At least Barack kept this promise

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ulysses5019 · #1 Post by **ulysses5019** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:17 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourn ... id=3991183

Too bad his BIL couldn't make the big dance.

AnnieCamaro · #2 Post by **AnnieCamaro** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:24 am

If my bracket beats Mr. Barack's bracket, do I get to be the President?

I will ask my mom to drive me to Washington, D.C.

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earendel · #3 Post by **earendel** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:14 am

AnnieCamaro wrote:If my bracket beats Mr. Barack's bracket, do I get to be the President?

I will ask my mom to drive me to Washington, D.C.

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Miss Annie, you don't want to be president - it would interfere too much with your writing great operas.

TheCalvinator24 · #4 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:49 pm

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0317/ob ... cket09.jpg

The image seemed to big to post in here.

ulysses5019 · #5 Post by **ulysses5019** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:51 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0317/ob ... cket09.jpg

The image seemed to big to post in here.

Hey! Where's USC? Just because we beat Oregon State.

TheCalvinator24 · #6 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:53 pm

He picked 3 first round upsets (not counting 8/9 games)

Only upset in Round 2 are 2 5s to beat 4s.

Has #3 Syracuse beating #2 Oklahoma

And #2 Memphis beating #1 UConn.

Final Four is three 1s & one 2

UNC over Louisville in the final

Jeemie · #7 Post by **Jeemie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:31 pm

He's going down hard with that bracket!

TheCalvinator24 · #8 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:32 pm

Jeemie wrote:He's going down hard with that bracket!

Maybe. I happen to think that Memphis and Louisville are over-rated, but I rarely do well in the Bracket challenge.

Jeemie · #9 Post by **Jeemie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:36 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Jeemie wrote:He's going down hard with that bracket!
Maybe. I happen to think that Memphis and Louisville are over-rated, but I rarely do well in the Bracket challenge.

I think Louisville can go all the way.

But Memphis is iffy, and UNC and Pitt are going down before the Final Four.

TheCalvinator24 · #10 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:42 pm

Jeemie wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Jeemie wrote:He's going down hard with that bracket!
Maybe. I happen to think that Memphis and Louisville are over-rated, but I rarely do well in the Bracket challenge.
I think Louisville can go all the way.

But Memphis is iffy, and UNC and Pitt are going down before the Final Four.

UNC will be in the Final 4 if Lawson't toe is okay. If it's not, they will lose to Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 or in the Regional Final to Oklahoma, Syracuse, or Clemson.

What makes you shy off of Pitt? I don't see anybody in their bracket who I think can hang with them. The only thing that keeps them out of the Final 4, IMO, is if Blair gets in too much foul trouble.

TheCalvinator24 · #11 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:48 pm

He also didn't follow the rule that you should always pick a 12 to beat a 5.

As I look closer at the bracket, I think Villanova got moved up a line because they couldn't be a 4 (nor could they be dropped to a 5). Either of those seeds would have set up a situation wherein 2 Big East teams would have had the potential to face each other prior to a Regional final, which violates the policies and procedures of the selection committee. The only time that p&p can be violated is if a conference gets 9 teams in the tournament. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't think 'Nova deserved a 3 seed.

Jeemie · #12 Post by **Jeemie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:52 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:What makes you shy off of Pitt? I don't see anybody in their bracket who I think can hang with them. The only thing that keeps them out of the Final 4, IMO, is if Blair gets in too much foul trouble.

And Nova can get Blair in foul trouble- they did earlier this year.

I won't believe in Pitt until I see them do something in March. I still don't think they can score enough...and in the tourney, you have to be able to score.

Jeemie · #13 Post by **Jeemie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:55 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:He also didn't follow the rule that you should always pick a 12 to beat a 5.

Of course not!

Because the one #12 that has the best shot is Western Kentucky!

Obama at least picked Gonzaga to knock off the Illini, but he ain't picking against his state to bow out in the first round!

TheCalvinator24 · #14 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:01 pm

Jeemie wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:He also didn't follow the rule that you should always pick a 12 to beat a 5.
Of course not!

Because the one #12 that has the best shot is Western Kentucky!

Obama at least picked Gonzaga to knock off the Illini, but he ain't picking against his state to bow out in the first round!

I think all 4 of the 12s can beat their opponents. But, you are correct that the best chance there is the Hilltoppers.

Ranked in order of likelihood, I would say:

1) WKU over Illinois
2) Wisconsin over Florida State (FSU is somewhat hot or cold)
3) Northern Iowa over Purdue
4) Arizona over Utah (Arizona shouldn't even be in the tournament. Now, watch them go out and win to make me--a lot of other people--look like sidiots for saying that)

Appa23 · #15 Post by **Appa23** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:47 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
Jeemie wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:He also didn't follow the rule that you should always pick a 12 to beat a 5.
Of course not!

Because the one #12 that has the best shot is Western Kentucky!

Obama at least picked Gonzaga to knock off the Illini, but he ain't picking against his state to bow out in the first round!
I think all 4 of the 12s can beat their opponents. But, you are correct that the best chance there is the Hilltoppers.

Ranked in order of likelihood, I would say:

1) WKU over Illinois
2) Wisconsin over Florida State (FSU is somewhat hot or cold)
3) Northern Iowa over Purdue
4) Arizona over Utah (Arizona shouldn't even be in the tournament. Now, watch them go out and win to make me--a lot of other people--look like sidiots for saying that)

I think that Arizona still is a 2-3 point favorite to beat Utah. (Correction: the line has slid to a pick'em status or 1 point game, depending on the site.)

I would say that Arizona has the best chance (and likely will beat Utah), then Wisconsin over FSU. I do not know much about WKU other than they looked bad when they played Southern Illinois. No. Iowa will not beat Purdue.

NellyLunatic1980 · #16 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:33 am

Mikey K wasn't too happy about Pres. Obama not having Duke in the Final Four. Mikey K's response: Obama should be more focused on the economy than the brackets.

Bitter, party of one!

MarleysGh0st · #17 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:56 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Mikey K wasn't too happy about Pres. Obama not having Duke in the Final Four. Mikey K's response: Obama should be more focused on the economy than the brackets.

Bitter, party of one!

Who is Mikey K?

NellyLunatic1980 · #18 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:07 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Mikey K wasn't too happy about Pres. Obama not having Duke in the Final Four. Mikey K's response: Obama should be more focused on the economy than the brackets.

Bitter, party of one!
Who is Mikey K?

Krzyzewski

TheCalvinator24 · #19 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:11 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Mikey K wasn't too happy about Pres. Obama not having Duke in the Final Four. Mikey K's response: Obama should be more focused on the economy than the brackets.

Bitter, party of one!
Who is Mikey K?
Krzyzewski

Coach K is a Republican.

Jeemie · #20 Post by **Jeemie** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:43 am

Jeemie wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:He also didn't follow the rule that you should always pick a 12 to beat a 5.
Of course not!

Because the one #12 that has the best shot is Western Kentucky!

Obama at least picked Gonzaga to knock off the Illini, but he ain't picking against his state to bow out in the first round!

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