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If anybody is interested I created a group for the NCAA Bracket Challenge.

http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/#group ... ller=group" target="_blank
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And Ari's group at ESPN.

http://games.espn.com/tournament-challe ... ID=1149868" target="_blank
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ooooo
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azgreg wrote:And Ari's group at ESPN.

http://games.espn.com/tournament-challe ... ID=1149868" target="_blank

Sign up!
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azgreg wrote:If anybody is interested I created a group for the NCAA Bracket Challenge.

http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/#group ... ller=group" target="_blank
I'm in both! Thanks. BTFD and crack some for me ;-)
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Poised In 0.9 Seconds is now in both...
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Your daily reminder to join these bracket challenges!
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What's everyone's final 4?
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scumdevils86 wrote:What's everyone's final 4?
NCAA:

Villanova
North Carolina x
Arizona xo
Louisville

ESPN:

Villanova
North Carolina x
Arizona xo
Oregon

x=title game
o=champion
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I did 2 espn ones so far:

Florida
AZ
Louisville
Butler

champ az over louisville

and:

Villanova
AZ
Iowa State
UCLA

Az over Ucla
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I have decided to forgo filling out a bracket. I keep filling them out, and we keep not making the final 4.

That and nobody in Spain even knows what the ncaa tournament is...
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He Touched My Ball in both.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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scumdevils86 wrote:I did 2 espn ones so far:

Florida
AZ
Louisville
Butler

champ az over louisville

and:

Villanova
AZ
Iowa State
UCLA

Az over Ucla
:?
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Same for both groups:

UNC, Nova, Kansas, Arizona to win it......of course I always pick Arizona to win it all....the heart wants what the heart wants! Lol.
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Unless you're specifically thinking about certain match-ups and/or the magic of Ball, if you're picking UCLA to go deep, you have to pick Michigan to go deep. Michigan's offense is elite, their defense is as good as UCLA's, their coach is way better, and they have momentum.
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I have AZ over Kansas
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azgreg wrote:If anybody is interested I created a group for the NCAA Bracket Challenge.

http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/#group ... ller=group" target="_blank
I'm IN.

But I suspect my bracket will go south very quickly.
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azgreg wrote:And Ari's group at ESPN.

http://games.espn.com/tournament-challe ... ID=1149868" target="_blank
I'm in again, too. Almost like Deja Vu. All over again.
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I feel like Purdue is going to fuck me right in the ass, but outside of Arizona they are the team I've seen most this year and I have a lot of (probably misplaced) confidence in them.
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Chicat wrote:I feel like Purdue is going to fuck me right in the ass, but outside of Arizona they are the team I've seen most this year and I have a lot of (probably misplaced) confidence in them.
Chi, I want to jump on board. A player like swanigan can win the first two rounds on his own.. who else do they have behind him? How is their D?
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baycat93 wrote:
Chicat wrote:I feel like Purdue is going to fuck me right in the ass, but outside of Arizona they are the team I've seen most this year and I have a lot of (probably misplaced) confidence in them.
Chi, I want to jump on board. A player like swanigan can win the first two rounds on his own.. who else do they have behind him? How is their D?
Their D is really good, and what they hang their hat on. They cut off passing lanes and do a good job denying the ball into the post.

Swanigan is just an ok passer out of the post, so when teams double him it can lead to turnovers or forced shots. I'm worried that if the rest of the team starts standing around, they will go cold in a hurry and fuck my bracket.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Hey so my company has a tournament game that goes round by round. Is it ok to post in here? It's a free app with in-app purchases, but you're able to sign up and play the tournament for free (it's a token based game app). I think our game will be pretty fun, but I don't want it to seem like I'm just advertising or something. There is the ability to have a league so we're all playing together. (also, I built the tourney game in about 2 weeks right before Pac tourney, so I'm kinda excited about it)
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Oh man this is cool. I'll join later.
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That's awesome prh!
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Jefe wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I did 2 espn ones so far:

Florida
AZ
Louisville
Butler

champ az over louisville

and:

Villanova
AZ
Iowa State
UCLA

Az over Ucla
:?
where's yours? in the last 15 years that i've filled out a bracket i've spent hours analyzing stats and data and various matchups for my bracket and it largely meant nothing in the long run. so this year i kinda just fudged it.
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I picked off the top of my head and have forgotten my Final Four. I do remember I homered it and picked Arizona as my national champion, though, so I've got that going for me.
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scumdevils86 wrote:
Jefe wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I did 2 espn ones so far:

Florida
AZ
Louisville
Butler

champ az over louisville

and:

Villanova
AZ
Iowa State
UCLA

Az over Ucla
:?
where's yours? in the last 15 years that i've filled out a bracket i've spent hours analyzing stats and data and various matchups for my bracket and it largely meant nothing in the long run. so this year i kinda just fudged it.
I generally go by what mascot would win in a cage/jello match.
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15 out of 25 have us in the final 4
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scumdevils86 wrote:where's yours? in the last 15 years that i've filled out a bracket i've spent hours analyzing stats and data and various matchups for my bracket and it largely meant nothing in the long run. so this year i kinda just fudged it.
Ive won an office pool twice since 1997 so Im kind of an expert now...
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Didn't realize you were that old. And still hanging out on campus that often...
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scumdevils86 wrote:
15 out of 25 have us in the final 4
Did you see two articles down from that where they are claiming St Marys was underseeded and has a good chance of upsetting AZ.
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Last bump to remind all of you to join these brackets
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Richard Jefferson explains how he picks a bracket:

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18845238" target="_blank
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dmjcat wrote:Richard Jefferson explains how he picks a bracket:

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18845238" target="_blank
:lol: :lol:
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scumdevils86 wrote:
15 out of 25 have us in the final 4
Only 15? Call me superstitious but I don't think I could ever not pick us to win it all......heart over mind for sure. I'm a Wildcat Homer and proud of it. BTFD.
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Just want to let you all know that I'm gonna get a billion for a perfect bracket. That is all.
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My entry into the bracket was better late than never. Will check back in on Sunday night.
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Bangkok Wildcat wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:
15 out of 25 have us in the final 4
Only 15? Call me superstitious but I don't think I could ever not pick us to win it all......heart over mind for sure. I'm a Wildcat Homer and proud of it. BTFD.
The only time I did not pick us to win it all in a pool was... 1997.
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Puerco wrote:
Bangkok Wildcat wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:
15 out of 25 have us in the final 4
Only 15? Call me superstitious but I don't think I could ever not pick us to win it all......heart over mind for sure. I'm a Wildcat Homer and proud of it. BTFD.
The only time I did not pick us to win it all in a pool was... 1997.
Then don't do it this year!

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4th meeting? Really? Rather have a rubber match with the Ducks. . .
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azgreg wrote:If anybody is interested I created a group for the NCAA Bracket Challenge.

http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/#group ... ller=group" target="_blank
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Who is this Kyle Boone guy? I want to hear his entire logic process for choosing North Dakota.
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https://twitter.com/kyleboonecbs?lang=en" target="_blank

In his bracket he goes with Arizona.
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Haha, my brackets suck a dead dog's dick so far.
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i'm batting 1000 so far i believe
i was going to put the ua/asu records here...but i forgot what they were.

i'll just go with fuck asu.
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Show yourself Tovi. Picking Gonzaga to win :evil:
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