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Badmike
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:13 am

lucyjoyce wrote:
Screw ups?! That's a fine how-do-you-do! I was recruiting at a job fair, unable to leave my table since I was solo, talking to hundreds of job seekers, when I got the message - badmike has started a March Madness group and I had 3 hours to sign up. Trying to manipulate a phone far smarter than I, trying not to appear that I was less than totally involved in my recruiting efforts, trying to read the print on a screen the size of a postage stamp - I was lucky to sign up at all. Filling in the bracket? Just not possible. I do love you for starting the group, and will try the second chance dealio. Screw ups. Sheesh.

Hey, I was just happy because for once I was going to beat you at something. I take my pathetic little victories where I can get them..... :wink:

I have no doubt you and your bookies will clean my clock in the "short" league.

Mike B.

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:41 am

You beat me last year. At this. Since you and your co-winner Martin are two of the nicest people I know, I can't complain. Or rather, I shouldn't complain. As you know, I can complain with the best of them. Anyway, thanks for letting me play with the big boys. Now to ask my bookie what he thinks about Obama choosing Kansas as the top dog....

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Badmike
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:10 pm

Some really great games so far....shaping up to be an exciting tournament this year!!! I'm seeing a lot more parity than in year's past between teams.

Mike B.

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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:28 pm

And the Gators make it into the Sweet Sixteen. Nice to see them have a successful season again.

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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:28 am

Worst brackets I've ever done. An 11 seed against a 12 seed. Purdue got their ass handed to them. The game was so bad I could not watch. Same with ND. :oops:

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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:57 am

Prufrock wrote:Worst brackets I've ever done. An 11 seed against a 12 seed. Purdue got their ass handed to them. The game was so bad I could not watch. Same with ND.

Martin

Ditto. Have a 10 seed (Florida St), two 11 seeds (Marquette and VCU), and a 12 seed (Richmond) ever made it to the Sweet Sixteen in one year? If ever there was a year for an upset Final Four candidate....but the favorites should win out in the end.

Congrats Jo on the Gators making it to the Sixteen! They sure have UCLA's number in the tournament.

Mike B.

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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:31 pm

Badmike wrote:Nobody stepped up to forma league, so I threw one together today ...

Yeah, my bad ... I'm usually more on top of this sort of thing.

This might be the first year since I was 14 or so that I'm not in any sort of bracket contest anywhere. Not one. Just too much RL going on lately, I guess.

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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:44 pm

This has been an entertaining March Madness, and my brackets aren't all that good either. However, they are about as good as any I've ever done which reveals my annual lack of skill. :oops:

I do feel good about my chances of moving up as I feel like North Carolina matches up well against Marquette, and Connecticut matches up well against San Diego State, but then again, I felt good about all my picks at the beginning of the tourney.

Has anyone seen President Obama's bracket?

http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/entry?entryID=4267886

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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:40 pm

Here is the signup for a "second chance" league, if you didn't get in at the front of this year's tournament you can be a part of it the next two weeks...

Mike B.

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http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.c ... 6c70781143

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Plaag
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:03 pm

I'm in..Go Badgers! All the way!

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bbarsh
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:39 pm

I am in and I went way the F of the reservation. Picking Wisconsin to win it all over Ohio State.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

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Prufrock
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:56 am

Plaag & bbarsh,

What no love for Butler? Watch what they do to Wisconsin. However, if Wisconsin shoots 3's like they did last game no one can beat them. Luckily they do not shoot like that often.

Martin

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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:46 pm

Prufrock wrote:Plaag & bbarsh,

What no love for Butler? Watch what they do to Wisconsin. However, if Wisconsin shoots 3's like they did last game no one can beat them. Luckily they do not shoot like that often.

Martin

I like Butler, but some of this Cinderella stuff has got to wear off some time or another. And if Wisconsin plays like can, I don't see them losing to Butler. I actually have now picked the Badgers to beat the Buckeyes (because I hate them) in the championship game. Go Bucky! (and I like their governor :twisted:

)

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

lucyjoyce
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:08 am

Man, I had Duke to go all the way. Officially a screwup now. :cry:

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bbarsh
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:26 am

lucyjoyce wrote:Man, I had Duke to go all the way. Officially a screwup now.

Well, I think I have exactly one team left in the Great Eight and Final Game - the hated Luckeyes (assuming they actually win). F---ing Wisconsin decided not to show up last night. There is a reason I never do this bracket thing.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

bombadil
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:26 am

bbarsh wrote:I am in and I went way the F of the reservation. Picking Wisconsin to win it all over Ohio State.

Alas, would have been nice. Sorry to see the Badgers out of it now.

Let mirth prevail!

Badmike
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:32 am

Lots of brackets have crashed and burned this year with so many oddball winners.....

Mike B.

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Plaag
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:42 pm

Oh well.. can hope for the full 17 points now :wink:

ShaneG.

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