NCAA Hoops Bracket for AN

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:35 AM PDT Comment 45 comments

This is only exhibition. This is not a competition. Please, as so on and so forth.

Group ID: #175324

Password: billking

Let's see if a direct link works...

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/1746336

It's on Yahoo!, so if the direct link doesn't work, you should be able to find it through the web site. And because I need 75 words here, let me reassure you all. I love you. And I love all of you, not just some or part or a few of you. No. Not even the majority of you. I love you all. Remember, compromise is the essence of diplomacy; and diplomacy is the cornerstone of love.

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I love your hot pants.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Mar 18, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

...and the rest of me?

{has something in panda eyes}

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The whole thing.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Mar 18, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

{has something in panda eyes for different reason}

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I filled one out

But I know absolutely nothing about college basketball besides the numbers… =)

Wade Hines

by Wader on Mar 18, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Are you using the default rules?

Yahoo’s default rules are absolutely horrible. It’s impossible to win without picking the champion, which is basically guesswork, and the first 3 rounds might as well not exist for scoring purposes.

I don’t know if you can change the rules at this point, but if you can I’d implore you to reduce the point values for the rounds to something like 1/2/3/3/4/4 or, at least, 1/2/3/4/5/6. The default 1/2/4/8/16/32 is basically a pointless exercise.

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Mar 18, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay, I think that makes sense.

1/2/3/3/4/4

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's changed.

Will you play with us, PT?

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sweet

I’m in.

Funny thing— since I’m now in law school (and not trying to score fivers from drunken lawyers), all the brackets I’m in this year are at SBN blogs…

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Mar 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I have three SBN blog brackets too....

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 18, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damnit, before you spoke up, winning this thing was as easy as picking Cal

Now it’s all left to chance.

With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery

by mikeA on Mar 18, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry, Mike.

I suck, I know.

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

I suck at this…..

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 18, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

TWS....

Eh, too easy.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Mar 18, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, yes I am....

sorry, you set it up…

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 18, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in, too...

Thanks, Leopold!

What's G? Nothing but freakin' Gatorade. Geesh.

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 18, 2009 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for setting it up Leopold

I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra

by JLeverenz on Mar 18, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm in!

Thanks for setting it up. :)

"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will

by anomaly_kat on Mar 18, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I see nothing...

when I cut and paste the link. Says it will be available Thrusday, 3/19, which is the same day the tourney starts, if I’m not mistaken. Kind of a short window to enter, if you ask me.

Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...

by FoolshGame22 on Mar 19, 2009 1:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Honestly...

I’m taking my other two brackets seriously. This one I’m picking solely on the hotness of the cheerleaders, just to see how that goes.

The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.

by JLaff on Mar 19, 2009 5:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

where do you get the cheerleader hotness data?

eom

by jakarta on Mar 19, 2009 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Google search

The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.

by JLaff on Mar 19, 2009 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn, i shoulda done more research

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 19, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty sure I have the only bracket in the country

With USC/UCLA as the title game. (USC wins, of course)

The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.

by JLaff on Mar 19, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It does make sense, tho.

AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 19, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

so far the methodology looks rock solid

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Mar 19, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why not!

I went with the “pick Big 10 teams in a parity year” theory….

"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin

by Hot Cup Joe on Mar 19, 2009 6:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

I have no idea this year. I might have watched 4 games all season.

by jakarta on Mar 19, 2009 7:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like what the guy at the deadspin podcast said

Pick the team with the longest names, you’ll probably lose, but if you win you’ll look like a genius.

by jahs34 on Mar 19, 2009 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My "Rahm Emmanual List"

all basketball commentators-they are scum
all officials-they are scum
cbs studo guys-scum
drew carey-there should be a law

With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery

by mikeA on Mar 19, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dear Cal players:

When facing teams that can’t shoot, plz rebound the f***ing basketball.

Signed,

America

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Mar 19, 2009 2:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Shoulda told them yesterday so they'd have been ready for the game today, PT.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Mar 19, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've seen Cal play maybe 20 minutes this year

And living in ACC country I’ve seen Maryland play several hours.

I picked Cal to win that game with the same confidence I had picking all the 1 seeds.

>sigh<

by JLeverenz on Mar 19, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no shit

omg, I thought the crowd at LaVal’s was going to start throwing stuff. And by “crowd”, I mostly mean me.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 19, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you are picking cal to win in the future

you will have better luck with football……..

by Wreckonized on Mar 19, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I'm fully aware of that

I just thought they could beat Maryland.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 19, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unless it's a bowl game.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Mar 19, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or a game against a ranked opponent from outside the Pac-10

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Mar 20, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you didn't really pick Cal to win against Maryland...

did you? As soon as I heard Cal was playing Maryland on the ESPN bracket show, I told my brother that Cal was going down.

Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...

by FoolshGame22 on Mar 20, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why would I not have picked Cal?

They’re ridiculously better than Maryland… it was obvious even from watching that game, where Cal was playing like crap and couldn’t make any shots…

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Mar 20, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

++++++! Losers!

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on Mar 20, 2009 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doing pretty well so far

I’m off to a good start with the bracket, which is surprising because I haven’t been following college b-ball at all this year.

I would be doing better if it weren’t for my rediculous fascination with 12 seeds. I don’t know why I continuously pick 12 over 5, it usually doesn’t work out too well for me.

by DiegoAsFan on Mar 20, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

@#$% Midwest....

It’s killing me!

"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will

by anomaly_kat on Mar 20, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Regional biases at work...

I have the same bracket with AN (which I’m assuming has mostly Californians) and with a group of people at work here in North Carolina.

In the AN group, 7 of 32 are picking North Carolina to win it all.
In the work group, 15 of 29 are picking North Carolina to win it all.

I didn’t pick UNC to win it all, mainly because I really like Pittsburgh’s chances and also for the chance to earn points against all the Carolina fans at work in the Final Four. But what might work there may not work in the AN group. On the other hand, I’m not going to lose cash on the AN group… :)

What's G? Nothing but freakin' Gatorade. Geesh.

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 21, 2009 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs