March Madness March 18, 2013 11:22 AM Subscribe
Let's do this.
Since Oregon is finally back in, at least for a visit, I have a bit more skin in the game. I can start a Yahoo group and report back, if there is not already one.
Since Oregon is finally back in, at least for a visit, I have a bit more skin in the game. I can start a Yahoo group and report back, if there is not already one.
OK. The link is here.
The name of the group is Metafilter. PW is nicepony.
posted by Danf at 11:38 AM on March 18, 2013
The name of the group is Metafilter. PW is nicepony.
posted by Danf at 11:38 AM on March 18, 2013
Ah, March Madness, that special time of year I remember I have a Yahoo mail account.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 12:16 PM on March 18, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 12:16 PM on March 18, 2013 [4 favorites]
I am resisting the urge to pick Bucknell for the sweet sixteen.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 12:19 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 12:19 PM on March 18, 2013
I am in. My picks might not be the most educated choices.
posted by Navelgazer at 12:27 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by Navelgazer at 12:27 PM on March 18, 2013
I have Gonzaga going farther than they ever have before
posted by Renoroc at 12:33 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Renoroc at 12:33 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm in. I did surprisingly well last year despite not knowing anything about college basketball.
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:55 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:55 PM on March 18, 2013
I joined!
posted by mountmccabe at 12:58 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by mountmccabe at 12:58 PM on March 18, 2013
I'm "in it for the corn dogs," because I really am in it for the corn dogs.
posted by troika at 12:58 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by troika at 12:58 PM on March 18, 2013
Yahoo account: engage! (I'm Cheesecake Factory Settings)
posted by antonymous at 1:42 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by antonymous at 1:42 PM on March 18, 2013
Fun! I know absolutely nothing about sports and pick these things using odd, arbitrary numerological rules that I make up as I go along. I won the office pool a few years ago and it absolutely drove all the sports nuts insane.
posted by jbickers at 2:06 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by jbickers at 2:06 PM on March 18, 2013
I usually start my Monday with a normal bracket, full of #1 seeds advancing to the Final Four, but by Thursday it's the opposite, as I've convinced myself that the Florida International School of Forestry is a couple lucky bounces away from crushing Appalachian State Tech in the champeenship
posted by antonymous at 2:11 PM on March 18, 2013 [10 favorites]
posted by antonymous at 2:11 PM on March 18, 2013 [10 favorites]
In.
posted by klangklangston at 2:21 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by klangklangston at 2:21 PM on March 18, 2013
I have Gonzaga going farther than they ever have before
I do this almost every year and it never has worked out that well for me. Haven't finished my bracket yet but I'm sure I will end up doing the same thing.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 2:24 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
I do this almost every year and it never has worked out that well for me. Haven't finished my bracket yet but I'm sure I will end up doing the same thing.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 2:24 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm in.
posted by schyler523 at 2:28 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by schyler523 at 2:28 PM on March 18, 2013
I'm in. I don't know jack about college basketball, but I'm in.
(There's also a Mefi Simple Bracket group, if that's your thing.)
posted by box at 2:52 PM on March 18, 2013
(There's also a Mefi Simple Bracket group, if that's your thing.)
posted by box at 2:52 PM on March 18, 2013
go bruins!
posted by amapolaroja at 3:06 PM on March 18, 2013
posted by amapolaroja at 3:06 PM on March 18, 2013
Okay I am going in and I am putting Gonzaga ALL THE WAY but mostly because I like to say Gonzaga and I have grudges against Louisville and Kansas.
My bracket's pretty chalky but my husband is very irate I don't have Duke winning it all. So the key point here is I have to beat him, but I will also accept beating ALL Y'ALL.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 7:33 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
My bracket's pretty chalky but my husband is very irate I don't have Duke winning it all. So the key point here is I have to beat him, but I will also accept beating ALL Y'ALL.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 7:33 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
but I will also accept beating ALL Y'ALL
Pretty brave words, sister. We will just have to see about that. . .
posted by Danf at 8:46 PM on March 18, 2013
Pretty brave words, sister. We will just have to see about that. . .
posted by Danf at 8:46 PM on March 18, 2013
Yay! I'm in too. GO HOOSIERS! : )
posted by SisterHavana at 9:06 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by SisterHavana at 9:06 PM on March 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
Woohoo! Go Zags! Go Cats! Go Cyclones!
Shut up. I can have three teams.
posted by Brody's chum at 9:10 PM on March 18, 2013
Shut up. I can have three teams.
posted by Brody's chum at 9:10 PM on March 18, 2013
Go Cats!
There are enough 'cats this brings your total up to 7 teams. That's not even counting Tigers, Panthers or Jaguars!
posted by mountmccabe at 7:17 AM on March 19, 2013
There are enough 'cats this brings your total up to 7 teams. That's not even counting Tigers, Panthers or Jaguars!
posted by mountmccabe at 7:17 AM on March 19, 2013
By which I mean, Go Wolverines! Go (Arizona) Wildcats!
posted by mountmccabe at 7:19 AM on March 19, 2013
posted by mountmccabe at 7:19 AM on March 19, 2013
See, if your team was the Ducks, you would not have that dilemma. Unless of course you follow hockey also.
posted by Danf at 7:44 AM on March 19, 2013
posted by Danf at 7:44 AM on March 19, 2013
Indeed, mountmccabe, the AZ Wildcats are the only cats that matter.
posted by Brody's chum at 4:15 PM on March 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Brody's chum at 4:15 PM on March 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
Late to the party, but still ready to dance: Go Eastern State!
posted by Ghidorah at 4:56 PM on March 19, 2013
posted by Ghidorah at 4:56 PM on March 19, 2013
OK about 20 more minutes to look at your bracket, agonize, and click.
posted by Danf at 8:54 AM on March 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Danf at 8:54 AM on March 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
I just went with a lot of hunches and irrational hatreds, honestly. It was hard for me to pick OSU and Indiana going that far, and not have MSU or UM doing big things, but in that case, my hunch overwhelmed my hatred.
posted by klangklangston at 10:45 AM on March 21, 2013
posted by klangklangston at 10:45 AM on March 21, 2013
Who's calling the Wichita St/Pitt game? These guys are making me miss Bill Walton, f'cryin' out loud.
posted by carsonb at 11:08 AM on March 21, 2013
posted by carsonb at 11:08 AM on March 21, 2013
Who's calling the Wichita St/Pitt game? These guys are making me miss Bill Walton, f'cryin' out loud.
And so it starts. . . .
posted by Danf at 11:35 AM on March 21, 2013
Gonzaga, I have you going to the Final Four. Please do not be the first 1 seed to miss the round of 32.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 3:03 PM on March 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 3:03 PM on March 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
I have Iowa State beating Notre Dame in the first round due only to how awful the Notre Dame uniforms are. I don't want to have to watch them play more than once.
posted by Brody's chum at 3:07 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 3:07 PM on March 21, 2013
Rainbaby and I in first place after Oregon finishes off O State. . .
posted by Danf at 3:52 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Danf at 3:52 PM on March 21, 2013
Gonzaga, I have you going to the Final Four. Please do not be the first 1 seed to miss the round of 32.
As I hinted at earlier in the thread, I sometimes think Gonzaga is like the biggest troll of the Final Four bracket prediction season. They sometimes feel like the only exist to fuck people's predictions up.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 4:03 PM on March 21, 2013
As I hinted at earlier in the thread, I sometimes think Gonzaga is like the biggest troll of the Final Four bracket prediction season. They sometimes feel like the only exist to fuck people's predictions up.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 4:03 PM on March 21, 2013
Well I definitely trash-talked too soon ... I am having a miserable first bracket-day!
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 4:07 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 4:07 PM on March 21, 2013
Well 'brows, I called 2 upsets. Oregon, I felt like I was losing point for choosing them, and I may still, but I had to have them win a couple games. The other one was luck and I have another 12 beating a 5, so things can even out pretty quick.
posted by Danf at 4:51 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Danf at 4:51 PM on March 21, 2013
Did anybody choose Harvard over New Mexico? It didn't occur to me to even consider it when I was making my selections.
posted by Brody's chum at 8:53 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 8:53 PM on March 21, 2013
As much as I fantasized about AZ vs. Harvard, nope I didn't go there.
posted by carsonb at 9:19 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by carsonb at 9:19 PM on March 21, 2013
Also, what's going on in that Syracuse game? *goes to watch the horror*
posted by carsonb at 9:20 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by carsonb at 9:20 PM on March 21, 2013
Harvard was an historic win, at least. This last game just hurts. If Montana could just break 30 points I wouldn't feel so bad.
posted by Brody's chum at 9:25 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 9:25 PM on March 21, 2013
It looks like two bracketeers in our group chose Harvard.
posted by carsonb at 9:38 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by carsonb at 9:38 PM on March 21, 2013
Certainly makes me feel better about picking AZ over NM. (I did it on a Carson B hunch.)
posted by klangklangston at 9:45 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by klangklangston at 9:45 PM on March 21, 2013
I'm actually not doing too badly... yet.
posted by amapolaroja at 10:35 PM on March 21, 2013
posted by amapolaroja at 10:35 PM on March 21, 2013
This kind of goes without saying, but Wisconsin sucks. Stupid badgers.
posted by Ghidorah at 12:44 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by Ghidorah at 12:44 PM on March 22, 2013
And now my West bracket is a giant red scribble.
posted by Brody's chum at 3:14 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 3:14 PM on March 22, 2013
My bracket looks so bad I am now perversely rooting against all the teams I picked.
posted by donnagirl at 5:27 PM on March 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by donnagirl at 5:27 PM on March 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
You can't spell 'FUCKING MY BRACKET' without FGCU.
posted by box at 6:14 PM on March 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by box at 6:14 PM on March 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
I'm pretty sure I had Georgetown in the championship game.
I declare reverse madness! The mefite with the lowest score shall be the winner! Although at this, too, I will most likely fail.
posted by Ghidorah at 6:40 PM on March 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I declare reverse madness! The mefite with the lowest score shall be the winner! Although at this, too, I will most likely fail.
posted by Ghidorah at 6:40 PM on March 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Can anyone tell me what is making the noise like the sad wolves at the Dayton arena? My friend thought it was a vuvuzela, but it doesn't sound buzzy to me, just mournful.
posted by Brody's chum at 7:15 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 7:15 PM on March 22, 2013
I had Georgetown winning the championship game, so I support Ghidorah's proposal.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 7:45 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 7:45 PM on March 22, 2013
Someone needs to tell Notre Dame about the concept of a post-season. YOU ARE BREAKIN' MY HEART, DOMERS. TWICE IN ONE YEAR, BREAKIN' MY HEART.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 8:33 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 8:33 PM on March 22, 2013
Woah, I missed what happened to UCLA? They just gave up though, with 4 minutes left.
posted by carsonb at 9:27 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by carsonb at 9:27 PM on March 22, 2013
So.... 21/32 is a damn poor showin' but my Elite Eight still looks pretty good from here.
posted by carsonb at 9:33 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by carsonb at 9:33 PM on March 22, 2013
I just checked my ranking in the group, and thought, hey, 34 out of 44, it's not too bad. Then I saw that the bottom three people never filled out their brackets.
19/32, and the best finish I can hope to come out with is 137 points. Yi.
posted by Ghidorah at 11:10 PM on March 22, 2013
19/32, and the best finish I can hope to come out with is 137 points. Yi.
posted by Ghidorah at 11:10 PM on March 22, 2013
Broken, so broken
posted by amapolaroja at 11:21 PM on March 22, 2013
posted by amapolaroja at 11:21 PM on March 22, 2013
Carsonb, UCLA is like that this year. Loads of talent and athleticism, and packing it in at crunch time. That is why the Ducks beat them twice.
posted by Danf at 7:44 AM on March 23, 2013
posted by Danf at 7:44 AM on March 23, 2013
I expected to come to say that post day one was my One Brief Shining Moment, but I'm Still Here. I don't know why this bracket brings to mind show tunes. I'm really not a show tunes type. GO VCU RAMS! Not for this bracket, for the greater good.
posted by rainbaby at 8:50 AM on March 23, 2013
posted by rainbaby at 8:50 AM on March 23, 2013
I just checked my ranking in the group, and thought, hey, 34 out of 44, it's not too bad. Then I saw that the bottom three people never filled out their brackets.
Well if it makes you feel any better I'm literally the lowest score out of those who filled in their brackets. I blame Nate Silver because I generated random results based on his percentages.
posted by burnmp3s at 9:11 AM on March 23, 2013
Well if it makes you feel any better I'm literally the lowest score out of those who filled in their brackets. I blame Nate Silver because I generated random results based on his percentages.
posted by burnmp3s at 9:11 AM on March 23, 2013
Woohoo Cats!
posted by Brody's chum at 5:14 PM on March 23, 2013
posted by Brody's chum at 5:14 PM on March 23, 2013
Right now I'm proudest that my clever choice of an early-alphabetical bracket name puts me in the lead of the pack of people at #29.
posted by donnagirl at 6:26 PM on March 23, 2013
posted by donnagirl at 6:26 PM on March 23, 2013
I was VERY BRIEFLY in second place! Now I'm in fourth, but two of my final four picks have been knocked off so I can't get very many more points and will shortly drop like a stone.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 10:02 AM on March 29, 2013
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 10:02 AM on March 29, 2013
I had some hope going into the sweet sixteen given that seven of my elite eight picks were still in, but after last night things are looking pretty grim again.
posted by burnmp3s at 12:54 PM on March 29, 2013
posted by burnmp3s at 12:54 PM on March 29, 2013
I'm just hoping against hope that MSU takes Duke down. That was one of my bits of wishful thinking, so I can still dream.
I did not think that Syracuse was going to be able to beat IU. Especially not by 11. But I'd kinda hoped it would happen, since fuck Hoosiers. And since Gonzaga's out of it, I've found myself rooting for Wichita State. Go, uh, Shockers. ||n/
posted by klangklangston at 1:24 PM on March 29, 2013
I did not think that Syracuse was going to be able to beat IU. Especially not by 11. But I'd kinda hoped it would happen, since fuck Hoosiers. And since Gonzaga's out of it, I've found myself rooting for Wichita State. Go, uh, Shockers. ||n/
posted by klangklangston at 1:24 PM on March 29, 2013
The Spartans losing, that sucks. Losing to Duke? That hurts. I've still got an outside chance on two of the final four with Louisville and Ohio State, but I loathe Ohio State and wish for their demise. Torn, really.
posted by Ghidorah at 1:49 AM on March 30, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Ghidorah at 1:49 AM on March 30, 2013 [1 favorite]
Call me a homer, but Oregon had a shot. I had the getting this far, and my first-week success was in large part based on choosing them to win two, but I would have loved to have my bracket busted to see them beat Louisville. . .
posted by Danf at 7:42 AM on March 30, 2013
posted by Danf at 7:42 AM on March 30, 2013
Whoa, I'm in 4th place?? I'm also out of picks, though. Still, this is my "One Shining Moment" moment.
posted by donnagirl at 8:09 PM on April 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by donnagirl at 8:09 PM on April 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
Congratulations slmorri!
posted by mountmccabe at 5:33 AM on April 9, 2013
posted by mountmccabe at 5:33 AM on April 9, 2013
Not last place! Somehow!
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 6:20 AM on April 9, 2013
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 6:20 AM on April 9, 2013
Three way tie for 6th!
posted by klangklangston at 5:23 PM on April 9, 2013
posted by klangklangston at 5:23 PM on April 9, 2013
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posted by Renoroc at 11:33 AM on March 18, 2013