March Madness

This is where all of the games are discussed.

Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall

Post Reply
User avatar
goroshnik
I came, I Saw... I Came in Third
Posts: 132
Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:49 am

Re: March Madness

Post by goroshnik »

Normally, I would have had a good ten brackets to follow, but getting The Call a few weeks ago kinda changed the ol' priorities.

Make it March Gladness for me, no matter how the show(s) work out. :)
ouachiouat
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 486
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:32 am

Re: March Madness

Post by ouachiouat »

I had Michigan State winning it all and Xavier in the Final Four. I don't even want to look at the pathetic shape my bracket is in.

At least I picked Stephen F. Austin to beat West Virginia....
User avatar
xxaaaxx
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 2131
Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:29 pm
Location: Brooklyn, NY

Re: March Madness

Post by xxaaaxx »

ouachiouat wrote:I had Michigan State winning it all and Xavier in the Final Four. I don't even want to look at the pathetic shape my bracket is in.
Yeah that half of my bracket is up in smoke now. Friggin' Xavier. Hopefully Kansas will win it all to salvage something from that sorry bracket.
9021amyers
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 1478
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:22 am
Location: Atlanta

Re: March Madness

Post by 9021amyers »

ouachiouat wrote:I had Michigan State winning it all and Xavier in the Final Four. I don't even want to look at the pathetic shape my bracket is in.

At least I picked Stephen F. Austin to beat West Virginia....
I had the brilliant idea to believe this was one of those years where nothing makes sense, and UConn somehow makes a run to the Final Four.

Well, nothing is making sense, at least. (Including my bracket.)
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

With the exception of the Xavier loss, this weekend couldn't have gone much better for me. I went 12/16, and my other three misses were where my Sweet 16 pick lost in the first round. Six of my Elite Eight picks are still alive (I had Xavier and Michigan St.), and my entire Final Four is intact. I'm sitting at #19,701 on ESPN.

It's mostly luck, but I'll ride the wave as far as it goes.
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
Woof
Swimming in the Jeopardy! Pool
Posts: 5125
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:53 pm

Re: March Madness

Post by Woof »

BigDaddyMatty wrote:With the exception of the Xavier loss, this weekend couldn't have gone much better for me. I went 12/16, and my other three misses were where my Sweet 16 pick lost in the first round. Six of my Elite Eight picks are still alive (I had Xavier and Michigan St.), and my entire Final Four is intact. I'm sitting at #19,701 on ESPN.

It's mostly luck, but I'll ride the wave as far as it goes.
Wow, I thought that I was doing well but you put me to shame. GL going forward.
kettledrum
Loyal Jeopardista
Posts: 153
Joined: Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:05 pm
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by kettledrum »

I got the good luck for last night getting all four games right to temporarily take the lead from BigDaddyMatty. :)

But all it takes is for one game to go the other way and with the weighting so heavy towards the last games that it's anyone's ballgame.
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

Yeah, not going chalk really hurt me last night. My Final Four is still intact, though, so all is not lost.
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
SlickRick87
Jeopardy! Champion
Posts: 203
Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:21 pm
Location: Northwest Arkansas

Re: March Madness

Post by SlickRick87 »

kettledrum wrote:I got the good luck for last night getting all four games right to temporarily take the lead from BigDaddyMatty. :)

But all it takes is for one game to go the other way and with the weighting so heavy towards the last games that it's anyone's ballgame.
I'm right up there with you, even though 3 of our Final 4's are different. Go Kansas, Oklahoma, and Syracuse (I had Michigan State)!!!
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

Wa. Hoo. Wa.
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
SlickRick87
Jeopardy! Champion
Posts: 203
Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:21 pm
Location: Northwest Arkansas

Re: March Madness

Post by SlickRick87 »

In the lead for now. Long may it continue!
User avatar
xxaaaxx
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 2131
Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:29 pm
Location: Brooklyn, NY

Re: March Madness

Post by xxaaaxx »

Well...f***. See ya next year :(
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

Kettledrum now has me covered. Dang. I guess second place wouldn't be so bad.

Also, Kansas losing is a very good thing for the other teams remaining in the tournament. I'd rather Virginia win and I lose than the other way around.
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
Woof
Swimming in the Jeopardy! Pool
Posts: 5125
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:53 pm

Re: March Madness

Post by Woof »

Amazingly enough, I'm still in the 95.9%ile even after getting only 2 of my Final Four correct. And even more amazingly, it looks like I can still leapfrog a few people if UNC makes it to the Finals.
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: March Madness

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

My heart hurts after that UVa loss. How in the world does a Top Five defensive team, which also happens to be a Top Five slowest pace team, manage to give up a 13-point lead in less than three minutes? To me it seems possibly even less probable than UNI's collapse against A&M. I really thought this could be the year that Tony Bennett staked his claim as the best young coach in the country and made Virginia a basketball destination for years to come. The program will be fine and is just starting to attract top recruits, but ouch. Just ouch.
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
SlickRick87
Jeopardy! Champion
Posts: 203
Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:21 pm
Location: Northwest Arkansas

Re: March Madness

Post by SlickRick87 »

Classic finish. I love basketball...
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16467
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: March Madness

Post by MarkBarrett »

SlickRick87 wrote:Classic finish. I love basketball...
Next year someone else can bring up this thread. My bringing it up this year led to a last place finish when I decided to make a secondary set of selections. If I would have copied my picks from the WWTBAM Bored I would have tied for 5th: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-cha ... pID=189784

Great game for a neutral viewer. Sorry, Heels.
alamble
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 865
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:09 pm

Re: March Madness

Post by alamble »

I find it utterly hilarious that despite losing ky National Champion on the second day of the tournament (I don't count the idiotic "first four" games) I still managed to finish in the top three of each of my pool groups. If Syracuse had advanced instead of Carolina, I would likely have won two of them. March Madness, ya gotta love it.
User avatar
Blue Lion
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 1515
Joined: Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:12 pm
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Re: March Madness

Post by Blue Lion »

SlickRick87 wrote:Classic finish. I love basketball...
And that's why I love to watch sports.
9021amyers
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 1478
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:22 am
Location: Atlanta

Re: March Madness

Post by 9021amyers »

ONIONS!
Post Reply