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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 09:24 AM
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Poll question: So, bracket builders ... How many of the Sweet 16 did you pick?
Sadly, I picked only 9 .... but if the right guys win, I could still pick 6/8 on the Elite 8 and call the entire Final Four!
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 09:35 AM
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1. I was semi-pleased to get 11
Not bad considering we don't have ESPN at our house and I've only watched two college basketball games in their entirety this season.

Of course I got screwed by three of those close games on Saturday and I don't know why I picked Texas.
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 09:39 AM
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2. I remember you were off to a great start last week...
I went down mainly because I called all the wrong upsets. I had Kentucky over Kansas. And every No. 10 over every No. 7, which means I called UNLV to go out in the first round, not beat freaking Wisconsin to get into the 16.

Happily, my only Elite 8 picks that are already dead in the water are Kentucky and Louisville, so I'm hoping I can bounce back.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 09:49 AM
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3. 15 - darn Wisconsin!!!!
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 09:51 AM
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4. To quote Austin Powers, "Very ouch, baby."
Hey, you still made some great calls. Nicely done!
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 10:02 AM
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5. I had Wisconsin winning the whole thing.
Very ouch, baby.
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lies and propaganda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 10:35 AM
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6. I had Texas winning it all ;(
but other then that it would be awesome!
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 10:41 AM
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7. 12 (nt)
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 10:56 AM
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8. Nine. Ouch.
In the 98th percentile after Round One, now in the low 70's.

But that's how it usually goes for me every year.
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 04:42 PM
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15. Go to Yahoo and click "Scenario Generator"
I can still win this group by 34 points.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 10:59 AM
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9. I got 12 and nothing in the Great 8 has been eliminated
In fact the East I've done at 100% - that's a first for me
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Jeff In Milwaukee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 01:04 PM
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10. I'm the same...
12 of 16, and my four wrong picks aren't supposed to advance any farther. Looks like it could be you and me battling it out for bragging rights. Unless you did something silly like picking UCLA to win it all!
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 01:12 PM
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11. Hey, don't count me out yet...
I may have only picked 9 of the 16, but 6 of my Elite 8 and all 4 of my final four are still intact!
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 01:14 PM
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12. You need a category for one half.
I didn't fill out a bracket, but I told a co-worker I thought Texas would lose by the second round. I had no idea who they would lose to! :) Haven't gotten into basketball this year, except a couple of Texas games.

However, I'm predicting A&M to make it to the Final Four. Just now. Just for the record.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 02:03 PM
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13. 9 / 16 - not too shabby!
Edited on Mon Mar-19-07 02:08 PM by EOO
I picked UCLA to win the whole thing, somebody's got to take out the Gators!
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 02:11 PM
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14. I picked the Gators to win the whole thing!
After beating Ohio State in the championship in a repeat of the NCAA football championship!! How sweet would that be?! :woohoo:
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Ekirh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 05:28 PM
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16. Seven . . .
But all four of my final four are still in there. . .

But man . . did I get thwacked in round one.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 07:09 PM
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17. Only eleven, but all my Elite-8 are still in play
Ranked in the top 30K out of the two million brackets on Yahoo.

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