President Obama

Has anyone noticed that President Obama has a quite impressive bracket so far?  For those of you who are disparaging  Beaux Beaux's bracket I will remind you that he  is 20 points ahead of Ella. 

Keithley!

Todd - you've jumped out to an impressive lead with your Washington pick. And you're probably the northernmost native!

Hey Piers...

You should change your entry to the Big Least.

 

 

Marquette/GTown/ND FAIL

But... I think Syracuse/West Virginia/Louisville/Pittsburgh will all make it to the round of 32, so the BE should still have 5 of 32 (with Villanova squeaking through). And then 4 of 16, I'd guess. But really what do I know.... don't answer that. Can't say I was sorry to see Richmond die. They once drove Syracuse out of the tournament early. Grudges are meant to be held, right?

Devastated

It's fitting that my Devastated in Durham bracket is beating my Dreamin bracket. After 11 games, I've only picked 5 correctly. Worse yet, I already have lost 3 of the Sweet 16 teams in my bracket. Check out LEHIGH. Up 9-4 on Kansas. Let's go #16.

Go Pac-10

We west coasters get no respect, and perhaps deservedly so. But it's nice to see the Huskies squeak out a win! Also, I have finally pulled ahead of the President. Though he may have bigger problems on his mind.

Big lEast Conference

What's up with the not so Big East?? I thought they were the best conference in the land. They've lost 2 teams already. Their only win was in OT. And now Marquette down 2 with a last second shot opportunity. The PAC 10 may have more teams left after day one than the Big East. Will

Richmond and Georgetown Refuse to Buy Chicken Curse Insurance

        There is still time for fans of Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Duke and Syracuse to cut a deal with the Chicken Curse.  The CC bracket has Tennessee going to the final four and Syracuse going deep.  Any takers?

 

Didn't sign that last post

Should have signed it, "My second favorite team is whoever is playing Georgetown."

 

Go Bobcats!

I don't care about my bracket, I just want Georgetown to lose. 

Ouch!

I don't think I've ever started off this badly. It is something to be tied
with the likes of the Chicken Curse Lives and Devastated in Durham. But, I
guess the good part is that there isn't any way to go but up.
Am I missing something? Did Thomas and Charlie not enter the tourney?

I am blaming Clarkson and the curse.

Nell

 

Sorry, Editor Piers

This is Nell and how do I post so that my identity is known? 

 

I am not enjoying these CBS announcers for the Richmond-St Mary's game.  They have spent most of  the game chattering about how great St Mary's is.  It would bother me less if the Spiders weren't down by 7.  What the heck is a Gael??

 

Nell

Yes!

I have to talk smack now, because I'm away all weekend. I'm liking my picks so far. Who even knew there was a state called Murray?

Great start

to March Madness. Two of the three games completed go into overtime. Old Dominion knocks out ND and Robert Morris did themselves proud, a 15 seed coming mighty close to knocking out a 2 seed. And now Murray State leads at half. It is a good afternoon to be home from work!!

[Editor's note: Please sign your name to posts if you are not posting in a way that will automatically generate your particular name. Otherwise we won't know whom to smack with our talk. -Piers]

This is what a collapsed Catholic gets...

... for picking Notre Dame to go far. A loss to Old Dominion! They seemed to be on a roll. Best player back from injury, the rest of the team playing well. I've always despised the (Fighting) Irish. This is what I get for not letting my deep-seated animosities guide my picks. Now I can't even be happy that they lost. I'm a mess. What a disaster.

The Chicken Curse Also Plays Basketball

        The lowlight reel on Piers' post is some of the worst moments is Carolina football history. The curse also plays basketball as demonstrated by a beating we took as a # 2 seed by Copin State.  To prove it was no fluke the mighty Gamecocks returned the following year as a #3 seed and lost to # 13 Richmond.  Nell and Nellie, this is a commercial venture and not a family love feast. On my regular bracket I have Richmond winning the opening game. On My Chicken Curse lives bracket I have them going to the final four. I love the Spiders and hope that they win it all, however, for a modest fee I could change allegiances.  Meanwhile my cry is "Go Spiders!"  I really like that Richmond team.

 

        To prove the curse lives there are three games going on. My team is losing all three. I could be out of this thing by nightfall and will get my talk in while I am able.

 

                                                                                Clarkson

 

Richmond!

Glad to see everyones picking up with the smack talk already.  Hopefully I'll be able to do a little myself this year, with Richmond in the tournament!  Chuck will be here in Richmond this weekend so we will definitely be watching lots of basketball.

On another note, the Spiders may not take home the National Championships in basketball, at least noone can beat us in this bracket:

http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/real-america-march-tuition-madness?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAwl+%28The+Awl%29

Nellie

Chicken Curse - Big Dance = Chicken Dance

It may not be enough to get USC into the Tourney this year, but I think the above equation suggests what must be done for next year. Bend your elbows and dance, Clarkson, dance. For more on the chicken curse, visit: http://chickencurse.com/Worst_of_the_Curse.html I believe GT is peaking alright, peaking at the belles of the ball through a hole in the wall, wondering how to get invited in. -Piers PS Glad to hear Barbie has infected someone else's house, too. [UPDATE] PPS it would help my smack talk if I knew how to spell "peek"

Aggie rhymes with Maggie

Ella and Bea both have their picks in.  Each is going with the Aggies to the Final 4 (although different Aggies).  Hard to resist a team that's practically named after your mom.

 

Ella surprised me with the Wildcats winning it all, while Bea went with the Muskateers because she likes the commercial for the Oscar Winning film "Barbie and the Three Muskateers."

 

 

 

Don't forget the Spiders

 McDow's and associates have an addition to Pier's list and a new team to pull for this year. They will be fun to watch--The Richmond Spiders.  Clarkson, don't put them as winners on your Chicken Curse bracket.  I think Nellie is the only current college student in our group and I think she and the Spiders need the support from the rest of us.

 

And Randolph, if you had wanted to meet Andie McDowell, who was known to us as Rose McDowell, you should have hung around the stable more. She was in my riding class.  However, I believe you were about 5 or 6 years old at the time.

 

Let the games, and especially the smacktalk, begin!!

Nell

 

An Offer You Can't Refuse

        I have returned from our nation's capital where in less than one week I demolished all thoughts of March Madness turning into March Gladness by  bringing with me the only curse longer lived and more dangerous than the previous curse known as "The Curse of the Bambino."  Of course I refer to that most infamous of curses, the one known to South Carolinians as "The Chicken Curse."  In my week of basketball in DC I witnessed the mighty Gamecocks go up by 18 points in the second half only to blow the game to the Alabama Crimson Tide.  I attended a live game in which GW lost to VCU in a tournament for those who don't get in the NIT.  It was worth the price of admission to hear Jeff yell at the Ref that he would never get a chance to referee the real tourney with calls like that. My final humiliation was to go home from the GW game to watch Winthrop (the school that brought my mother to Rock Hill and started all of this), our beloved Eagles who produced in my brain visions of being the first 16 to beat a number one seed.  We had Duke in our sights, but instead got blown out in the play in game.  Some students were heard partying after the game and chanting, "We are number 65."  My only consolation is that Winthrop was the first of the 65 teams to learn its fate.  Being in the Big Dance is great even if one is asked to leave while the band is still tuning their instruments. By the way The Citadel had a winning record this year and won their opening game in the Southern Conference Tournament, but they may have the record for most years in the NCAA without a tournament appearance.  Their record and their honor are intact. 

 

        The above is just a long winded way of saying, "The Chicken Curse lives."  It not only lives but it follows me whenever I pull for a team. Now that Gamecock fans do not have a team playing even in the NIT, we have started a new business. For a slight fee that can be negotiated, I will agree to place your teams opponent as the winner in my bracket entitled "The Chicken Curse Lives" and cheer for that team avidly, thereby guaranteeing victory to your team.  I have discovered that I have the rare power to transfer the Chicken Curse to other teams.  I can not let such power go to waste.  If you want to help your bracket contact me before noon. Due to the fact that some people have real money bet on these games, (unlike McDow Hoops in which the loss of pride is sufficient incentive) I am only permitted by federal authorities to accept one game per customer.  I will be open for business until noon today. Check my bracket the Chicken Curse Lives. 

 

        Once the business end of this is concluded I plan on joining Randolph in raising my smack talking to a new level. 

 

        I have enticed a new entrant, my old roommate Bo Bo who now goes by the much more dignified Beaux Beaux.  Watch for his entry. 

 

                                                                                                                                                Clarkson