The Tourney Challenge has come down to two people, and if it weren’t for that rascal Jeremy Parks, I’d be one of the them!
The front-runner in the bracket challenge is “Adam G in NC” who has 1170 points, a substantial lead (130 points) on second place (DisneyDavisClan). Both of these entrants have selected the evil and despicable Duke Blue Satans as the National Champions, so if the Dookies win, Adam is our tourney champ. The next six spots in the standings are taken by folks who went over to the dark side and chose “Tom Riddle” Calipari as their champion. They are done scoring points and have no chance to win. In 9th place is “killer toenails” who probably needs both psychiatric care and bracket help, since he (she?) also chose Duke and can at best finish 3rd if evil prevails and Duke wins.
In 10th place is Jeremy Parks, who is behind by 230 points, but who chose the champions of the only conference with TWO Final Four teams (and, I might add, the victors of the Football National Championship Tournament in 2014), the Big 10. If Wisconsin wins (and all people of good will and sound mind hope that they do), Jeremy will gain 320 points which will put him in first place. After the 11th place person (Daniel Harding, another victim of Kentucky hype), I stand in 12th place, having also selected the Big 10’s champions to beat Kentucky in the semi and win it all. Being 280 points behind, I will vault into second place with a Wisconsin win. So, if my good buddy Jeremy had just picked someone else, I’d be in contention for the W!
Oh, well.
Jeremy and I were the only people with the wisdom to pick Wisconsin to win it all. Over half the contestants failed to realize the overall weakness of the SEC and bought into the Kentucky hype (yes, I’m purposefully trying to be offensive here, to drum up discussion and get an argument going – I actually greatly feared a Big Blue victory). Only 3 people picked Duke, and we can all hope they walk away disappointed, right?
Todd Benkert picked Louisville, which might have worked had they not been forced to play a middle-of-the-pack Big 10 team to go to the Final 4. Mike Leake picked Virginia to win it all, but unfortunately, they also had to play that middling Big 10 school and couldn’t handle it. Doug Hibbard chose Arkansas to win it all (really?) which lost to UNC (chosen by Jim Shaver) which also lost to a Big 10 school in the elite 8.
Seems like the ACC did pretty well until they had to play the Big 10, eh? Hope that trend carries through to the final game and 3-0 becomes 4-0 on Monday night.
On Wisconsin!
It seems a little weird on Easter Sunday to be trash-talking about basketball. But this is a weird year with the Final Four and Easter falling on the same weekend.
So, we do what we have to do.
Of course, my trash-talk is always meant in the sweet, sweet Spirit of Christian love…really…it is…no kidding…well…okay, I don’t like Kentucky, but there are some Kentucky fans I like….a few anyway.
Hey, fun fact: The SEC has not won a SINGLE game in the Final Four in EITHER football or basketball this school year.
Sad when a conference is that inferior, isn’t it?
(I should probably save some of this for AFTER Monday night, but whatever)
Wait a minute. If I’m looking at this correctly. I’m in 3rd with Wisconsin winning. On Wisconsin!..which was also my High Schools fight song many years ago.
…or am I in the wrong Tourney Challenge group.
I am afraid you may have joined the wrong tourney challenge group. Your name does not show up on our list.
Anyone who chose Wisconsin would have added class to this SEC/ACC heavy bunch.
What is the name of your group?
Or it’s also possible you have some kind of privacy settings where I can’t see it.
As the Disney Davis Clan, I gladly gave up first place for a Kentucky loss, but as a NC State fan I have to go with the ACC. Go Duke
That could be considered a moral failing – to cheer for Duke.
Tobacco Road!!! Us NC State fans have had to live vicariously through Duke for a couple of decades now.
You’ll be reading about us next year…and not because of fake any af-am major (like some other tobacco road team who will remain nameless). Sweet Sixteen this year and erybody should be back and hungry next year.
Hey!
Come on, man.
That “other Tobacco Road” team has beaten the woofs like 24 of the last 26 times – so yea.
😉
And – that “unnamed Tobacco Road team” – a sweet 16 team – shall have everyone back and a few new ones all of whom promise to be quite hungry.
Haha! We know this. We also know the woofs beat the heels in the Dean Dome this year…which is even rarer. A sign of good things to come!
Yeah – I would rather forget that game altogether – it seems that the players on both teams were determined to lose – and it just turned out that the Tar Heels wanted to lose more than the Wolfpack – it was embarrassing.
You’re beginning to sound like a State fan.
I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.