After the first 32 games I'm staggering into the weekend at 23-9 with my picks. I'm also assured of at least 3 losses in the next round, but 6 of my E8 picks are still alive. How are you MGoBloggers doing so far?
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March Madness: How Broke Is Your Bracket?
March 23rd, 2013 at 12:56 AM
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March Madness: How Broke Is Your Bracket?
March 23rd, 2013 at 12:57 AM | 
On a scale of 1 to broke?
On a scale of 1 to broke?
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 AM |
I have 7 of the Elite 8 still
I have 7 of the Elite 8 still
I have 7 of the Elite 8 still in (damn Wisconsin) and all my Final Four still right. But I need this tournament to finish very upset free from now on...
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:15 AM |
I'm in the same boat
I'm in the same boat
24-8, Wisconsin killed me, but I'm okay - sitting in 1st in my pool with possibility of the highest point total.
Thank you Kenpom.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 AM |
Still have all of my elite 8 teams
Still have all of my elite 8 teams
intact. I may be behind one of my friend in the pool challenge but I have the highest possible value by a wide, wide margin considering most of them have at least 1 or two final four teams eliminated. I'm in a great shape.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 AM |
Surprisingly okay and doing
Surprisingly okay and doing
Surprisingly okay and doing much better than last year. I had Wisconsin winning two games so that hurt a bit but I didn't have Georgetown going past next round and some of my upset picks like Minnesota over UCLA and Oregon over Oklahoma State came out alright.
Nothing devastating yet but based on the some of the performances in the first round worried about a number of my picks.
-Eternal guardian of the Prevent (you from winning) Defense
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:08 AM |
had georgetown in my final four
had georgetown in my final four
and pitt in my elite eight. guess the big east was as bad as they looked this year. feeling good about picking lasalle, harvard, and both oregon and cal. so at least i got some of the good upset picks.
I do it for my love of the Streets
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:08 AM |
According to ESPN, I'm in the
According to ESPN, I'm in the
According to ESPN, I'm in the 78th percentile. I will take it considering I was in the 11th percentile yesterday.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:13 AM |
Upside:
Upside:
I picked San Diego State and Iowa St.
It's madness.
L.S.A. '88
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:14 AM |
I'd be a lot happier right
I'd be a lot happier right
I'd be a lot happier right now if Davidson had just held on. That was a Sweet 16 pick right there.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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March 23rd, 2013 at 1:16 AM |
Only one Elite 8 team gone. I
Only one Elite 8 team gone. I
Only one Elite 8 team gone. I went undefeated in the late games this evening, as well.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:31 AM |
23-9, but I'm in big trouble
23-9, but I'm in big trouble
23-9, but I'm in big trouble in the West and East. I had both Pitt and Georgetown in the Elite Eight.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:24 AM |
My coin flipping bracket had
My coin flipping bracket had
My coin flipping bracket had Georgetown, Davidson, Bucknell, and Valpo in the final four. That bracket probably won't win that pool
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:27 AM |
22-10 overall.
13 of sweet 16
22-10 overall.
13 of sweet 16
22-10 overall.
13 of sweet 16 still alive.
8 of elite 8 still alive.
Nailed the Oregon, LaSalle, Iowa State upsets.
Overall, pleased so far.
"Anyone who isn't confused, really doesn't understand the situation." - Edward R. Murrow
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:27 AM |
had K State in the Final Four but the Georgetown loss
had K State in the Final Four but the Georgetown loss
didn't hurt. But I had K State over New Mexico to go to Atlanta my whole west bracket has been wrong
"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."- Ronald Reagan
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:28 AM |
FGCU
FGCU
My fiancee picked Florida Gulf Coast over Georgetown because of it's medical laboratory school.
It's the only bracket I've seen with this pick.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:29 AM |
isn't this the 3rd or 4th
isn't this the 3rd or 4th
year in a row they have been a high seed and bounced early? They looked like they were peaking at the right time and a "can't miss" this year...
"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."- Ronald Reagan
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:43 AM |
Actually the 5th year in a
Actually the 5th year in a
Actually the 5th year in a row upset. I think 4 in a row by a double digit seed.
HAIL.
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:17 AM |
I've seen one
I've seen one
my 7-year-old niece. She picked Lehigh last year too. Savant-like, though she finishes the pool in last place overall.
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:48 AM |
My wife picked FGC because
My wife picked FGC because
My wife picked FGC because she'd rather go to Florida than DC. Her strategy was to ...1. pick all B1G teams ... 2. pick games based on which city she'd rather visit. She managed to pick 24 games correctly.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:28 AM |
Surprisingly not bad. I've
Surprisingly not bad. I've
Surprisingly not bad. I've got 240 points, and am in the 97.1 percentile for our group. I'm tied for 20th with a bunch of other people too
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:25 AM |
Ungood
Ungood
Same numbers at present for mine, but it gets ugly in the future
only 11 left for sweet 16, with more losses pending
only 6 left for elite 8, ibid
"You want a picture of the future ... imagine a boot stomping on a human face -- forever." That's pretty much how I feel about my bracket
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:34 AM |
I'm doing the exact same as
I'm doing the exact same as
I'm doing the exact same as OP. 23-9, with 3 guaranteed losses in the sweet 16 and 2 in the elite 8.
It ain't easy being cheesy
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:43 AM |
Per ESPN I'm in the 96.4
Per ESPN I'm in the 96.4
Per ESPN I'm in the 91.1 percentile. New Mexico was my only team I had winning more than 1 that lost (final 4 though)
BEAT OHIO
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:48 AM |
...
...
I went straight KenPom chalk thru the whole thing.
Still have 13/16 S16 teams, all of my Elite Eight. First round was a clusterfizzle.
But my PPR is David Terrell, B-A-D-esque.
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March 23rd, 2013 at 1:49 AM |
Work pool
Work pool
Have a pool of about 45 of us at the office and I'm currently sitting pretty in 3rd place after tonight's games. 7 of my 8 elite 8 teams left. I sure could use those $450!
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:54 AM |
Top half of the bracket is
Top half of the bracket is
Top half of the bracket is brilliant. Only picked Oregon and Georgetown wrong, the bottom half is pretty shitty. All of my sweet 16 teams in the east bracket are out except Miami (I have them winning it all) 1 elite 8 team is out (NC State) But feeling good about my bracket overall
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:20 AM |
In the Genglish language:
In the Genglish language:
"Abgefucked"
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:24 AM |
I have Kansas State and
I have Kansas State and
I have Kansas State and Georgetown in the Final Four....so not too good.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:37 AM |
21-11, but I still have all
21-11, but I still have all
21-11, but I still have all of my elite 8 and only lost two of my sweet 16 (Georgetown and Wisconsin... ugh).
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
March 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 AM |
not great. but i have
not great. but i have
not great. but i have michigan winning it all and they've gone undefeated so far.
Streaming UM games early Sunday morning from Korea, since 2007
March 23rd, 2013 at 4:23 AM |
My west region
My west region
is completely shot. The only games I called right in that region were OSU and Gonzaga. I blew the other 6 games there and lost Wisconsin as an Elite 8 team. I do have OSU in the final four though, so I can still salvage some points out of that region.
In Michigan's region, Georgetown didn't hurt me too bad, I just had them in the sweet 16 before getting bounced by Florida. My midwest and east are fine.
I'm 21-11 overall. 6 of those losses were in the West. I still have my whole final four, 7/8 elite 8s, and 12 of my sweet 16s.
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March 23rd, 2013 at 7:26 AM |
OMG
OMG
I think we are bracket twins. FF of Michigan, Miami, Ohio State, and Louisville?
March 23rd, 2013 at 11:48 AM |
That's my Final Four lol
That's my Final Four lol
That's my Final Four lol
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March 23rd, 2013 at 5:11 AM |
Well, mine is pretty damn
Well, mine is pretty damn
Well, mine is pretty damn broke. But each of my FF teams are still in it. Wisc screwed me, GT screwed me...but I can recall a few years ago when George Mason shocked the world by going to the FF and my niece was a student there. Everyone in the family was happy for her. Now, my brother's other child, my nephew, is a student at Florida Gulf Coast. I really should have seen that one coming.
The Team, The Team, The Team
March 23rd, 2013 at 5:58 AM |
In Four Pools...
In Four Pools...
I am actually in four pools, including the MGoBlog Challenge - the other three are various office pools. In two of those office pools, I am still more or less alive at 25-7 and 24-8, but in the remaining office pool and the MGoBlog Challenge, this is what they would look like from the air right now:
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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March 23rd, 2013 at 6:11 AM |
I'm tied for 520th. Watch
I'm tied for 520th. Watch
I'm tied for 520th. Watch out.
"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:50 AM |
Bracket? Oh, haha, no I
Bracket? Oh, haha, no I
Bracket? Oh, haha, no I didn't fill out a bracket. (match to piece of paper) This is just a blank sheet of paper, I swear, no brackets around here.
Bo Schembechler BA, Bear Bryant Law.
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:50 AM |
Once again
Once again
I will be only a financial donor in the office bracket challenge. Hoyas in the finals on one sheet, and New Mexico in the Final Four on my other. OUCH. Silver lining: All focus now centered on Michigan advancing since bracket sheets are now fish wrap. GO BLUE!!!
" Listen... do you smell that? "
- Dr. Ray Stantz / Ghostbusters
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:55 AM |
As long as Georgetown is
As long as Georgetown is
As long as Georgetown is still in it I'm in good shape...
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:13 AM |
24-8, fairly impressed but
24-8, fairly impressed but
24-8, fairly impressed but pretty upset with the michigan of the east, I had New Mexico in the elite 8
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:17 AM |
Wisconsin screwed me
Wisconsin screwed me
I had them in the elite 8. Other than that, the only teams I missed I had losing in the round of 32 or the sweet 16, so it's not too bad. I was kind of pissed that after I got the first ten games right I missed like six in a row, but it ended well. Something like 24-8 ish for the round.
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:26 AM |
I got 25/32 right and managed
I got 25/32 right and managed
I got 25/32 right and managed to pick all of the 12th seed upsets correctly but I lost one of my final four teams (New Mexico) and I went against Butler so that may come back to haunt me if they keep advancing.
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:30 AM |
Wisky and Georgy crapped on
Wisky and Georgy crapped on
Wisky and Georgy crapped on my Elite8 party. Otherwise doing OK. Just wish Davidson would have won that game, I had them.
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:55 AM |
Poor First Round
Poor First Round
only 19-13, but i still have 13/16 avaiable for the next round and 8/8 after that so the tire fire will hopefully cool off somewhat this weekend.
Quiverfull
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:06 AM |
According to ESPN
According to ESPN
I'm in the 99.3%.
I am the 1%
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:09 AM |
2 final four teams eliminated
2 final four teams eliminated
2 final four teams eliminated after the first round? I'd say I'm F'd in the A
"I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start."
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:19 AM |
I took FGC over Gtown and Ole
I took FGC over Gtown and Ole
I took FGC over Gtown and Ole Miss and SD St to the elite 8. ButvIm not going to talk about my 10 losses. Lol.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:22 AM |
The West is KILLING me.....
The West is KILLING me.....
The West is KILLING me..... at 25 out of 32
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:43 AM |
The west is killing everyone.
The west is killing everyone.
The west is killing everyone.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
March 23rd, 2013 at 11:32 AM |
Anybody who Has 24+ Wins
Anybody who Has 24+ Wins
in the first round is doing great and kudos to you all. if you lost some of your final four that's a problem but. i am in a pool that gives greater points as the rounds go on, so i may end up catching some of you.
Quiverfull
On a scale of 1 to broke? Pretty broke.