2009 NCAA LoT Bracket Challenge - Page 2

Moonliner · 03-18-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

In a vein with whether the Tonight Show is beneath the dignity of the president, I will be a pissed off if Obama is actually aware enough of college basketball this season to be making anything other than nearly random selections.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy....

I don't begrudge the POTUS a little R&R time, even during a global meltdown. We all need some downtime be it posting on Internet message boards or following college hoops. It makes us stronger in the long run.

Alex · 03-18-2009, 11:25 AM

Oh, I don't mind him watching enough basketball that he could know about a team or two.

I just question whether he could legitimately have had enough over the last couple of months to have any personal insight beyond that. If his picks come (as it does for most people) from watching an hour of SportsCenter every day (or, more likely, from an aide telling him what to pick) then it's cool.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2009, 01:40 PM

Well, it doesn't answer whether or not he formed his analysis by watching the whole season or by reading ESPN.com for a an hour, but here's video of Obama making his picks.

BarTopDancer · 03-18-2009, 02:39 PM

San Jose Sharks for the Cup!

Oh wait. Wrong sport. How come there is never a hockey thread around here.

/runs away sobbing.

BDBopper · 03-18-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

San Jose Sharks for the Cup!

Oh wait. Wrong sport. How come there is never a hockey thread around here.

/runs away sobbing.

There's no crying in Hockey! (Oh wait...I am now remembering to the contrary. Oops))

Moonliner · 03-18-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

San Jose Sharks for the Cup!

Oh wait. Wrong sport. How come there is never a hockey thread around here.

/runs away sobbing.

I really should start one. It's the only pro sport that DC does not currently suck at.

Drince88 · 03-18-2009, 09:37 PM

Since it wouldn't let me use my screen name, I used the 'definition' of my screen name - (Old English Princess) and did my traditional "I have no idea, but let's favor Pac 10, Northwest, and high seeded teams" method of picking. And throw in a couple other twists for the heck of it!

Moonliner · 03-19-2009, 07:52 AM

Last call for brackets, get your brackets here! Brackets!

So far we have brackets from:

BDBopper, Drince88, Lashbear, Deebs, SacTown, GD, Obama, the Unauthorized Scaeagles and my own.

Moonliner · 03-19-2009, 10:39 AM

Interesting tidbit...

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March Madness bracket odds are over 9-quintillion-to-1

The odds of you picking a perfect March Madness bracket are not just horrible, they're almost impossibly bad. You have a substantially better shot at winning the Powerball than you do at picking a perfect bracket.

There are a total of 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 possible bracket outcomes, making the odds of a perfect bracket over 9.2-quintillion-to-1. In fact, the odds are so bad that, according to RJ Bell at Pregame.com, if every individual alive in the world completed a bracket, the odds are a billion-to-one against any of them being perfect.

That seems a bit high to me...

Let's see there are 32 First round games, so the possible combinations in the first round is only 2 ^ number of games or 2^ 32nd

2^32= 4,294,967,296

Now for the second round

For each one of the 4,294,967,296 possible first round outcomes there are an addational 2^16 possible second round outcomes..... Errr, never mind....

Moonliner · 03-19-2009, 11:55 AM

And we're off and running

Drince88 jumps off to an early lead with a 3-0 record and Deebs is falling behind the pack with an 0-3 record.

03-18-2009, 11:25 AM	#12
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Oh, I don't mind him watching enough basketball that he could know about a team or two. I just question whether he could legitimately have had enough over the last couple of months to have any personal insight beyond that. If his picks come (as it does for most people) from watching an hour of SportsCenter every day (or, more likely, from an aide telling him what to pick) then it's cool.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Well, it doesn't answer whether or not he formed his analysis by watching the whole season or by reading ESPN.com for a an hour, but here's video of Obama making his picks. __________________ '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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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	San Jose Sharks for the Cup! Oh wait. Wrong sport. How come there is never a hockey thread around here. /runs away sobbing. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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03-18-2009, 09:37 PM	#17
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	Since it wouldn't let me use my screen name, I used the 'definition' of my screen name - (Old English Princess) and did my traditional "I have no idea, but let's favor Pac 10, Northwest, and high seeded teams" method of picking. And throw in a couple other twists for the heck of it!
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03-19-2009, 07:52 AM	#18
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Last call for brackets, get your brackets here! Brackets! So far we have brackets from: BDBopper, Drince88, Lashbear, Deebs, SacTown, GD, Obama, the Unauthorized Scaeagles and my own. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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03-19-2009, 11:55 AM	#20
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	And we're off and running Drince88 jumps off to an early lead with a 3-0 record and Deebs is falling behind the pack with an 0-3 record. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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