So who's your final four?

[Claire]

Man, what a game! I was jumping up and down, throwing stuff, cussing. Awesome game! I'm done for. With Wake out and most of my teams losing today (I only had Kentucky and Illinois wins today), it's looking pretty bad for me.

NC State and Wake always, and I mean ALWAYS screw me. But I was pretty satisfied with my Wake pick. Damn them Demon Deacons. Damn them to HELL.

Bah. Tomorrow is another day. Right?

[Not Afraid]

Cow's are holy?

[scaeagles]

Had Wake in my final four. Sigh.

[SacTown Chronic]

Wow! Dude from West Virginia scored 19 points in the two overtimes. That game was so intense, even my kids drew battle lines. The youngest for West Virginia (Or, "West Vagina" as he insisted on yelling. As in, "Go West Vagina!!!" Will that kid ever give the anatomy talk a rest?), and the two older kids pulling for Wake.

My brackets are busted but it was fun. Now I can sit back and cheer on the Pac-10.

[scaeagles]

Guess I put my faith in the wrong ACC team - NC State over UConn!

Hey, uh, Claire - you're the one who loves NC State, right?

[Claire]

God, I hate NC State. That's all I'll say about that. But I am sort of excited/nervous about a NC State/UNC match up at regionals. That would be cool for me, personally. Unless NC State beats UNC. Um, not cool.

UNC looked like champs this weekend. Awesome.

Duke made me nervous, but pulled their heads out. Louisville made me look like a genious. Apparently, I'm the only one that had them going to the Sweet 16.

Of my Sweet 16 picks, only 8 are alive. Illinois, OK State, Louisville, UNC, Villanova, Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky. Of my Elite 8, 6 are still in it--Illinois, OK State, Louisville, UNC, Duke, and Kentucky. And of my F-4, three are still in it, Illinois, UNC and Duke. So while the second round killed me (and everyone else) point-wise, I'm actually not doing as bad as I thought. I thought I was out. But so many locals picked Gonzaga and Pacific for the F-4, and others picked GA Tech or Wake as their F-2, that I'm in the same boat as them in that bracket! Only I still have Louisville alive. Whew. Does that make sense to anyone but me? I need WA to lose something fierce.

Okay, back to real life for a few days........

[Claire]

So this morning I found out I'm not dead in the water yet.....I'm tied for second place with someone else. Craziness. My husband is tied for third with 3-4 other people. There are two people tied for first, and they're just a point ahead of me. From here on out we all have vastly different picks, so it's anyone's game!! I'm actually better situated with 6 of my Elite Eight in the tournament. Most don't have that, and everyone is down at least one F-4.

I think a deciding factor for me will be the Louisville/WA game. I need the Louisville points. Everyone else is out of that bracket, and I'm the only one who can benefit from that game, period.

Pacific, Gonzaga and GA Tech screwed a bunch of people, as did the obvious Kansas, Connecticut, and Florida losses.

It's actually really interesting this year!!

Games are on here at 4 p.m. Can't wait.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Claire

I think a deciding factor for me will be the Louisville/WA game. I need the Louisville points. Everyone else is out of that bracket, and I'm the only one who can benefit from that game, period.

No way! I've got my fingers crossed for WA.

[scaeagles]

I always figure if my brackets are completely screwed, most people have brackets that are completely screwed.

I just need Ok St and UNC to keep winning. The rest is pretty much fluff at this point, though a Louisville loss to WA (I gotta route for a Pac 10 team) helps me immensely in that it hurts everyone else. I had Wake beating GT and going to the final four. Not much chance of that now.

[scaeagles]

Scummy Pac 10 Huskies! They got absolutely spanked.

Watch - with my luck, AZ will be the Pac 10 team that plays great and they'll beat my Ok St, who I have in the championship game.