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Moonliner
03-16-2011, 01:36 PM
It was fun last time (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=9292&highlight=ncaa), so let's try it again.

I took the liberty of setting up an online NCAA bracket program so that we can have a Lot bracket pool.

There is no cost involved, and the only prize is bragging rights.

You can sign up at: The Lot Bracket Website (http://www.pooltracker.com/join.asp?poolid=56968)

Feel free to use screen names and fake emails. The password for the group is: bacon

Get your brackets in before Thursday if you want to play.
Moonliner
03-16-2011, 05:40 PM
So far it's me and Obama VS GD.

I'll probably still lose....
Ghoulish Delight
03-16-2011, 06:25 PM
I had absolutely no method other than picking mostly "chalk" or whatever the hell that term is.

I did break with my usual tradition and only had UCLA making it to the final, not actually winning.
Moonliner
03-17-2011, 09:44 AM
OK, game time!

Looks like it's me and GD mono e mono.

You're going down like Drano!
Ghoulish Delight
03-17-2011, 09:46 AM
Probably.[/smacktalk]
Alex
03-17-2011, 11:12 AM
I must admit I started to enter, but the interface was too clunky and I got bored of entering picks about halfway through.
Moonliner
03-17-2011, 12:05 PM
I must admit I started to enter, but the interface was too clunky and I got bored of entering picks about halfway through.

It's the best free one I could find, but yeah... It lacks polish.
Cadaverous Pallor
03-17-2011, 07:24 PM
Probably.[/smacktalk]Aww, you can at least give him some pretend enthusiasm. Poor Moonie needs a friend. Where the hell is Leo, anyway?
BarTopDancer
03-17-2011, 07:44 PM
Where the hell is Leo, anyway?

Maybe Lisa can give him a call and make a playdate for Moonie.
Ghoulish Delight
03-17-2011, 07:52 PM
Moonie's a Nationals fan, he thrives on isolation and loneliness.
Moonliner
03-18-2011, 03:52 AM
Maybe Lisa can give him a call and make a playdate for Moonie.

Ooh! I'd take a playdate with NA! We could go ride horsey's!
Moonliner
03-18-2011, 03:56 AM
And....

Obama is out to and early lead, I'm tied with with the chalk while GD is behind but still comfortably ahead of Alex who did not finish his picks.

1 Obama 14 / 30 0 / 30 0 / 24 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 14 / 116 119 100 62
2 Favorites 13 / 29 0 / 30 0 / 24 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 13 / 115 110 1,121 649
2 MoonLiner 13 / 29 0 / 30 0 / 24 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 13 / 115 119 1,121 649
4 Ghoulish Delight 12 / 28 0 / 30 0 / 24 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 12 / 114 137 5,594 3,134
Ghoulish Delight
03-18-2011, 06:37 AM
Yes, I went 0fer on my upset picks yesterday. That's generally problematic.
Moonliner
03-18-2011, 07:06 AM
Me mum picked Morehead to upset Louisville. Which sounds pretty good until you see the rest of her picks which placed her dead last in the extended family facebook pool.
Alex
03-18-2011, 09:54 AM
In the one bracket I did, for work, it was not an auspicious start. Two of my Elite 8 teams are already gone. Didn't get any of the upsets.

Though I might be more upset if my picks weren't essentially random.
scaeagles
03-19-2011, 08:11 AM
Didn't I win this last year?
wendybeth
03-19-2011, 08:29 AM
Scaeagles!!!! :D Hiya!
Ghoulish Delight
03-19-2011, 08:17 PM
Probably.[/smacktalk]

See?

Oh, hi Leo.
wendybeth
03-20-2011, 02:15 AM
I had to make this post just so I would tie with Scaeagles- I really don't care about the subject.
scaeagles
03-20-2011, 11:56 AM
Hi WB and GD.

The Butler/Pitt game last night was the most insane ending I have ever seen in 30 years of college basketball worship.
scaeagles
03-25-2011, 02:44 PM
I have never seen Duke get so slaughtered. I was completely flabbergasted.
Alex
03-25-2011, 03:28 PM
In my one bracket I only have four out of the final eight still alive (and three of those haven't played yet) and yet my final four is still 75% whole and my Finals remains possible.
Ghoulish Delight
03-25-2011, 03:29 PM
I have only 2 teams left alive.

I don't like my odds.
Kevy Baby
03-25-2011, 04:29 PM
I did not make a single incorrect pick!
Moonliner
03-26-2011, 10:43 AM
Basketball is a stupid sport.
Alex
03-26-2011, 11:23 AM
By my count if I win out I could come in 5th in my pool of 500. Currently I'm 197th. But while I only picked three of the last 8, all of them are in my final 4 and the finals is alive. A lot of people ahead of me also picked Kansas to win, but not many have them playing UNC like I do (UConn being the more common Kansas pairing that is still alive.

That would be pretty sweet for having essentially picked without knowing who 90% of the teams were and not having watched a college basketball game in about 19 years.
Alex
03-27-2011, 09:38 PM
And today my one bracket said "It is enough that I had the potential for glory, it would be greedy to try for more" and died a quick death. Can't earn a single additional point over what I've got.
Moonliner
03-27-2011, 10:13 PM
The Lot brackets are over as well.

First place goes to Mr. Obama proving he is in fact the best choice to lead this nation.

The chalk came in second, followed by myself and GD.
Moonliner
03-28-2011, 08:03 AM
On the plus side, in the office pool with mucho deniro at stake it's down to me and my Mother. Would it be wrong to trash talk her?
Strangler Lewis
03-28-2011, 10:25 AM
Caught a little of the Kansas upset. I guess you know you had an easy run through your bracket when you are upset by a team led by John Leguizamo.
Moonliner
04-05-2011, 09:15 AM
Basketball is a great game!

My bluray box sets of Star Wars I-VI and LOTR extended are on order.
Strangler Lewis
04-05-2011, 09:27 AM
It sounds like the tournament might need a "Judge's Save" like on American Idol. Either that, or they should go to some more reliable way of picking the best team in the country, like a poll of coaches or newspapermen.
BarTopDancer
04-05-2011, 10:20 AM
I'm excited UCONN won because my little (taller than me 17 y/o cousin) just committed to go there and to play soccer for them and she's super excited that they won.

Her 2nd choice was Butler. Looks like she made the correct decision.
Kevy Baby
04-05-2011, 04:37 PM
Basketball is a great game!

My bluray box sets of Star Wars I-VI and LOTR extended are on order.I give; how are those two things associated?


Or I am just being oblivious (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=344621#post344621) again?
Ghoulish Delight
04-05-2011, 04:51 PM
I'm assuming he was in another pool from which he won some $
Strangler Lewis
04-05-2011, 04:52 PM
1) He will pass the sad time until the next season with these lengthy entertainments;

or

2) Each statement is an example of profoundly flawed judgment.
Moonliner
04-05-2011, 06:06 PM
On the plus side, in the office pool with mucho deniro at stake it's down to me and my Mother. Would it be wrong to trash talk her?
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Or I am just being oblivious (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=344621#post344621) again?
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