worst thing is that last year she won the whole thing with about a dozen or so people.:mmph:

Go Tater's daughter! It'll be great if she ends up schooling all of us here.

My favorite incorrect picks of the first round so far: HQ picked upsets in both the Vandy-GW (6 vs. 11) and Washington St.-Oral Roberts (3 vs. 14) games in the East, which would have led to a GW-Oral Roberts 11 v. 14 game in the 2nd round. Final scores of those two games:

Vandy 77
GW 44

Washington St. 70
Oral Roberts 54

Only 49 points shy of getting those two games right, my brutha...:pound:

Just saw Neitzel throw one up from the corner with the shotclock running out. It hit the TOP of the backboard first and fell in!

MSU 52 Marq 36 with 5+ minutes

Sparties up 20-9 with 7+ minutes in the first half. But no way they get by NC.

Well...yeah....but...I didn't pick them to beat N.C., but with Sparty they can win or lose games they have no business winning or losing.:noidea:

Tater...ur still thinkin about MSU FOOTBALLLLL ;)

Tater...ur still thinkin about MSU FOOTBALLLLL ;)

Aye. :ohwell:

Yes, you %%%%ers, we just love to watch Michigan State up double digits shooting free throws for 10 minutes while somebody's beating Duke by 2.

Just another reason to hate MSU. Or, at least, having to be in Michigan today. But mostly MSU.

Yes, you %%%%ers, we just love to watch Michigan State up double digits shooting free throws for 10 minutes while somebody's beating Duke by 2.

Just another reason to hate MSU. Or, at least, having to be in Michigan today. But mostly MSU.

uhmmm...ohhh kaaaay.

Turn on the NIT and you can watch U of M instead.

The nation cheers VCU!!!!no matter if they picked Duke to win this game or not!!

No more Coach K's to look at this tourney > Mike or Bobby :MusicBigGrin:

The nation cheers VCU!!!!no matter if they picked Duke to win this game or not!!

No more Coach K's to look at this tourney > Mike or Bobby :MusicBigGrin:

My sentiments exactly! I don't mind losing the point. :)

wow...Duke goin down in the 1st round...anyone pick that?

I've already lost 1/8 of my sweet 16

And finally an upset! Down goes DOOOOK! I always love it when they lose.

:djparty:

Man, talk about free chili...that was some of the worst defense ever, by both teams, in the last couple of minutes. Definitely a "last team with the ball wins" sort of finish all the way. Credit to the VCU point guard, though, that was a pretty clutch jumper he hit to win it. And he was driving through Duke's sieve-like D on each of the few possessions before that too.

wow...Duke goin down in the 1st round...anyone pick that?

Yes sir! Not really that huge an upset, actually. Lots of people had VCU winning. Generally speaking, that is...I'm not sure about our bracket challenge, though I'm sure at least a few other people there picked it too. This was the most mediocre Duke team in more than a decade, and they were probably overrated even as a 6 seed. An 8 probably would have been more accurate.

Yes sir! Not really that huge an upset, actually. Lots of people had VCU winning. Generally speaking, that is...I'm not sure about our bracket challenge, though I'm sure at least a few other people there picked it too. This was the most mediocre Duke team in more than a decade, and they were probably overrated even as a 6 seed. An 8 probably would have been more accurate.

Damn. I had VCU at first and then changed it.

Yes sir! Not really that huge an upset, actually. Lots of people had VCU winning. Generally speaking, that is...I'm not sure about our bracket challenge, though I'm sure at least a few other people there picked it too. This was the most mediocre Duke team in more than a decade, and they were probably overrated even as a 6 seed. An 8 probably would have been more accurate.Its'all good. No more American Express Coach K commercials lol

I have this system for picking horses.

I think you're picking the wrong end of the horse.

Hahaha this is great! Very well done.

YouTube - "This is Why Duke Sucks" by Peter "PMD" Rosenberg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYOgC2Qbqh4)

So who's "Border Collies" over at the Yahoo group? They're in first place, with all 16 games right on the first day! Only one in the PF.com group to get all of them right. All alone in 2nd place, with 15 out of 16, is the ultimate NCAA bracket prodigy, aka Darth Tater's daughter.

So who's "Border Collies" over at the Yahoo group? They're in first place, with all 16 games right on the first day! Only one in the PF.com group to get all of them right. All alone in 2nd place, with 15 out of 16, is the ultimate NCAA bracket prodigy, aka Darth Tater's daughter.


It was a day for favourites, if you picked every lower seed in each matchup you would also be on 15. Seems a few people were a bit gung-ho on the upset predictions.

It was a day for favourites, if you picked every lower seed in each matchup you would also be on 15. Seems a few people were a bit gung-ho on the upset predictions.

Au contraire, my friend, BYU was the 8th seed and lost to Xavier's 9th seed. :rain: :kleenex:

Finally! One of my upsets came through. WTG Winthrop!

My 11 year old may be kicking my butt, but at least I'm way up on my 8 year old.:pound:

I also had Winthrop winning that. Looks like your 15 seed upset special of Texas A&M Corpus Christi over Wisconsin might be materializing, Tater. :eek: Still a ways to go in that game, but Wisconsin seems totally unable to score any points at all.

My lowest ranked Sweet 16 Cinderella was Long Beach St., a 12th seed, but they're losing to Tennesee. :doh: Two-and-a-half minutes left, and they're down by...28. :pound:

Finally! One of my upsets came through. WTG Winthrop!

My 11 year old may be kicking my butt, but at least I'm way up on my 8 year old.:pound:
I picked that one two tater, but my local sleeper upset in Long beach State laid an egg... just like Stanford did yesterday...

So who's "Border Collies" over at the Yahoo group? They're in first place, with all 16 games right on the first day! Only one in the PF.com group to get all of them right. All alone in 2nd place, with 15 out of 16, is the ultimate NCAA bracket prodigy, aka Darth Tater's daughter.


Border Collies had ND over Wintrop, and GT over UNLV so no perfection today for them.

I also had Winthrop winning that. Looks like your 15 seed upset special of Texas A&M Corpus Christi over Wisconsin might be materializing, Tater. :eek: Still a ways to go in that game, but Wisconsin seems totally unable to score any points at all.

My lowest ranked Sweet 16 Cinderella was Long Beach St., a 12th seed, but they're losing to Tennesee. :doh: Two-and-a-half minutes left, and they're down by...28. :pound:


OMG! I don't remember picking that. I didn't even check the first time you said it because I thought you were kidding. I think I did it by accident because I just checked my other bracket which was supposed to be identical, and I have Wisconsin. LMAO! Oh well, I'm sure Wisconsin will pull it out.

Wisconsin's edged into the lead now, but it might still come down to the wire.

Long Beach ended up losing by 35 to Tennessee, which I think is the biggest margin of defeat so far in the tourney. Quite a nice first round for the two big teams from the Volunteer state, with Vandy eviscerating GW yesterday by 33.

Cool header Roscoe (or whatever the thing is called at the top of this page). :thumb:

Edit: What? I coulda sworn it was there a minute ago!

I'm in despite not having seen a college game in years.who are you on yahoo?

Oregon was down 9-0! But they're now up 13-9 with 10 left in the half.

statsprocket / Go Hoos!

...and

GO WINTHROP!!

Cool header Roscoe (or whatever the thing is called at the top of this page). :thumb:

Edit: What? I coulda sworn it was there a minute ago!
It's only shown to guests to keep the pages light for members. If you logout you can see it.

It's only real purpose is pointing out (very obviously) what a thread or forum is about.

Thanks btw.

dba, where's your faith? You only have your Hoos in the Elite Eight. Why not winning it all? I mean, look at me, I've got my UK Wildcats...losing in the first round. :biggrin1:

NCAA Basketball is crack for D4E. I love it.

dba, where's your faith?

Well, I had it until I watched them blow a nice lead against NC State of all people in the second round of the ACC tourney. And then I remembered all the times they've let me down in the past.

dba, where's your faith? You only have your Hoos in the Elite Eight. Why not winning it all? I mean, look at me, I've got my UK Wildcats...losing in the first round. :biggrin1:D4...who are you at yahoo?

We need everyone to spill their yahoo alias so that we can get on to some serious TRASH TALK! :stirthepot: :gun1:

NCAA Basketball is crack for D4E. I love it.

Wise guy, eh? :stooges:

Actually I used to follow it a lot more closely than I do now. But when my Wildcats are serious contenders (which they...um...most definitely aren't this season), I kick it back up a notch.

As much as I love March Madness, it tends to bring out some of the dumbest sports fans alive in a bunch of places. There are SO MANY people who say the most ignorant things about how college ball is so much better than the NBA. The one-and-done excitement of the tournament is unbeatable, and I understand people who prefer that to the endless NBA season. But when you hear people talking about how much better the quality of play is in college, how they share the ball so much better, how they're trying hard every game while the pros always mail it in...don't get me started...:mad2:

D4...who are you at yahoo?

We need everyone to spill their yahoo alias so that we can get on to some serious TRASH TALK! :stirthepot: :gun1:

Do you mean Yahoo messenger? I never use it. Everyone's Yahoo alias is up there on the bracket challenge group, as long as you can figure out whose bracket is whose (I think mine's pretty obvious!)

Do you mean Yahoo messenger? I never use it. Everyone's Yahoo alias is up there on the bracket challenge group, as long as you can figure out whose bracket is whose (I think mine's pretty obvious!):redface: :rofl: Sorry...I don't know how I missed that...LMAO! It's been a long day :pound:

i used the pf.com bracket to make a bunch of crazy picks...doesn't look like it's working out!! LOL dead last baby!!

Yours is the bestest bracket ever, Hog. I got plenty of enjoyment out of seeing it before the games started.

Looks like I am moving up the rankings. I am tied at 4 with a whole bunch of people.

I am the MAYOR of Flipville when it comes to my bracket . I think I went 4-12 on Thursday. !!!!AAAGGHH!!!! I do have Yahoo Messenger, though( IM's...the ""perpetual"...SIGH... sign of a loser) Well at least Time Warner cable has everygame telecasted this year for customers with cable boxes(i.e. I get games on Ch 255-56-57-58 and 59).....

Chat's open early tonight, for the tourney games. So before the Pistons and Suns tip it off, come on in and shoot the breeze as your bracket crumbles before your very eyes!

First round is over. Strange that I'd be all alone in fourth place in our pool, if only I hadn't...picked against my own favorite team. :pound:

Kind of a dull first round, overall--the only double digit seeds still alive are Winthrop and VCU. Both of whom I have in the Sweet 16! And if UNLV makes the Elite Eight, watch out...otherwise, try not to drown in the blood that'll be dripping from my bracket. :messer:

First round is over. Strange that I'd be all alone in fourth place in our pool, if only I hadn't...picked against my own favorite team. :pound:

Kind of a dull first round, overall--the only double digit seeds still alive are Winthrop and VCU. Both of whom I have in the Sweet 16! And if UNLV makes the Elite Eight, watch out...otherwise, try not to drown in the blood that'll be dripping from my bracket. :messer:UNLV is TOAST! Wisconsin came out with big jitters in the 1st half (19 points?), but then found their sync in the 2nd (57 points). I hope that 1st half scared the crap outta the Badgers and put them on a roll...looks that way so far.

Let the blood-bath begin... :gun1:

SHAME on you for picking against Sparty in that game! Izzo's too good a coach to let his players forget George Mason.

UNC will be another story...a double digit loss...or the biggest upset of the tourney. Either way...I WIN! :MusicBigGrin:

who here picked winthrop :P I DID!! :)

Finshed the first found with 24 winners which is better than I did last year. Three of my losses were by 2 points each, VA Tech over the Illini, VCU over the Duke, and Zavier over BYU. Five of the losses were the result of me trying to go against the odds and pick the lower seeds in hopes of getting extra pts that no one else would have chosen.

Oh well fun first round and the good thing is that all of my brackets where the team lost, I already had them losing the second round so it didn't upset my sweet sixteen choices.

A couple of close games for Oregon and Wisconsin, which means that they may have been looking ahead to their potential sweet sixteen matchup next week. I think both teams were down 10-0 out of the block.

who here picked winthrop :P I DID!! :)Now be honest...for those that did pick Winthrop...did you do so because you thot they would win?...or because you can't stand Notre Dame? :D That same question applies to those picking VCU over Duke.

Happy St. Patty's Day! (I'm sure many domers are crying in their Guinness at this very moment! :heh: )

Now be honest...for those that did pick Winthrop...did you do so because you thot they would win?...or because you can't stand Notre Dame? :D

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Hating Notre Dame is almost always the better thing to do.

I hate ND football, but I don't care much about their hoops team. Winthrop had a great record and some tough losses against good teams, so they were a hot upset pick. I have them in the Sweet 16.

As for Duke-VCU, my hatred of Doooook knows no bounds, AND they kinda sucked and were overrated as a 6th seed, AND VCU was getting props from some people as a possible sleeper, so...perfect storm. Now they also need to get into the Sweet 16. :)

I always try to pick a decent number of upsets in the first round, which didn't materialize this year, but those two picks (Winthrop and VCU) were ones that I actually felt pretty good about when I picked them. Then again, I also felt pretty good about picking Long Beach St., but they lost by 35. :pound:

geez... OSU hits the triple to send it to overtime.. whod of thunk it.

OSU pulling away in OT without Oden

Ohio state survived 78-71. What a scare!

Vanderbilt upsets Washington, double overtime! Pittsburgh also looks like there going to move on after getting a scare.

Damn, UCLA gave me a scare. I have them winning it all. I wish I could take that pick back. The Bruins got lackadaisical in the second half.

So who exactly is this "Border Collies" who keeps kicking all of our butts in the bracket challenge?

Well, I guess there's always next year for me. lol.

One gender off the usual topic of this thread, but did anyone notice the women's tournament game with North Carolina and Prairie View? Carolina won by 57, but that's after calling off their defense in the second half - ahead 57-15 at the half, 13-2 after 90 seconds, and 24-4 after fifteen minutes. Ouch.

First place: an 11 year old little girl (Blue Monkey) who knows nothing about basketball.

Tied for 2nd place: Mrs. Potato head (Irish Rovers)...who knows less than the 11 year old.

26th place of 32 teams: Darth Tater. :sssh::nerd2:

Nobody better laugh. You guys suck too!!! :pound:

I had a feeling I wouldn't do well this year...but this is ridiculous. I shoulda stuck with Oregon instead of UCLA because I need a darkhorse that nobody else picked.

Nobody better laugh. You guys suck too!!! :pound:


I'll have you know I am at least five games over the pace that could have been generated by flipping a coin.

Of course blue monkey is seventeen games better than that but still...

First place: an 11 year old little girl (Blue Monkey) who knows nothing about basketball.

Tied for 2nd place: Mrs. Potato head (Irish Rovers)...who knows less than the 11 year old.

26th place of 32 teams: Darth Tater. :sssh::nerd2:

Nobody better laugh. You guys suck too!!! :pound:

I had a feeling I wouldn't do well this year...but this is ridiculous. I shoulda stuck with Oregon instead of UCLA because I need a darkhorse that nobody else picked.

The big points come at the end, Tater. I'm way back but I'm not sweating it.

The big points come at the end, Tater. I'm way back but I'm not sweating it.

Why must you always bring your back into this you little green man? :pound:

Guess what hairball. You and I meet in round one in fantasy baseball as things stand now. You better be ready!

UCLA beats Kansas -- just as I predicted. LOL.

Now fellas, I don't like to brag (I rarely have anything to brag about), but if you picked the Final Four correctly this year, you would have Georgetown, Ohio State, Florida and UCLA. Just checked my bracket.

4 for 4

:MusicBigGrin:

Now fellas, I don't like to brag (I rarely have anything to brag about), but if you picked the Final Four correctly this year, you would have Georgetown, Ohio State, Florida and UCLA. Just checked my bracket.

4 for 4

:MusicBigGrin:
Good job. I don`t have a bracket but I did pick G-Town to win it all!!!!!:MusicBigGrin:

Now fellas, I don't like to brag (I rarely have anything to brag about), but if you picked the Final Four correctly this year, you would have Georgetown, Ohio State, Florida and UCLA. Just checked my bracket.

4 for 4

:MusicBigGrin:Brag on.

I lost my final 4 with my Wisconsin pic last weekend...but losing UNC today was a killer! :gun1: After the 1st half, I didn't think UNC would lose it...OT proved otherwise.

Good luck next weekend. :)

Now fellas, I don't like to brag (I rarely have anything to brag about), but if you picked the Final Four correctly this year, you would have Georgetown, Ohio State, Florida and UCLA. Just checked my bracket.

4 for 4

:MusicBigGrin:
3 out of 4 here with Gt beating NC spoiling my 4 for 4 bid. Still I like GT and even though I have OSU beating Florida, I wouldn't mind GT taking it all though.

And oh by the way. i am currently in second place behind jammer.

Dre...Jammer had some good pics, but he's now outta the running cuz of UNC.

It's down to you and zoo unless I missed somethin...but zoo's got the only F4 intact. ANYTHING can happen next weekend.

GOOD LUCK to both you guys! :hoops:

Dre...Jammer had some good pics, but he's now outta the running cuz of UNC.

It's down to you and zoo...but zoo's got the only F4 intact. ANYTHING can happen next weekend.

GOOD LUCK to both you guys! :hoops:

Yeah, good job picking fellas!!! :)

Now fellas, I don't like to brag (I rarely have anything to brag about), but if you picked the Final Four correctly this year, you would have Georgetown, Ohio State, Florida and UCLA. Just checked my bracket.

4 for 4

:MusicBigGrin:
..........shut up...........:hoops:

Kind of a weird tournament. Very few significant upsets. You coulda picked the high seed in almost every bracket and be winning so far.

Georgetown wins! Watched the game tonight with a DC area lawyer. We bonded... her love of Georgetown, and my hatred for the TarHeels.

Nice series. Great game. Good luck, Gazoo!

Georgetown wins! Watched the game tonight with a DC area lawyer. We bonded... her love of Georgetown, and my hatred for the TarHeels. Nice to hear about the bonding thing...but is Mrs. Linwood the DC lawyer you referred too? :confused:

:sssh:

At this point, I can't see UCLA running the table. That's who I have winning it all.

Nice to hear about the bonding thing...but is Mrs. Linwood the DC lawyer you referred too? :confused:

:sssh:
Don't try to break up a happy home! :stirthepot:

Don't try to break up a happy home! :stirthepot:No worries. Wood had Tater write a post-nup forbidding the Misses from ever logging on to pf.com :nerd2: :)

No worries. Wood had Tater write a post-nup forbidding the Misses from ever logging on to pf.com :nerd2: :)This is true!!1 This site is better than sneaking porn! If it wasnt for our fellow sisters of war, I could swear this site has more hair on it's butt, than a King Kong Movie!!!!!
Woooo!:)

This site is better than sneaking porn! If it wasnt for our fellow sisters of war, I could swear this site has more hair on it's butt, than a King Kong Movie!!!!!
Woooo!:)LMAO!!! :pound:

If I had half a mind, I'd quote you in my sig! :stooges:

I gotta share somethin funny with you peoples.

Remember that match.com/eharmony.com stuff I posted last year? I've been off match since last summer, but I've developed a long and very unusual relationship with a matchstress. Her profile always said that she was 'sports impaired'.

I found proof of that when I asked her if she knew anything about 'March Madness'. She sincerely said "YEAH! That's when the stores have sales trying to reduce the winter inventory!" :pound:


Luv ya B ;)

Looks like UCLA is gonna screw me. Can't beat damn Florida. Looks like either dre or hq can win this thing now. I think the final game is a 32-point payoff so hq can come from way back and win.

Looks like UCLA is gonna screw me. Can't beat damn Florida. Looks like either dre or hq can win this thing now. I think the final game is a 32-point payoff so hq can come from way back and win.

Good luck to both you guys!

Dang looks like my stay in first place will be for two days as I see Florida taking this one over OSU, so I am conceding early to my fellow CT and EMU brudda HQ. Good luck man

However if OSU does pull this out tomorrow, then I take this out victory!!

Dang looks like my stay in first place will be for two days as I see Florida taking this one over OSU, so I am conceding early to my fellow CT and EMU brudda HQ. Good luck man

However if OSU does pull this out tomorrow, then I take this out victory!!If OSU wins and you get a new PF.com T-shirt, can I have your old one? :D

Congratultions to my bruddah HQ for winning the March Madness Contest!

WTG! :winner_first_h4h:

Thank you to everyone who participated. Hope you had fun and I'll get you next time!

Congratultions to my bruddah HQ for winning the March Madness Contest!

WTG! :winner_first_h4h:

Thank you to everyone who participated. Hope you had fun and I'll get you next time!





yessir my fello schoolmate HQ..good picks all the way. I picked Florida in my ESPN bracket, If I had done the same in this group, then Tater would be giving me the props instead...well at least someone from CassTech/EMU won!:nerd2:

HQ, in order to receive your prize, please PM me your address. Thanks.

Congrats to HQ for overcoming his blood-red early rounds with a come from behind win on Final Four weekend. I ended up tied for fifth, not too bad.

Did anyone watch some of the post-game celebrations? I know that you have to cut 21/22-year-old guys some slack when they're that excited, but Noah, good lord...what a tool. He seems like 22 going on 12.

Did anyone watch some of the post-game celebrations? I know that you have to cut 21/22-year-old guys some slack when they're that excited, but Noah, good lord...what a tool. He seems like 22 going on 12.

Ok, meanie. I missed it, but what did he do that was so immature?

He didn't do anything outrageous, just yammering on about, "We gonna go on all night! And you know what I'm talkin' about!" or something like that. He sounded like an utter fool.

Though I have to admit to being a hata--not of his game, which certainly commands plenty of respect, but of his personality. When they played at Kentucky earlier this season, he dove out of bounds after a loose ball and landed right in front of the UK cheerleaders. When the whistle blew, they started waving their pom-poms like they always do, and one of them happened to be waving her poms right next to his face as he was getting up. And then he swung at her to swat her poms away, as if she was coming after him! Yeah, man, you show that 5'2" chick that she can't get all up in your grill.

He didn't do anything outrageous, just yammering on about, "We gonna go on all night! And you know what I'm talkin' about!" or something like that. He sounded like an utter fool.

Though I have to admit to being a hata--not of his game, which certainly commands plenty of respect, but of his personality. When they played at Kentucky earlier this season, he dove out of bounds after a loose ball and landed right in front of the UK cheerleaders. When the whistle blew, they started waving their pom-poms like they always do, and one of them happened to be waving her poms right next to his face as he was getting up. And then he swung at her to swat her poms away, as if she was coming after him! Yeah, man, you show that 5'2" chick that she can't get all up in your grill.

Those cheerleaders can be pretty vicious, you know.:cheerleader::suspiciou

But IF I win the fantasy hockey championship, I'll prolly be jumping around the house like a fool too and I'm twice his age! :pound:

Congrats BroQ! Two weeks ago you were near the bottom, but pulled it off! :thumb[1]:

But I have to admit...I'm getting tired of UF winning everything. :P

Congrats to HQ for overcoming his blood-red early rounds with a come from behind win on Final Four weekend. I ended up tied for fifth, not too bad.

Did anyone watch some of the post-game celebrations? I know that you have to cut 21/22-year-old guys some slack when they're that excited, but Noah, good lord...what a tool. He seems like 22 going on 12.

Reminds me somewhat of how John Salley acted when the Bad Boys won their first, but not that toolish:nerd2:
Noah is one who should have come out last year ..even though his team did the back to back, he looked better last year than he did this year. Da half brotha can 't shoot!! Another Rodman in the making:MusicBigGrin: , but he will be a top 10 pick anyway