revkev 18,386 #101 Posted March 17, 2018 So in real college sports - you know where the players aren't paid or paid for - and do not start because I have solid insider info on it - the Lady Huskies demonstrated to Virginia how a 1 seed takes care of business. Of course they have to listen to their coach because if they don't it's next woman up. The insider info I have is committed n sense - woman's teams don't via payouts because there's not enough money to justify the expenditure. The picture my insider paints is that if a hoops or football program has recruited a four or five star recruit they've paid someone, somewhere for the right to contact him. It's pretty much the picture we saw from the FBI report. There's way more of the same out there. This was just one agency. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tehuti 283 #102 Posted March 17, 2018 Today is the day my bracket falls apart. It is going to get busted too, unless a 6-seed can overtake a 3-seed. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk I had Arizona winning the whole thing, so.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullldog 1,364 #103 Posted March 17, 2018 Well I'm back @ Twin Peaks. Lol. What can I say. Ol but not dead. Lol Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Edit to add: lets go Jayhawks. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullldog 1,364 #104 Posted March 18, 2018 Another bracket destroyer Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00sportsman 2,028 #105 Posted March 18, 2018 So if all our brackets get busted together, then are they really busted? Mine was in awful shape when Arizona lost but I now have new life since UVA went down too. Based on what I've been seeing on SportsCenter all year, the bracket was destined for this many upsets....it's just so darned difficult to pick which ones. I saw a fun snippet on Twitter this morning: out of ESPN's 1.73 million brackets, there's exactly one that got EVERY PICK WRONG in the first round. That's practically Hall of Fame worthy. One of the funniest comments was "they were reckless enough to pick Penn over Kansas but still had Arizona winning" Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy That's the way I look at it. Most "upsets" will upset most people, which means most brackets are basically the same. A busted bracket only matters if you're trying to be perfect. You only have make bogey if everyone else makes double. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GolfSpy Stroker 7,914 #106 Posted March 18, 2018 You also have to take into account the scoring. If it's weighted each round then it changes things dramatically. i.e. one final four pick(16 pts)=sixteen first round picks(1pt) BTW- I wish the rev would stop trying to pee in my Cheerios... Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullldog 1,364 #107 Posted March 18, 2018 Whew, ROCK CHALK KU! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GolfSpy Stroker 7,914 #108 Posted March 18, 2018 The hall gave them everything they had...had a hard time with the big guy inside. But if KU hitting threes like that they can go all the way... Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 5,908 #109 Posted March 18, 2018 Good day today... I picked all of them correctly. Still half to go tomorrow, though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 5,908 #110 Posted March 18, 2018 Spartans are out = I have no champ left. Ouch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GolfSpy Stroker 7,914 #111 Posted March 18, 2018 Spartans are out = I have no champ left. Ouch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Yikes... Door wide open for Duke now. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berg Ryman 2,344 #112 Posted March 18, 2018 CUSE!!! Sure, I didn't pick them, which feels wrong, but they took out alot of brackets from contention. I've got 7/8 elite 8 teams, and my whole final four still in this thing. I'm feeling decent about my chances. Edit: 6-8, damn Nevada 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Undershooter 3,979 #113 Posted March 19, 2018 That's the way I look at it. Most "upsets" will upset most people, which means most brackets are basically the same. A busted bracket only matters if you're trying to be perfect. You only have make bogey if everyone else makes double. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Yes and no... I dont care about a perfect bracket. But I have little chance of winning if a final four team goes out this early. Let alone 2 at this point lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigtazzGolf 1,864 #114 Posted March 19, 2018 Lol brackets and dreams busted and I didn't even get to the 2nd week of play. Wonder how this helps or hurts TV ratings? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00sportsman 2,028 #115 Posted March 19, 2018 Yes and no... I dont care about a perfect bracket. But I have little chance of winning if a final four team goes out this early. Let alone 2 at this point lolI get it. I just realize there's a huge group that also are missing 2 (or more) final four teams at this point. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 5,908 #116 Posted March 19, 2018 I'm missing both Arizona and MSU. I have Xavier in the final game and they may lose to FSU tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berg Ryman 2,344 #117 Posted March 19, 2018 Jesus, I thought this bracket was nearly identical to my money pool one. Turns out it isn't and I had Cincy and MSU in my final four instead of UK and Duke. Was I drunk? Well, I'm boned. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 5,908 #118 Posted March 19, 2018 Well, I'm officially out of the running. Xavier lost, so that leaves me with 7 teams out of 16 left, neither team in the championship, and only Villanova for the Final Four. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revkev 18,386 #119 Posted March 19, 2018 Lol brackets and dreams busted and I didn't even get to the 2nd week of play. Wonder how this helps or hurts TV ratings? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy The NCAA tournament is like the Masters. You have the right mix of underdogs and big names and leave the middle out. So there's bound to be early round upsets but in the end the names will rise to the top. Duke, Kentucky and Kansas are still in, that's all CBS and the NCAA cares about. Plenty to carry the TV ratings and the upsets just create more intrigue. No different from WWF only there the party company's know it's fixed. I am enjoying it when I watch. The Gonzaga game the other night reminded me of the old Big East. I'd love to see them win it all because that's not who the NCAA would prefer. To be sure I don't believe the individual games are fixed just that the system is rigged to almost insure a great leader board. Exactly like the Masters. Wait doesn't CBS cover both? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TWar 251 #120 Posted March 19, 2018 FML. I pick a bracket every year and every year my wife goes in blind and beats the hell out of me. its ridiculous. Out of my family pool which includes my MIL I am dead last. Kentucky is my final hope. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
