GolfHos

Hey there, it looks like our March Madness group from last year is reusable this year.  So many of you already have your teams registered.  You'll just need to make your picks when they become available.

http://golfhos.mayhem.sportsline.com/brackets

Prize: $40 paypal

I forgot how close is was last year!  [sm_shock]

2007 GolfHos March Madness Standings
1   Teed shoots...he scores!   
2   Torpedo   
3   Fuzzmental   
4   Walfredo   
5   Clive Is Blind   
6   astro219   
7   Seamus   
8   worst_bracket_ever   
9   Midwayj
10   BobA

What was it in relation to again?

 >:(

Time to defend my title!!

Cool. Thanks dys!

Cool.  I don't think I've ever done as well as 4th place. 

LOL I looked and I was in 11th, just missed the cut.

2nd - last all missed the cut! ;-)

Think of it as 1st place in the 2nd decile.  ;D

Yea? Well, I bet I kick your ass this year! I bet I take you all down! Gonzaga all the way baby!



What? What did you say? What do you mean they lost? Aww *fudge*! To who? Who?!? San Diego? What the Chargers? Did that Rivers guy do this? Who the *fudge* heard of San Diego? What did they taint the water or something? Did Gonzaga hire Pat Riley or something?


*fudge*, I suck. Maybe I'll just pick Texas A&M.

Cap'n Sheeite for picks will be back.

can i join the pool with a new  s/n / account (the one i won nfl pickem with)?

I think in your profile you can change your s/n to be whatever you want it to be. IIRC, I changed mine 2 or 3 times through the course of the tournament.

no, i mean i have a NEW sportsline account .  i want to register it to the pool.  (can't remember the password for the old account from last year)

Oh. In that case I'll shut up and go away as I'm serving no purpose here.

I think you should be able to join with a new account.  I assume the group password is the same as last year since I haven't changed anything. ("golfhos" - you might want to write it down)  Let me know if it doesn't work out.

Hopefully the old instructions work for any other golfhos members that want to participate this year but didn't last time.

What's the deadline?   [sm_chairshot]

Well, being that brackets aren't available until March 16, and the first game is roughly around the 20th every year, I'd say around then. :D

Here's the deadline:




Here's how we did the scoring last year:
Scoring
Round   Weight   Bonus
Round 1   1   Add Seed
Round 2   2   Add Seed
Round 3   3   Add Seed
Round 4   5   Add Seed
Round 5   10   Add Seed
Round 6   20   Add Seed
Add Seed - Points equal the seed number of the winning team added to the weight for the given round.



We could try "Multiply Seed" this year to shake things up.

eew.  [sm_disgust]

I think we should give it a try this year.  It might keep more people in contention up until the end.

Let's try a new scoring system this time:

Scoring
Round   Weight   Bonus
Round 1   1   Multiply Seed
Round 2   2   Multiply Seed
Round 3   4   Multiply Seed
Round 4   7   Multiply Seed
Round 5   10   Multiply Seed
Round 6   15   Multiply Seed

Multiply Seed - Points equal the seed number of the winning team multiplied by the weight for the given round.
Multiply Seed - The seed of the winning team is multiplied by the correct pick total. Ex. If the 12th Seed Wins and your weight is 2 then 24 points would be credited for the Win.



That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Oh!  Um, what if you don't have a paypal account. [sm_anon]

Can you create one if you win?

in that case dystopia can give  the prize to me.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Minnesnowta_Girl/Smileys/22mmm.gif) Yeah, I probably could.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Minnesnowta_Girl/Smileys/lol.png)

so are we officially going with this?  i'm fence sitting a couple of 4/13 5/12 1st round games and this makes a big difference
 [sm_devil]

I haven't seen any objections, so I'll make the call and say yes.

I've never been in a pool with scoring like this, and I'm curious to see how it turns out.

I'll go with anything.  I'm easy.

Sounds kewl.   Looks like the scoring should be pretty high, should be interesting to follow.

And I'm OK with that contest format, Dys, although I again expect to lose handsomely.

Picks are in. Massive bloodletting and the mockery of my peers to follow shortly.

In FTL!

Wow, you have so much confidence in yourself!

I have confidence that I'll finish in the Top 15. ;D

Not to be outdone, I too will put forth the requisite sukkage.

Same formula as always.  All #1 seeds, and upsets in the 10-12 seed range.  Then which team has the coolest uniforms, with the tiebreakers being which mascot could beat up the opposition.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Minnesnowta_Girl/Smileys/rofl.gif) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Minnesnowta_Girl/Smileys/laugh.gif) [sm_rolling]

Stanford surrenders.

(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z55/daynperry/s_stanford_mascot_i.jpg)

Did the UC Santa Cruz Fighting Banana Slugs make it to the dance this year?

(http://www.alumni.ucsc.edu/img/bluegoldblack400.jpg)

Okay, draft bracket #1 is in. :D

Done.

How many are you going to play?

Looking good for 3 and 4 seeds in my bracket.  1 seeds?  not so much.   2 seeds. hardly knew ya.

 :o

Oh, just one.  I might change my picks a time or two yet, though. lol

Ah, draft bracket #1.  LOL.  ;D

I'm pretty sure it's already understood by everyone, but just to make it official, only 1 entry per person.  It wouldn't be fair everyone otherwise.  Plus, I suspect some tool might enter a bracket for every possible combination just to prove a point. :watchingyou:

  [sm_shock]

Cornell(14) x 1 (First Round) +
Cornell(14) x 2 (Second Round) +
Cornell(14) x 4 (Third Round) +
Cornell(14) x 7 (Fourth Round) +
Cornell(14) x 10 (Semis) +
Cornell(14) x 15 (Finals) =
(http://www.golfhos.com/images/slam-dunk.jpg)

3s and 4s did well on mine, too.  2s did semi-okay.

Cool, lots of brackets already in.

Just a reminder that the deadline for this is 11 AM EST on Thursday.

Thanks dys.  I'm hoping to   :airquotes: bang one out  :airquotes: today.

I can't register at this time. 

Any interest in doing the women's bracket??

Weird.  It's showing you in there already under "Teed shoots...he scores!".  If you played last year, Sportsline automatically copied your account from last year, so you shouldn't need to re-register.

I can't see the username associated with it, but I can see the email address.  I'll PM you with it.

 [sm_thumbsup2]

The carry over automatically applies last years suckieness to this years bracket.

 8)

I'm in it to win it.

I'm in!

Pay me now or pay me later. ;-)

laugh away
 8)

No brackets from Jules or Fuzzy this year?  I'm not sure who else was in last year and still hangs out on the site.

 :sad3:

No worries folks. One would think with some time on my hands this year I'd be in earlier but no.

I'll be in by the deadline. I believe a surprise appearance by the artist formerly known as Mrs. Fuzzy will be submitting picks as well.

Amazing how much time can be consumed by those free 30 second clips.

:shhh:

I'm in.

MSU is going to the Final Four, Baby!

Torpedo?

 :lolspit:


I shouldn't laugh. I really like Wisconsin this year for some reason.

wisconsin will prove once again that the old cliche "defense wins championships"  just isnt valid anymore.   highly balanced teams (top 30 O and D) with elite athelticism  and a touch of luck do.

What about him? ;)

weak.

Weaker.

(http://www.eece.ksu.edu/~eece765/team1/beeker.jpg)

LMAO, my brackets already almost done
 :punchballs:

LOL 

I was just gonna post  "Well.  My bracket's shot.  >:( "    :punchballs:

Why, are they getting Big Ten refs for all their games?

fudgeoff.xavier!!

Damn aske...you have Xavier going to the final 4.  They better do something quick.

they're trying.

1/2 the problem is when georgia misses the shot is sooo bad  xavier isn't in the rebound position (airballs and dead bricks)  LOL

Looks like they're settling in now.

finally figured out to just double up on gaines and play in transition when the rest of the georgia scrubs turn it over.

 [sm_hide]  that was close.

LOL darla's tie breaker score

pitt bending  oral roberts over so far.

unlv giving kent st. a new massacre.

kinfeckee down at half to marquette, really showing like they deserved their bid
 [sm_devil]

Temple?  [sm_scratch]

(http://mac.honan.net/uploaded_images/orly-750116.jpg)

lol, surprised they choked out against a very very inconsisten  mich st team (sorry spartan)  .

oh well.

They were consistent at beating the Gophers this year.

LMAO  1/2 time


unlv- 31,  kent st  10

kent st  1 assist, 17 turnovers 20% shooting
 

halftime, pitt 47, oral roberts 24.  almost doubled up dammit.
 [sm_devil]

I picked 'em too.  :sad3:

Foolish non-believers.

looks like pitt-mich st will be a good game.

SEC with a great showing so far
 ::)  [sm_devil]

damnit dixon,  tell them to turn the intensity back on.

letting ORU hang around =  bad.
they should have won this by 35-40

Aren't they up like 22 points with 2 min.s to play? :D

yeh, but they could have made a real statement. instead with 10 minutes to go they started milking the clock and chucking up stupid 3s.

Today's been all chalk (so far).

:sad3:

[Spoiler: ]

 :sad3: :sad3: :sad3: :sad3: :sad3:

I've only missed one so far.  8)

torpedo in penultimate place.
 [sm_devil]

duke-belmont pretty close
wash st- winthrop tied @ half


what the feck happened to usc.  and here i was finally about to buy in the the pa(theti)c10 hype

wtf was i thinking.

 >:(

PacTenD'ohned.

Besides looking at your bracket I would say that ,

"Your hypocrisy goes only so far".
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l209/gvandel454/TV%20and%20Movie%20Stuff/valdoc2.jpg)

 [sm_shock]  A couple of those could hurt me.

 [sm_devil]

USC down by only 2 up by 1 now.  [sm_shock]

Wazzoo up by 7 now.

Duke and Belmont tied with 9 mins left.  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

#5 in history !

if you're gonna foul the 3 point shooter, foul him hard enough he misses
 [sm_disgust]

Winthrop's scored only 4 points in nearly 13 mins of play in the 2nd half.  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

Belmont up by 1 with 1:40 left.  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

go  stakes go!

it was the best of halves, it was the worst of halves.
 [sm_shock]

belmont with 1 point lead and possession,  48 seconds to go
 :o

belmont held that WAY to long.
 :sad3: >:(

Call the time-out! WTF?

belmont down 1 with 4 seconds to go
 [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust]



duck fook.

 [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust] >:(

Huge choke on the missed FT.

belmont stupids themselve into the loss.

their coach sucks.  holding the ball till about 5 seconds on the shot clock that critical possesion with the 1 point lead

i feel sorry for anyone who has the dookies going past the next round.  LMAO.  they only beat the 15 seed by 1 when the 15 seed stupided themselves into the loss.

dook = done.

Playing for the last shot would have been the way to go. However, the coach *fudge*ed up by not calling a TO to calm the kids down and to set up a play. On that possession they were basically running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

yup. that's my point.

I'm 12-0 so far!!  [sm_fingersx] [sm_fingersx] [sm_thankyou] [sm_thankyou]

congrats. good start.  8) [sm_beertoast] too bad you have dookies in the final  [sm_rolling]

You were 2 pts away from having your bracket hosed. ;D

Thanks!......Hater!!

it took him quite awhile to come post about his 12-0 start. he must have been changing his shorts.
 [sm_devil]

I actually don't like dook. I wanted them to lose b/c of who they are, but wanted them to win b/c of the bracket.     

Crap! GMU is my big round one upset.  :sad3:

same here.

Me too.

looks like they aren't this years george mason

this years george mason, btw,  will be  villanova

LOL  Is that like this years new 5 dollar bill is last year's 10?

[sm_shock]

 ;D

 :watchingyou:

Arizona was another of my early upsets.   [sm_nervous]

alright, who picked MVSU !
LOL


wisc looking pretty shaky

garbage call there to give AZ the free throws.

thursday night march madness chat !

BS lane violation call.

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a149/CameronVarney/Doc.jpg)   :isaac:

Gimmie a couple of minutes, though.  ;)

Day one is over and both Darla and E-A-G-L-E are beating Torpedo.

DFL.
 [sm_rolling]

Your welcome!
 :P :holysheep:

0-4 on upset picks so far.  :sad3:

Holy crap (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000032)!

That score looks like what happens in the women's tourney when the 1 and 2 seeds usually get to play in what amounts to home game.

 [sm_shock]  29 pts! LOL


Woohoo #12 seeds over #5s! ;D  I went with all four 12/5 upsets and it worked out.

Actually it is still very close. If a 12,13, or 14 seed gets past the second round it will shake things up.

I don't know why, but CBSSportsline bracket has me FTL for Texas A&M.

Me too.  I counted them up, and we're getting the point, but they have it marked in red.

Whiners.

Spanky :yield: while you have a chance.

anyone who has dook making the final four has no room to talk yet
 [sm_devil]

So who is everyone?

Teed shoots...he scores!   = Teed
Clive Is Blind   = Clive
Seamus   = Seamus
Jerry Mitchell   = Spartan
Spanky   = Spanky
Doodius Maximus   = Stroh
Fuzzmental   = Fuzzy
dystopia   = dystopia
[/b]Walfredo   = 'fredo
E-A-G-L-E!   = EAGLE
Chin Bae   = gleek
Torpedo   46   = Torpedo
darla = Darla
astro219   = ????????????
Cap'n *feces*e for picks   = ????????????
SgifOn   56   = ????????????
Yoga Hottie   = ????????????
Carl Lindecrantz   = ????????????
Ken Alterwitz   = ????????????

Got it right for me. :D

whoever that SgifOn  guy is, he sure mopped up with the NFL pickem pool
 [sm_shock] [sm_devil]

I think "Cap'n ***** for picks" is spacey and "Yoga Hottie" is susan.  'Course, I could be wrong.

i thought yoga hottie was paunchybald ?
 [sm_dontknow]

Don't pull your arm out of socket trying to pat yourself on the back.

 [sm_devil]

Capn' *feces*e for picks = Libtard.

I changed my bracket name to Spartan.

 :o

well, nothing like starting the afternoon 1/4 and missing both 7/10 games
 [sm_disgust]

Enable Game Tips  FTL.   >:(

(not about the advice.  I never read any of it, but I'm getting tired of turning it off every time I open the bracket.)

dropping like a rock. :sad3:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Black_Cobra/Golfhos/MeVsAske2.png)

[sm_rolling] ;)

I'm solidly in 12th place, at the moment...........

...and my bracket is already proper *fudge*ed.  :sad3:

You have two Elite 8 teams and one Final 4 team out already, but you still have the highest potential score in the group.  [sm_scratch]

appears gleek doesnt understand we're playing seed multiplied game

what's that you say ?

Torpedo in 17th/19th place at end of day 2?

i thought so.

 LMAO

[sm_fingersx] :shoothead: [sm_disgust] :sad3:

I do understand, but it still doesn't make sense. 1/4 of his bracket is completely hosed, and his 3 remaining Final 4 teams are a #2, #3, and a #4 seed--all high seeds. It's not like he picked Davidson to go all the way.

Hey, I'm not a statistics knowing stuff type guy or anything, but... um, *feces*, I don't know. Go Georgetown!

Yoga Hottie = susan

Thanks to UB I believe:   http://www.golfhos.com/forum/index.php/topic,7141.msg89325.html#msg89325

 :watchingyou:

Looks like you from last year. [sm_rolling] ;)

gleek, im not gonna go ALL the math on his bracket,
but let's look at the elite eight in

Round 1   1   Multiply Seed
Round 2   2   Multiply Seed
Round 3   4   Multiply Seed
Round 4   7   Multiply Seed
Round 5   10   Multiply Seed
Round 6   15   Multiply Seed

he has Gtown as round 6 (champ) so that's 30 points (2*15)
he has Gtown and Stanford as round 5 (champ game) so thats 50 points (5*10)
he has Gtown, Stanford, Wash St into the Final Four so that's 63 points (9*7)
he has Gtown, Stanford, Wash St , Butler, Pitt and Duke into the Elite Eight  88 points (22*4)

so I can see if he gets ALL those right from here on out him picking up another  220+ points

I'm not going to look and do the math on the next round, but I'll assume CBS computers are right
 ;)

I think using the seed# as a multiplicative factor is excessive.

You can pretty much correctly pick a #8 seed to simply make the Final 4 (and subsequently get nothing else correct) and still get as many points as somebody who correctly picks 3 #1 seeds to make the Final 4, picks the winners of the semis, and correctly picks the winner of the tournament.

For example:

GHer #1 correctly picks a #8 seed to make the Final 4 (and get nothing else correct):

7 * 8 = 56
10 * 0 = 0
15 * 0 = 0
Total: 56 pts

GHer #2 correctly picks a  3 #1 seeds to make the Final 4 (and correctly picks the 2 semis and finals winner):

7 * 1 * 3 = 21
10 * 1 * 2 = 20
15 * 1 * 1 = 15
Total 56 pts

but that's the way we agreed to set it up. 

The seed multiplier was an experiment to see what happens.  I figured there was a good chance it would blow up in my face, but would be entertaining nonetheless.

The goal was to keep a majority from getting eliminated too early, but it obviously fails if a person with one pick ends up winning over someone with many picks correct.

As the tournament continues, definitely give feedback on how you'd like the scoring for next year ("add seed" vs. "multiply seed" as well as how many pts for each round).  Now's the time for us to figure out a good scoring/weighting method while it's still fresh in our minds.  We'll have forgotten the details by next spring when it's time to set it up again.

It's not fair to change it now, midway through, but hopefully we come up with a good scoring system for next year.

Risk/Reward. Pretty ballsy to take an 8 seed to the final four. I would argue you should be rewarded for your convictions.

If you want to be rewarded for just # of picks correct that's fine but IMO makes it less interesting.

exactly, if you just go by # correct  everyone pretty much picks

#1s and #2s all the way through.

I'm in a pool at (former) work and that's what they do. Everybody picks the chalk, maybe a 2 or 3 thrown in to the final four.

so if you win are you going to go in and claim your winnings, or will you retaliate against your company and report them allowing illegal gambling ?
 [sm_devil]

 [sm_devil]

I signed a piece of paper that, in effect, muzzles me for the next two months. Rocking the boat at this stage is not an option. No matter how tempting it may be.

I like the way you think though.

But in my scenario one ballsy correct pick is worth the equivalent of 6 correct picks in the last three rounds. Don't you think that's going a little bit overboard? Rewarding ballsy picks is one thing, but rendering the results of the Final 4 games meaningless is another.

Maybe reduce the multiplier?

Actually I kind of like it as it is. Granted I went chalk most of the way but as you can see stroh is on top by gambling. Yesterday Aske was on the bottom and now he is like Tiger (in contention) so it pays to gamble. If you're right you win big.

Ultimately it comes down to who picked the right underdog to go the furthest, not who picks the most correct. 

im on the fence,  it benefits me now (then again, i made a lot of my picks in coin-toss type games because of the multiplier)

i don't see the seed multiplication is a big problem,  just next year weight each of the late rounds much much heavier  so there's real penalties for gambling late if you're wrong

looking ahead, i'm gonna call texas beating miami by 35.

At this point I don't care. But the odds someone picks all low seeds to the final four is small. You are assuming that the guy who picks the 8 might not pick other number 1's. It's opinion vs. opinion and I'll be in the pool no matter what the rules are. I like some sort of multiplier though.

One thing I do like about the seed multiplier is that, except for freakin' Doodius at the top, the standings of our pool are shifting like crazy.  It's fun to watch it reshuffle after each game.

I just shifted down. 'effing Stanford.

Then again, at this early stage, that probably would have happened with any scoring format. ;D

ditto the fuzz.

i'm liking my potential bigtime points from nova tomorrow though

well, toss my bracket in the trash unless louisville and xavier actually manage to win through the elite 8

Doodius' Sweet 16 is still unscathed.

dood.

.

 [sm_scratch]  I missed Villanova , Siena, and San Diego.

I had Clemson and Connect icutt in the 16.

LOL The SportsLine bracket is messed up. There's no red line through UConn or Clemson. I glanced at your bracket and didn't see any red in the 2nd round.

 :D  Ah.  Same as earlier when they had A & M backwards.  :P

 8)

Texas "M&A"?  :D

Bastage!  >:(

now if miss. st  wins over memphis  i'll be feeling really good.
 [sm_fingersx] [sm_beertoast]

I feel like a yoyo going up/going down. Looking at the max potential scores anyone is still in this, or at least it will be close.

Well, my bracket's officially *fudge*ed. Good luck stroh and 'fredo. May the best ho win.

wow, can't believe i'm still that close


go louisville over NC,   xavier over UCLA.

keep me alive !
 [sm_devil]

Just a heads up for anyone that's wondering why there's a new team in the cbs/sportsline group standings called "*test bracket-doesn't count*" in 4th place.

This new bracket obviously won't count for the contest, but is there merely to speculate on the performance of various strategies (making all risky picks, all chalk, etc.) and see how different strategies would fare.

I'm hoping that next year we can come up with a good scoring balance where either an upset-laden or conservative strategy looks appealing from the outset and it will just come down to how the games play out.

propose: seed multipler stays in place
propose: round multipliers change weight to be 1,2,4,8,16,32 - basically allowing each round to theoretically weight out more equally

results: those who gamble with early upsets are justly rewarded.  those who go all chalk aren't beat out by a pure upsets bracket that hits through with 1 team going to the elite 8.

Interesting.  So the scoring for the final four would look like this:

seed
#1 8 pts
#2 16 pts
#3 24 pts
#4 32 pts
#5 40 pts
#6 48 pts


One thing I just noticed.  If you look at the seeds of the past final fours, as expected, it's very stacked with the top seeds.  So you're really taking a risk when you pick a #5 seed or higher.


http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/finalfourseeds

2007   1, 1, 2, 2   Florida, Ohio State, Georgetown, UCLA
2006   2, 3, 4, 11   UCLA, Florida, LSU, George Mason
2005   1, 1, 4, 5   North Carolina, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State
2004   1, 2, 2, 3   Duke, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech
2003   1, 2, 3, 3   Texas, Kansas, Marquette, Syracuse
2002   1, 1, 2, 5   Maryland, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana
2001   1, 1, 2, 3   Duke, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland
2000   1, 5, 8, 8   Michigan State, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin
1999   1, 1, 1, 4   Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State
1998   1, 2, 3, 3   North Carolina, Kentucky, Stanford, Utah
1997   1, 1, 1, 4   Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arizona
1996   1, 1, 4, 5   Kentucky, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi State
1995   1, 2, 2, 4   UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma State
1994   1, 2, 2, 3   Arkansas, Arizona, Duke, Florida
1993   1, 1, 1, 2   North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas
1992   1, 2, 4, 6   Duke, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan
1991   1, 1, 2, 3   UNLV, North Carolin, Duke, Kansas
1990   1, 3, 4, 4   UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas
1989   1, 2, 3, 3   Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, Michigan
1988   1, 1, 2, 6   Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, Kansas
1987   1, 1, 2, 6   UNLV, Indiana, Syracuse, Providence
1986   1, 1, 2, 11   Duke, Kansas, Louisville, LSU
1985   1, 1, 2, 8   St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, Villanova
1984   1, 1, 2, 7   Kentucky, Georgetown, Houston, Virginia
1983   1, 1, 4, 6   Houston, Louisville, Georgia, N.C. State
1982   1, 1, 3, 6   North Carolina, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston
1981   1, 1, 2, 3   Virginia, LSU, North Carolina, Indiana
1980   2, 5, 6, 8   Louisville, Iowa, Purdue, UCLA
1979   1, 2, 2, 9   Indiana State, Michigan State, DePaul, Pennsylvania

Good to know that the  :airquotes: test bracket  :airquotes: is even kicking my ass this year.  :sad3: If Darla and Eagle pass me I may have to commit hara-kiri.  :shoothead:

You moved up nicely. Of course, Yoga Hottie's still going to kick your ass.

I'm done. :sad3:  The slim hopes I had rested with Tennessee.

FWIW, I asked dystopia to "generate a bracket that picks the higher seed straight through EXCEPT (a) picks EVERY 11th and 12th all the way through to the Elite Eight; (b) pick the 12th seeded teams to make the Final Four; (c) I don't know, pick East and West to make the final (like Wicked Witches); and (d) pick the 12th-seed from the East to win."

I really didn't pay attention to the weighting thing, then I looked at it but didn't understand how it should factor into picking.  Just wondering how it compared to blindly gamble on EVERY 11th and 12th team v. trying to pick accurately all the way through v. picking chalk.  I'm curious like a cat.  My friends call me "Whiskers".

Wow I'm actually stunned. I've even passed the yoga hot one by a few points. So I think I've passed all the chicks now except that SgifOn broad WhoTF is she?

I just want to say that this has been a very interesting way to do it this year, this weighting system is fun. At the end of day one I was in 1st place, and the end of day two I was in 19th place, and now I've slowly creeped back in to 11th, I'm pretty sure I was mathematically eliminated when I trusted some East coast schmuck on this board regarding the almighty power of the big (L)east conference, I fella so insane he gets his jollies from telling innocent people to hit alt/f4, but I digress, sorry, Go Carolina...Go UCLAn.

go 'ville, xavier, kansas.
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Hey you can go into chat now. At least you got that going for ya.

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i'll be up there too after tonight
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I tried to find one with 3 horses, but couldn't. :D

Best I can do is third if my math is right. I can get close to Doodius but 'fredo and I have basically the same picks left.

Oh well.

 [sm_disgust] [sm_shock]

Looks like the best I can do is maybe 3rd.

I'm going to LMAO if all four #1 seeds make the Final Four making a mockery of the whole "multiply seed" format.

Yeah, me too.  I was all Avant Garde with my 2 number ones, and 2 number twos.  Now it seems it may just be what it is.

Whatever that means.

#1 seeds rule  ;D

I'm thinking all #1 seeds for my picks next year.  Hmmm, unless we try a funky "exponential seed" scoring format.

1st time in forever all 4 #1s made it in

But it wouldn't.  You can still score some bonus points for picking upsets in the first and second (and maybe even third) rounds, then go chalk thereafter.  Unless someone correctly picks an upset in the Elite Eight or Final Four ...

Picking Western Kentucky and Davidson for the sweet 16 is the only reason I'm winning right now.  So I like the multiply by seed dealie.

Next time I'm going to base my picks on this (http://www.random.org/coins/?num=16&cur=60-usd.5000c-gold-buffalo).

Congrats, Doodius!  Could you PM me your paypal address for the prize?  I also still owe you for the January Speculative Picture Contest.

Thanks dys.!  Thanks for setting it up. [sm_thumbsup2]

My preference is still to pay it forward.

I'm open to suggestions from people.  Maybe after a few we can throw a poll up to pick a worthy cause.

How 'bout a Windows XP cd for those not fortunate enough to have their own?
(or maybe a Bea Arthur signature edition fleshlight)

LOL

stroh, do you still have a Wii?

Yeppers.

Excellent.  I have some ideas, I'll throw up a poll.

Hey, is there enough interest to have a bracket contest this year?

I'd be up for it.
 ;D

I haven't been paying too much attention the past month or so but I'll donate to the cause.

No donation necessary, just fill out a bracket when the time comes.  The prize comes from this site's (meager) ad revenue.

I'm down.  8)

Rice all the way baby!

I'm in for a laugh.

I am in again. So y'all can have someone besides Spanky to make fun of..... :boxing: [sm_anon]

Gomer Pyle FTW!

What's this all about then??

So what does everyone think about trying the following scoring format this time?  Any other suggestions?

Fine with me. I'll be out by the sweet 16

I have no idea so I'll say yes

I'm in if we start a new 2009 march madness thread.

lol  ;D

^Just like your wife says, "Damn you're fast!!"  ;) ;D

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