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
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