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Post by Vegas on Mar 27, 2022 18:07:39 GMT -5
I got the Kansas game correct to earn some more points today but I am still in 3rd place.
It looks like North Carolina is going to end the miraculous run of Saint Peter's (who truly deserves alot of credit for being the first 15th seed to make it to the Elite Eight) but regardless of how that game goes it will not impact the standings in my groups as neither me nor anyone else had picked North Carolina or Saint Peter's to make the Final Four.
The guy in 4th place is only 2 points behind me but he can not advance as he only picked Villanova for the Final Four teams and he did not pick them to make the Finals, so his final points are already finalized.
The guy in 2nd place had Gonzaga winning it all so his remaining points are limited. The guy in 1st place looks like he will win as he picked Duke to win the tournament and he picked Villanova to win the other side of the bracket and Villanova is also still alive.
Depending on how many points are available for the next two rounds, I however might be able to win as I still have Duke and Kansas left and I picked Kansas to win the tournament. If Kansas defeats Villanova and if Kansas wins the tournament that might get me enough points to pass up the guy in 1st place.
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Post by on_the_edge on Mar 28, 2022 20:42:24 GMT -5
Damn U Conn vs NC State was an amazing game. The last couple minutes of regulation and the double OT was just insane. I didn't want that game to end.
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 1, 2022 17:27:53 GMT -5
A young lady, I think they said she is in college, here in Lakeland picked all four Final Four teams. Not bad considering and very small number of brackets that got that. She also had St Pete's making the Sweet 16.
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Post by TTX on Apr 1, 2022 17:30:55 GMT -5
That's really good. I did that once years ago but never got better than 3 after that and I stopped doing it when they went past 64 (I would usually forget the play-in games)
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 1, 2022 21:11:02 GMT -5
Play-in games are a sore spot with me. I mean if they are playing to get in they should be 16 seeds, 14-15 at most. But when I see 11 seeds I just roll my eyes and realize it really is all about money and not making sense.
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Post by Vegas on Apr 3, 2022 4:18:12 GMT -5
I got the Kansas game correct to earn some more points today but I am still in 3rd place. It looks like North Carolina is going to end the miraculous run of Saint Peter's (who truly deserves alot of credit for being the first 15th seed to make it to the Elite Eight) but regardless of how that game goes it will not impact the standings in my groups as neither me nor anyone else had picked North Carolina or Saint Peter's to make the Final Four. The guy in 4th place is only 2 points behind me but he can not advance as he only picked Villanova for the Final Four teams and he did not pick them to make the Finals, so his final points are already finalized. The guy in 2nd place had Gonzaga winning it all so his remaining points are limited. The guy in 1st place looks like he will win as he picked Duke to win the tournament and he picked Villanova to win the other side of the bracket and Villanova is also still alive. Depending on how many points are available for the next two rounds, I however might be able to win as I still have Duke and Kansas left and I picked Kansas to win the tournament. If Kansas defeats Villanova and if Kansas wins the tournament that might get me enough points to pass up the guy in 1st place. Saturday was definitely been a day of ups and downs. Good: I had fun attending 4 shows including Wrestlemania 38 Night 1 Bad: My flight home this morning gets canceled and I am currently stranded in Texas and I might not make it to work on Monday unless I pay $100s of extra dollars for a new flight on a different airline. But my principal is really cool and if I show him the Email from the airline then I should be OK. Good: I just checked today's NCAA games (I have been too busy to check earlier) and as I posted here earlier last week in the quote above I had a chance to win my pool if Kansas wins the tournament. Guess who won today? I am still in 3rd place but with 95 points. 1st place has 99 points but he picked Duke (who got eliminated today) to win the tournament and 2nd place has 98 points but he picked Gonzaga (eliminated awhile ago) to win the tournament. So if Kansas wins on Monday night then I win the pot (hopefully I won't still be stranded in Texas on Monday night.)
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 3, 2022 15:50:47 GMT -5
Ok, I think I am ready to fill out my bracket. Hope you got home Zeke. Cancelations are the major problem with flying.
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Post by Vegas on Apr 5, 2022 0:57:37 GMT -5
I got the Kansas game correct to earn some more points today but I am still in 3rd place. It looks like North Carolina is going to end the miraculous run of Saint Peter's (who truly deserves alot of credit for being the first 15th seed to make it to the Elite Eight) but regardless of how that game goes it will not impact the standings in my groups as neither me nor anyone else had picked North Carolina or Saint Peter's to make the Final Four. The guy in 4th place is only 2 points behind me but he can not advance as he only picked Villanova for the Final Four teams and he did not pick them to make the Finals, so his final points are already finalized. The guy in 2nd place had Gonzaga winning it all so his remaining points are limited. The guy in 1st place looks like he will win as he picked Duke to win the tournament and he picked Villanova to win the other side of the bracket and Villanova is also still alive. Depending on how many points are available for the next two rounds, I however might be able to win as I still have Duke and Kansas left and I picked Kansas to win the tournament. If Kansas defeats Villanova and if Kansas wins the tournament that might get me enough points to pass up the guy in 1st place. Saturday was definitely been a day of ups and downs. Good: I had fun attending 4 shows including Wrestlemania 38 Night 1 Bad: My flight home this morning gets canceled and I am currently stranded in Texas and I might not make it to work on Monday unless I pay $100s of extra dollars for a new flight on a different airline. But my principal is really cool and if I show him the Email from the airline then I should be OK. Good: I just checked today's NCAA games (I have been too busy to check earlier) and as I posted here earlier last week in the quote above I had a chance to win my pool if Kansas wins the tournament. Guess who won today? I am still in 3rd place but with 95 points. 1st place has 99 points but he picked Duke (who got eliminated today) to win the tournament and 2nd place has 98 points but he picked Gonzaga (eliminated awhile ago) to win the tournament. So if Kansas wins on Monday night then I win the pot (hopefully I won't still be stranded in Texas on Monday night.) Kansas wins the championship and I win the pool! I ended up with 38/63 picks correct for a total of 127 points. 2nd place had 99 points as I was the only one in the pool to pick Kansas to win the championship. Now I have to figure out what to do with the money I won tonight.
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Post by stu on Apr 5, 2022 10:17:32 GMT -5
Congrats Zeke!! Heck of a Final Four, heck of a tournament in general for that matter!
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 5, 2022 14:58:41 GMT -5
I was pretty sure Kansas was going to win once they got to the championship game. As I told a guest yesterday traditionally Kansas is a really good team that tends to stumble in first 2-3 rounds of the tournament. However, if they can get past that they tend to go all the way.
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