Hoop Kids

Congrats are in order for our champion, Matt Peterson, and to our Nutmeggers; the Prown-Coleman clan and the former CT residents the Smith-O...

Freundles, Well I'll be. This is a first, at least as far as my fading memory can recall. Nobody picked either national semi game corr...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsNXd57Ppw

All right people, That ^$(#*^%&^& Matt Peterson is just laughing at us now. He's so far ahead I'm not sure anyone can catc...

Damen und Herren, [Say, how do you like my Hogan's Heroes German? I'm awfully proud of it.] Look, people, I'm not going to k...

ALL, I'm off to a long, boring meeting, but here are the rest of your picks. More tonight. C

All, Can anyone rid me of the meddlesome (or troublesome or turbulent - what did Becket really say?) Matt Peterson? It's still Matthew...

Welcome to Pool 2014. We're all currently tied for first place. It's a brand new rainbow unicorn day, man.

People, Work has interrupted, as it so often does, the things that really matter - things like compiling the final standings, I mean. Hold...

Dudes and Dudettes, Well, well. We're through 60 of our 63 tournament games. I missed the horrific broken leg in yesterday's game ...

Poolies, All right, things are really shaking out now. Nobody picked yesterday's Wichita State win, and only four of your geniuses (Ros...

Gang, Check out this inexplicable story: You may now feel free to root and bet against UCLA until the sun grows cold. Turncoats, indeed...

All and sundry, Well, geez. I was all proud of myself for getting 3 of yesterday's 4 games right, then I see that our own Chris Dykes, ...

Is there a way that both Arizona and Ohio State can lose this game? No love whatsoever for for coaches who leave XU high and dry.

Nope. Nobody picked them. Like, nobody. Madness, indeed.

Friends, All hail young Harry Lewis, the only one of us to pick 15. FGCU to make it into the Sweet Sixteen. Congratulations, young man. You...

What's my secret, you ask?  Well, Chris had part of it right:  Messers Tanqueray, Citadelle, and yes, even Gordon, provided me with the ...

after having picked Georgetown to go all the way...well, see you next year

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Gulf_Coast_University

...as you were the only person in the pool to pick the La Salle win over Kansas State!!! What gives, LR?

Harvard beat New Mexico???    What in the freakin' hell is that all about?  Can I have a do-over? dejectedly, SP

http://chuckiemag.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-2013-bracket-tips/

And the madness...begins

Mon fritos, Sorry to leave you all hanging, there. I have no excuse, I guess I just wore out. Also, if I'm not winning it just seems lik...

Here it is. The Trophy. Who am I sending it to? John?

Anyone? Anyone? [Sound of crickets.] I guess, on balance, and now that it doesn't matter poolwise, that I'm rooting for Kansas. I ju...

All, Well, the ball bounces the way it bounces, and that's all there is to it. Deep, no? With Kansas beating OSU, Kentucky over Louisvil...

My beloveds, Two of the last three games are being played this evening. You can cut the pool tension with a knife, right? Here's a list ...

OK, so it's been a while. I was just being lazy, to be honest. After Sunday's games, I had to lie down for a while; a week did it an...

Dear Congregants, Once you're all back from church, your thoughts may turn to hoop. (I, myself, attend Sunday morning services at the Ch...

Chilluns, Those were some exciting Saturday games, no? Were you all watching? I was, with one eye, admittedly. Still, that Louisville comeba...

All, I certainly hate the new Blogger interface. Google, I assume you're reading all my postings. Screw you. Here are today's picks:...

Mein darlinks, Well, we're heading to a dramatic race to the finish. (I'm talking about the pool, by the way, not the tournament. Ya...

This is the official Hoop Kids Pool trophy designed and executed by our very own Maggi Jackson, in my possession, because I was the big winn...

Kith and Kin, You might like to know who's picked whom in tonight's games. Well, we're here to oblige each and everyone one of y...

Gang, Four more games in the books last night, but it's the same old leader. Dana Duffy, take another bow. She's walking away from u...

All and sundry, I know you're all waiting breathlessly to find out where you'll stand after tonight's games. Below is a table of...

Dear Friends, OK, so it's been a couple of days since I've posted, and I'm woefully late giving you the Sunday results and the c...

Poolies, Holy guacamole!!! We have a new leader. I won't spoil the suspense, you'll have to wait until the end of this post. Saturda...

Whew, was Day Two a monster! Eight upsets, including two 15 seeds beating 2 seeds. My understanding is that prior to yesterday, 15 seeds ha...

Duke est un seau d'immondices trempent riche ivre digne de sa perte. Love that Google Translate. I have been ridiculed soundly for my c...

I'll tell you what they all have in common - they all picked Norfolk State to beat Missouri. Now that's genius. Plus, since it's...

Friends, OK, work week drawing to a close, time to talk hoop. First, some pool business. You may notice that we have a new pool entrant, Pre...

Ok, it looks like my last chance for an upset pick is Ohio over Michigan. Knowing my luck, this is the Big Ten's year to win win win. ...

So yesterday was a fine day of b-ball, a nice little warm up. But today is the time for the Old North State to turn on the gas. NC State, ...

Watching SI at work...on my laptop...during meetings...

Are we here or is there a pintwitter or Youface account for the pool this year?

All, OK, so I just read that A-Rod is going to make $32M this year, and the Kansas City Royals will make $36M. That's a little like Rosa...

People, Well, now I've seen everything. If my picks weren't already lousy, this certainly wouldn't have helped. Condolences to a...

Guys and Dolls, Last two regional finals tomorrow, 4 points each. Not that it'd help me much, standings-wise, but others among you must ...

Friends, Geez Louise, Rosalie has sprung into the lead! John, Sarah, aside from being proud parents, what advice can you give the rest of us...

I will throw up. Seriously, does it make any sense that women in sports broadcasting are supposed to starve themselves or do whatever Leslie...

Poolies, OK, maybe it's the same bad news, only more so. Maggi's still winning, which makes life a little rough on me. Dig it? Good ...

All, I realized with some horror that I haven't sent out a standings listing after Round Two. My apologies. Maybe I was just avoiding th...

Pittsburgh is out? What the heck!! I want a do-over. S.

If I'm the one who has to start this thing off....well, it's got to be some kind of a bad sign for someone.

Or so I am telling myself as I ended up pretty much at the bottom of the only pool I entered this year. On the other hand, I went to both t...

Have I ever mentioned that I hate, hate, hate The Doors? (My otherwise sensible brother Jonathan loves them. He's just wrong. The Doors ...

Gang, We're winding it up here. Not many of us have any picks left at all. I don't mean to throw spoilers at you all, but Our Own Ma...

Volks, So, we've played 60 of our 63 games. I'm out, as are a bunch of us, but it's still Matt Peterson who leads, despite his g...

Well, I have no more teams in the tournament, so from this point forward, I am performing services pro bono . You're welcome. Here are t...

Gang, So, only my brother got the 4 points for the Butler win, and only Maggi (boo, hiss), Ruth, Dykes, Cal, Rosalie and Matt picked the Wes...

or does Huggins look like he's one of the lesser known Baldwin Brothers? You know, like, Zeppo.

All of you out there without a brother who was the only one in the pool to pick the Butler win right, well, you can go pound sand. I have on...

of seeing all those overweight baggage handlers. Not a good advertisement for the Southwest Airlines wellness program.

Folks, Only two games today. Feels like it's all winding down too soon. I don't see any way I can win, so my attention has already d...

Various and Sundry, Gee, what a wild Friday night. Maggi and I missed the games, because we were out seeing the Punch Brothers. If you'v...

With 34 seconds left looks like the sweet sixteen is as far as we go. Good fun though.

Thanks for the awesome reporting, Liz!! Those Cornell cool cats were very spunky compared to the 7 foot tall Kentuckians...

So, who's chosen whom tonight? I know you're just dying to know, so here 'tis. Enjoy. 1. Duke - Everybody else 4. Purdue - Maggi...

Dear ones, Seems like it's been all trauma up to this point: Kansas, Cornell, no Iowa. You know, catastrophes. That said, everyone is bu...

The crowd was very red. Here we are after drying off. You can see that Matt does not have a CU shirt; instead he was wearing a shirt from ...

Got home at 2:30 this morning. Ithaca, being Ithaca, was lightly shrouded in snow. Up to get kids off to school by 7:45, UGH. Ben was ast...

The Big Red did themselves proud, but tonight wasn't the night. Condolences.

38-30. Red having a good run chairs on the court. Red needs to stay loose. Nothing to Lose. My friend patty just texted to see if I like st...

Strategy for 2 nd half: legionnaires disease.

Timout. Get the chairs! The NBA players out there are making it look effortless. In a bad way. 34-21

25-16 Kentucky. Cornell might benefit from some of that Lester Hayes stickum; they keep dropping the ball and did I mention the dunking? ...

Gosh these kentucky sorts are awfully tall. They have some showy dunking moves that are hard to defend against. Luckily, I am surrounded by ...

Cornell had a strong start but ky is successfully pressing them. It's time out now and coaches bring chairs onto the court for the ky pl...

Syracuse is out! All the Orangemen here are cheering for Cornell now

I tend to root against the religious schools, as you know, but I'd love to see XU beat K State. What are the, the Musketeers or somethin...

I'd happily accept the loss of points just to see Cornell move on. F Kentucky, man.

3 points for each of you. What in the hell ever possessed you to pick Butler? I'm impressed.

The game looks v small here. Also it is hard to see past the WV coach who looks like slobodan milosovic in a black tracksuit.

So we got here and found Cornell will call. It was at the front of a slow-moving outdoor line. We stood in the cold, rainy line for about an...

Fans, I realize I totally neglected to post the standings after Sunday's games. I'm a gimp, my apologies. As you'll see, Matt Pe...

Keep it up, girl. I want to know everything. Who gets the first hot dog? T-Shirts or other souvenirs on offer? Pep bands; Jaws theme or some...

Passing through Dryden,NY, where Lincoln's second inaugural address resides. See how much you're learning?

Those of you who know matt and me can attest to the fact that we don't get out much. So it's just exciting to be in the car without ...

Just testing. This technology is something else!

HI all. I'm trying to do this new "blogging" thing I've just heard about. Matt and I will shortly be driving to Salt Cit...

Ok, let's see. After a string of days last week in the 70s that saw us working in the field, we were hit by a storm this weekend that du...

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your bottle opener. Saturday was a wild day in the tourney, with three fantastic upsets. Nobody picke...