NCAA Tournament 2013

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when a 1-16 gets like this you have to go into watching the end of it with full knowledge that it will end the wrong way.

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it's all the more painful when it happens on a run of bullsh**t low-percentage shots, as with Davidson/Marquette.

[Хahar 🤔]

Gonzaga's not good, but I think we all knew that.

[Joe Biden 2020]

There goes my first Sweet 16 pick.  I had the Oklahoma State Cowboys advancing past Oregon and Saint Louis.  Instead, they advanced back to Stillwater...

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Still perfect in my first bracket!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Still perfect in my first bracket!

I only have one bracket, on Microsoft Word.  I didn't sign up for any "Fantasy Bracket" or anything like that.  I'm waiting for Fantasy Baseball.

[Joe Biden 2020]

How is everyone's bracket so far?  After nearly exploding at the hands of Davidson, my bracket has stabilized and I have only lost one Sweet 16 team (Oklahoma State) and have lost no Elite 8 teams, yet.  I'm going with all the higher seeds in the last four tonight (CSU, VCU, SYR, UNM).

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

My bracket is shot to hell already

[Joe Biden 2020]

My bracket is shot to hell already

Lol...

[Joe Biden 2020]

I've got two teams who I project making it to the Sweet 16 playing right now, VCU and New Mexico.

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Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

[Joe Biden 2020]

Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

I've got UNM as a Sweet 16 team knocking off Arizona in the 3rd round and losing to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.  I've only lost one Sweet 16 team today, but I don't want to make it two.  Let's pick it up, Lobos!!!

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Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

I've got UNM as a Sweet 16 team knocking off Arizona in the 3rd round and losing to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.  I've only lost one Sweet 16 team today, but I don't want to make it two.  Let's pick it up, Lobos!!!

this is why I always have had an aversion to getting heavily involved in the bracket thing, it leads to a perversion of the experience, where perceived and selfish self-interest trumps justice and Beauty.  case-in-point: at a high school party in '06 everyone was actively rooting for tourney favorite #1 Connecticut as upstart #16 Albany took a 50-38 lead early in the second half.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A lot of brackets just went kaboom!!!  Thanks to the Harvard Crimson!

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I actually predicted Harvard

[Joe Biden 2020]

I thought about picking Montana...  I would have kicked myself!

[King]

Damnit New Mexico.

[tmthforu94]

Shoot Shoot Shoot. I forgot to join the group.

So far, a decent day. My only mistakes are Oregon over Okie State, Memphis over St. Mary's, and Harvard over New Mexico. My Sweet 16 remains in place.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

I had New Mexico going to the Elite 8 in the one bracket
ugh

[Keystone Phil]

Thirteen out of sixteen so far. Got Pitt, New Mexico and UNLV wrong but that seems common. Didn't have any of them moving past the next round anyway. Balling.

[Donerail]

12/16. Had Missouri over Colorado St., Belmont over Arizona, UNM over Harvard, and UNLV over Cal.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Missed Pitt, Missouri, and Belmont.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I went 12/16 on Thursday.  I missed Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Bucknell, and New Mexico.  I still have 14 teams alive in my Sweet 16 bracket and all 8 in my Elite 8.

My picks today are:

Duke - (losing in Rd of 32 to Cincinnati)
Wisconsin - losing in Rd of 32 to Kansas State
North Carolina State - losing in Elite 8 to Marquette
Miami - losing in Sweet 16 to Marquette
Cincinnati - losing in Sweet 16 to Michigan State
Kansas State - losing in Elite 8 to Ohio State
Colorado - losing in Rd of 32 to Miami
Georgetown - losing in Elite 8 to Kansas
Ohio State - winning National Championship
Villanova - losing in Rd of 32 to Kansas
Florida - losing in Sweet 16 to Georgetown
Oklahoma - losing in Rd of 32 to Georgetown
Iowa State - losing in Rd of 32 to Ohio State
Kansas - losing in Final 4 to Marquette
UCLA - losing in Rd of 32 to Florida

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Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

I've got UNM as a Sweet 16 team knocking off Arizona in the 3rd round and losing to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.  I've only lost one Sweet 16 team today, but I don't want to make it two.  Let's pick it up, Lobos!!!

this is why I always have had an aversion to getting heavily involved in the bracket thing, it leads to a perversion of the experience, where perceived and selfish self-interest trumps justice and Beauty.  case-in-point: at a high school party in '06 everyone was actively rooting for tourney favorite #1 Connecticut as upstart #16 Albany took a 50-38 lead early in the second half.

What's wrong with rooting for favorites instead of underdogs?  Unless I actively dislike the team, I'd rather see the teams who are actually good play in the later rounds.

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Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

I've got UNM as a Sweet 16 team knocking off Arizona in the 3rd round and losing to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.  I've only lost one Sweet 16 team today, but I don't want to make it two.  Let's pick it up, Lobos!!!

this is why I always have had an aversion to getting heavily involved in the bracket thing, it leads to a perversion of the experience, where perceived and selfish self-interest trumps justice and Beauty.  case-in-point: at a high school party in '06 everyone was actively rooting for tourney favorite #1 Connecticut as upstart #16 Albany took a 50-38 lead early in the second half.

Yes, this is true. The same problem exists in fantasy sports.