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'Hearns. Are there more Connecticutarians among us? If so, accept my hearty congratulations. Trust me, I'm being sincere here. I'm not a bitter, Big 10-loving, perennially disappointed hoop fan.
Dang.
C
Monday, April 07, 2014
Sunday, April 06, 2014
It's over: it's Matt in a more or less wire-to-wire walkover.
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 correctly (really? Kentucky and UConn? An 8 and a 7? What the what?) Among other things, that means that nobody stands to score even a single point in the final game. I don't see myself making much of an effort to watch. It's that really, not at all that I finished in 19th place and Maggi finished in 3rd. Ugh, it's going to be a long spring and summer around here.
But (and not to be grudging about it) today is Matt's day. He's your 2014 Pool Winner, friends. Our own Matt Peterson, the Clooney/Kennedy/Newman of our pool. (That's Paul Newman, not the guy from Seinfeld.)
Matt! Matt! Matt! I wonder what forfeit his lovely bride Liz will now have to perform. I hope it's appropriately degrading. Congrats, Matt. You sucked slightly less than the rest of us.
So, below then, I'm reproducing the standings from Round 4, the regional final round. I've added Semi and Championship columns to make it look official, but nobody's getting any points in either R5 or R6.
It's over, man. Oy. Thanks for playing, everyone.
Chrissie
Well I'll be. This is a first, at least as far as my fading memory can recall. Nobody picked either national semi game correctly (really? Kentucky and UConn? An 8 and a 7? What the what?) Among other things, that means that nobody stands to score even a single point in the final game. I don't see myself making much of an effort to watch. It's that really, not at all that I finished in 19th place and Maggi finished in 3rd. Ugh, it's going to be a long spring and summer around here.
But (and not to be grudging about it) today is Matt's day. He's your 2014 Pool Winner, friends. Our own Matt Peterson, the Clooney/Kennedy/Newman of our pool. (That's Paul Newman, not the guy from Seinfeld.)
Matt! Matt! Matt! I wonder what forfeit his lovely bride Liz will now have to perform. I hope it's appropriately degrading. Congrats, Matt. You sucked slightly less than the rest of us.
So, below then, I'm reproducing the standings from Round 4, the regional final round. I've added Semi and Championship columns to make it look official, but nobody's getting any points in either R5 or R6.
It's over, man. Oy. Thanks for playing, everyone.
Chrissie
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Matt & Liz, sitting in a tree, p-i-c-k-i-n-g...
All right people,
That ^$(#*^%&^& Matt Peterson is just laughing at us now. He's so far ahead I'm not sure anyone can catch him. Liz has fallen to 3rd behind a surging Bill O'Hearn (now there's an image), whose spousal unit, Diana Smith, is also flying to the top. I hope there's a side bet or two out there; this is a good year for them.
Here's where we stand:
Two games today: Dayton (?!?) v. Florida and Wiscy v. Arizona. As a public service and a reminder, here is a chart of who picked whom.
Good luck out there, people.
That ^$(#*^%&^& Matt Peterson is just laughing at us now. He's so far ahead I'm not sure anyone can catch him. Liz has fallen to 3rd behind a surging Bill O'Hearn (now there's an image), whose spousal unit, Diana Smith, is also flying to the top. I hope there's a side bet or two out there; this is a good year for them.
Here's where we stand:
Two games today: Dayton (?!?) v. Florida and Wiscy v. Arizona. As a public service and a reminder, here is a chart of who picked whom.
Good luck out there, people.
Friday, March 28, 2014
The Rise of the Power Couple
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 kid around with you here. There's one and only one headline in the pool this morning. Check out the top of the leader board, and there you will find Matt and Liz. Matt and Liz! Like Hill and Bill, like Franklin and Eleanor, like Antony and Cleo, like Captain and Tennille, our power couple stands stride the world. Often, and I'm not putting forward any theories here, married couples exhibit a striking parallelism in their picks. Not in this case, however. Matt and Liz followed two different paths to the top. Shocking, isn't it?
Other auspicious pairings? Well, Bill and Diana sit at 10 and 3. Ken and Kristin at 3 and 15. Kate and Scott are tied for 7th. Sarah B. and Tim are 18 and 6. The rest of the pairings, including mine, have at least one partner wwaaaayyyy down the list (that's me, you see). But 1-2 for a married couple? This might be unprecedented this late in the proceedings. Congrats to you both.
In other news, we'll get those of you who don't have blog access an invitation soon. Thanks for that, Mike. Let's have a little chatter out there, and good luck with your Friday picks.
C
[Say, how do you like my Hogan's Heroes German? I'm awfully proud of it.]
Look, people, I'm not going to kid around with you here. There's one and only one headline in the pool this morning. Check out the top of the leader board, and there you will find Matt and Liz. Matt and Liz! Like Hill and Bill, like Franklin and Eleanor, like Antony and Cleo, like Captain and Tennille, our power couple stands stride the world. Often, and I'm not putting forward any theories here, married couples exhibit a striking parallelism in their picks. Not in this case, however. Matt and Liz followed two different paths to the top. Shocking, isn't it?
Other auspicious pairings? Well, Bill and Diana sit at 10 and 3. Ken and Kristin at 3 and 15. Kate and Scott are tied for 7th. Sarah B. and Tim are 18 and 6. The rest of the pairings, including mine, have at least one partner wwaaaayyyy down the list (that's me, you see). But 1-2 for a married couple? This might be unprecedented this late in the proceedings. Congrats to you both.
In other news, we'll get those of you who don't have blog access an invitation soon. Thanks for that, Mike. Let's have a little chatter out there, and good luck with your Friday picks.
C
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Picks Picks Picks!!!
ALL,
I'm off to a long, boring meeting, but here are the rest of your picks. More tonight.
C
I'm off to a long, boring meeting, but here are the rest of your picks. More tonight.
C
Monday, March 24, 2014
And a Matt shall lead them...
All,
Can anyone rid me of the meddlesome (or troublesome or turbulent - what did Becket really say?) Matt Peterson? It's still Matthew Nancy Fitzgerald Kennedy Kerrigan Peterson lapping the rest of the field, disappointing ambitious Poolites and upsetting the normal uxorial harmony of his household. I wonder if he knows just how selfish he's being.
The top 5 placeholders here all had big weekends, with scores ranging from 20-24 points out of a possible 32. That's some good picking, especially in this wacky year. Congrats to you all.
We have a few new entrants this year. I am pleased to introduce to you Kristin Davis (Scott Silet's beloved sister), her husband Ken Taylor (who is currently not observing our tradition of new Poolies staying at the bottom of the rankings for a couple of years) and Will Taylor, their son. Welcome, friends.
As the week progresses I'll post a chart of upcoming picks, so all of you bitterly watching the standings (or is that just me?) can play the home version of our game.
And now for the human interest portion of our Pool. Has everyone seen this amazing story about the ACC championship game crasher? It's awesome. Read it here.
Can anyone rid me of the meddlesome (or troublesome or turbulent - what did Becket really say?) Matt Peterson? It's still Matthew Nancy Fitzgerald Kennedy Kerrigan Peterson lapping the rest of the field, disappointing ambitious Poolites and upsetting the normal uxorial harmony of his household. I wonder if he knows just how selfish he's being.
The top 5 placeholders here all had big weekends, with scores ranging from 20-24 points out of a possible 32. That's some good picking, especially in this wacky year. Congrats to you all.
We have a few new entrants this year. I am pleased to introduce to you Kristin Davis (Scott Silet's beloved sister), her husband Ken Taylor (who is currently not observing our tradition of new Poolies staying at the bottom of the rankings for a couple of years) and Will Taylor, their son. Welcome, friends.
As the week progresses I'll post a chart of upcoming picks, so all of you bitterly watching the standings (or is that just me?) can play the home version of our game.
And now for the human interest portion of our Pool. Has everyone seen this amazing story about the ACC championship game crasher? It's awesome. Read it here.
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| Can Knott storm back to win? Not a chance, sadly. |
Friday, March 21, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Pool 2014
Welcome to Pool 2014. We're all currently tied for first place. It's a brand new rainbow unicorn day, man.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Final results coming soon
People,
Work has interrupted, as it so often does, the things that really matter - things like compiling the final standings, I mean. Hold tight, and I'll be there asap.
In the meantime, occupy yourselves by contemplating whether my Hawkeyes should have been invited this year, and whether they'll be in the big dance next year. Talk among yourselves.
C
Work has interrupted, as it so often does, the things that really matter - things like compiling the final standings, I mean. Hold tight, and I'll be there asap.
In the meantime, occupy yourselves by contemplating whether my Hawkeyes should have been invited this year, and whether they'll be in the big dance next year. Talk among yourselves.
C
Monday, April 01, 2013
60/63
Dudes and Dudettes,
Well, well. We're through 60 of our 63 tournament games. I missed the horrific broken leg in yesterday's game (did any of you see it? Are you still barfing?), but apart from that, it's been an eerily quiet tournament. A strange collection of teams in the Final Four, but it should be fun to watch it all play out.
A couple of shout-outs are in order. The only one among us to pick Michigan into the Final Four was my big brother, Jonathan. Years of blind allegiance to the hapless Big 10 are finally paying off - at least a little. Good picking, bro. Lots of people saw the Louisville win coming. The only one among us, though, to pick two Final Four teams correctly (that's weird, right?) is our own H Dayle Kendall Zelenka. Take a bow, HDKZ!
The stage is set. 14 of us have Louisville winning one more, 4 of us think they'll win two (and the whole chimichanga.) Nobody has Michigan (Jonathan's nerve failed, evidently) or Wichita State winning another, and only Rosalie has Syracuse winning another game. The die is more or less cast, but we'll play out the possibilities as we go. I know you're all hanging on, waiting to find out where you might land. You'll just have to wait; I have a life to live here, eh?
Here, then is the blah after blah, so you can see that blah. Don't forget blah and blah, and have a blah blah blah. (Can you tell I'm bummed that I won't win? Well, I am. Dangit.)
Moochas smoochas from me,
C
Well, well. We're through 60 of our 63 tournament games. I missed the horrific broken leg in yesterday's game (did any of you see it? Are you still barfing?), but apart from that, it's been an eerily quiet tournament. A strange collection of teams in the Final Four, but it should be fun to watch it all play out.
A couple of shout-outs are in order. The only one among us to pick Michigan into the Final Four was my big brother, Jonathan. Years of blind allegiance to the hapless Big 10 are finally paying off - at least a little. Good picking, bro. Lots of people saw the Louisville win coming. The only one among us, though, to pick two Final Four teams correctly (that's weird, right?) is our own H Dayle Kendall Zelenka. Take a bow, HDKZ!
The stage is set. 14 of us have Louisville winning one more, 4 of us think they'll win two (and the whole chimichanga.) Nobody has Michigan (Jonathan's nerve failed, evidently) or Wichita State winning another, and only Rosalie has Syracuse winning another game. The die is more or less cast, but we'll play out the possibilities as we go. I know you're all hanging on, waiting to find out where you might land. You'll just have to wait; I have a life to live here, eh?
Here, then is the blah after blah, so you can see that blah. Don't forget blah and blah, and have a blah blah blah. (Can you tell I'm bummed that I won't win? Well, I am. Dangit.)
Moochas smoochas from me,
C
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday results
Poolies,
All right, things are really shaking out now. Nobody picked yesterday's Wichita State win, and only four of your geniuses (Rosalie, Dayle, Henry, Acy - i.e., the young and young at heart, I guess) picked Syracuse and their coach, Fishface Boeheim, to win. That means only 16 points total handed out yesterday, four each to the Nostradamus brigade.
Here are the standings after yesterday, Round 4, Day 1:
Here are the standings after yesterday, Round 4, Day 1:
Saturday, March 30, 2013
???
Gang,
Check out this inexplicable story:
You may now feel free to root and bet against UCLA until the sun grows cold.
Turncoats, indeed.
C
CPD rises again, chasing Harry
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, our Oklahoman, ex-lavender rancher, knitting business tycoon, and so, so much more, got all 4 games right. 12 big points. (I just couldn't bring myself to root for or pick Duke. I just can't).
Young Master Harry had another good day (after a rough Thursday) and is back atop the standings. The usual suspects following close behind. Round 4, today and tomorrow, is where we really start to see separation. The good pickers escape in their smug, superior peloton, while the also-rans (that's me, by the way) sink dejectedly into the middle and bottom of the pool, muttering about next year.
Here's where we stand. Have a safe Round 4 out there, people.
C
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Two Turncoats
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.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Harry! Harry! Harry!
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've made your mom and pop proud.
Wow.
C
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Harvard, FCSU, How Does She Do It?
What's my secret, you ask? Well, Chris had part of it right: Messers Tanqueray, Citadelle, and yes, even Gordon, provided me with the inspiration to ignore shallow numbers and rankings and decide my teams based on their mascots, and when that failed, based on their team colors. Thank you, Slate Online, for providing brackets set up for us visual learners.
I know I will still lose.
But you can imagine the sweet sweet sense of vindication that would pervade our half-Hoya household--IF I were a gloating person.
I know I will still lose.
But you can imagine the sweet sweet sense of vindication that would pervade our half-Hoya household--IF I were a gloating person.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Liz Rambeau, take another bow...
...as you were the only person in the pool to pick the La Salle win over Kansas State!!! What gives, LR?
Uh oh...
Harvard beat New Mexico??? What in the freakin' hell is that all about? Can I have a do-over?
dejectedly,
SP
dejectedly,
SP
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wait, who won the dingdang pool?
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 like, you know, what's the point? Now that's a bad attitude, I'll grant you, but I never pretend to be a better fellow than I am. I find it very, very useful to keep your expectations low.
Anyhoo, if you can cast your collective minds back a few weeks, Kentucky was making other teams look like the Washington Generals. (Ever see the Simpsons episode where Homer is sitting on the couch watching tv (as I am now), when he says, "Ah, the Luftwaffe, the Washington Generals of the History Channel." Makes me tear up just remembering it.) Back to the point - Kentucky. The short answer is that the people who, like John Coleman, picked Kentucky to win the whole dang thing got themselves 6 big points for the final game. There was a lot of shaking going on up and down the standings, as you'll see below.
So, Obama didn't win, which would have been embarrassing. Ruth wound up tied with the President, which strikes me as funny for reasons I can't explain. Dana lost out by a point. Liz beat Matt by a point and her children by more, which must be going down hard in Pittsburgh. BUT THE REAL NEWS HERE IS THE JOHN COLEMAN IS YOUR WINNER!!! Last year it was John's daughter, the fair Rosalie. Can the Prown Colemans four-peat, with Sarah P and Willow winning the next two? Seems likely, to be frank. But this year belongs to John. John Coleman, come on down, you're queen for a day!
Remember, now, everyone's a winner (except for the 29 of who damn well lost). A trophy for John, and a participation ribbon for the rest of us. We'll get you next year, Prown Colemans. [Poolmeister shakes fist with determination and anger here.]
Be well, dear friends.
C
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 like, you know, what's the point? Now that's a bad attitude, I'll grant you, but I never pretend to be a better fellow than I am. I find it very, very useful to keep your expectations low.
Anyhoo, if you can cast your collective minds back a few weeks, Kentucky was making other teams look like the Washington Generals. (Ever see the Simpsons episode where Homer is sitting on the couch watching tv (as I am now), when he says, "Ah, the Luftwaffe, the Washington Generals of the History Channel." Makes me tear up just remembering it.) Back to the point - Kentucky. The short answer is that the people who, like John Coleman, picked Kentucky to win the whole dang thing got themselves 6 big points for the final game. There was a lot of shaking going on up and down the standings, as you'll see below.
So, Obama didn't win, which would have been embarrassing. Ruth wound up tied with the President, which strikes me as funny for reasons I can't explain. Dana lost out by a point. Liz beat Matt by a point and her children by more, which must be going down hard in Pittsburgh. BUT THE REAL NEWS HERE IS THE JOHN COLEMAN IS YOUR WINNER!!! Last year it was John's daughter, the fair Rosalie. Can the Prown Colemans four-peat, with Sarah P and Willow winning the next two? Seems likely, to be frank. But this year belongs to John. John Coleman, come on down, you're queen for a day!
Remember, now, everyone's a winner (except for the 29 of who damn well lost). A trophy for John, and a participation ribbon for the rest of us. We'll get you next year, Prown Colemans. [Poolmeister shakes fist with determination and anger here.]
Be well, dear friends.
C
Monday, April 09, 2012
Monday, April 02, 2012
Who's watching tonight?
Anyone? Anyone? [Sound of crickets.] I guess, on balance, and now that it doesn't matter poolwise, that I'm rooting for Kansas. I just can't forgive Adolph Rupp, and I suppose I never will. Go Kansas!
Who else?
C
Who else?
C
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Alas, poor Dana...
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 Louisville, and all of a sudden, the pool standings are kind of upside down. That's a long way of saying that Dana isn't going to win (and much, much, more importantly, neither am I). How does the world look going into Monday night's final, you ask? Check it out below.
Yesterday's games were pretty fun, although I'll admit to watching them both with one eye. I really thought until the very end that OSU would pull it out. Kentucky looked pretty unbeatable for much of its game. I'm probably as good as that Davis kid on Kentucky, he's just a hair taller, and I guess that makes all the difference. Two geniuses to congratulate: HENRY and JOHN are the only two people in the pool who picked both teams in the final game. Nicely done, fellows.
The short answer is, though, that if Kentucky win, Chris P. Dykes, a/k/a/Oklahoma Slim, is our winner. If Kansas wins, the Dewitts all poop themselves with excitement, but John Coleman, the Nebraska Mauler, takes home the prize, edging out DD by a mere point. I believe I'm right in saying that JC is the only actual Kansas grad in the pool, so he's entitled. My (admittedly failing) memory tells me they've both won before, but that memory could come from one of the many parts of my brain now seriously misfiring. So, it's an Oklahoma guy or a Nebraska guy winning the pool by picking a Kansas team or a Kentucky theme. Is that much red state stuff disturbing to anyone besides me? Can't someone in, say, Vermont, win by picking Amherst to win the whole thing? Why can't that happen? Red states, bah. And don't bother reminding me that John lives in Connecticut with the rest of the Prown-Coleman clan, and that Chris Dykes is a fine, blue fellow in a wacky red state, it just isn't the same.
So, we're down to KS v. KY, John Coleman v. Chris Dykes, for all the marbles. Good luck to you all.
See you all at the blog tomorrow night for the big showdown.
C
Well, the ball bounces the way it bounces, and that's all there is to it. Deep, no? With Kansas beating OSU, Kentucky over Louisville, and all of a sudden, the pool standings are kind of upside down. That's a long way of saying that Dana isn't going to win (and much, much, more importantly, neither am I). How does the world look going into Monday night's final, you ask? Check it out below.
Yesterday's games were pretty fun, although I'll admit to watching them both with one eye. I really thought until the very end that OSU would pull it out. Kentucky looked pretty unbeatable for much of its game. I'm probably as good as that Davis kid on Kentucky, he's just a hair taller, and I guess that makes all the difference. Two geniuses to congratulate: HENRY and JOHN are the only two people in the pool who picked both teams in the final game. Nicely done, fellows.
The short answer is, though, that if Kentucky win, Chris P. Dykes, a/k/a/Oklahoma Slim, is our winner. If Kansas wins, the Dewitts all poop themselves with excitement, but John Coleman, the Nebraska Mauler, takes home the prize, edging out DD by a mere point. I believe I'm right in saying that JC is the only actual Kansas grad in the pool, so he's entitled. My (admittedly failing) memory tells me they've both won before, but that memory could come from one of the many parts of my brain now seriously misfiring. So, it's an Oklahoma guy or a Nebraska guy winning the pool by picking a Kansas team or a Kentucky theme. Is that much red state stuff disturbing to anyone besides me? Can't someone in, say, Vermont, win by picking Amherst to win the whole thing? Why can't that happen? Red states, bah. And don't bother reminding me that John lives in Connecticut with the rest of the Prown-Coleman clan, and that Chris Dykes is a fine, blue fellow in a wacky red state, it just isn't the same.
So, we're down to KS v. KY, John Coleman v. Chris Dykes, for all the marbles. Good luck to you all.
See you all at the blog tomorrow night for the big showdown.
C
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Today's picks
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 of who picked whom. Good luck.
C
1. KY - Everybody else
4. LVille - DD (could be the genius pick of the tourney)
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2. Missouri - Maggi, Dykes, Kate, Sarah B, Tim
3. Marquette - Acy, Willow, Gena
2. Duke - Alexander, Bill, Sophie
1. Mich State - Calvino, Matt, Dayle, Steve, Cal, Jonathan, Ellie, Sarah P
2. Ohio St - Knott, Calvino, Jonathan, Sarah B, Liz
2. Kansas - Dykes, Willow, Henry, Cal, Sarah P, John
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5. Vandy - Sophie
3. GTown - Gena, Ellie
3. Florida St - Kate, Matt
1. Syracuse - Alexander, Wrinkler, Rosalie
1. UNC - Maggi, Acy, Obama, Ruth, Scott, Harry, Bill, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Tim
And that's that. There is, I think, a surprising variety of picks in these games. I do feel a little bad for those who picked UNC. Losing a point guard is pretty tough to bounce back from in the pool. I'm also surprised that only three of us had Duke making the final game. Kentucky looks tough, but this seems like anyone's tournament. Dana's still likely to walk off with the pool, especially if Louisville wins tonight. I don't know about you, but a Dana Duffy victory suits me just fine. If she does win, we can buy any old trophy off the rack, from any sport. She won't mind, right, DD?
Later dudes,
C
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 of who picked whom. Good luck.
C
1. KY - Everybody else
4. LVille - DD (could be the genius pick of the tourney)
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2. Missouri - Maggi, Dykes, Kate, Sarah B, Tim
3. Marquette - Acy, Willow, Gena
2. Duke - Alexander, Bill, Sophie
1. Mich State - Calvino, Matt, Dayle, Steve, Cal, Jonathan, Ellie, Sarah P
2. Ohio St - Knott, Calvino, Jonathan, Sarah B, Liz
2. Kansas - Dykes, Willow, Henry, Cal, Sarah P, John
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5. Vandy - Sophie
3. GTown - Gena, Ellie
3. Florida St - Kate, Matt
1. Syracuse - Alexander, Wrinkler, Rosalie
1. UNC - Maggi, Acy, Obama, Ruth, Scott, Harry, Bill, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Tim
And that's that. There is, I think, a surprising variety of picks in these games. I do feel a little bad for those who picked UNC. Losing a point guard is pretty tough to bounce back from in the pool. I'm also surprised that only three of us had Duke making the final game. Kentucky looks tough, but this seems like anyone's tournament. Dana's still likely to walk off with the pool, especially if Louisville wins tonight. I don't know about you, but a Dana Duffy victory suits me just fine. If she does win, we can buy any old trophy off the rack, from any sport. She won't mind, right, DD?
Later dudes,
C
Who's winning? Dana, of course.
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 and I'm better now. Ready for more hoop, to be sure. Acy is in Quebec on a school trip (in Maine we go to Canada to get some warmer weather, you see), so Maggi, Alexander and I are the only three going to the Mark Tipton Quartet performing Muppets and Sesame Street Jazz live in a basement somewhere in downton Portland. Jealous? We're leaving in 5 minutes, can you make it here in time? There are probably tix still available.
Here are the standings at the end of four rounds (Go Dana!!!)
Today's picks in a minute. Hang tight.
Meister
Here are the standings at the end of four rounds (Go Dana!!!)
Today's picks in a minute. Hang tight.
Meister
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday Picks
Dear Congregants,
Once you're all back from church, your thoughts may turn to hoop. (I, myself, attend Sunday morning services at the Church of St. Mattress). For those of you wanting to watch Dana lap the field in real time, here are today's picks:
1. KY - Knott, Dykes, Obama, Ruth, Henry, Calvino, Scott, Harry, Matt, Dayle, Steve, Cal, Sarah B, Tim, Liz, Wrinkler, Rosalie, John
3. Baylor - Dana, Ellie, Sarah P
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2. Duke - Maggi, Acy, Alexander, Willow, Kate, Bill, Sophie
8. Iowa State - Gena (I love this pick. Sorry it didn't work out)
4. Indiana - Jonathan
1. UNC - Knott, Maggi, Acy, Obama, Ruth, Scott, Harry, Bill, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Tim, Wrinkler, Rosalie
2. Kansas - Alexander, Dykes, Willow, Henry, Kate, Cal, Sarah P, John
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4. Michigan - Calvino, Jonathan
3. GTown - Matt, Gena, Sarah B, Ellie
10. Purdue - Liz
5. Temple - Sophie
Once you're all back from church, your thoughts may turn to hoop. (I, myself, attend Sunday morning services at the Church of St. Mattress). For those of you wanting to watch Dana lap the field in real time, here are today's picks:
1. KY - Knott, Dykes, Obama, Ruth, Henry, Calvino, Scott, Harry, Matt, Dayle, Steve, Cal, Sarah B, Tim, Liz, Wrinkler, Rosalie, John
3. Baylor - Dana, Ellie, Sarah P
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2. Duke - Maggi, Acy, Alexander, Willow, Kate, Bill, Sophie
8. Iowa State - Gena (I love this pick. Sorry it didn't work out)
4. Indiana - Jonathan
1. UNC - Knott, Maggi, Acy, Obama, Ruth, Scott, Harry, Bill, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Tim, Wrinkler, Rosalie
2. Kansas - Alexander, Dykes, Willow, Henry, Kate, Cal, Sarah P, John
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4. Michigan - Calvino, Jonathan
3. GTown - Matt, Gena, Sarah B, Ellie
10. Purdue - Liz
5. Temple - Sophie
Standings after Saturday: or, Dana Rampant
Chilluns,
Those were some exciting Saturday games, no? Were you all watching? I was, with one eye, admittedly. Still, that Louisville comeback was something to see. Too bad Pitino makes me want to chuck.
The standings, alas, are less exciting. Dana, our own DD, is stretching the lead now. She's kind of mocking us at this point. Lots of jockeying for position up and down the standings, but the news here is that Liz continues her charge up the ladder. But is her late rally too little, too late? Only time will tell. Can she catch anyone in her nuclear family? Um, maybe.
Obama remains stubbornly near the top. Swing state teams seem to be doing well in the tourney. Here's hoping he's not mired in 2nd place this November in that other contest. For the record, I'd rather have him lose the pool to DD than lose the election to Rick, Newt or Mittens. Still, I'll never include celebrity picks in our pool again. It's humiliating.
Here are the standings after Saturday, with just 5 games left to go.
Here's to a lazy, sleepy Sunday to all of you. That's what we have planned up here in cold, rainy Portland.
The Meister
Those were some exciting Saturday games, no? Were you all watching? I was, with one eye, admittedly. Still, that Louisville comeback was something to see. Too bad Pitino makes me want to chuck.
The standings, alas, are less exciting. Dana, our own DD, is stretching the lead now. She's kind of mocking us at this point. Lots of jockeying for position up and down the standings, but the news here is that Liz continues her charge up the ladder. But is her late rally too little, too late? Only time will tell. Can she catch anyone in her nuclear family? Um, maybe.
Obama remains stubbornly near the top. Swing state teams seem to be doing well in the tourney. Here's hoping he's not mired in 2nd place this November in that other contest. For the record, I'd rather have him lose the pool to DD than lose the election to Rick, Newt or Mittens. Still, I'll never include celebrity picks in our pool again. It's humiliating.
Here are the standings after Saturday, with just 5 games left to go.
Here's to a lazy, sleepy Sunday to all of you. That's what we have planned up here in cold, rainy Portland.
The Meister
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Saturday picks
All, I certainly hate the new Blogger interface. Google, I assume you're reading all my postings. Screw you.
Here are today's picks:
1. Syracue - John, Rosalie, Winkler, Cal, Henry, Willow, Dykes, Alexander
2. OH St - Knott, Maggi, Obama, Ruth, Calvino, Scott, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Jonathan, Sarah B, Tim, Liz -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Cincy - Acy
3. FL St - Harry, Kate, Matt, Gena, Sarah P
4. Wisc - Bill
5. Vandy - Ellie, Sophie
4. Lville - Knott, Dana, Sophie, John
7. Florida - Nobody
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1. Mich St - Everybody else
2. Missouri - Maggi, Dykes, Obama, Scott, Kate, Sarah B, Tim, Wrinkler
3. Marq - Acy, Willow, Gena
5. New Mexico - Liz
Good luck, folks. Only 7 games left. How am I ever going to win this thing?
C
Here are today's picks:
1. Syracue - John, Rosalie, Winkler, Cal, Henry, Willow, Dykes, Alexander
2. OH St - Knott, Maggi, Obama, Ruth, Calvino, Scott, Dayle, Steve, Dana, Jonathan, Sarah B, Tim, Liz -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Cincy - Acy
3. FL St - Harry, Kate, Matt, Gena, Sarah P
4. Wisc - Bill
5. Vandy - Ellie, Sophie
4. Lville - Knott, Dana, Sophie, John
7. Florida - Nobody
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1. Mich St - Everybody else
2. Missouri - Maggi, Dykes, Obama, Scott, Kate, Sarah B, Tim, Wrinkler
3. Marq - Acy, Willow, Gena
5. New Mexico - Liz
Good luck, folks. Only 7 games left. How am I ever going to win this thing?
C
Standings after Friday's games
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. Yawn.)
Dana continues to lead, Dykes continues to sneak up, Obama holding steady, Liz out of the basement, Jonathan paying dearly for his Big 10 allegiance. It's so exciting I can hardly stand it. This is going to be a short message, I have Legos to build with a certain red-haired nag.
Here are the standings after Friday's games:
Well, we're heading to a dramatic race to the finish. (I'm talking about the pool, by the way, not the tournament. Yawn.)
Dana continues to lead, Dykes continues to sneak up, Obama holding steady, Liz out of the basement, Jonathan paying dearly for his Big 10 allegiance. It's so exciting I can hardly stand it. This is going to be a short message, I have Legos to build with a certain red-haired nag.
Here are the standings after Friday's games:
Friday, March 23, 2012
Tournament Trophy
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 winner one year. Now that I know I might win again this year, I'm willing to pass it on to the winner of this year's tournament. If this makes no sense, I've had half a bottle of wine at this point....so sorry.
Friday's Picks
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 your fondest wishes. You need only ask.
Here goes:
1. Kentucky - Everybody else
4. Indiana - Acy, Alexander, Willow, Jonathan, Ellie
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8. Iowa State - Gena
10. Xavier - Nobody
3. Baylor - Knott, Dykes, Obama, Ruth, Henry, Scott, Matt, Dayle, Rosalie, Winkler, Ellie, Steve, Dana, Liz, both Sarahs
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2. Duke - Everybody else
14. South Dakota State - Gena
1. UNC - Everybody and his/her brother/sister, except
13. Ohio - Not here, nobody picked Ohio, must be below the line
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5. Temple - Alexander, Willow, Sophie, Sarah P
4. Michigan - Calvino, Matt, Jonathan, Sarah B
11. NC State - Harry (Go, Harry!)
2. Kansas - Everybody else
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3. GTown - Knott, Matt, Gena, Sarah B, Ellie, Wrinkler
10. Purdue - Jonathan, Liz, Sophie
And there you have it. Safe pooling out there, friends.
C
You might like to know who's picked whom in tonight's games. Well, we're here to oblige each and everyone one of your fondest wishes. You need only ask.
Here goes:
1. Kentucky - Everybody else
4. Indiana - Acy, Alexander, Willow, Jonathan, Ellie
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8. Iowa State - Gena
10. Xavier - Nobody
3. Baylor - Knott, Dykes, Obama, Ruth, Henry, Scott, Matt, Dayle, Rosalie, Winkler, Ellie, Steve, Dana, Liz, both Sarahs
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2. Duke - Everybody else
14. South Dakota State - Gena
1. UNC - Everybody and his/her brother/sister, except
13. Ohio - Not here, nobody picked Ohio, must be below the line
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5. Temple - Alexander, Willow, Sophie, Sarah P
4. Michigan - Calvino, Matt, Jonathan, Sarah B
11. NC State - Harry (Go, Harry!)
2. Kansas - Everybody else
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3. GTown - Knott, Matt, Gena, Sarah B, Ellie, Wrinkler
10. Purdue - Jonathan, Liz, Sophie
And there you have it. Safe pooling out there, friends.
C
Where we stand...
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 us now, folks, and it seems to me, maybe taunting us a little. [Insert picture of Poolmeister angrily shaking fist impotently in the air].
President Obama keeps doing well, but I'd advise standings-watchers to keep their eyes on stealthy, perennial dark horse Chris Dykes. The Oklahoma Kid has, once again, sidled up the standings to find himself within reasonable striking distance of the lead. With only 11 games remaining, however, he'll have to strike soon. The rest of us suck, pick-wise.
Here's how it looks after last night:
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 us now, folks, and it seems to me, maybe taunting us a little. [Insert picture of Poolmeister angrily shaking fist impotently in the air].
President Obama keeps doing well, but I'd advise standings-watchers to keep their eyes on stealthy, perennial dark horse Chris Dykes. The Oklahoma Kid has, once again, sidled up the standings to find himself within reasonable striking distance of the lead. With only 11 games remaining, however, he'll have to strike soon. The rest of us suck, pick-wise.
Here's how it looks after last night:
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Who picked whom? (Thursday edition)
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 picks for those of you following along at home. Like my home, I mean. Acy, Maggi and I have made the following bet: 3rd place among the three of us is the evening snack, treat and drink fetcher for the other two for two solid weeks. Your home life may be different, but this is kind of a big deal where we live. 2nd place does, if I remember correctly, dishes, trash and coffee prep for a week. Another big deal Chez Jackson Knott. Have you any side bets going? Let's hear 'em.
See below for the NCAA Pool Home Game Edition.
Have a safe Round Three (despite stupid CBS calling it stupid Round Four because of the stupid play-in stupid games stupid. This is Round Three - so there) out there.
C
4. Wisc - Kate, Bill, Jonathan, both Sarahs, Liz
1. Syracuse - Everyone else
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5. Vandy - Knott, Calvino, Scott, Matt, Ellie, Sophie
8. Kansas State - Harry, Steve, Tim
6. Cincy - Acy (could be the genius pick of Round Three)
2. Ohio State - Everyone else
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11. Texas - Alexander (he'll learn, don't worry)
3. FL St - Henry, Harry, Kate, Matt, Gena, Cal, Sophie, Sarah P, John
10. West VA - Bill
1. Michigan St - Everyone else
4. LVille - Knott, Dykes, Dana, Sophie, John
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8. Memphis - Acy, Sarah B
5. New Mexico - Gena, Liz (don't ever bet on Steve Alford, friends.)
7. Florida - Matt (another genius?)
3. Marquette - Knott, Acy, Willow, Gena, Dana, Cal, Liz, Ellie, Rosalie
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2. Missouri - Everyone else
6. Murray State - Alexander, Bill, Sarah P
10. UVA - Sophie
I know you're all waiting breathlessly to find out where you'll stand after tonight's games. Below is a table of picks for those of you following along at home. Like my home, I mean. Acy, Maggi and I have made the following bet: 3rd place among the three of us is the evening snack, treat and drink fetcher for the other two for two solid weeks. Your home life may be different, but this is kind of a big deal where we live. 2nd place does, if I remember correctly, dishes, trash and coffee prep for a week. Another big deal Chez Jackson Knott. Have you any side bets going? Let's hear 'em.
See below for the NCAA Pool Home Game Edition.
Have a safe Round Three (despite stupid CBS calling it stupid Round Four because of the stupid play-in stupid games stupid. This is Round Three - so there) out there.
C
4. Wisc - Kate, Bill, Jonathan, both Sarahs, Liz
1. Syracuse - Everyone else
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5. Vandy - Knott, Calvino, Scott, Matt, Ellie, Sophie
8. Kansas State - Harry, Steve, Tim
6. Cincy - Acy (could be the genius pick of Round Three)
2. Ohio State - Everyone else
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11. Texas - Alexander (he'll learn, don't worry)
3. FL St - Henry, Harry, Kate, Matt, Gena, Cal, Sophie, Sarah P, John
10. West VA - Bill
1. Michigan St - Everyone else
4. LVille - Knott, Dykes, Dana, Sophie, John
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8. Memphis - Acy, Sarah B
5. New Mexico - Gena, Liz (don't ever bet on Steve Alford, friends.)
7. Florida - Matt (another genius?)
3. Marquette - Knott, Acy, Willow, Gena, Dana, Cal, Liz, Ellie, Rosalie
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2. Missouri - Everyone else
6. Murray State - Alexander, Bill, Sarah P
10. UVA - Sophie
Getting ready for tonight
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 current standings. Can I blame it on work? Family obligations? Unseasonably beautiful weather in Maine? Sloth? Take your pick.
Sunday was a rough tournament day for most of us, but it made for some fun watching, at least. Tonight's four games should be good ones, and I'll post everyone's picks shortly.
In the meantime, Dana continues her domination, followed closely by the President. I see a bumper sticker here: Dana Duffy - Smarter than Obama. Like it?
Here's where we all stand:
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 current standings. Can I blame it on work? Family obligations? Unseasonably beautiful weather in Maine? Sloth? Take your pick.
Sunday was a rough tournament day for most of us, but it made for some fun watching, at least. Tonight's four games should be good ones, and I'll post everyone's picks shortly.
In the meantime, Dana continues her domination, followed closely by the President. I see a bumper sticker here: Dana Duffy - Smarter than Obama. Like it?
Here's where we all stand:
Sunday, March 18, 2012
A new leader to lead them...
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.
Saturday's games were, in one sense, Dullsville. Despite some good, close games, there were no upsets. Every one of the higher seeds won, which is offensive to my left wing political views. (My left wing political views are such that I believe that the little guy ought to win every now and then, or at least have a chance to. They do not extend to the belief that everybody should get a trophy or that we're all really winners or that it's mean to keep score. I thought you might be curious.)
Where was I? Oh yes, Dullsville. Today should be more interesting. As I type this, NC State is ahead of Georgetown, which is a pretty popular state of affairs in my house, I can tell you.
Willow, it's worth pointing out, got all eight games right yesterday. Congrats to you, my friend. I'd like to bring to your attention how well the President is doing in our pool. Evidently, basketball teams from important swing states are doing well so far.
AND NOW, OUR NEW STANDINGS AND OUR NEW LEADER!!! Congrats to our mutual genioso. Check out the standings below to see who's currently humiliating the rest of us:
Holy guacamole!!! We have a new leader. I won't spoil the suspense, you'll have to wait until the end of this post.
Saturday's games were, in one sense, Dullsville. Despite some good, close games, there were no upsets. Every one of the higher seeds won, which is offensive to my left wing political views. (My left wing political views are such that I believe that the little guy ought to win every now and then, or at least have a chance to. They do not extend to the belief that everybody should get a trophy or that we're all really winners or that it's mean to keep score. I thought you might be curious.)
Where was I? Oh yes, Dullsville. Today should be more interesting. As I type this, NC State is ahead of Georgetown, which is a pretty popular state of affairs in my house, I can tell you.
Willow, it's worth pointing out, got all eight games right yesterday. Congrats to you, my friend. I'd like to bring to your attention how well the President is doing in our pool. Evidently, basketball teams from important swing states are doing well so far.
AND NOW, OUR NEW STANDINGS AND OUR NEW LEADER!!! Congrats to our mutual genioso. Check out the standings below to see who's currently humiliating the rest of us:
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Round One
Whew, was Day Two a monster! Eight upsets, including two 15 seeds beating 2 seeds. My understanding is that prior to yesterday, 15 seeds had only won 4 games since 1985. It's like in baseball, where of the 15 unassisted triple plays in history, 2 of them took place on consecutive days in 1927. Weird.
Anyhoo, we have geniuses to praise. Only The Wrinkler picked USF to beat Temple, only Dana got Lehigh over Duke, and as I said below, only Gena, Ellie and Sophie got Norfolk State over Missouri. Five of us (me, Acy, Dayle, Ellie, Sophie) picked Ohio to beat Michigan. If you've forgotten, correctly picking a 1-10 seed to win gets you 1 point, 11-12 seeds get you 2 points, 13-14 seeds get you 3 points, and 15-16 seeds get you 4 points. If my math is correct, that means there were 27 points possible yesterday (as opposed to 18 on Thursday). The day's big winner was...wait for it...SOPHIE MAC, with an amazing 16 points. Her sister, Ellie, was right behind with 15. Something in the Pittsburgh water, evidently. Their mother, Liz, is clearly not drinking that water. What are you drinking, Liz? [I'm going for the world record for the most ideas in one paragraph - what the hell am I writing about here?]
So, today begins Round 2, where all games are worth 2 points each. All these upsets are going to make the later rounds weird, poolwise, but let's see how it all shakes out.
Below are the standings after Round One. I hope you're all planning to watch at 12 hours of televised hoop today. I'd be disappointed to find that you've been, oh, playing outside, exercising, reading a book, or any other goofy non-basketball-related activity. Get on the couch, people, it's the tournament.
Stationarily yours,
Meister
Anyhoo, we have geniuses to praise. Only The Wrinkler picked USF to beat Temple, only Dana got Lehigh over Duke, and as I said below, only Gena, Ellie and Sophie got Norfolk State over Missouri. Five of us (me, Acy, Dayle, Ellie, Sophie) picked Ohio to beat Michigan. If you've forgotten, correctly picking a 1-10 seed to win gets you 1 point, 11-12 seeds get you 2 points, 13-14 seeds get you 3 points, and 15-16 seeds get you 4 points. If my math is correct, that means there were 27 points possible yesterday (as opposed to 18 on Thursday). The day's big winner was...wait for it...SOPHIE MAC, with an amazing 16 points. Her sister, Ellie, was right behind with 15. Something in the Pittsburgh water, evidently. Their mother, Liz, is clearly not drinking that water. What are you drinking, Liz? [I'm going for the world record for the most ideas in one paragraph - what the hell am I writing about here?]
So, today begins Round 2, where all games are worth 2 points each. All these upsets are going to make the later rounds weird, poolwise, but let's see how it all shakes out.
Below are the standings after Round One. I hope you're all planning to watch at 12 hours of televised hoop today. I'd be disappointed to find that you've been, oh, playing outside, exercising, reading a book, or any other goofy non-basketball-related activity. Get on the couch, people, it's the tournament.
Stationarily yours,
Meister
Voie à suivre Lehigh
Duke est un seau d'immondices trempent riche ivre digne de sa perte.
Love that Google Translate. I have been ridiculed soundly for my correct pronunciation of L'High, while sipping a nice glass of Burgundy. Viva la pool!
Love that Google Translate. I have been ridiculed soundly for my correct pronunciation of L'High, while sipping a nice glass of Burgundy. Viva la pool!
Friday, March 16, 2012
What do Gena, Ellie and Sophie have in common?
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 a 15 seed beating a 2 seed, they'll each get 4 points for getting it right. Congrats geniuses.
You now join these folks in the pantheon of big-brained thinkerators.
Congrats.
You now join these folks in the pantheon of big-brained thinkerators.
Congrats.
Day One, or why won't Rosalie let the rest of us play?
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, President Obama. For those of you who don't know him, he's an Indonesian Muslim communist (or so I've heard on AM radio) who likes basketball. He seemed lonely, so I got his picks off the web and entered him. I'm assuming the Secret Service will be at my door shortly. Also, I'm going to quit filling your email inboxes shortly, so point your browser (and I'm old enough to remember when a gentleman wouldn't say "point your browser" in polite company) to the blog, newly and beautifully redesigned for 2012 by our own Mike Winkler, a/k/a The Wrinkler. Thank you Wrinkler. Find the blog here: hoopkids.blogspot.com.
There, then, down to business. Day One was a bit of a snoozefest, upset-wise, although there were some darn good games. Of the sixteen games yesterday, there were only two upsets: 12. VCU over Wichita St., and 11. Colorado over UNLV. If you recall, 11 and 12 seed wins get the picker 2 points each instead of 1. That means there were a total of 18 points available. Day One's genius is, once again, Rosalie, who got 17 of the 18 points. Miraculous. I'm taking her to the track at Saratoga soon, and I'm going to let her place bets for me. The rest of did, well, not nearly so good a job.
The standings after Day One are as follows:
I'm wrapping up at the office, and I'm off home to start drinking (I mean, watching). See you all on the interwebs tonight. Have a safe Day Two out there.
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, President Obama. For those of you who don't know him, he's an Indonesian Muslim communist (or so I've heard on AM radio) who likes basketball. He seemed lonely, so I got his picks off the web and entered him. I'm assuming the Secret Service will be at my door shortly. Also, I'm going to quit filling your email inboxes shortly, so point your browser (and I'm old enough to remember when a gentleman wouldn't say "point your browser" in polite company) to the blog, newly and beautifully redesigned for 2012 by our own Mike Winkler, a/k/a The Wrinkler. Thank you Wrinkler. Find the blog here: hoopkids.blogspot.com.
There, then, down to business. Day One was a bit of a snoozefest, upset-wise, although there were some darn good games. Of the sixteen games yesterday, there were only two upsets: 12. VCU over Wichita St., and 11. Colorado over UNLV. If you recall, 11 and 12 seed wins get the picker 2 points each instead of 1. That means there were a total of 18 points available. Day One's genius is, once again, Rosalie, who got 17 of the 18 points. Miraculous. I'm taking her to the track at Saratoga soon, and I'm going to let her place bets for me. The rest of did, well, not nearly so good a job.
The standings after Day One are as follows:
I'm wrapping up at the office, and I'm off home to start drinking (I mean, watching). See you all on the interwebs tonight. Have a safe Day Two out there.
Bleh
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. Oh, and Minnesota didn't deserve a berth -- they choked bigger than Dr. Heimlich's first patient.
Let's get serious
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, Carolina and Duke! I mean, come on! Oh, and I have Hint o' Crack in the house. Life is good.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
How are you staying up to date on the scores?
Watching SI at work...on my laptop...during meetings...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Rosalie and A-Rod
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 Rosalie and the rest of us. Rosalie got the only points last Sunday (for her correct Kentucky pick). Besides the fact that Rosalie is running away with the pool, she's also done something I've never seen in all the years we've been doing this. She's picked 2 of the Final Four correctly (UConn and Kentucky), and the rest of us together got none. None. Think that over for a minute. Nil. Bupkus. Nada. Rien a declarer. In short, we suck and she doesn't.
CONGRATS TO YOU, ROSALIE!!! How big do you want your trophy to be?
So, in the Final Four, only you-know-who has the chance to score any more points (and that only if Kentucky wins tonight), so essentially she's given all of us our Saturday and Monday nights back, since there's really no point in watching games now, right?
What a bruiser of a tournament, eh? Here are the standings, if you can bear to look. Remember that if KY wins tonight, Rosalie will have 5 more points, but the rest of us are stuck right where we are.
Sheesh. We'll get 'em next year, eh?
Poolmeister
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 Rosalie and the rest of us. Rosalie got the only points last Sunday (for her correct Kentucky pick). Besides the fact that Rosalie is running away with the pool, she's also done something I've never seen in all the years we've been doing this. She's picked 2 of the Final Four correctly (UConn and Kentucky), and the rest of us together got none. None. Think that over for a minute. Nil. Bupkus. Nada. Rien a declarer. In short, we suck and she doesn't.
CONGRATS TO YOU, ROSALIE!!! How big do you want your trophy to be?
So, in the Final Four, only you-know-who has the chance to score any more points (and that only if Kentucky wins tonight), so essentially she's given all of us our Saturday and Monday nights back, since there's really no point in watching games now, right?
What a bruiser of a tournament, eh? Here are the standings, if you can bear to look. Remember that if KY wins tonight, Rosalie will have 5 more points, but the rest of us are stuck right where we are.
Sheesh. We'll get 'em next year, eh?
Poolmeister
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wait, VCU? What the what?
People,
Well, now I've seen everything. If my picks weren't already lousy, this certainly wouldn't have helped. Condolences to all you Jayhawks out there.
Sheesh,
C
Well, now I've seen everything. If my picks weren't already lousy, this certainly wouldn't have helped. Condolences to all you Jayhawks out there.
Sheesh,
C
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sunday picks
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 be hoping against hope. In order to add that tiny soupcon of stress and pressure to your hoop-watching sabbath, here's a list of who's picked whom. Enjoy.
4. KY - Rosalie (what does this girl know?)
2. UNC - Knott, Maggi, Acy, Alexander, Bill, John, Sophie
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1. Ohio State - Everybody else (you forgot to bet against the Big 10)
3. Syracuse - Dana
9. Nova - Liz
1. Kansas - Everybody else
11. VCU - Nobody at all, not even Rosalie
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6. Georgetown - Acy
4. Louisville - Alexander, Steve, Jonathan
2. Notre Dame - Calvino, Tim, Kate
3. Purdue - Matt
And that's that. Have lovely Sundays wherever you are, and I'll see you at the Final Four.
C
Last two regional finals tomorrow, 4 points each. Not that it'd help me much, standings-wise, but others among you must be hoping against hope. In order to add that tiny soupcon of stress and pressure to your hoop-watching sabbath, here's a list of who's picked whom. Enjoy.
4. KY - Rosalie (what does this girl know?)
2. UNC - Knott, Maggi, Acy, Alexander, Bill, John, Sophie
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1. Ohio State - Everybody else (you forgot to bet against the Big 10)
3. Syracuse - Dana
9. Nova - Liz
1. Kansas - Everybody else
11. VCU - Nobody at all, not even Rosalie
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6. Georgetown - Acy
4. Louisville - Alexander, Steve, Jonathan
2. Notre Dame - Calvino, Tim, Kate
3. Purdue - Matt
And that's that. Have lovely Sundays wherever you are, and I'll see you at the Final Four.
C
Rosalie! Rosalie! Rosalie!
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 about raising hoop-picking offspring? No? Nothing? Oh well.
So, only 5 games left, but plenty of pool action yet to go. I'm particularly interested in the intra-family struggles. Maggi is pummeling me, as is Acy, but I'm starting to pull away from Alexander. (I know he's only 5, but I'll take whatever I can get.) Dana is beating Steve, Kate and Scott are tied. Sarah B is whupping Tim. Big Cal leads all Dewitts. Sophie, who already has one championship under her belt, is pounding on the rest of the Rambeau-Petersons. Finally, and really, sweetest of all, I'm slightly ahead of my similarly pick-challenged brother. I'm confident in my ability to screw that one up, too, but for the moment it satisfies.
I've included the standings through today's (that's Saturday's) games. The math today was easy, as Rosalie got the 4 point UConn win right, and nobody else got either game right. That might be a first in the history of the pool. Congrats Rosie, but what the hell's wrong with the rest of us. Picking UConn seems obvious now, like the murderer at the end of a mystery novel, but it didn't occur to me earlier. Nor did it seem to occur to any of you, either, except Good Old Rosalie, that is. And Butler? Forget it. [insert Butler/mystery novel/murderer joke here. I'm too tired to do it.]
Here, then, are the standings through today's games. Tomorrow's picks in a moment.
Chriskin
Geez Louise, Rosalie has sprung into the lead! John, Sarah, aside from being proud parents, what advice can you give the rest of us about raising hoop-picking offspring? No? Nothing? Oh well.
So, only 5 games left, but plenty of pool action yet to go. I'm particularly interested in the intra-family struggles. Maggi is pummeling me, as is Acy, but I'm starting to pull away from Alexander. (I know he's only 5, but I'll take whatever I can get.) Dana is beating Steve, Kate and Scott are tied. Sarah B is whupping Tim. Big Cal leads all Dewitts. Sophie, who already has one championship under her belt, is pounding on the rest of the Rambeau-Petersons. Finally, and really, sweetest of all, I'm slightly ahead of my similarly pick-challenged brother. I'm confident in my ability to screw that one up, too, but for the moment it satisfies.
I've included the standings through today's (that's Saturday's) games. The math today was easy, as Rosalie got the 4 point UConn win right, and nobody else got either game right. That might be a first in the history of the pool. Congrats Rosie, but what the hell's wrong with the rest of us. Picking UConn seems obvious now, like the murderer at the end of a mystery novel, but it didn't occur to me earlier. Nor did it seem to occur to any of you, either, except Good Old Rosalie, that is. And Butler? Forget it. [insert Butler/mystery novel/murderer joke here. I'm too tired to do it.]
Here, then, are the standings through today's games. Tomorrow's picks in a moment.
Chriskin
Friday, March 25, 2011
If I have to look at Leslie Visser one more time
I will throw up.
Seriously, does it make any sense that women in sports broadcasting are supposed to starve themselves or do whatever Leslie Visser has done to herself while Vern Lundquist is allowed to take up 3/4 of the television screen? He looks like he could eat Raftery at any moment.
Seriously, does it make any sense that women in sports broadcasting are supposed to starve themselves or do whatever Leslie Visser has done to herself while Vern Lundquist is allowed to take up 3/4 of the television screen? He looks like he could eat Raftery at any moment.
More bad news
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 Old Rosalie seems to be my best hope for not have my wife singing, "I am the Champion, no time for LOSERS" and pointing at me all damn year. C'mon, Good Old Rosalie.
All right, I don't mean to be churlish. I'd be happy for Maggi if she hung on to win here. Not real happy, mind you, just happy.
With Kansas pounding Richmond and UNC thumping Marquette (sorry Kate and Scott, hometown fans, no doubt) there isn't much excitement so far.
Below are the standings after last night's games.
Hope you're all watching tonight.
C
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 Old Rosalie seems to be my best hope for not have my wife singing, "I am the Champion, no time for LOSERS" and pointing at me all damn year. C'mon, Good Old Rosalie.
All right, I don't mean to be churlish. I'd be happy for Maggi if she hung on to win here. Not real happy, mind you, just happy.
With Kansas pounding Richmond and UNC thumping Marquette (sorry Kate and Scott, hometown fans, no doubt) there isn't much excitement so far.
Below are the standings after last night's games.
Hope you're all watching tonight.
C
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where we are now
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 the awful reality, which will become clear to you once you note who is on top of the pool, and who is scraping his bottom along the bottom. Sigh.
This is the last email I'll send out. I'm going to start posting at the blog, which you can find here:
http://hoopkids.blogspot.com/
If you need a login or an invitation or what have you, write to blogmaster Mike Winkler at winkler4@gmail.com. He'll hook you up.
Without further ado, then, here are the gory results after Round Two:
Good luck out there in Round Three, which begins tonight.
Love and kisses,
Your (co-)Poolmeister
I realized with some horror that I haven't sent out a standings listing after Round Two. My apologies. Maybe I was just avoiding the awful reality, which will become clear to you once you note who is on top of the pool, and who is scraping his bottom along the bottom. Sigh.
This is the last email I'll send out. I'm going to start posting at the blog, which you can find here:
http://hoopkids.blogspot.com/
If you need a login or an invitation or what have you, write to blogmaster Mike Winkler at winkler4@gmail.com. He'll hook you up.
Without further ado, then, here are the gory results after Round Two:
Good luck out there in Round Three, which begins tonight.
Love and kisses,
Your (co-)Poolmeister
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Bad Omen
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.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
We are all champions
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 the semifinal games and the final game on Monday night thanks to one of my college roommates who works at the NCAA. I tried my best to cheer Butler on to their first championship to no avail, but had fun nonetheless.
Congrats to the pool winners!
P.S. I am Chris and Jonathan's cousin wearing my team colors on the left.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
This is the end. My little friend, the end...
Have I ever mentioned that I hate, hate, hate The Doors? (My otherwise sensible brother Jonathan loves them. He's just wrong. The Doors story: I'm drunk, I'm nobody. I'm drunk, I'm famous. I'm drunk, I'm dead. Yawn.) Anyway, on to the hoop...
Sad, now, that the tourney is over, it's time to wrap up. First, big congrats go to Matthew Peterson, The (New) Sage of Ithaca and Soon To Be Sage of Pittsburgh. That's some title, man, but you've earned it. Matt more or less lapped the field, with the rest of us straggling behind. And who, you ask, are those stragglers? Well, tied for second place are England Bill (and John Ford Coley, 'member those weasels, oldsters?) and Her Grace, Agnes Coyla Jackson. Bill is a past champ, so ending up at or near the top is nothing new for him, but this is Acy's best showing ever, I think. She's busy tonight, as it's the opening night of Romeo and Juliet (where Acy is the Nurse and Tybalt - I'm not kidding here). We'll celebrate her house championship (she killed Maggi, Alexander and me) in some appropriate way. What are the Rambeau Petersons planning to celebrate their Duke-like dynasty? And across the pond, will Bill be wearing ermine and carrying a scepter for his second place finish? Stay tuned to find out.
Now on to the accounting. Below is the final chart, filled with numbers that might or might not be accurate. Below that find a chart showing, well, nothing really, but does demonstrate my ability to make a chart in Excel.
Congrats to the top of the pile, and for the rest of us, a renewed vow to get them next year, eh?
with thoughts turning to baseball,
I remain,
Yours
Sad, now, that the tourney is over, it's time to wrap up. First, big congrats go to Matthew Peterson, The (New) Sage of Ithaca and Soon To Be Sage of Pittsburgh. That's some title, man, but you've earned it. Matt more or less lapped the field, with the rest of us straggling behind. And who, you ask, are those stragglers? Well, tied for second place are England Bill (and John Ford Coley, 'member those weasels, oldsters?) and Her Grace, Agnes Coyla Jackson. Bill is a past champ, so ending up at or near the top is nothing new for him, but this is Acy's best showing ever, I think. She's busy tonight, as it's the opening night of Romeo and Juliet (where Acy is the Nurse and Tybalt - I'm not kidding here). We'll celebrate her house championship (she killed Maggi, Alexander and me) in some appropriate way. What are the Rambeau Petersons planning to celebrate their Duke-like dynasty? And across the pond, will Bill be wearing ermine and carrying a scepter for his second place finish? Stay tuned to find out.
Now on to the accounting. Below is the final chart, filled with numbers that might or might not be accurate. Below that find a chart showing, well, nothing really, but does demonstrate my ability to make a chart in Excel.
Congrats to the top of the pile, and for the rest of us, a renewed vow to get them next year, eh?
with thoughts turning to baseball,
I remain,
Yours
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Who has picked whom?
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 Matt Peterson, The JFK of the Pool, has already clinched the victory. Congrats to you, Matthew. The championship is therefore going to the Rambeau/Peterson home for the second straight year; you'll recall that Sophie Mac walked away with it last year. These people are pushing the Prown/Coleman clan for the right to be considered the best family of pickers. Maybe that's a good side bet, who gets to wear the Von Trapp Family crown. The Jackson/Knotts are waaaayyy down the list.
Going into the last three games, I thought you might like to see who has picked whom in the Final Four and Championship games. Live picks are in red. Note, by the way, that Acy is the one one of us who has a Champion pick left standing, Duke. Out of 27 Poolies, 26 of us have no chance of getting the champ right. I can't ever remember that happening before, but I also can't remember where I left my shoes, so maybe that's not such a big deal.
Here's the chart, for those playing along at home. [cricket sounds here].
Later, dudes and dudettes.
xoxoxoxoxox,
C
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 Matt Peterson, The JFK of the Pool, has already clinched the victory. Congrats to you, Matthew. The championship is therefore going to the Rambeau/Peterson home for the second straight year; you'll recall that Sophie Mac walked away with it last year. These people are pushing the Prown/Coleman clan for the right to be considered the best family of pickers. Maybe that's a good side bet, who gets to wear the Von Trapp Family crown. The Jackson/Knotts are waaaayyy down the list.
Going into the last three games, I thought you might like to see who has picked whom in the Final Four and Championship games. Live picks are in red. Note, by the way, that Acy is the one one of us who has a Champion pick left standing, Duke. Out of 27 Poolies, 26 of us have no chance of getting the champ right. I can't ever remember that happening before, but I also can't remember where I left my shoes, so maybe that's not such a big deal.
Here's the chart, for those playing along at home. [cricket sounds here].
Later, dudes and dudettes.
xoxoxoxoxox,
C
Sunday, March 28, 2010
With the Final Four all set...
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 grieving over the Cornell exit. Matt, Bill, Ruth, that's the Big Three. Dutch DeWitt and I will be out over the next few days with some fascinating info (like who has chosen whom in the Final Four) but until then, here are the standings:
Talk to you all soonish.
Cheers,
Co-M
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 grieving over the Cornell exit. Matt, Bill, Ruth, that's the Big Three. Dutch DeWitt and I will be out over the next few days with some fascinating info (like who has chosen whom in the Final Four) but until then, here are the standings:
Talk to you all soonish.
Cheers,
Co-M
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunday's picks
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 tomorrow's picks:
5. Michigan State - Nobody [cricket sounds here]
6. Tennessee - My boy, Alexander, the budding hoop genius
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1. Kansas - thousands of us
3. Georgetown - Acy, Harry, Rosalie, Matt
2. Ohio State - Jonathan, Dana
4. Maryland - Liz
1. Duke - Acy, Bill, Steve, Dykes, Willow, Sarah P, Rosalie, John, Matt, Gena
3. Baylor - Tim, Dana, Cal
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2. Villanova - Knott, Maggi, Sarah B, Ruth, Harry, Mike, Scott, Dutch, Kate
5. Texas A&M - Alexander
4. Purdue - Dayle, Jonathan, Liz
7. Richmond - Henry
Safe pooling tomorrow.
G'night.
C
Here are tomorrow's picks:
5. Michigan State - Nobody [cricket sounds here]
6. Tennessee - My boy, Alexander, the budding hoop genius
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1. Kansas - thousands of us
3. Georgetown - Acy, Harry, Rosalie, Matt
2. Ohio State - Jonathan, Dana
4. Maryland - Liz
1. Duke - Acy, Bill, Steve, Dykes, Willow, Sarah P, Rosalie, John, Matt, Gena
3. Baylor - Tim, Dana, Cal
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2. Villanova - Knott, Maggi, Sarah B, Ruth, Harry, Mike, Scott, Dutch, Kate
5. Texas A&M - Alexander
4. Purdue - Dayle, Jonathan, Liz
7. Richmond - Henry
Safe pooling tomorrow.
G'night.
C
OK, now where are we?
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 West Virginia game correctly. I would've bet a lot that Kentucky was going to win that game, but that just shows you how little I know. About everything.
Here's where we stand:
Good luck tomorrow, everyone.
Sleepily,
CAK
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 West Virginia game correctly. I would've bet a lot that Kentucky was going to win that game, but that just shows you how little I know. About everything.
Here's where we stand:
Good luck tomorrow, everyone.
Sleepily,
CAK
Is it just me...
or does Huggins look like he's one of the lesser known Baldwin Brothers? You know, like, Zeppo.
Jonathan! Jonathan! Jonathan!
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 one, my bro, Jonathan, who got Butler right. So, J, dish, man, what did you see? What led you to make this gutsy choice? Surely it couldn't be hurried indifference and distracted guesswork...could it? Nah. We're all waiting to hear the secret.
Congrats, mein bruder.
Congrats, mein bruder.
Getting tired...
of seeing all those overweight baggage handlers. Not a good advertisement for the Southwest Airlines wellness program.
Saturday picks
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 drifted to something else. I'm like that, I guess. Still, I'll be watching every second of televised hoop today I can get away with. We'll see how much that amounts to.
Here are today's picks:
5. Butler - Jonathan
2. K. St. - Knott, Dayle, Bill, Sarah B., Mike, Cal, John, Gena
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1. Syracuse - Maggi, Alexander, Ruth, Steve, Scott, Henry, Dutch, Kate, Willow, Sarah P.
8. Gonzaga - Acy
3. Pitt - Tim, Dana, Liz
7. BYU - Harry, Dykes, Matt
4. Vandy - Rosalie
1. Kentucky - everybody else
2. WVU* - Maggi, Ruth, Dykes, Cal, Rosalie, Matt
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9. Wake Forest - Acy
5. Temple - Dana
4. Wisconsin - Steve
6. Marquette - Harry
3. New Mexico** - Liz, Sarah P
Good luck out there.
CoMeister
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* People who picked West Virginia should expect a phone call from Steve, in which he will explain Bob Huggins's ability to coach teams to wins in the big games.
** People who picked New Mexico should expect a phone call from me, in which I will explain what a no-talent greasy weasel Steve Alford is.
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 drifted to something else. I'm like that, I guess. Still, I'll be watching every second of televised hoop today I can get away with. We'll see how much that amounts to.
Here are today's picks:
5. Butler - Jonathan
2. K. St. - Knott, Dayle, Bill, Sarah B., Mike, Cal, John, Gena
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1. Syracuse - Maggi, Alexander, Ruth, Steve, Scott, Henry, Dutch, Kate, Willow, Sarah P.
8. Gonzaga - Acy
3. Pitt - Tim, Dana, Liz
7. BYU - Harry, Dykes, Matt
4. Vandy - Rosalie
1. Kentucky - everybody else
2. WVU* - Maggi, Ruth, Dykes, Cal, Rosalie, Matt
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9. Wake Forest - Acy
5. Temple - Dana
4. Wisconsin - Steve
6. Marquette - Harry
3. New Mexico** - Liz, Sarah P
Good luck out there.
CoMeister
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* People who picked West Virginia should expect a phone call from Steve, in which he will explain Bob Huggins's ability to coach teams to wins in the big games.
** People who picked New Mexico should expect a phone call from me, in which I will explain what a no-talent greasy weasel Steve Alford is.
Round 3, Day 2 results and standings
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've never seen them or heard them, they're awesome. More to the point, though, is that the two of us went somewhere together, and without offspring, for the first time in two or three centuries. Anyway, all we got were the final scores, really. It could've gone better for me and for the Big 10, but what else is new?
Well over half of us picked Duke to beat Purdue, although most of us were holding our collective noses. Only Bill, Tim, Dana, Cal, Sarah P. and Matt got the Baylor game right. Nobody picked Michigan State to win last night. And in the really kooky game, only Liz and Alexander picked Tennessee to get this far. I know why Alexander picked them; he thought the word "Tennessee" is funny, and likes saying it out loud. And Liz? Well, I'm not sure. What's the thought process, Ms. Rambeau? Care to let us in on your secret?
Below are the standings. Matt continues to leave, with Bill nipping at his heels. Lots of us are down to only a couple of teams left in, so there may not be a ton of movement out there. Here's where we stand:
Saturday picks coming soon.
xoxox,
C
Gee, what a wild Friday night. Maggi and I missed the games, because we were out seeing the Punch Brothers. If you've never seen them or heard them, they're awesome. More to the point, though, is that the two of us went somewhere together, and without offspring, for the first time in two or three centuries. Anyway, all we got were the final scores, really. It could've gone better for me and for the Big 10, but what else is new?
Well over half of us picked Duke to beat Purdue, although most of us were holding our collective noses. Only Bill, Tim, Dana, Cal, Sarah P. and Matt got the Baylor game right. Nobody picked Michigan State to win last night. And in the really kooky game, only Liz and Alexander picked Tennessee to get this far. I know why Alexander picked them; he thought the word "Tennessee" is funny, and likes saying it out loud. And Liz? Well, I'm not sure. What's the thought process, Ms. Rambeau? Care to let us in on your secret?
Below are the standings. Matt continues to leave, with Bill nipping at his heels. Lots of us are down to only a couple of teams left in, so there may not be a ton of movement out there. Here's where we stand:
Saturday picks coming soon.
xoxox,
C
Friday, March 26, 2010
No joy in Mudville
With 34 seconds left looks like the sweet sixteen is as far as we go. Good fun though.
bloggerific!
Thanks for the awesome reporting, Liz!! Those Cornell cool cats were very spunky compared to the 7 foot tall Kentuckians...
Tonight's picks
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, Dayle, Jonathan, Dana, Liz
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5. TX A&M - Alexander, Sarah B. Cal
12. Utah St. - Harry
3. Baylor - Bill, Tim, Dana, Cal, Sarah P., Matt
10. St. Mary's - Nobody
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2. Villanova - Everybody else
6. Notre Dame - Alexander
7. Richmond - Henry
9. UNI - Nobody
5. Michigan State - Nobody
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1. Kansas - Just about everyone, except...
12. N. Mexico St. - Alexander, Harry, Rosalie
4. Maryland - Liz
6. Tennessee - Alexander, Liz
2. Ohio St. - Dayle, Jonathan, Dana, Dutch, Kate, Willow, Sarah P., John, Gena
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3. Georgetown - Everybody else
7. Oklahoma St. - Cal, Henry
There, now you can keep score at home if you'd like. Let's all have a safe Round Three, Day 2 out there. Tonight's games are all worth three points, by the way.
Cheers,
CPM (co-poolmeister)
1. Duke - Everybody else
4. Purdue - Maggi, Dayle, Jonathan, Dana, Liz
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5. TX A&M - Alexander, Sarah B. Cal
12. Utah St. - Harry
3. Baylor - Bill, Tim, Dana, Cal, Sarah P., Matt
10. St. Mary's - Nobody
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2. Villanova - Everybody else
6. Notre Dame - Alexander
7. Richmond - Henry
9. UNI - Nobody
5. Michigan State - Nobody
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1. Kansas - Just about everyone, except...
12. N. Mexico St. - Alexander, Harry, Rosalie
4. Maryland - Liz
6. Tennessee - Alexander, Liz
2. Ohio St. - Dayle, Jonathan, Dana, Dutch, Kate, Willow, Sarah P., John, Gena
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3. Georgetown - Everybody else
7. Oklahoma St. - Cal, Henry
There, now you can keep score at home if you'd like. Let's all have a safe Round Three, Day 2 out there. Tonight's games are all worth three points, by the way.
Cheers,
CPM (co-poolmeister)
Thursday results and standings
Dear ones,
Seems like it's been all trauma up to this point: Kansas, Cornell, no Iowa. You know, catastrophes. That said, everyone is bunched up together, poolwise, and since our teams have all lost, perhaps we'll wind up that way, too.
Here's where we are at the moment:
Seems like it's been all trauma up to this point: Kansas, Cornell, no Iowa. You know, catastrophes. That said, everyone is bunched up together, poolwise, and since our teams have all lost, perhaps we'll wind up that way, too.
Here's where we are at the moment:
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 Fat Matt's bbq in Atlanta (Thank you Katie Abbott!)
And that's it for my "oddball blogging." It was fun, but I must say watching basketball on the telly is more comfy and understandable. Also cheaper (although cornell messed up the ticketing so badly that our seats were free). Next year.... go pitt??
Light of Day
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 astonished to learn that yes, the other guys were taller than Jeff Foote. All of them were taller than Jeff Foote. When he goes to CU basketball games at home Ben likes to sit in the front row and be in on the huddle (last game his friend Peter had his arm around Foote, in on the play).
Oh, Petersons and Rambeaux, we're all sorry
The Big Red did themselves proud, but tonight wasn't the night. Condolences.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:19 2nd
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 steves suit. That is a very patty thing to ask at this point in the game. Think it's turning around. Ryan whittman has 3 fouls which is bad but they are starting to hit their 3 s.
15:41 2nd
Timout. Get the chairs! The NBA players out there are making it look effortless. In a bad way. 34-21
2:54 1st
25-16 Kentucky. Cornell might benefit from some of that Lester Hayes stickum; they keep dropping the ball and did I mention the dunking? Can see the vein throbbing in coach donahue's forehead from here. Timeout and, you guessed it, chairs for the blue players. No big red fans sitting, so must stand up again. All chanting hockey chants: "You just suck you just suck we're gonna beat the hell out of you, rough em up --k em up, go C U"
That'll teach em.
That'll teach em.
4:42 1st
Gosh these kentucky sorts are awfully tall. They have some showy dunking moves that are hard to defend against. Luckily, I am surrounded by pointy headed Cornell fans who have some pointers for the team....
7:52 1st
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 players while the big red stand. Score16-12 ky.
Only Alexander and Henry DeWitt picked XU!
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 something? Go whatever they are.
Only Liz picked Cornell to win. Go Cornell
I'd happily accept the loss of points just to see Cornell move on. F Kentucky, man.
Jonathan, Bill and Sarah B. get the Butler game right!!!
3 points for each of you. What in the hell ever possessed you to pick Butler? I'm impressed.
Live vs tv
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.
Rain
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 hour before finally getting inside where Cornell will call had completely given up and were handing out tickets to anyone who came in. Hope Cornell does better at playing than organizing!
Crap, sorry, here's where we are at the moment
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 Peterson, currently attending the Cornell game and being liveblogged about, is killing the field. Right behind are Sarah Prown, Bill O'Hearn, Ruth DeWitt and the lovely John Coleman. It's going to be a fight to finished, unless you're me, as I am already finished.
Here's where we stand. I'll update it as the night goes on:
Rank Name Day 4 Total
1 Matt 14 48
2 Sarah P. 12 46
3 Bill 10 44
3 John 10 44
3 Ruth 12 44
6 Dana 10 43
7 Acy 8 42
8 Gena 10 41
8 Knott 12 41
8 Maggi 10 41
11 Dayle 10 40
11 Dutch 12 40
11 Kate 12 40
11 Liz 8 40
11 Scott 12 40
16 Mike 10 39
17 Favs 10 38
18 Alexander 8 37
18 Dykes 10 37
18 Jonathan 6 37
18 Steve 10 37
22 Cal 6 36
23 Tim 10 35
24 Willow 10 34
25 Henry 8 33
25 Rosalie 8 33
25 Sarah B. 6 33
28 Harry 0 25
I realize I totally neglected to post the standings after Sunday's games. I'm a gimp, my apologies. As you'll see, Matt Peterson, currently attending the Cornell game and being liveblogged about, is killing the field. Right behind are Sarah Prown, Bill O'Hearn, Ruth DeWitt and the lovely John Coleman. It's going to be a fight to finished, unless you're me, as I am already finished.
Here's where we stand. I'll update it as the night goes on:
Rank Name Day 4 Total
1 Matt 14 48
2 Sarah P. 12 46
3 Bill 10 44
3 John 10 44
3 Ruth 12 44
6 Dana 10 43
7 Acy 8 42
8 Gena 10 41
8 Knott 12 41
8 Maggi 10 41
11 Dayle 10 40
11 Dutch 12 40
11 Kate 12 40
11 Liz 8 40
11 Scott 12 40
16 Mike 10 39
17 Favs 10 38
18 Alexander 8 37
18 Dykes 10 37
18 Jonathan 6 37
18 Steve 10 37
22 Cal 6 36
23 Tim 10 35
24 Willow 10 34
25 Henry 8 33
25 Rosalie 8 33
25 Sarah B. 6 33
28 Harry 0 25
I love Liz Rambeau and her oddball blogging
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 something Star Wars related? Dish, girl, dish.
Dryden
Passing through Dryden,NY, where Lincoln's second inaugural address resides. See how much you're learning?
On the road!
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 the three children. It's a rainy night in the southern tier and we're in traffic leaving Cornell, following more traffic up to Syracuse.
I say Cornell will win by 8. Matt predicts Cornell by 2 because "they must win by 2.". Some of you will recognize that he is making fun of his wife in that comment. We agree that Cornell may well be killed tonight.
Last night we had a call from the coach's wife, asking if we have our tickets. When matt said no, she called Steve, who was at PRACTICE, the night before DEBUTING In the SWEET SIXTEEN, to make sure he got that sorted out. So if we lose tonight it's because the coach was busy getting us our tickets.
When we moved to Ithaca ten years there was one fan in the stands, our friend pat leahy. When the Harlem globetrotters came to town (and sold out) the team had to practice in the high school gym. So there's lots of excitement around these parts. More soon!
I say Cornell will win by 8. Matt predicts Cornell by 2 because "they must win by 2.". Some of you will recognize that he is making fun of his wife in that comment. We agree that Cornell may well be killed tonight.
Last night we had a call from the coach's wife, asking if we have our tickets. When matt said no, she called Steve, who was at PRACTICE, the night before DEBUTING In the SWEET SIXTEEN, to make sure he got that sorted out. So if we lose tonight it's because the coach was busy getting us our tickets.
When we moved to Ithaca ten years there was one fan in the stands, our friend pat leahy. When the Harlem globetrotters came to town (and sold out) the team had to practice in the high school gym. So there's lots of excitement around these parts. More soon!
Big Day in Ithaca
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 City (did you know that's what the natives call Syracuse, NY?) to watch some other game and then Cornell vs Kentucky! Watch for us on tv, we'll be wearing red. I am going to try and liveblog (!) from my iPhone; Mike assures me there's an app for that. Go Big Red!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Belated greetings from Oklahoma
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 dumped 6 inches of snow on us and knocked out our internet until moments ago.
So, let me catch up on hoops. How bad did Kansas slaughter Northern Iowa?
Oh.
Oh dear.
Back to gathering firewood.
So, let me catch up on hoops. How bad did Kansas slaughter Northern Iowa?
Oh.
Oh dear.
Back to gathering firewood.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
Lend me your bottle opener. Saturday was a wild day in the tourney, with three fantastic upsets. Nobody picked UNI to beat Kansas, nobody picked St. Mary's to beat Villanova, and only our own beloved Dana Duffy picked Washington to beat New Mexico. Why did she pick them? Well, she does have family in Washington State, but my guess is that she remembers Steve Alford's hair from his playing days, and knew that a fellow using that much product has to suffer at least some ill effects from it seeping down into his brain. That's my theory. Dana, what do you say?
With three of the eight games essentially surprising the field, it follows that not a lot of points were scored yesterday. Sarah Prown and Gena Zelenka managed to get 10 points, and are thus the Day Three Nostradamuses (is that the proper plural? I'm stumped, but this is my best guess, even though my spell checker doesn't like it much.) The rest of us ranged between 2 and 8 points, so there wasn't a ton of movement in the standings.
Will we have another wild day today? I hope so, even though it plays hell with my bracket. I love seeing the little guys win. I hope you're all planning a quiet day in front of the tube today. There's a lot of hoop to get through. After today, there are just 15 measly games left, I'll be mathematically eliminated, and we'll move away from email and to the blog exclusively. Let's hear from you all out there.
Talk to you soon,
Yours in Poolishness,
co-meister
Here are the current standings:
Lend me your bottle opener. Saturday was a wild day in the tourney, with three fantastic upsets. Nobody picked UNI to beat Kansas, nobody picked St. Mary's to beat Villanova, and only our own beloved Dana Duffy picked Washington to beat New Mexico. Why did she pick them? Well, she does have family in Washington State, but my guess is that she remembers Steve Alford's hair from his playing days, and knew that a fellow using that much product has to suffer at least some ill effects from it seeping down into his brain. That's my theory. Dana, what do you say?
With three of the eight games essentially surprising the field, it follows that not a lot of points were scored yesterday. Sarah Prown and Gena Zelenka managed to get 10 points, and are thus the Day Three Nostradamuses (is that the proper plural? I'm stumped, but this is my best guess, even though my spell checker doesn't like it much.) The rest of us ranged between 2 and 8 points, so there wasn't a ton of movement in the standings.
Will we have another wild day today? I hope so, even though it plays hell with my bracket. I love seeing the little guys win. I hope you're all planning a quiet day in front of the tube today. There's a lot of hoop to get through. After today, there are just 15 measly games left, I'll be mathematically eliminated, and we'll move away from email and to the blog exclusively. Let's hear from you all out there.
Talk to you soon,
Yours in Poolishness,
co-meister
Here are the current standings:
| Rank | Name | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total |
| 1 | Acy | 13 | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| 1 | Bill | 12 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 1 | John | 12 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 1 | Matt | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 1 | Sarah P. | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Dana | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Liz | 20 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Ruth | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Gena | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 9 | Jonathan | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Maggi | 13 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Cal | 11 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 12 | Dayle | 11 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Alexander | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 14 | Knott | 10 | 11 | 8 | 29 |
| 14 | Mike | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 17 | Dutch | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | Favs | 9 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | Kate | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | Scott | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 21 | Dykes | 12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 21 | Sarah B. | 8 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 21 | Steve | 9 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 24 | Harry | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 24 | Henry | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 24 | Rosalie | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 24 | Tim | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 28 | Willow | 8 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
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