NCAA Brackets: Do YOU have what it takes?

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 16, 2009 8:00 PM PDT Comment 40 comments

Like last year, I've created a group at Yahoo! Sports called Sactown Madness. If you are 18 and in the continental US and agree to give up your first-born child, you can enter for a chance to win $10,000 if you pick the best bracket. That goes up to $5 million if you have the perfect bracket. And it will track the standings and determine who from this board has picked the best bracket --aka "bragging rights."

Give me your best shot. They don't include the play-in game Tuesday in the contest, so all entries are due by the tip-off of the first game Thursday morning.

Click this link and join the group. Here is the rest of the info you need to join:

Private Group Name: Sactown Madness.

Password: Sactown.

Bracket Name: Bracket Busters

After that, just fill out your bracket. Best of luck to all who take part.

If you entered last year's contest, you should have already received an invitation to join this group. I'll provide any other details as they become available.

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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If you go here, you can join the group.

The group name is Sactown Madness, the bracket name is Bracket Busters, the group ID# is 147525 and the password is sactown. That should be enough to get you in the loop.

Feel free to invite others to play.

"The basis for winning an NBA title is having a superstar in his prime. Not an all-star, or a bunch of all-stars, but a superstar."

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 16, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

Thanks for setting it up again…

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 16, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm in too

"Let's stop arguing and get together and agree on who really is the problem: PEACHES" - HighTops

by eduardo_m7 on Mar 16, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Back in black!

Thanks for doin’ the leg work again this year. I’m in like flint!

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Mar 16, 2009 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can dig it

by jstnblke41 on Mar 16, 2009 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why not?

Don’t really watch too much NCAA but I’ll give it a shot.

by Aykis16 on Mar 16, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I do this

for the same reason I would buy a 25c lotto ticket with a $1million grand prize. Because the only way to win is to play.

Donte? Donte'! Donté?!?!
'spect da 'xtra E'

by iashwash on Mar 16, 2009 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The California State Lottery would like to sue you for ripping them off

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by pookeyguru on Mar 16, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't help myself.

I have to show that I have what it takes!

Donte? Donte'! Donté?!?!
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by iashwash on Mar 17, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brackets

I fill out the NCAA brackets with my son and daughter every year. My son is 13 and my daughter is 19 and goes to college out of town, so the Yahoo thing becomes an easy way to get her picks. I have a few others who play and we post the brackets on the wall in my office and circle every game. Every win counts the same. We have a lot of fun with it and it is a great family bonding experience.

My son plays the chalk for the most part and usually wins or is near the top of the pack. I usually have a few too many 13 seeds winning a couple of games, but do pretty well in getting teams to the Final Four. My daughter goes for some longshots and that usually comes back to bite her. But one of these years …

I usually spend too much time on the picks. This year I kept it simple and added overall wins to wins in the last 10 games and then added five points if the team was in one of the six major conferences. If I had a tie, I went with the lower seed. In some cases I looked for a home court advantage. I threw everything out with a couple of upset picks.

"The basis for winning an NBA title is having a superstar in his prime. Not an all-star, or a bunch of all-stars, but a superstar."

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 17, 2009 6:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I use a bit of statistical analysis

Mixed with a few hunches and usually do fairly well. One interesting thing I heard on the radio is that this is the second lowest scoring field in tournament history, and low scoring fields usually result in a lot of upsets.

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 17, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in too

I just hope my Alma Mater love for CSUN doesn’t cripple me when Memphis wins it’s bracket.

by Doubl3Dos3 on Mar 17, 2009 11:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thats a lot of love for the Matadors

by jstnblke41 on Mar 17, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know

I’ll be second guessing that all week. That way when I switch it back to Memphis at 8am Thursday I’ll at least feel that I thought my team could take it for a few days. I actually do think the upset is somewhat possible but maybe that’s just cuz I read the right propaganda.

by Doubl3Dos3 on Mar 17, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nothing wrong with school spirit

I can only imagine how happy you would be if they knocked off Memphis

by jstnblke41 on Mar 17, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm picking my Alma right up until they play UConn

Go Boilers!

(Memphis to win it all)

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect,
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 17, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap

First run through my bracket and I have Gonzaga beating Utah State in the championship game. Someone must have slipped a hallucinogen in my latté this morning.

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 17, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What were you thinking?

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Mar 17, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was overthinking

Just looking at the raw numbers, I didn’t see anyone real dominant in the field. I really like Gonzaga, and still see them making a run…but Utah State??? Geez…

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 17, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have your daughter fill it out

Just by looking at team colors. :)

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good idea

Maybe not team colors, I’ll have her pick by mascot!

Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not allowing natural selection to do its work. You're like the guy that invented the seat belt.

by otis29 on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even better Otis

Just make sure she doesn’t know anything about sports, or otherwise this is not a foolproof method either.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Mar 17, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in

(That’s what he said…)

And my dogs helped make the picks. I think I went 3-60 last year, so their expawtise can only help.

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by section214 on Mar 17, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

K-9 approves.

by Aykis16 on Mar 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have Duke over UConn in the Championship

Unlikely but unlikeliness is how you win these things dammit!

by Aykis16 on Mar 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for setting this up, CC

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by section214 on Mar 17, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The problem with my brackets every year

is that somehow I always end up having the top seeds still there by the Elite 8. I’m not a big upset kinda guy. We’ll see how I do

"Let's stop arguing and get together and agree on who really is the problem: PEACHES" - HighTops

by eduardo_m7 on Mar 17, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Biggest upset I have

is 10 USC over 7 Boston College.

by Aykis16 on Mar 18, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I based all my picks

solely on the prejudices against the institutions.

Donte? Donte'! Donté?!?!
'spect da 'xtra E'

by iashwash on Mar 18, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No 1st rd TRUE upsets?

There always are one or two. I’m picking against a certainSouth West Coast team.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
- lend the eye a terrible aspect,
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Mar 18, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My dogs chose 17 dogs

Stupid dogs.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Mar 18, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ridiculous

It cost me twelve chew toys to get the picks from your dogs, and they told me 14 dogs, with 5 dogs going to the final four. And now you’re telling me it’s supposed to be 17? I demand a refund, damnit!

Not stupid dogs. Evil dogs.

Donte? Donte'! Donté?!?!
'spect da 'xtra E'

by iashwash on Mar 18, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the battle between good and evil...

…evil always wins.

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Mar 19, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Alright who picked Northridge over Memphis

Cause they’re playing amazing right now.

by Aykis16 on Mar 19, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Lone Star state is killing my brackets

Texas, Texas A&M winners.

by betweentheeyes on Mar 19, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I am so pissed

I entered the contest, but it didn’t take my picks for some reason. I have Western Kentucky, just missed with VCU and my only other misses were Michigan and Cal. Oh well.

"The basis for winning an NBA title is having a superstar in his prime. Not an all-star, or a bunch of all-stars, but a superstar."

by coolcatreportdotcom on Mar 19, 2009 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs