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MARCH MADNESS (also bracket pool)

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Ronjon wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Ronjon wrote: »
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    I would have taken my Terps over any team not Kansas, Georgetown, or Florida. So of course we get the Gators in the sweet 16 and hated UVA gets a bracket full of overrated teams (themselves included).

    ACC is always over-rated, I'm sorry that you have DUKE and UNC in your conference, I really am, but that doesn't mean your good.

    Since 1985 (when the bracket was expanded to 64 teams) the ACC has had 21 Final Four teams thats 6 more than the next best conference (Big Ten).

    And yeah most of those are UNC/Duke but even in the last few years, since 2001 the ACC has had the most final four teams with 6, and only 3 of those 6 were Duke/UNC.

    Don't forget, it wasnt all that long ago that a pre-Roy UNC team was floundering while Duke and Maryland were still making final fours and winning titles. Now UNC is a power again, but Duke certainly isnt the team it used to be, this is actually the worst Duke team I have seen in a long time. So dont bring that "tobacco road is the acc" crap around here. I watch alot of hoops, and the acc is usually one of the best conferences year in and year out. They were down last year, but not this year.


    Now with all that said, I dont think they will fare too well in the tournament this year just because of the draws acc teams got. The ACC team with the easiest road to a deep run is the team least likely to be able to make such a run since UVA relies entirely on Reynolds and Singletary, they have no one else on that team, and if one of them goes cold they are fucked. Maryland drew Florida, VaTech is in a loaded bracket, BC gets Gtown, UNC gets team Durant, and GaTech gets an underrated UNLV team.

    If after the first weekend, the ACC has more teams still in than the Big 12, I'll change my title to whatever you want for a week. Are you man enough to take the same bet?

    I would take that bet against any other conference.. but the Big 12 is without question the best conference this year. You can look at my brackets tomorow, I have a Big 12 champ and two Big 12 teams in the Final Four (as opposed to zero ACC teams).

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Ronjon wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Ronjon wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    I would have taken my Terps over any team not Kansas, Georgetown, or Florida. So of course we get the Gators in the sweet 16 and hated UVA gets a bracket full of overrated teams (themselves included).

    ACC is always over-rated, I'm sorry that you have DUKE and UNC in your conference, I really am, but that doesn't mean your good.

    Since 1985 (when the bracket was expanded to 64 teams) the ACC has had 21 Final Four teams thats 6 more than the next best conference (Big Ten).

    And yeah most of those are UNC/Duke but even in the last few years, since 2001 the ACC has had the most final four teams with 6, and only 3 of those 6 were Duke/UNC.

    Don't forget, it wasnt all that long ago that a pre-Roy UNC team was floundering while Duke and Maryland were still making final fours and winning titles. Now UNC is a power again, but Duke certainly isnt the team it used to be, this is actually the worst Duke team I have seen in a long time. So dont bring that "tobacco road is the acc" crap around here. I watch alot of hoops, and the acc is usually one of the best conferences year in and year out. They were down last year, but not this year.


    Now with all that said, I dont think they will fare too well in the tournament this year just because of the draws acc teams got. The ACC team with the easiest road to a deep run is the team least likely to be able to make such a run since UVA relies entirely on Reynolds and Singletary, they have no one else on that team, and if one of them goes cold they are fucked. Maryland drew Florida, VaTech is in a loaded bracket, BC gets Gtown, UNC gets team Durant, and GaTech gets an underrated UNLV team.

    If after the first weekend, the ACC has more teams still in than the Big 12, I'll change my title to whatever you want for a week. Are you man enough to take the same bet?

    I would take that bet against any other conference.. but the Big 12 is without question the best conference this year. You can look at my brackets tomorow, I have a Big 12 champ and two Big 12 teams in the Final Four (as opposed to zero ACC teams).

    Im putting all my monies on Pac 10 teams, theyve all been really good this year and many of them have underdog fierceness to them





    but to take it all? of course

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Since people are picking conferences, I am picking the Big East, mofos. I went to Villanova, and am hoping they make it to at least the Sweet 16. Plus, my bracket has Georgetown winning it all. Whoop whoop.



    Also, about 3 more hours till games start!!!



    but i'm at work and have no access to tv. waa-waa. Stupid work.

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  • Wise_aWise_a Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Moar faggutz shuld join up in thiz league son!

    Seriously - fill out a bracket you nancy-boys.

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  • Wise_aWise_a Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    lostwords wrote: »
    Since people are picking conferences, I am picking the Big East, mofos. I went to Villanova, and am hoping they make it to at least the Sweet 16. Plus, my bracket has Georgetown winning it all. Whoop whoop.



    Also, about 3 more hours till games start!!!



    but i'm at work and have no access to tv. waa-waa. Stupid work.
    Georgetown is a good pick to win it all. I have BC over Oregon in the finals.

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  • Mr Slippy FistMr Slippy Fist Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    lostwords wrote: »
    but i'm at work and have no access to tv. waa-waa. Stupid work.
    March Madness On-Demand

    Last time I used this, it had a button you could press that would change the window to like a spreadsheet or something.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    lostwords wrote: »
    but i'm at work and have no access to tv. waa-waa. Stupid work.
    March Madness On-Demand

    Last time I used this, it had a button you could press that would change the window to like a spreadsheet or something.

    You glorious bastard <3. Signing up now, hope it works on my work comp.


    t Wise_a, yeah, I figured G-Town has a pretty complete team that can go deep. Man, BC? Brave pick. They seemed like an ok team the few times I caught them, but didn't they lose their best big man early in the season? They still did alright in the ACC though, which surprised me every time I saw the standings.

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  • Wise_aWise_a Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    lostwords wrote: »
    You glorious bastard <3. Signing up now, hope it works on my work comp.


    t Wise_a, yeah, I figured G-Town has a pretty complete team that can go deep. Man, BC? Brave pick. They seemed like an ok team the few times I caught them, but didn't they lose their best big man early in the season? They still did alright in the ACC though, which surprised me every time I saw the standings.
    Its about experience, poise, and the guys that have been there before. BC went fairly deep last year, and this will be Dudley's last year. He's as close to a superstar as I can see, right after Durant and Oden.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    wombat wrote: »
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    this is the correct and only response.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Stanford already down 20 in the first half.. yeah these guys really deserved to be in.

    Edit: make it almost 30 now

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  • BorfaseBorfase __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    God fucking dammit I have to fucking shit ass work during Oregon's first game.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Maryland scared me a little bit, but I'm 3 for 3 so far.

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    wombat wrote: »
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    this is the correct and only response.

    :^:

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  • Mr Slippy FistMr Slippy Fist Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    lostwords wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    but i'm at work and have no access to tv. waa-waa. Stupid work.
    March Madness On-Demand

    Last time I used this, it had a button you could press that would change the window to like a spreadsheet or something.

    You glorious bastard <3. Signing up now, hope it works on my work comp.
    Whenever someone is in danger of having to work instead of watch college basketball, I will be there! :P

    And also to post a problem/fix that I've run into today. It's in the "Help" on the player, but I figured I may as well post it here. If you're using FireFox 2 as your browser, sometimes the video will just go blank. To fix it, right-click on the video, go to "Options..." and move the Video Acceleration down off of "Full." Half way down has worked for both my computers, but the help says you may have to turn it all the way down.

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Did Texas Tech win?

    Fuck. They didn't.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    I don't think there's been an upset yet, has there?

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    haha as of this writing Im ranked #1 with 100% correct on my Facebook bracket


    tied with literally thousands of people

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    there haven't really been any underdog matchups in my opinion. they're all just kind of "duh" so far

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  • Mr Slippy FistMr Slippy Fist Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Geebs wrote: »
    I don't think there's been an upset yet, has there?
    Appears not... Better seeds 8 for 8 this afternoon.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    well I think Old Dominion and Texas Tech had legitimate shots, and both were in it right up until the last five minutes or so.

    I don't know why I picked George Washington over Vanderbilt. That was dumb.

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  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository Bawstan New EnglandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Davidson came close to Maryland for a while. Though I prolly shouldn't have been as worried as I was. And I honestly thought GW would do better than they are.

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  • BorfaseBorfase __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    Is George Washingston still being bent over?

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    Well, it is hard to predict that any team outside of the 1-16 or 2-15 games would be down my 30 points.

    t borfase last I checked they were down by 31

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  • epburnepburn Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Aw, I missed this.

    Go HORNS. [size=-3]and by horns I mean Durant[/size]

    Also, nuts to Knight and the Raiders. Tech fans wear very, very thin.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited March 2007
    Anybody else watching Duke-VCU?

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    YES

    FUCK

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    AH FUCK FUCK FUCK

    FUCK

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  • Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Hell yes!

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Fuck you gigglio

    ah fuck

    I am so cross right now

    so cross

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  • Anime OwnsAnime Owns Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    aww come on

    It was the best game of the tournament so far!

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I was at a formal occasion

    so all I saw was the last 2 minutes or so

    still

    cross

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  • suttbeckssuttbecks Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    yes duke lost

    cracka ass crackas

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I am so pissed that Tech and Duke lost

    Maryland won though

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited March 2007
    VCU's last shot was like a dagger, but I already forgot the name of the player who made it. Who was it? I want his jersey.

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Dammit CBS

    stop changing games when I'm not paying attention

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    I totally picked VCU, because Duke sucks this year.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    also woo, apparently with VCU and Michigan State winning I moved up to first

    well, a tie for first

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    MSU won?

    Sweet

    I like them because they have a good hockey program

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    It'll be really awesome if the Big Ten wins all of their first round games this year after everyone said they sucked.

    My hopes aren't too high for Illinois and Purdue though.

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    what the hell kind of foul was that

    he was grabbing his neck

    Pitt-Wright State by the way

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