Major Command March Madness: NCAA Basketball Tournament Pick 'Em

[samular]

Clausewitz once said, "Fantasy leagues are a continuation of war by other means."

Want to test your knowledge of college basketball? Or do you want to guess randomly and annoy collegiate sports wonks? Then join the Major Command March Madness league!

For those of you who are unfamiliar, you submit a bracket of predictions for the 64-team field in the NCAA mens' basketball championship tournament.

Don't know anything about college basketbell? Don't let that stop you. I mean, I'm in Thunderous's fantasy Rugby League league! Do you think I know anything about the NRL?

The password to join is "classicevolved".

 

[Thunderous]

well, i will return the favour and be the noob of the basketball fatasy

First though, can you give me a quick run down of what goes on? is just picking the team who we think will win?

 

[warneke]

Ugh. That means I need to make a yahoo account, right?

 

[samular]

well, i will return the favour and be the noob of the basketball fatasy

First though, can you give me a quick run down of what goes on? is just picking the team who we think will win?

Right. You're just picking the winners of each game in the tournament.

 

[samular]

Ugh. That means I need to make a yahoo account, right?

Unfortunately, yes. I'm pretty sure everywhere requires you to reg. I assumed lots of people might have an abandoned Yahoo account they registered ten years ago. That's what I'm using. heh

 

[warneke]

My spidey-sense is telling me the end is near for submitting brackets...yes?

Funny seeing Clemson win anything.

 

[Thunderous]

any hints for picking my brackets or anything i should know?

 

[warneke]

LOL. I don't have any this year. Other than occasionally shouting "BEAR DOWN" at my tv, I really haven't been paying attention. Not going to lie...my mom is filling out my brackets for me....

 

[mark]

I'm in!

 

[coolname]

I'm in (you can also use your Google account to register/play)

 

[Incandenza]

I've barely paid attention this season (Georgetown losing in the first round to a 14-seed last year put me off college basketball for awhile), but I'll play.

Thunderous, all you need to know is that you've got about as good a chance to win picking games based on each team's mascot or colors as you do if you put in hours of research. The NCAA tournament is notoriously difficult to prognosticate.

 

[warneke]

There, I submitted my (mom's) bracket.

Fear my selections, last year my mom had a perfect bracket. To give you an idea of how seriously my family takes this, I'm driving 5 hours tonight to watch tipoffs tomorrow morning with my folks.

 

[RjBeals]

Funny seeing Clemson win anything.

hey now careful - that's my school !

 

[coolname]

This might also help with the selection; http://www.nerdybracket.com/index.html
(somehow Princeton seems to win a lot)

 

[mark]

hey now careful - that's my school !

And first out. Congratulations!

Yet another reason I'm glad I went to a Division III school.

 

[RjBeals]

ah man - it was close though.

 

[mark]

ah man - it was close though.

Not as close as Moreheard and Louisville. Louisville becomes the first upset of the tournament...and takes out one of my sweet 16. I was perfect through two!

 

[Incandenza]

I think I might already be in last place...

EDIT: Just looked at yahoo, and I'm in first! WOOOOOOOOO EAT IT SUCKAS!

(I'm catastrophically awful at bricking NCAA brackets, so I'll take the small victories where I can get 'em)

 

[Cassidy]

Dammit how did I miss this thread.

Anyway I'm 5/8 so far. Penn St., Louisville, Vandy all missed. Ugh.

 

[Incandenza]

I had Louisville going deeeep, so that's going to hurt down the road.