Solomon's ABC bracket

Probably would have worked better if he went by mascot so he could have picked against the Zips, instead of for Akron.

Unexpected Allegiances

The night wears on and I find myself pulling for UNLV.  This would never ever happen if it weren't for that bracket.  Yeah, the one I filled out two days ago.  I spent 5 seconds choosing between UNLV and Cal.  Because of those few seconds, I spent two hours pulling for a team that the 90's taught me to hate.  And then to top it off, they go and lose!  Madness.

I've only missed three games so far, but I already have two of my sweet sixteen knocked out. Hoping the late games are worth staying up for.

Will

Southern goes Gaga, almost knocks off 'Zaga

I was at a cub scout pack meeting when my phone vibrated. My sister-in-law was texting to let me know that the first one-seed in history might be going down. I snuck a peak at the score, and it was close to the last minute. Now ESPN is saying that the Zags look weak and might get knocked off by Wichita State. This will not help Franklin who picked teams based on how weird he thought their names were. Thus Gonzaga had legs, but now-defeated Valparaiso was supposed to win it all. Solomon, meanwhile, went with the alphabetical matchup, favoring those that came first in the alphabet. Fingers crossed for Akron!

Heartbreaker

          I am doing better than Will so far, but the Davidson loss was a heartbreaker. I deserted the game in favor of Ella and Bea’s gymnastics. Didn’t see the end but saw the score. One more bucket and they would have moved on. This may be the beginning of a long slide. I hope my bracket can stay alive another day or two.

          This is the first year I have seen more than a few minutes of day games. Retirement isn’t bad.

 

Clarkson

 

Oh crap

That last post on St. Mary's was from me, Piers.

St. Mary's

They had a last shot -- I was watching that game thinking "it's over, it's over" and then magic happened twice (bank three and inbounds stop), but not three times in a row. Ah, well.

Very disappointed by Pitt. One thing we learned in that game: if you're going to lay an egg, don't do it when Doug Gottlieb is one of the announcers. He just kept hammering on them, especially the senior whose last game it would be and who played a terrible game. Then they showed a series of clips of all of his bad plays. Poor guy, even if he did play an atrocious game in the last game of his college career!!

Workin' at work

I just asked Nell if she was watching the Davidson-Marquette game, and she responded "No, I'm still at work." As if that's any excuse! Back me up here Todd, Will and Piers.
-Chuck

Workin', or atleast at work.

I have two monitors at work.  Both are currently occupied as shown below.


Todd - you'll enjoy the caption under the coke ad on the right side.  If you can't read it, it says "It's not your fault your watching the tournament at work."  Just tell that to your boss.

-Will

50%

Two games in and I'm 50% with one sweet 16 already gone. Bucknell I thought you were more Butler than Butler.   Here's to hoping my percentage goes up.
 
Will

Heart vs. Head

Two teams that I picked at least in part with my heart are the Wichita Shockers and the Davidson Wildcats. They are both looking good so far.

 

Clarkson

 

Day One Headlines

I feel a bit bad talking trash to my nine-year old cousin, but I didn't want to miss this opportunity:

Franklin's Funkboat Sunk by Izzo's Iceburgs.

Office Productivity

It's Day 1 of my least productive time at the office.  I take comfort in the fact that Piers is far less productive than I am during the March Madness period.

My lunchtime task today was to take the McDow Hoops list, drop it into Excel, and see which teams we're collectively picking as the winners.  Results:

Indiana - 7 votes
Louisville - 6 votes
Ohio State - 6 votes
Duke - 4 votes
Gonzaga - 4 votes
Miami (FL) - 4 votes
Florida - 3 votes
Kansas - 3 votes
Akron - 2 votes
Georgetown - 2 votes
Wisconsin - 2 votes
Oregon - 1 vote
Michigan St. - 1 vote
UNC - 1 vote
Valparaiso - 1 vote

-- Todd

Ready, Set, SMACK

As the first games start, everyone is still in it.  Time to trumpet your picking prowess until the only thing left are your friends and your nose! 

 

I'm guessing I've got about 4 hours before my bracket is blown.  Happy Madness!!

- Will

PS - Thanks Piers for the reminder for everyone to sign their posts.