March Madness

[Benzine]

Done, I think.

 

[Crystal]

Did everyone basket the balls, then? Will one of us score a hat trick in the fourth quarter of the world series?

 

[Local Hero]

Did everyone basket the balls, then? Will one of us score a hat trick in the fourth quarter of the world series?

My shuttlecock went swish!

 

[Crystal]

My shuttlecock went swish!

Did you see a doctor?

 

[Fire Queen]

basketball is easy

 

[Benzine]

when i play cricket, i love to make jokes about if cricket was in an anime. but it doesn't really appeal to the people i play cricket with.

 

[Local Hero]

Second to last episode of Samurai Champloo has a great baseball episode

 

[A Baby Maker]

 

[Jon]

I did the random clicky thing!

 

[Benzine]

When I filled in the sheet, that was what was deciding who wins each match up.

 

[Fire Queen]

Tournament Challenge guide to team mascots, school colors and famous alumni

We've collected the basic information on all 68 schools in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament so you can develop a rooting interest.

www.espn.com

if anyone needs some arbitrary info to help fill out their brackets

 

[A Baby Maker]

Tournament Challenge guide to team mascots, school colors and famous alumni

We've collected the basic information on all 68 schools in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament so you can develop a rooting interest.

www.espn.com

if anyone needs some arbitrary info to help fill out their brackets

Using mascots and colors you like is honestly a good way to fill it out.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Am I the only one that filled out the entire bracket?

 

[VashTheStampede]

Oh I guess I just can't see anyone else's yet. That makes sense.

I'm shortkutting this thread in case this was brought up already

 

[Fire Queen]

in a just world the final four would be the jackrabbits, the peacocks, the hilltoppers, and...the beach

that's right, we have a team (Long Beach State) whose mascot is...the Beach. at least for basketball. in baseball they're the Dirtbags

 

[Local Hero]

Am I the only one that filled out the entire bracket?

I filled mine out with my own noggin. I don't know anything about sports so just went off seeding and school names I recognized.

 

[A Baby Maker]

Oh I guess I just can't see anyone else's yet. That makes sense.

I'm shortkutting this thread in case this was brought up already

Correct - once the first game tips off you'll be able to see everyone's picks though. They don't want people cheating off each other (not that it'll be much use).

 

[Nae'blis]

Tournament Challenge guide to team mascots, school colors and famous alumni

We've collected the basic information on all 68 schools in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament so you can develop a rooting interest.

www.espn.com

if anyone needs some arbitrary info to help fill out their brackets

And make informed decisions?! I think not.

 

[shortkut]

Oh I guess I just can't see anyone else's yet. That makes sense.

I'm shortkutting this thread in case this was brought up already

I randomized mine

 

[VashTheStampede]

I haven't watched college basketball with any regularity ever since Billy Donovan's run with those awesome Florida teams.

I judged my picks based on almost 20-year old information.

 

[Fire Queen]

that joakim noah is no joke

 

[VashTheStampede]

that joakim noah is no joke

Unless you're referring to his shooting motion

 

[Fire Queen]

how bad could it b--

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I can shoot free throws better than him....

 

[Fire Queen]

final notice everyone: got about 3 hours to get picks in if you still haven't. i just did mine in about 5 minutes without looking up any stats. excited to win!

 

[TD]

Good luck getting the baskets into the net for the mascots you've chosen.

jk I'm gonna win.
Not actually.

 

[A Baby Maker]

final notice everyone: got about 3 hours to get picks in if you still haven't. i just did mine in about 5 minutes without looking up any stats. excited to win!

Looking things up is for nerds

 

[BigDaddy]

Looking things up is for nerds

 

[Fool's Requiem]

inb4 McNeese wins the whole thing

 

[TD]

inb4 McNeese wins the whole thing

...wait are they actually good?

I have them making it to round 3.

 

[A Baby Maker]

...wait are they actually good?

I have them making it to round 3.

lol no they won't win. Round 3 for them could be a good cinderella though, decent chance on that. There's almost always a double digit seed that makes it that far and they wouldn't be a bad option for it.

 

[TD]

I'm playing this like I play the football pool.

Buncha upsets and surely some will happen.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

...wait are they actually good?

I have them making it to round 3.

i saw a weird name and made a gag

I have Creighton going all the way.

 

[Jon]

If I get one right, I'll be happy.

 

[TD]

If I get one right, I'll be happy.

I mean...

There's 32 matches.

Getting none right would be a special kind of skill.

 

[Jon]

I mean...

There's 32 matches.

Getting none right would be a special kind of skill.

Have you both met me and seen my D&D rolls?

 

[Jon]

Plus I know literally NOTHING about college sports. I recognized a FEW school names. But that was about it. So, I'm easy to please.

 

[TD]

Have you both met me and seen my D&D rolls?

New contest:
Who does worse - me or you?

 

[Nae'blis]

I mean...

There's 32 matches.

Getting none right would be a special kind of skill.

 

[Jon]

New contest:
Who does worse - me or you?

I promise I'll do worse. If I don't I'll be disappointed in myself for guessing GWF March Madness and not using that dumb blind luck on the lottery.

 

[Nae'blis]

I mean I'm a fucking Canadian - what could I possibly know?

Hey, atleast you're on the same continent!

New contest:
Who does worse - me or you?

I'm in!

 

[TD]

I mean at least I didn't pick the 1s to lose.

in the first round

 

[Fire Queen]

brackets are locked! but also brackets are now visible

most common national champion among our choices was UConn with 6. second is Purdue with 3 (myself included) and then one each for Houston, UAB, Creighton, and Florida. let's go blue jays!!!!!

 

[TD]

Do those stats only show for champs or can you see per matchup?

 

[The Flame]

i saw a weird name and made a gag

I have Creighton going all the way.

It had the same effect on me. I saw the name and a cool bird and was like "oh yeah, this is a winner". Pretty sure it's in my final four.

 

[Fire Queen]

doesn't appear to be possible on mobile but when you're on the desktop espn site there's a "bracketcast" at the bottom that you can click to expand and from there you can click individual matchups and then under My Groups you can see how other people in GW picked. for example:

5 people picked mississippi state in the first game, 8 picked MSU, and jawneh missed the deadline lol

 

[Fool's Requiem]

It had the same effect on me. I saw the name and a cool bird and was like "oh yeah, this is a winner". Pretty sure it's in my final four.

My joke regarding the funny name was more directed to McNeese, not Creighton.

My Creighton win is more based on just looking at stats of the top to players of teams provided by ESPN.

 

[A Baby Maker]

Michigan State about to win the first game of the official brackets. Duquesne is working on pulling off the first potential bracket buster of a win (not too crazy, 11 over 6 happens, it's when you get to the 13 seeds that it really does it in)

 

[Nae'blis]

doesn't appear to be possible on mobile but when you're on the desktop espn site there's a "bracketcast" at the bottom that you can click to expand and from there you can click individual matchups and then under My Groups you can see how other people in GW picked. for example:

5 people picked mississippi state in the first game, 8 picked MSU, and jawneh missed the deadline lol

Bracketcast works on mobile for me!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

welp, there goes my perfect bracket. Miss State fucking sux