Lombardi Handicappers' MADNESS! (NCAA Tournament Pool)

[ColdWizard]

i made my east bracket picks, but now it won't let me pick a national champion

[reismark]

What browsers are you guys using? I had tons of problems using Netscape, but it just went through easily with IE... also, since it's the first day after the bracket picks, the server's probably really top-heavy. Tomorrow will probably be easier.

[ColdWizard]

finally got all my picks (guesses) in. i'm using IE6, i figured all the page not found messages were from them being busy but i don't know why it wouldn't let me pick the champion (must've been an error like the one for the East bracket).

[MBloomIII]

My picks are in, and I had no problems.

You boys can hang it up now, I've correctly picked Kansas over Duke for the National Championship.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by MBloomIII
My picks are in, and I had no problems.

You boys can hang it up now, I've correctly picked Kansas over Duke for the National Championship.

@ MBloomIII

My picks are in too... Oklahoma beats Connecticut to win it all. That's a bit more unlikely than your scenario, but we're not playing for money here, thank God. We'll save that for the office pool.

Has anybody here ever won a NCAA pool with over 10 players? I did once, back when Kentucky won the year that Tubby Smith took over. Pocketed $85 too.

[MBloomIII]

I've run a few pools that had over $300, but, alas, I've never won.

Closest I came was when Florida gaytors made run to Final Four. I usually fill out 2 brackets , a likely and an unlikely. The unlikely bracket had the gaytors making the run. Came in 2nd with that one.

[Ming]

Originally posted by JohnT
Has anybody here ever won a NCAA pool with over 10 players? I did once, back when Kentucky won the year that Tubby Smith took over. Pocketed $85 too.

Over the years, I've won our office pool 2 times, and finished in the money a bunch of times. We usually have 75 to 150 people.
I won 400 one year.

However, the last few years, I've sucked

So just a question... the deadline is noon on thursday?

[ColdWizard]

deadline is 11am EST, thursday

[reismark]

11 AM, not noon.

I've made my picks, everybody. Here's the short form; let's see who's willing to follow my path to darkness

East Regional
1st Round upset specials: St. John's, Michigan St., Valparaiso
Sweet 16 bids: Maryland, Connecticut, Marquette, Texas Tech
Winner: Maryland over Connecticut

South Regional
1st Round upset specials: Kent St., Pennsylvania, Utah
Sweet 16 bids: Duke, Pittsburgh, USC, Kent St.
Winner: Duke over Pittsburgh

Midwest Regional
1st Round upset specials: Western Kentucky, Pepperdine
Sweet 16 bids: Kansas, Illinois, Texas, Pepperdine
Winner: Illinois over Texas

West Regional
1st Round upset specials: Mississippi, Missouri
Sweet 16 bids: Cincinnati, Oklahoma, Ohio St., Gonzaga
Winner: Oklahoma over Ohio St.

Final Four
Maryland over Illinois
Oklahoma over Duke
Maryland over Oklahoma for the championship

[Imran Siddiqui]

Oklahoma over Ohio State?

I got Gonzaga coming from that conference . But they lose to Duke

[reismark]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Oklahoma over Ohio State?

I got Gonzaga coming from that conference . But they lose to Duke

I SO wanted to do that... put Gonzaga in the Final Four... but I think the Sooners will be too much for them. That's more of a "brain" pick than a "heart" pick... My two favorite teams will play each other in Round 2 (Gonzaga and Arizona) and I'll be rooting for whoever wins to run the table

[Guynemer]

My Final Four are Oklahoma (Gonzaga got so screwed), Duke, Kansas, and Maryland.

You can usually count on at least two or three double-digit seeds making it to the Sweet 16; I've got Providence and McNeese State and Penn for mine.

[Ming]

Last chance for people to sign up. Games start on Thursday.

I guess I really should make my selections. I've made them all for the money pools... now, I can make the "heart" picks, since no money is on the line

[Ming]

Only a few hours left before the games begin

[reismark]

Two hours left for people to make picks.

(Adam, Ming, orange, MacTBone... THIS MEANS YOU)