OT: NCAA March Madness Tourney!?
 

Lately, I barely have enough time to browse the board...
But in the past, someone would of mentioned the "NCAA Madness Tourney" by now!
Is any one else as curious as I am about having the Tournament this year?

I'd love to be in it... I just don't have the time to set it up!

Go Hoosiers!

I hope someone will step up and create the Net 54 NCAA BB challenge.

Me too!

As an Indiana native I will be cheering for the Hoosiers all the way.

I tried to create a Net 54 Group on ESPN and make it open to everyone here, etc. but my computer savViness (or total lack thereof) didn't allow me to figure it out. Could someone else please try???

http://net54.mayhem.cbssports.com/e?ttag=13_cbs

Password is net54

Group name is net54 bracket 2013

I might be in the minority, but basketball is one sport I can do without ever seeing again. The sport as a whole does nothing for me. Can't stand it on the college level and hate it even more at the NBA level with it's wanna be thug players and culture.

Thanks Mike--I signed up to play.

I forgot who won last yr, but hoping the Chase Trophy card is still available to the winner this year?

It is and it is not.

As your reigning King, I plan on repeating!

..........Thanks
 

In it to win it...........................")

2013 NCAA Champions
 

Jackrabbits over Wolverines.

I have a large pool made, I posted a new thread on it

Thanks for setting this up!
RC

Thanks Mike. No offense to the other guy posting but $10 a bracket is ridiculous when every past year has been free.
tbob
Past two time winner of the Hal Chase card :D

It's not so ridiculous when there may be close to $1,000 up for grabs. But it's your choice, I just simply posted another option incase members wanted to potentially do a large cash pool.

21 runners signed up at this point.

I don't hate it yet, but I agree that at both levels it is not nearly as enjoyable to watch as it used to be. A typical midseason NBA game is like watching grass grow.

I'm in. Thanks for setting this up.

I agree, the last time I watched basketball was during the 90's with Bird, Magic, Jordan, Hakeem O. etc. when the game IMO was different. I'm just not into the "new age" game with the attitude, culture and style of play nowadays. I just pass right over the game altogether when channel flipping, don't even watch a second of it now. For me it's Baseball, Football and Hockey....in that order ;)

I still find college basketball to be quite enjoyable, especially at the small conference level. The NBA is unwatchable though.

As a Louisville fan, I'm enjoying it a lot....especially this year. Hoping my guys keep it going for 6 more games.....GO CARDS....

As an Indiana alum, I'm sure you're as thrilled as I am about last night's Robert Morris/Kentucky NIT final :D

As a Nebraska fan I hardly know what a basketball looks like.

Hope everybody that wanted to play got in. I couldn't access the site for the last 1/2 hour--- last minute overload I would guess!

GO ILLINI! WE can beat anyone in this tournament but we could also lose to anyone. We've proven that this year!

Same with my Gophs

And we're off!

34 Entrants in total. I hope you all finish tied for second!

Way to go Shockers!!! Although its sad to see a once baseball powerhouse turn into a basketball school.

Mike---or anyone---
 

When I go to the website & try to look at my bracket sheet, it's blank (like it was never filled out) but on the composite my totals show along w/ everyone else.

How/what do I do to see my bracket sheet so I can see what games I missed on?

When Arkansas and Kentucky were powerhouses the SEC was a great league. Lately Arkansas has been mediocre at best and Kentucky losing to Robert Morris in the 1st round of the NIT shows how this once great conference has fallen. Even new addition Missouri is getting wrecked by Colorado State. Other than Florida the SEC was putrid this year. Thank God for football, baseball and track. (NCAA champs Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas).

How many people had Harvard? WOW!

Not many. Talk about a bracket breaker. I know the analysts were high on them. Goes to show anything can happen. All it takes is some hot 3pt shooting and you can hang with and beat anybody!

Steve Alford had the good sense to sign his 10-year extension before the game. Love him for 1987, but he's laid some eggs in big games as a coach.

The WEST brackets are killin' me!:(

It's killin' everyone. So far I only have two correct picks out of the region.

I bet nobody picked Florida Gulf Coast!

Georgetown was highly overrated. I didn't have them losing to Gulf Coast, but I did have them losing in the Sweet 16.

Orange and Blue
 

The Illini put up a victory, despite getting only three buckets in the 2nd half...ILL! INI!

Take Care,
Geno

ncaa
 

Well with my oldest son in Duke Medical School I have to say Duke all the way!;) Thats him (he goes to most of the games) claping his hands just above the ball!! Gotta love it! And coach K!!!

Speaking of Gulf Coast Florida University, perhaps you noticed the coach's wife in the stands and thought she looked familiar. Here she is on the cover of Maxim magazine in 2003. (Isn't the internet amazing :) )

After their win today he'll get a million dollar raise and be able to dump her for a younger model.

updated leaders............
 

Rank and Champion pick



1

ryan christoff


Indiana (134)



2

James Walker

Indiana (139)



3

bama jb


Louisville (149)



3

John Effenheim

Louisville (142)



5

Bill Stone

Louisville (124)



5

Richard Bono

Indiana (130)



7

Daniel Bretta

Louisville (157)



7

Richard Cline



Miami (Fla.) (163)



9

Adam Bell


Louisville (135)



9

Jan Jenkins


Ohio St. (143)



9

Mike Brockman


Louisville (149)



9

Peter Sycks

Louisville

I'll enjoy the top spot for the next few minutes. I should fall to the middle of the pack by the end of the day due to some truly goofy picks in today's games. Unless they're genius picks! What's the number in parentheses next to the championship pick?

-Ryan

I just read this:

Fact of the Day (don't quote me)

The odds of picking a perfect bracket randomly are 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 1, or more than nine quintillion to one. (So ... you're saying I have a chance ... ):)

How about them shockers!!! When I played baseball there the basketball team was so bad you could practically sit on the bench with the team during the games.

I'm feeling sick right now...

I think that is the max possible points that person can accumulate.