March Madness

[Fool's Requiem]

I may be in the lead right now, but I'm kinda forked at the sweet 16. I can only score on 4 of the games because I picked Morehead, Baylor, Kentucky, and JMU to win, and they didn't even make it to the Sweet 16.

Disappointed in the lack of a true Cinderella run this year. NC State doesn't count, IMO, because they only needed to beat Oakland in the round of 32.

 

[Jon]

@TD and @Jon looks like I'm winning the contest!

Fuck I went from 46% to 84% to 76%... and I don't really know how. I was wrong more than right.

I don't understand these brackets. I just push the buttons.

 

[Fire Queen]

i'm a state hater like any good north carolinian but even i have to acknowledge they're a cinderella. you don't win five games in five days just to make the tournament in the first place without getting a little bit of credit

 

[Nae'blis]

I don't understand these brackets. I just push the buttons

Samesies.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

i'm a state hater like any good north carolinian but even i have to acknowledge they're a cinderella. you don't win five games in five days just to make the tournament in the first place without getting a little bit of credit

JMU won 14 straight and then got railroaded by Duke. I'll believe in the NC State run being Cinderella run if they can beat Marquette.

 

[Joseph Snapple]

ELITE EIGHT BABY WOO

 

[Joseph Snapple]

So there were a number of ways I thought that game might go but "Grant Nelson just beats the fucking brakes off of them" was not on my list

 

[Fire Queen]

and thanks to bama i nudged into the lead in the brackets again shouts out to unc for blowing it like i knew they would even if it was a round later than i predicted

 

[Jon]

How am I at 86.6%!? This is totally destroying my bet on who was gonna do worse!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Well, UNC lost. Down to Creighton as my sole Final Four team. Only way I win this is if my Creighton pick works out.

 

[Nae'blis]

How am I at 86.6%!? This is totally destroying my bet on who was gonna do worse!

Oh, so you have double digits, eh? Pfft. 5%, baby.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I'm not so high right now, but still have 3 of my final 4 picks and both my championship ones left. We'll see if that lasts though.

 

[Jon]

I'm not so high right now, but still have 3 of my final 4 picks and both my championship ones left. We'll see if that lasts though.

I have 3/4 left too. I was terrible

 

[Crystal]

I appear to have finally started my descent to my rightful place.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

If you look at the list in order of Max points currently possible, I am 9th on the list despite being 3rd in the current points total.

This is like the 2022 Vikings where they rolled into the playoffs with a 13-4 record, but with a -3 points differential.

I saw how Creighton played against Oregon. The only reason they won was because Oregon pretty much only relied on two players and those players were heavily fatigued by the second overtime. Assuming they do manage to beat Tennessee, I highly doubt they beat the steamroller that is Purdue.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

i'm a state hater like any good north carolinian but even i have to acknowledge they're a cinderella. you don't win five games in five days just to make the tournament in the first place without getting a little bit of credit

Ok, now I trust in the Cinderella.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Creighton is done. I can't score anymore points.

 

[Fire Queen]

got 6/8 elite eight teams. this is one of my better brackets ever (so far)

 

[Jon]

got 6/8 elite eight teams. this is one of my better brackets ever (so far)

I somehow have 5/8... wtf

 

[shortkut]

 

[Fool's Requiem]

only way you win is if Purdue does. However, a couple others have Purdue going all the way, so I'm guessing you won't win.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

got 6/8 elite eight teams. this is one of my better brackets ever (so far)

I seem to always do better in the first two rounds before my bracket collapses under the weight of my upset picks.

 

[Crystal]

I should not be in fourth place, lol.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I should not be in fourth place, lol.

you picked UConn, Duke and Tennessee to make it to the Elite Eight.

 

[Crystal]

you picked UConn, Duke and Tennessee to make it to the Elite Eight.

I picked the doggy

 

[Joseph Snapple]

 

[Fire Queen]

i'm a state hater like any good north carolinian but even i have to acknowledge they're a cinderella. you don't win five games in five days just to make the tournament in the first place without getting a little bit of credit

for the record the last (and only other) team to win five games in five days to win their conference tournament (kemba walker’s uconn in 2011) also won the title that year so like. for that reason i almost picked state in my final four and i really wish i had. still really fun nonetheless

 

[Benzine]

am i winning

 

[Jon]

am i winning

First place!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I think Purdue is going to win.

@shortkut if Purdue goes all the way, you pass me.

 

[shortkut]

I think Purdue is going to win.

@shortkut if Purdue goes all the way, you pass me.

 

[Joseph Snapple]

I wish Edey were a huge fucking dirtbag instead of just a large dude that the refs have 0 idea how to officiate

 

[Fool's Requiem]

With Purdue winning in the final 4, it looks like our bracket has a winner. I think that's @Fire Queen at the top there. Also, if UConn wins tonight, I think I get dropped to 11th place. I went from being in the lead going into the Sweet Sixteen to 3rd last of people who actually submitted their picks.

 

[Jon]

Congrats, @Fire Queen!!!

 

[Crystal]

I'm satisfied being mid-pack in a thing I don't know.

But yay, go @Fire Queen!

 

[Fire Queen]

thank you thank you

figures this is the best bracket i ever do

 

[shortkut]

Woohoo! My randomized picks secured me top 10

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I blame Kentucky.

 

[Crystal]

Through pure random clicky and picking of a dog I'm sitting in fifth. Neat.

 

[Joseph Snapple]

It's Victory Over Purdue day, and we never have to hear about Zach Edey again

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I still hate UConn.

 

[Crystal]

I should not be in fourth place, lol.

I can use this for real now, and that's a fact you should all free great shame about.

I just slammed a dunk in the fourth period of the super series. So there.

 

[Benzine]

hey i picked the winner i think