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Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-15-2015, 07:51 PM:

Had a few of you in the contest last year, Yahoo is making it 'renewable' so those who participated will get an email to join again. For the rest of you, the link is Bracket Challenge - here . Let me know if there's any problems joining!

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-16-2015, 01:10 AM:

Lots of 'celebrity' brackets already coming out. Also seen a lot of folks picking UK vs Duke in the finals. I guess if duke survives the first round game I wouldn't mind too much if they made it to the finals, provided we made it too, just so we could beat them up.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-16-2015, 12:04 PM:

Whoever we play we will be the favorite. We just need to keep playing like we have and we will be just fine. I hope Duke does make it and we play them in the finals as they are not Kentucky good.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-16-2015, 04:10 PM:

IVE BEEN SAYING IT ALONG TIME IT WILL BE KY/DUKE FINAL GAME.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-19-2015, 02:55 PM:

bump.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-19-2015, 03:03 PM:

Quite a few of us have brackets in the contest. Will be eager to see who comes out with bragging rights for this season.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-19-2015, 03:10 PM:

CFIY, we need to keep posting or just put bump like I did so we can keep this on the front page of the forum. I picked Iowa State to win 2 games, not to go to the final four. From what I am seeing early in this tournament, it looks like the Big 12 might be a terribly overrated conference. Baylor are struggling with Ga St, that is the Ryan Harrow team without Ryan who is injured. He is their leading scorer averaging about 20 points per game. They also have Kevin Ware, the U of L player on their team.

[ 03-19-2015, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: SCWC ]

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-19-2015, 03:34 PM:

Duke's bracket got a lot easier today.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 03-19-2015, 04:34 PM:

There was nobody in that bracket to challenge dook in the first place. Had I filled out a bracket, I would have just went ahead and penciled them in to the final 4. It's always that way, and almost makes me sick at my stomach. Still hoping against hope that I am wrong.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-19-2015, 04:45 PM:

Norm it sure looks like a clear path but upsets are common already and you never know what can happen.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-19-2015, 05:37 PM:

You can always hope that Bobby Mo pulls off the upset!

Posted by boomdaddy (Member # 2644) on 03-19-2015, 06:05 PM:

I picked UK, Arizona, Villanova, and Iowas st in the final four with UK beating Nova in the finals.

With Iowa St losing, I will probably finish at the bottom.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-19-2015, 07:46 PM:

boom, you are just have to wait till next year. [Wink]

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-19-2015, 08:59 PM:

I have UK-Wisconsin-Villanova-Duke.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-19-2015, 10:22 PM:

I have UK, Zona, Virginia, and alas..IA State.

Posted by viperz (Member # 289) on 03-20-2015, 08:25 AM:

another Iowa St guy here. LOL.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-20-2015, 08:44 AM:

IVE GOT KY, ARIZONA, NOVA AND DUKE , IN FINAL 4. KY/DUKE IN FINALS.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-20-2015, 06:53 PM:

NO UPSETS SO FAR TODAY.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 07:00 PM:

Yeah, hopefully the first ever 16 seed upset takes place tonight!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 07:26 PM:

Doubt that will happen!

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 07:52 PM:

Yeah, pUKe is up 17

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 08:42 PM:

Hate to say it but they still are a good team.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 08:43 PM:

They are in a good bracket too and look to be tough to beat. Gonzaga is the 2nd best team and they are not a strong 2 seed!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 08:44 PM:

Don't know a lot about Baylor and that's probably because they are not that good.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 08:55 PM:

Yeah, Baylor isn't as strong as they once were!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 09:22 PM:

Baylor usually always is pretty good and don't seem to have double digit losses for the season very often.

[ 03-20-2015, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 09:27 PM:

Early on in the season it looked like the big 12 was a pretty good conf. They haven't showed to play in the NCAA Tourney as OK St lost this evening too!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 09:31 PM:

Oklahoma State was 8-12 in the Big 12 conference

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 09:31 PM:

They weren't even good in their own conference.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 03-20-2015, 09:32 PM:

How can a team like that get in the NCAA tournament.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 09:37 PM:

No idea. THey finished the season with 14 losses!

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-20-2015, 09:55 PM:

YEAH BUT OREGON IS A GOOD TEAM GENTS.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-20-2015, 10:04 PM:

Oregon hs lost 9 games this season and finished 13-5 in the PAC 12

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-21-2015, 09:18 AM:

bump.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-21-2015, 05:17 PM:

Marty's Majestic Bracket is in the lead!

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 03-21-2015, 09:52 PM:

My bracket is shot up pretty bad even though I'm in third place. With Iowa State and Villanova going down I only have 2 teams left in the final 4. But I said before this all started I thought UK would be the only 1 seed in the final four.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-22-2015, 04:59 AM:

NOVA TORE ME UP.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-22-2015, 08:22 PM:

MORE BRACKET BUSTERS TODAY.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-22-2015, 08:46 PM:

one 1 seed and 2 two seeds have already been eliminated!

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-22-2015, 11:05 PM:

RDC in the lead...for now, but the possible points for his bracket may cost him.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-23-2015, 12:39 AM:

ITS PRETTY CLOSE.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-25-2015, 07:37 PM:

ITS GONNA COME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-26-2015, 01:59 AM:

Every year it seems to be a close battle, GB. Someone will win bragging rights though!

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-26-2015, 02:09 AM:

YEAH CATFAN WHO EVER WINS IT DESERVES BRAGGING RIGHTS WITH ALL THE UPSETS. HARD TO PICK EM, NO 12 UPSET A 5 THIS YEAR BEEN AWHILE SINCE THAT HAPPENED.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-27-2015, 12:49 AM:

GONNA BE CLOSE.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-27-2015, 11:30 PM:

its a pretty tight bracket.

Posted by GA Cat (Member # 642) on 03-27-2015, 11:33 PM:

Yea, I won last year and I am hanging in there in the #2 spot this year. I am "Marty" by the way.

Posted by GA Cat (Member # 642) on 03-27-2015, 11:35 PM:

The East Bracket killed me, but when Gonzaga and Duke win tonight, will likely take first place for now at least.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 03-28-2015, 08:56 AM:

What a lousy right hand bracket. All I have left is Duke. Left side I'm batting 100%.

Posted by GA Cat (Member # 642) on 03-28-2015, 11:02 AM:

Well, I was wrong. But if Duke beats the Zags next week, my bracket will start looking good.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 03-29-2015, 07:21 PM:

WELL I GOT KY/DUKE IN FINAL GAME BUT I DOUBT THAT WILL HAPPEN.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 03-29-2015, 08:26 PM:

Checking the leader board it looks like Ashtucky will probably win the pool unless WI and Mich St win their games.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 03-30-2015, 09:04 AM:

I had the left side pretty good, got UK in there and did alright on the picks. That right side, though...egads. I can't remember a year when I did any worse on one side of the bracket.

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 04-01-2015, 09:46 AM:

bump to keep on the front page.. [Smile]

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 04-04-2015, 11:56 PM:

NOT MUCH BRAGGING

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 04-08-2015, 10:38 AM:

And the winner is...ASHTUCKY!

With a whopping 39 correct picks (and STILL better than everyone else, points-wise), Ashtucky takes the title and all associated bragging rights for the next 11 months. Congratulations, and don't spend all the prize money in one spot.

[ 04-08-2015, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: CatFanInYankeeville ]

Posted by CatFanInYankeeville (Member # 2025) on 04-08-2015, 10:40 AM:

Honorable mention to our own editor-in-chief and Chief Technical Guru, GA Cat on having most correct picks overall, at 44.