17-03-2004 22:21									#61
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Majerus is out, he's not the coach anymore because of health problems.

Is anyone else laughing at the experts who are all picking a 12th seed upset? Especially Jay Bilas who is picking a weakened by suspension Murray State over Illinois

	17-03-2004 22:30									#62
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Many "experts" are saying the same thing.... one of the CBS guys was on the the local radio station this morning saying how he would take Murray State over the Illini even AFTER the suspension news.... The Big 10 is getting NO respect. I hope all three of the teams win some games...

	17-03-2004 22:47									#63
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Murray State has beaten...

spoiler(highlight to read): Southern Illinois.

That's it, nobody else is even remotely noteworthy. I don't get it. The Big Ten may be down, but that doesn't mean that all the teams in the confrence suck.

	17-03-2004 22:51									#64
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I agree... I can TOTALLY understand only three teams being in the field this year... but to then screw them with low seeds as well is just too much. Wisconsin was the 10th ranked team in the country, and then won the big 10 tournament, and got a 6 seed????????

	17-03-2004 23:00									#65
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BYU will be the 12th seed upset this year.

ACK!

	18-03-2004 11:01									#66
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The winning entry has been submitted.

Move along. There is nothing more to see here.

	18-03-2004 19:31									#67
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for some reason everytime i try to register it says there is a problem with the registration and to resubmit it. I have filled out all the required fields properly but it just keeps spitting out the same message. I've even tried different names but the same thing keeps happening. Has this happened to anyone else?

	18-03-2004 19:36									#68
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I have changed my picks for the final (4) time.

Decided this is the bracket pool I don't care about, went with a few oddities. Which means, of course, that I'm doomed.

	18-03-2004 20:21									#69
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A glimpse into our thought processes...

I'm not going to name names at this point, but I decided to take a look at the state of the pool and see what the consensus is. Everyone will be able to see everyone's picks in full once picks close by the end of the morning and the games begin in earnest. But here's some barebones information...

• 20 of the 23 people in the pool have submitted brackets so far.
  
• 6 different teams have been chosen as national champions in those 20 brackets.
  
• 4 of those teams have been selected in multiple brackets: Connecticut (the lowest among the multiples with 3), Duke (5), Kentucky (4), and the favorite among the pool to win the tournament, Stanford (6).
  
• The two teams that got one vote each are Gonzaga & North Carolina.

Ming, rah: Better get on your football pool teammate ASAP if you don't want him to get left out in the cold

	18-03-2004 23:02									#70
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Here we go!

Maryland, Texas Tech, and Manhattan all have early leads...

	18-03-2004 23:40									#71
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I picked Duke, Connecticut, OK State, and Ga Tech in the Final Four, with Connecticut over GA Tech for the championship.

I thought Stanford was over rated due to their soft schedule.
Much as I would like them to win, I think St Joes will get beat by somebody with good guards. That could be Wake or OK State.
Kentucky has been hot recently, but had trouble every time they played somebody with a good inside game and guards you cant press. Unfortunately for KY there are three such teams in their barcket: Kansas, Gonzaga, and Ga Tech. I think one of these three will get them.
When Duke lost games late this year it was always for the same reason: inconsistent outside shooting, and an inside game that can't quite make up for it. I think this will eventually catch up with them.
Connecticut is clearly a risk, but the Hartford Courant said yesterday that Okafor's back was "much better" Charlie Villanueva was "fine".

Games I'm worried about :
Wisconsin vs. Pitt in Wisconsin
Connecticut (who does not play great defense) vs NCState (Princeton style back door)

GO TERPS!!

	19-03-2004 00:05									#72
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Here comes the vaunted 5-12 upset, Manhattan has a 15 point lead over Florida with 8 minutes to go

	19-03-2004 00:33									#73
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Who says there's gonna be just one?

	19-03-2004 00:59									#74
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wheeeew

We cant seem to do anything the easy way.


Adam Smith
An entire point in the home court advantage.

	19-03-2004 01:06									#75
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quote: Originally posted by reismark Who says there's gonna be just one?

me

	19-03-2004 02:14									#76
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Is anyone watching Southern Illinois - Alabama? The game is looking really good from where I'm sitting

	19-03-2004 02:27									#77
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I'm now 0-2 in the 8 vs. 9 games.



ACK!

	19-03-2004 02:38									#78
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ESPN is sucking right now, I can't get in at all

And Wake Forest better wake up soon or my bracket is going to take a major beating

	19-03-2004 03:23									#79
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St Joe's romps.
VA Commonwealth scares the bejeezus out of Wake Forest but Wake holds on to win by a pint.

	19-03-2004 03:24									#80
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Now Syracuse holding on by just a thread... (vs BYU????)

	19-03-2004 07:46									#81
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BYU was shooting lights-out in the first half.

ACK!

	19-03-2004 11:12									#82
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Arizona's done already? What the hell happened to that team this year? I thought they were supposed to be GOOD

	19-03-2004 20:41									#83
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This is pretty meaningless, but still, it should be noted that

reismark

...is our undisputed leader after Day One, with 15 of 16 correct, for 30 points.
Nicely done, sir!

There's a whole pack of players nipping at his heels, all with 28 points...

Berzerker -- ixnay -- JohnT -- Peacemaker -- Stuie -- Zopperoni

	19-03-2004 20:43									#84
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quote: Originally posted by -Jrabbit There's a whole pack of players nipping at his heels, all with 28 points... Berzerker -- ixnay -- JohnT -- Peacemaker -- Stuie -- Zopperoni

Like I said, I know next to nothing about college basketball, thus I am dangerous.

	19-03-2004 20:48									#85
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Damn it, rabbit, you had to go and jinx me, didn't you?

East Tennessee State or Western Michigan is sure to lose now...

	19-03-2004 21:48									#86
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3 of my 4 losses came on the #8-#9 games. Lucky for me there is only one more #8-#9 game.

ACK!

	19-03-2004 22:59									#87
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quote: Originally posted by reismark Damn it, rabbit, you had to go and jinx me, didn't you? East Tennessee State or Western Michigan is sure to lose now...

Glad to hear it will be my fault...

	20-03-2004 02:10									#88
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Friday's first 4 games all go to the favored seeds. Ho-hum.

GO ILLINI!!

	20-03-2004 03:46									#89
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Thanks for ruining my Cinderella magic, Rabbit.

Oh well, at least I lose Sweet 16 teams by taking chances rather than taking chalk...

	20-03-2004 19:33									#90
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Rank Team Name Score
1 Berzerker 56
1 Stuie 56
1 Zopperoni 56



So when this is all over, at least I can say I was in first at some point.