Win $25 in the 2006 FTR NCAA March Madness Pool

[Eric]

Time to fill out your brackets, the dance starts on Thursday. FTR will give $25 to the winner of our group. Our group can take up to 50 people.

In order to join our group, just go to the http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men page and click on the "Sign Up" button to create a team. After completing registration, or if you already have a team, click the "Create or Join Group" button and follow the path to join an existing private group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 112631
Password: gametime

Once you've done the steps above post your team name in this thread. My team name is FTREric.

Good Luck!
Eric

[midas06]

DeadMoney

[WildBobAA]

Im in

[bshow_2k]

Tucker From The Stripe

[jdubs]

dawg

[metaxy6]

smokinhot

[Andy Holt]

Sharkaby

[midas06]

Andy, where does Sharkaby come from?

[gabe]

GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL JK

thats me

[Grand_MasterB]

GrandMasterB

Im heading to vegas and going to do some big brackets out there... wish me luck guys!

[AHiltz]

DukeAllTheWayBaby

[kingnat]

FTRKingnat

I don't follow College Hoops nearly enough, and due to the random nature (everyone's heard stories about some girl picking teams based on colors who wins the pool)... I only pick brackets via a weighted random number generator that I made. Consequently my bracket has a good chance of looking wetarded... this is the reason.

[chardrian]

chardrian

[jmrogers7]

jmrogers7

[cardsman1992]

FTRcardsman....

[drmcboy]

Hang On Sloopy FTR

I was experimenting with not doing a bracket this year, but fine, twist my arm. Go bucks.

[Aces]

AcesFTR

[UACats01]

AZWildcats10

[Eric]

GrandMasterB

Im heading to vegas and going to do some big brackets out there... wish me luck guys!

Good Luck GrandMasterB! I was in Vegas during part of the 1995 tournament when UCLA won it all. It is a lot of fun watching March Madness in sportsbooks, people really get into the games when they have money on them.

[Greedo017]

kindof a big deal

[donkbee]

courtiebee

[lambchopdc]

lambchopdc

I just randomly clicked buttons on a bracket 1.5 hours before the tourney stars, w00t

[Eric]

The madness has started. 6th seeded Oklahoma losing to the 11th seed was a little bit of an upset.

[metaxy6]

How about double OT for BC baby!
I needed that 2nd OT for the cover, too!

And, I see that a few FTR'ers have BC going deep. Boy would that have screwed their brackets.

[Eric]

How about double OT for BC baby!
I needed that 2nd OT for the cover, too!

And, I see that a few FTR'ers have BC going deep. Boy would that have screwed their brackets.

Yea, that was interesting. I was watching the first OT and BC was down early!

[jdubs]

how bout SD state blowing it in the last 2 minutes- anybody see that?

[Eric]

GrandMasterB, FTDcardsman1992 and jmrogers7 are tied for first after the first day of play:

1 GrandMasterB 14
1 FTDcardsman1992 14
1 jmrogers7 14
4 kindof a big deal 12
4 AcesFTR 12
4 Rilla wins 12
4 dawg 12
4 WildPicksAA 12
9 AZWildcats10 11
9 Tucker From The Stripe 11
9 courtiebee 11
9 Sharkaby 11
9 smokinhot 11
9 chardrian 11
9 DeadMoney 11
9 kordothebear 11
9 FTREric 11
18 FTRKingnat 10
18 DukeAllTheWayBaby 10
18 GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL ! JK 10
21 Lambchop's Picks 9
22 Hang On Sloopy FTR 8

Note: There are 2 teams that have 0 points, I guess they forgot to get their picks done so I didn't bother showing them.

[midas06]

Doh I suck

[Andy Holt]

Andy, where does Sharkaby come from?

Where Sharkaby comes from is unimportant. What matters is that wherever Sharkaby is, Sharkaby is the boss. Sharkaby lives in the depths of your mind and between your couch cushions. Sharkaby is your neighbor, your kid's coked up elementary school principal, your future nursing home caregiver. Sharkaby is your dream and your nightmare.

Sharkaby needs no explanation.

[Andy Holt]

Hey, posts really count in this forum?

[metaxy6]

Doh I suck

You're fine - right in the middle of the pack - like having a just above avg chip stack at the first break.
Besides, FTD had Syracuse going deep, JM took a flyer on the Zags, and I think I may have spotted a fatal flaw among another current leader's picks...

[WildBobAA]

Doh I suck

Not really, the most important part of the first round is not losing any of your elite 8/final 4 teams.

I like how GrandMasterB didn't finish filling out his bracket. Nice.

[Eric]

I like how GrandMasterB didn't finish filling out his bracket. Nice.

Yea, he's still tied for first but I guess that is temporary...

More upsets today, #3 seed Iowa is history along with #4 seed Kansas.

In just 2 days we'll be down to the sweet 16.

Currently we're down to 32 teams, here's our standings:

1 GrandMasterB 22
1 DeadMoney 22
1 jmrogers7 22
4 kordothebear 21
4 Rilla wins 21
4 kindof a big deal 21
4 FTDcardsman1992 21
4 WildPicksAA 21
9 FTREric 20
9 AcesFTR 20
9 AZWildcats10 20
9 DukeAllTheWayBaby 20
9 courtiebee 20
14 Sharkaby 19
14 chardrian 19
16 dawg 18
16 smokinhot 18
18 FTRKingnat 17
18 Tucker From The Stripe 17
18 GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL ! JK 17
18 Lambchop's Picks 17
22 Hang On Sloopy FTR 15

[midas06]

1 DeadMoney 22

zomg ship it

[Greedo017]

it would make me feel better if from now on you always put kindof a big deal at the top of whatever place i was in, so in this case i'd be 4th. kthx.

[cardsman1992]

took another hit with Mich St and Iowa....so much for my belief in the Big Ten. Oh well. Still in good shape

[a500lbgorilla]

Rilla wins!!!!

[a500lbgorilla]

My dark horse elite eight pick Kansas is already out though.

That's what I get for pickin' with the heart, I suppose.

[metaxy6]

My dark horse elite eight pick Kansas is already out though.

Ya, that hurts. I was thinking that was a nice pick too.

Some real nice pickin in the first round from the leaders. I'm just hoping this weekend sends out 2/3 of the Zags, Dookies, and Nova - then things will get interesting...

[midas06]

Yeah, I picked Kansas as well. Last time I listen to Triptanes about anything...

[Greedo017]

my bracket is officially destroyed gg bye bye

[midas06]

Yeah, today wasn't a good day. At least nova won

[lolzzz_321]

KANSAS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

[Eric]

We're down to the sweet 16. All the #1 seeds have survived but we've lost half the #2 seeds in Ohio State and Tennessee. We've also lost half the #3 seeds in North Carolina and Iowa and half the #4 seeds in Kansas and Illinois. It has been a horrible tournament for the Big 10, all their teams are out.

Here's how our FTR group looks:

Rank Team Points
1 GrandMasterB 48
2 jmrogers7 47
3 kindof a big deal 46
4 WildPicksAA 45
4 smokinhot 45
6 AcesFTR 44
6 Rilla wins 44
8 courtiebee 43
8 AZWildcats10 43
10 kordothebear 42
11 FTREric 41
12 Sharkaby 40
12 DeadMoney 40
14 FTDcardsman1992 39
14 DukeAllTheWayBaby 39
16 Tucker From The Stripe 38
16 Lambchop's Picks 38
16 chardrian 38
19 dawg 37
19 GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL ! JK 37
21 FTRKingnat 36
22 Hang On Sloopy FTR 33

[metaxy6]

so much for dropping some chalk.
everybody's favorite final four looking better.

[donkbee]

Stupid North Carolina. I'm so screwed. Have fun

[WildBobAA]

I HAD KANSAS IN THE FINAL FOUR SHIT FUCK

[Greedo017]

i had kansas and unc in the final 4. please while i'm still officially in third place thanks.

[a500lbgorilla]

Rilla wins!!!!

[cardsman1992]

i am officially done.

I the Big Ten (or 11, or whatever the hell it is).

At least it has been an extremely entertaining tournament!

[Grand_MasterB]

Damnit!! Just got back from Vegas... cant believe i forgot to fill out the final game. Oh well. I am currently winning my office pool ($500 for first) and will win it 15% of the time. I am also in first in a bracket to win a 2 year lease on a car!!! I guess ill let you guys have the $25

[Eric]

holy shit, Duke is toast.

I had them in the final 4 but not the finals (Memphis beats them in my bracket).

[metaxy6]

Duke going out sets a lot of folks back, if only a little.
Looks like it gave the biggest boost to WildBob, who not only called LSU but has picked the Atlanta region just about perfect so far. Might just help him overcome a run of the mill 11 of Sweet 16 and the loss of Kansas...

[Eric]

We're down to the Elite Eight!

That ot game between Washington and UConn tonight was interesting...

Here's how things look:

Rank / Team / Points
1 GrandMasterB 60
2 kindof a big deal 58
3 WildPicksAA 57
3 smokinhot 57
5 Sharkaby 56
5 AcesFTR 56
7 jmrogers7 55
8 FTRKingnat 52
9 AZWildcats10 51
10 chardrian 50
10 Lambchop's Picks 50
12 dawg 49
12 FTREric 49
14 Rilla wins 48
14 DeadMoney 48
16 DukeAllTheWayBaby 47
16 courtiebee 47
16 FTDcardsman1992 47
19 kordothebear 46
20 Hang On Sloopy FTR 45
20 GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL ! JK 45
22 Tucker From The Stripe 42

[midas06]

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[metaxy6]

Damn Texas for fooling me into thinking they were tourney-killers.
From that 1st game with Penn, to needing OT against WVU, they just weren't all the way there.
I'd say it doesn't bode well for UConn, who's had a similar tourney. Sure, they have the depth that Texas lacked to get them through. But that depth is double-edged, since their players sometimes look out of sorts with all the different rotations.

[midas06]

dammit Uconn.... way to re-ruin my bracket

[metaxy6]

LOL. B is going to win, even without filling out the final game.
Kingnat did have UCLA in the championship, but I don't know if Yahoo will award him enough points to catch him all the way up.
That is too funny - winning without even completing the brackets...

[midas06]

Dammit Nova lost too. Good game guys

[Eric]

No #1 seeds in the final four!

Here's how things look: [quuote]Rank Team Points
1 GrandMasterB 76
2 smokinhot 73
3 AcesFTR 68
4 AZWildcats10 67
5 Lambchop's Picks 66
6 Sharkaby 64
7 jmrogers7 63
8 kindof a big deal 62
8 chardrian 62
8 kordothebear 62
11 WildPicksAA 61
12 FTRKingnat 60
12 Rilla wins 60
12 DeadMoney 60
15 courtiebee 59
16 Hang On Sloopy FTR 57
16 GABE NCAA ALLIN LOL ! JK 57
18 DukeAllTheWayBaby 55
19 dawg 53
19 FTREric 53
21 FTDcardsman1992 51
22 Tucker From The Stripe 46
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[Grand_MasterB]

haha Kingnat will tie me if UCLA makes it to the finals. God would i love to win something in brackets this year.

Kingnat i got an idea. Since this is a poker forum, if we do tie instead of using the final score for a tiebreak i say we play a heads up poker tourney for the $25. We can just do a $5 or $10 heads up SNG to determine the winner. Just a thought. What do you think?

In my work pool after fridays games i was going to be in the money 50% of the time and win the thing 20% of the time. Now i have 0% chance of being in the money. And the people who are going to win are people who were at the bottom of the leaderboard the whole way. One lady told me she just randomly chose LSU to win it all(she dosnt even watch college BB). And another one chose UCLA because she likes their colors... figures.

[chardrian]

I find it funny that there's only one guy left who actually has picekd one of the remaining teams to make it to the championship game.

[Eric]

I find it funny that there's only one guy left who actually has picekd one of the remaining teams to make it to the championship game.

Yea, this year the madness is crazier than ever. I'm in another pool with similar issues. ESPN was saying how few people had the right teams in their pool too.

Who do you guys like to win the whole thing? Here's the odds I saw in Vegas:
Florida: 8 to 5
LSU: 5 to 2
UCLA: 5 to 2
George Mason: 7 to 1 or 8 to 1 (don't remember which)

[Grand_MasterB]

I was thinking about putting the same about on LSU and UCLA... i think whoever wins that game wins it all. since you can get 5-2 and some places 3-1 on both you will still come out ahead.

[Eric]

FTRKingnat

I don't follow College Hoops nearly enough, and due to the random nature (everyone's heard stories about some girl picking teams based on colors who wins the pool)... I only pick brackets via a weighted random number generator that I made. Consequently my bracket has a good chance of looking wetarded... this is the reason.

Congrats! This was a crazy year and your non-conventional picks won it! Seeing as there were no #1 seeds in the final 4, the brackets that looked the most "normal" at the start didn't do so well.

As a UCLA alum I am somewhat upset tonight because I wish they could have won just one more game. That said, reaching the final game was a tremendous achievement for their young team, especially coming back to beat Gonzaga.

[midas06]

FTRKingNat and GrandMasterB finished equal first didn't they? I think they should play HU for the money

[Eric]

FTRKingNat and GrandMasterB finished equal first didn't they? I think they should play HU for the money

No, they're not quite equal. Yahoo placed FTRKingNat 1st and GrandMasterB 2nd in the rankings even though they had the same number of points. I think this is because FTRKingNat filled in a score for the tie-breaker but GrandMasterB left the final score blank.

Maybe next year we can use HU matches instead of the final score tie-breaker but we'd have to announce that in advance to be fair.

[metaxy6]

Congrats kingnat. Nice pickin!