2009 NCAA LoT Bracket Challenge - Page 9

scaeagles · 04-05-2009, 12:28 PM

I'm not a winner, just less of a loser.

Alex · 04-05-2009, 02:24 PM

I'm just to see that those people creating the bracket in the first place do seem to know what they're doing. In the future I will just go with seeding.

scaeagles · 04-05-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'm just to see that those people creating the bracket in the first place do seem to know what they're doing. In the future I will just go with seeding.

I don't know....for the most part, the 1, 2, and 3 seeds can pretty much all beat each other. The fun is trying to figure out the early upsets, and I think I was better than the seeding (or tied with it) after the first round.

I think when it gets to the sweet 16 it's a crap shoot for the most part. I had 2 number one seeds going to the final four, same as the seeding. I just picked the other upsets incorrectly. I would bet there is a high percentage of bracket fillers around the country that got at least 2 to the final four.

blueerica · 04-05-2009, 05:17 PM

While the rest of my bracket was somewhat of a wash, I got Michigan State right. Woo!

Alex · 04-05-2009, 05:40 PM

I'm sure. And if you did just as well in the late rounds and better in the early rounds, then why are you behind the official bracket?

scaeagles · 04-05-2009, 05:46 PM

No, no, no....I'm not trying to say I was better. Those guys are professionals but I think for the most part they are guessing in the later rounds as much as the average joe. I had them tied in the early rounds (I realize I said I was either better or had them tied - I looked a little more deeply - the first round I had 26 and so did the bracket makers), but certainly picked incorrectly in the later rounds.

I misspoke when I earlier said I had only two #1 seeds in the final four. I had 3. I had UNC, Pitt, and Louisville going, with UConn losing to Memphis.

I'm not trying to say I did better than the bracket pickers at all. I have in the past, and I'm sure there are many who did this year as well. I would be interested in some kind of percentage in say, the ESPN 5 million person online pool to know how many were better.

Alex · 04-05-2009, 06:18 PM

Yeah, I'm sure many people did better than the bracket. I'm just saying that since I have no claim to any particular expertise it appears that I'd be fine to just stick with them.

scaeagles · 04-06-2009, 10:10 AM

I saw that one and said "That dude was just posterized!".

Ghoulish Delight · 04-06-2009, 10:15 AM

Watching it again I realized I didn't even hear the announcer say that the building was shaking. I just noticed the cameras shaking and thought, "Wow, he shook the building."

lashbear · 05-07-2009, 05:21 PM

Have I won yet?

04-05-2009, 02:24 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm just to see that those people creating the bracket in the first place do seem to know what they're doing. In the future I will just go with seeding.
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04-05-2009, 05:17 PM	#4
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04-05-2009, 05:40 PM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm sure. And if you did just as well in the late rounds and better in the early rounds, then why are you behind the official bracket?
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04-05-2009, 05:46 PM	#6
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	No, no, no....I'm not trying to say I was better. Those guys are professionals but I think for the most part they are guessing in the later rounds as much as the average joe. I had them tied in the early rounds (I realize I said I was either better or had them tied - I looked a little more deeply - the first round I had 26 and so did the bracket makers), but certainly picked incorrectly in the later rounds. I misspoke when I earlier said I had only two #1 seeds in the final four. I had 3. I had UNC, Pitt, and Louisville going, with UConn losing to Memphis. I'm not trying to say I did better than the bracket pickers at all. I have in the past, and I'm sure there are many who did this year as well. I would be interested in some kind of percentage in say, the ESPN 5 million person online pool to know how many were better.
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04-05-2009, 06:18 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, I'm sure many people did better than the bracket. I'm just saying that since I have no claim to any particular expertise it appears that I'd be fine to just stick with them.
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04-05-2009, 12:28 PM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I'm not a winner, just less of a loser.
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04-06-2009, 10:10 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I saw that one and said "That dude was just posterized!".
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Watching it again I realized I didn't even hear the announcer say that the building was shaking. I just noticed the cameras shaking and thought, "Wow, he shook the building." __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-07-2009, 05:21 PM	#10
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