NCAA Basketball Tourney SU Bracket POOL interest check

[josh33_unc]

just thought i'd throw out the possible idea of a Pool for us SU members. i have ran a few each year in the past, and think that we could host it at either espn, yahoo, or cbs sportsline, in a private group, and everyone donate either 100 or so su$ money to the winner or maybe even $5 via paypal.

anyone interested? i know quill, btrav maybe, bhowdy, and probably tbakergobuck, and burrito would probably be in it, what do ya'll say? selection show is this sunday,and picks probably have to be in by a week from today.

[kulnet]

I might be interested. Count me in.

[tbakergobuck]

I'm in...Oden/Buckeyes will be cutting down the net once again win they win the NCAA Championship. :)
GO BUCKEYES!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/OHTG11102260035.jpg

[josh33_unc]

so whats the winner get, and where do ya'll want me to host it at?

[bhowdy123]

im in it too as you know

[josh33_unc]

ok thats 4 so far including myself, anyone else? and where should it be hosted, and what should the winner get? su money or real paypal money? i was thinkin if su money, we could donate it to a mod before the tourney, and they donate it all to the winner after the tourney, and the same way with paypal money, we all send like 5 bucks to a mod with a paypal before the tourney, and they paypal the money to the winner after the tourney. cbs has a bracket manager ive used before that is quite easy and user friendly. any replies/suggestions?

[Quill]

I'm in. I've got an account at cbssportsline or whatever for the NCAA stuff. Surprise, surprise.

Go Zags. Beat Indiana and lose to UCLA. Heels to win it all. ;)

[josh33_unc]

I'm in. I've got an account at cbssportsline or whatever for the NCAA stuff. Surprise, surprise.

Go Zags. Beat Indiana and lose to UCLA. Heels to win it all. ;)

lol nice, thats exactly what dickyv's pick was too


so yeah, cbs sportsline bracket manager works. ive used it before in the past. so what should the winner get?

[josh33_unc]

http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/941/F260371.jpg

[NINO63004]

ok josh im in. what do i have to do now?




Nino

[josh33_unc]

ok josh im in. what do i have to do now?




Nino

decide with the group if we play with su money and how much or paypal real money and how much

[josh33_unc]

it will be at cbs.sportsline.com , using their bracket manager, which i have used in the past, also , i need to know what yall wanna do extra if anything on the scoring:

***only i can set the values if any for these

* I can put no extra bonus, but have the weight increased as each round progresses, like a 1 2 3 4 5 6, for each round

First Round: * 1
Second Round: * 2
Third Round: * 3
Fourth Round: * 4
Semifinals: * 5
Finals: * 6

or a 2 4 6 8 10 20, just let me know how ya'll want it done and it will be set.


The Bracket Manager product allows several different scoring options. Using the Weight option, you can enter a value for each correct pick for each of the rounds. If you want all correct picks to be worth one point, just enter 1 for each round in the Weight column. The Bonus column allows you to select:

No Bonus - Only the input weight value will be credited for a winning pick.

Add Seed - The seed of the winning team is added to the correct pick total.
Ex. If the 12th seed wins and your weight is 1, then 13 points would be credited for the Win.

Multiply Seed - The seed of the winning team is multiplied by the correct pick total. Ex. If the 12th Seed Wins and your weight is 2 then 24 points would be credited for the Win.

and we will use the final game's total score as a tiebreaker





im off work tomorrow, so i will finalize the setup then. we still need to know what the winner gets, be it su money or paypal money.

[Quill]

How about 5 bucks via PayPal? With SU$ and me in, reality is we're not on a level playing field that way. :)

Just my thoughts. We need to fill out brackets before tomorrow, huh?

[josh33_unc]

How about 5 bucks via PayPal? With SU$ and me in, reality is we're not on a level playing field that way. :)

Just my thoughts. We need to fill out brackets before tomorrow, huh?


You have until 11:00 A.M. ET on Thursday, March 15 to
enter your bracket picks.



and i need everyone to agree on a point system for each round, now that the $5 via paypal thing is agreed on. then once the point system is set, i will need everyone to post an email address or pm it to me, so i can send an invite to the group i set up earlier today. then the games can begin.... :clap:

also, wonderin when would be good to paypal money and who it go to, to hold till the tournament is over, then to be sent to the winner via paypal. or would yall prefer to pay after the tourney, the only thing is, the fear of someone not paying after , since they lost, where as if everyone pays before it starts, theres no problems.

just needin more info before it can all start :wavey:

[tbakergobuck]

I just looked at my paypal account and I only have $4.69. lol If I put some money in my Paypal how long will it take so that I can send it out? Is Papal the only way we can pay? I think it probably is a good idea that we pay first and we probably should make a cut off time. You can send the all the money to me as run to the bar. j/k

Thanks for getting it going Josh. ;)

[josh33_unc]

I just looked at my paypal account and I only have $4.69. lol If I put some money in my Paypal how long will it take so that I can send it out? Is Papal the only way we can pay? I think it probably is a good idea that we pay first and we probably should make a cut off time. You can send the all the money to me as run to the bar. j/k

Thanks for getting it going Josh. ;)

oh im definitely getting it going. i think i even suggested a pool last year on here, and it showed no interest. im also running a seperate local friends pool through the same website too. and tbaker, just register a credit/debit card in paypal, and have the money come outta that. thats what i have set up.

[josh33_unc]

ok off today, gonna get this setup finalized, need input on previous questions asked

bump

[Quill]

Well, josh, since you're setting this thing up, I'd trust ya with my $5 via PayPal. I know you won't screw anyone over.
I'd say the points system with increasing points (1 for the first round and 6 for the last, or whatever) works for me.
I've got my bracket filled out on paper, just need to fill it out at cbssportsline.

Let us know when it gets going. Maybe you could put a link in your sig to this thread to get more interest.

[josh33_unc]

Well, josh, since you're setting this thing up, I'd trust ya with my $5 via PayPal. I know you won't screw anyone over.
I'd say the points system with increasing points (1 for the first round and 6 for the last, or whatever) works for me.
I've got my bracket filled out on paper, just need to fill it out at cbssportsline.

Let us know when it gets going. Maybe you could put a link in your sig to this thread to get more interest.

cool, ok that works...........

everyone wantin to play:

paypal josh33_unc@yahoo.com $5 to enter, then send me your email address and i will send an invite to the group page

[josh33_unc]

Let us know when it gets going. Maybe you could put a link in your sig to this thread to get more interest.


signature updated with link, great idea, and visual basic in the sig is very diff from html

[tbakergobuck]

I wonder if you can post this in different sections like the general and the water cooler. Some people might not browse to much in the sports section. How many people so far? I'm putting my money in paypal right now. When is the deadline for the money and teams?

Paypal queston. I only have $4.69 in my paypal account but not sure how put the money in so I can send it right away. It says it takes 3-4 days.

[josh33_unc]

I wonder if you can post this in different sections like the general and the water cooler. Some people might not browse to much in the sports section. How many people so far? I'm putting my money in paypal right now. When is the deadline for the money and teams?

Paypal queston. I only have $4.69 in my paypal account but not sure how put the money in so I can send it right away. It says it takes 3-4 days.

pm replied to. and so far i guess its me you, and quill, i think nino wants in and bhowdy who i know here locally/personally is gonna be in it too.

so 5 total $25 to winner unless we can get more. deadline is :You have until 11:00 A.M. ET on Thursday, March 15 to
enter your bracket picks.

and money id say is by like sunday seems fair, after the 2nd rd games end.

[josh33_unc]

everyone who wants in, post your email address, or pm it to me, so that i can send the group invite

2 4 6 8 10 15 is how im gonna weight the rounds

[MacPCS]

should have just used yahoo, it does all that **** automatically and you don't have to send out invites.

[josh33_unc]

ok its moved to yahoo so we can have more people

Hello josh33_unc,
Welcome to Tournament Pick'em.

You have created a Private Group called SU PhoneWhores


Scoring Details
Points in Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick'em are awarded according to following schedule:
Round Correct Pick
First 1 point
Second 2 points
Third 4 points
Fourth 8 points
Semifinals 16 points
Finals 32 points
Maximum Possible 192 points


still same method, post your email or pm it to me for the invite, and send money to josh33_unc@yahoo.com

[MacPCS]

joined up, bracket is half done, am finishing it now.

[josh33_unc]

invites sent to macpcs, quill, tbaker, nino, and bhowdy.

macpcs paid , and it said this:

Total Amount: $5.00 USD
Fee Amount: -$0.45 USD
Net Amount: $4.55 USD

so yeah 4.55 x # of players = winner's pot

so including me, if everyone throws in 5, the winner gets $27.30 unless we wanna compensate for the paypal fee and send a lil more than $5. up to the sender

[james2K]

ok, i just paypal'd josh 500 pennies, so it looks like i'm in. prepare to lose :haha:

[josh33_unc]

ok, j2k in now,

Total Amount: $5.00 USD
Fee Amount: -$0.45 USD
Net Amount: $4.55 USD

so that ups the players to 7

[josh33_unc]

after you get the invite, and 1st log in, it prompts you to create a new bracket

this is perfectly normal, its because you havent created one at yahoo yet

send money, create bracket, join the group, and lose, its that simple :)

[MacPCS]

after you get the invite, and 1st log in, it prompts you to create a new bracket

this is perfectly normal, its because you havent created one at yahoo yet

send money, create bracket, join the group, and lose, its that simple :)
actually even if you have created one at yahoo (I already had) you create a different one for each 'pool' you're in.

[josh33_unc]

actually even if you have created one at yahoo (I already had) you create a different one for each 'pool' you're in.

yes but you can still import the picks into that one from a previous one you've made on yahoo if you want the same picks on it also :wavey:

[josh33_unc]

btrav13 just joined, so thats 8 or 9 people i think now

[Quill]

And I've done up mine on Yahoo. :)

Maybe post over at cellphoner, josh? :)

[josh33_unc]

so far these have submitted picks and registered:

josh33_unc
MacPCS FTW!
j2k_in_mi
tbakergobucks
quill
Nino

still waitin on kulnet, bhowdy123, and btrav, and anyone else who wants to join




And I've done up mine on Yahoo. :)

Maybe post over at cellphoner, josh? :)


the title of the group is su phonewhores, sprintusers. :p

[Quill]

Snob! ;)

[josh33_unc]

Snob! ;)

plus its too late for them to join, but i did get ben/bhowdy's roommate bryan to join when i saw him tonight at the bowling alley. so he's in. he paid me 5.50 in cash. but he's a gator fan so we dont have to worry much about him, and repeating :lol:

[josh33_unc]

SU Bama (josh33_unc)
MacPCS FTW!
j2k_in_mi
tbakergobucks
quill
Nino
Go Gators!!!!!!!!!
btrav13 bracket
BenisKing

those are our players, the people whose money i will take :D

[tbakergobuck]

the people whose money i will take :DFor that comment your going to finish last place. :lol: You can hold my money untill April 2. :hee: Don't go out and get drunk on our dimes. :p GO BUCKEYES!!!

MARCH MADNESS BABY!!

[Quill]

I'm three for three so far. :)

Woo. This is a good size pool. More for bragging rights than anything. ;)

[josh33_unc]

uh oh, poor tbaker, nino, & macpcs have tech over bc :td:

[Quill]

Well, so far, I look like I know my hoops. Hope it holds up. LOL

[josh33_unc]

go oral roberts, baby :tu:

and tex a&m is in my final four :D

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 3 3 of 63 99th 1
1 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 3 3 of 63 99th 1
1 quill ( krisquillhill) 3 3 of 63 99th 1
4 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 2 2 of 63 66th 666513 ▼666512
4 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 2 2 of 63 66th 666513 ▼666512
4 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 2 2 of 63 66th 666513 ▼666512
4 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 2 2 of 63 66th 666513 ▼666512
4 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 2 2 of 63 66th 666513 ▼666512
9 Nino ( nino63004) 1 1 of 63 22nd 1548929 ▼1548928

[tbakergobuck]

uh oh, poor tbaker, nino, & macpcs have tech over bc :td:It's early but I think I picked to many upsets. :lol:

Out of 9 people in the pool and what it will probably come down to who picks the NCAA Championship winner.

3 picked Ohio State :tu: tbaker, jk2, btrav
3 picked Florida go gators, Mac, Benisking
2 picked North Carolina quill, su bam
1 picked Georgetown nino

[josh33_unc]

tex a&m vs penn is a key game right now with it bein a tie game with 11 mins to go in the game. i have tex a&m in the final four, and bryan/gogators has them in the champ. game

[Quill]

Oh, of course A&M won that game, Penn is a cupcake draw. You're fine for now, josh.

EDIT:
Well, I have picked one wrong, Butler beat ODU. Oops. And it looks like Vandy is going to destroy GW. Damn. So much for my upset picks. But, we would need upsets to occur. Geez, this is weird. I'm waiting for a higher seed to be upended now.

[josh33_unc]

yeah. where are the upsets? im swimming at 50/50 here

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▼379430
1 quill ( krisquillhill) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▼379430
1 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
1 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
6 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼1058912
6 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼392400
6 Nino ( nino63004) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▲490016
9 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 4 4 of 63 20th 1580341 ▼913828

[Quill]

I am 6-2 so far. Go Virginia Commonwealth! LOL

This Ohio State-Central Connecticut game is a yawner.

[tbakergobuck]

Ohio State is looking like there playing a High School team. At the half OSU is 7-12 shooting 3-pointers 58%. OSU is playing great defense. That play where cook passed the ball off the backboard and Oden slammed it was sick even though it didn't count becasue of a foul. I'm glad I didn't pick the same picks for all my basketball pools. :lol:

[Quill]

VCU-Duke game is good ... I hope VCU wins. Send Duke home. Upset! Upset! Upset! :)

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 14 14 of 63 96th 60506 ▲141718
2 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
2 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼13150
2 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▲535387
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
2 quill ( krisquillhill) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
7 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602
7 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602
7 Nino ( nino63004) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602



no comments from me

[tbakergobuck]

no comments from meNo comments from me either. lol My wife doesn't know to much about basketball and she is even doing a lot better then me in her work pool. Hopefully things will turn around soon. :fingers:

[josh33_unc]

my local group of friends drew names outta a hat last night at buffalo wild wings for our tourney pool. 8 people, 8 teams. who ever got the winning team gets $43, and the runner up team gets $21 . go gators, me, and bhowdy are all in that one too. i got screwed, my best teams are unlv and southern illinois. bhowdy got ucla and florida both. go gators/bryan got g'town tex a&m, and pitt. i got a rock (hosed), lol.

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 14 14 of 63 96th 60506 ▲141718
2 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
2 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼13150
2 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▲535387
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
2 quill ( krisquillhill) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼498720
7 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602
7 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602
7 Nino ( nino63004) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602


j2k has duke as a runner up to the title, so we know he wont win it, sorry james

ben has gonzaga in the elite 8, they already lost, and southern ill in the final four, so we will have to see how the salukis do today for his chances.

mac has too many 1 2 3s and 4s in the sweet 16, and 3 1 seeds in the final four, would be a 1st to happen, but we will have to see

btrav has all 1vs2s n the elite 8, and also 3 1 seeds in the final four

quill.....just flat out has balls. :lol: ...pickin a 10 and a 9 seed in the elite 8

i have georgia tech in my elite 8, and playin winthrop in the sweet 16 at that, and i had oral roberts in the sweet 16, and holy cross is in my sweet 16, so depending on the southern illini/holy cross game today, either me or ben is gonna be hurting :indiff:

i like tbakergobuck's bracket, but his final four is a 1,2,1,2, and a 1vs1 in the champ game, good luck there

and finally, nino....3 1's in the elite 8, and 2 in the final four, good luck with that as well


so far this isnt a tournament of upsets, and if this keeps happening without any, many of our poolers here will benefit from it, but we just have to see how today goes....good luck to all :tu:

[james2K]

j2k has duke as a runner up to the title, so we know he wont win it, sorry james

i saw that last night and was crushed :( but I spend at least 5 dollars a day on something stupid, so good luck to everyone..

[josh33_unc]

i saw that last night and was crushed :( but I spend at least 5 dollars a day on something stupid, so good luck to everyone..

lol yeah exactly, just think of my fast food expenditures

[Quill]

Well I was 12-4 yesterday. We shall see how it goes.

Yes, josh, big imaginary brass ones. LOL

[josh33_unc]

:td::td::td:

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 19 19 of 63 92nd 151138 ▼13581
2 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 17 17 of 63 61st 770957 ▲67926
2 Nino ( nino63004) 17 17 of 63 61st 770957 ▲489472
2 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 17 17 of 63 61st 770957 ▲489472
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 17 17 of 63 61st 770957 ▲67926
6 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 16 16 of 63 42nd 1152739 ▼313856
6 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 16 16 of 63 42nd 1152739 ▼313856
6 quill ( krisquillhill) 16 16 of 63 42nd 1152739 ▼723298
9 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 15 15 of 63 26th 1466232 ▼205803

:td::td::td:

[NINO63004]

yeh im moving on up :)




Nino

[tbakergobuck]

I moved up as well but will see how long that lasts. lol Go Bucks!

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 28 28 of 32 98th 25883 ▲34827
2 Nino ( nino63004) 24 24 of 32 60th 780824 ▲1694
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 24 24 of 32 60th 780824 ▲1694
4 quill ( krisquillhill) 23 23 of 32 44th 1096398 ▲39266
4 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 23 23 of 32 44th 1096398 ▲39266
6 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 22 22 of 32 30th 1375852 ▼240188
6 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 22 22 of 32 30th 1375852 ▼240188
8 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 21 21 of 32 20th 1578297 ▼149351
8 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 21 21 of 32 20th 1578297 ▼149351

[tbakergobuck]

That probaby wasn't easy for you to post. :hee: Dam Illinois let Vigina Tech go on a 12-0 run to end the game and lose by 2.


Come on Buckeyes!!

[josh33_unc]

it still isnt updated, i had long beach st, and they lost, and it doesnt have it crossed out on mine . it doesnt have any of yesterday's games updated on the bracket yet



*edit, its updated the rankings are still the same for our group, they just werent colored in/crossed out on the bracket

[james2K]

I can't believe I'm still in the lead :lol:

Why Duke, WHY!!!!!!!!! :lmao:

[josh33_unc]

I can't believe I'm still in the lead :lol:

Why Duke, WHY!!!!!!!!! :lmao:


hey james is it lonely up there at the top?

and y duke ? they lost a lotta games this year, dont have as solid a team as they have had in the past, and lost in the 1st rd of the acc tourney. they went 22-10. you cant lose 10 games and go to the title game :indiff:

and as a tarheel fan, i wouldnt let them get that far, i would go and break someone's nose....(payback)

[james2K]

hey james is it lonely up there at the top?

and y duke ? they lost a lotta games this year, dont have as solid a team as they have had in the past, and lost in the 1st rd of the acc tourney. they went 22-10. you cant lose 10 games and go to the title game :indiff:

and as a tarheel fan, i wouldnt let them get that far, i would go and break someone's nose....(payback)

and this is why you had to twist my arm, pull on it a little, then twist again really hard to get me to join this....I havent' watched but 4 games of college ball all year :indiff:

[NINO63004]

im right behind you but i dont think im going to win. ohio state cant lose or ill be done with.



Nino

[Quill]

My bracket was inches away from being toast. I didn't want Ohio State to win because that would've been a great upset, but I'll take the win in OT, thus leaving my bracket alive but not exactly well. LOL

Phew. Dodged a bullet there.

[josh33_unc]

My bracket was inches away from being toast. I didn't want Ohio State to win because that would've been a great upset, but I'll take the win in OT, thus leaving my bracket alive but not exactly well. LOL

Phew. Dodged a bullet there.

my thoughts exactly....woulda been a sweet upset, but bracket woulda been ruined too

[tbakergobuck]

:wow: Man what a game.. Ron Lewis deep game tying 3-pointer with a few seconds left was HUGE. Xavier played one heck of a game but it's never over untill it's over. :hee: Lewis was the only Buckeye that showed up today. The Buckeyes looked out of sink most of the game. OSU scores there points in spirts which they got lucky having one at the end of the game and in overtime. OSU missed to many lay ups and I think a season high 13 turnovers but a win is a win and hopfully they got there bad game over with. I wasn't sure how the Buckeyes would do in overtime without Oden since he fould out but Conley took over and Xavier never recovered after Ron's shot. They say sometimes you just have to be lucky to advance to the next round.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000034

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/becc2e0c-8d69-4f65-9ad2-f358d1cb6b2.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

Since I didn't pick North Carolina in the final four I wouldn't mind seeing them get upset. Come on Michigan St. :fingers: :fingers: sorry josh. lol Still can't beleave that shot Lewis made. I'll be whatching the Tennessee vs. Virgina game tomorrow.

[josh33_unc]

Since I didn't pick North Carolina in the final four I wouldn't mind seeing them get upset. Come on Michigan St. :fingers: :fingers: sorry josh. lol Still can't beleave that shot Lewis made. I'll be whatching the Tennessee vs. Virgina game tomorrow.

ah thats ok, nino attends msu and him and his friends all have unc picked over msu anyways. ah well, they won, now for durant and company :) after the longhorns get past usc

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 38 33 of 40 85th 297728 ▲25003
1 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 38 31 of 40 85th 297728 ▲25003
3 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 35 28 of 40 56th 874147 ▲59298
3 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 35 29 of 40 56th 874147 ▲59298
3 quill ( krisquillhill) 35 29 of 40 56th 874147 ▲59298
6 Nino ( nino63004) 34 29 of 40 45th 1080989 ▲66027
7 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 33 27 of 40 36th 1265699 ▲68137
8 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 32 27 of 40 28th 1422443 ▲65399
9 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 30 26 of 40 18th 1630146 ▼483130

[tbakergobuck]

Man out of 6 Big Ten teams in the NCAA Tournament 5 are out and it really couldn've been all 6 teams if not for Ohio State's last second shot. It sucks because the Big Ten teams were in most if not all the games up untill the last few minutes. Hopefully Ohio State plays better.

[josh33_unc]

if ohio st squeaks by tennessee, then they will get beat by tex am, at least thats what my bracket says :lol:

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 46 37 of 48 72nd 553539 ▲31409
2 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 45 34 of 48 64th 712485 ▲41756
3 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 44 34 of 48 55th 878355 ▲50232
3 Nino ( nino63004) 44 34 of 48 55th 878355 ▲50232
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 44 33 of 48 55th 878355 ▲50232
6 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 43 32 of 48 47th 1040036 ▲55370
7 quill ( krisquillhill) 41 32 of 48 33rd 1324446 ▼570205
8 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 39 30 of 48 23rd 1532670 ▲46910
9 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 38 30 of 48 19th 1605321 ▼112579

[josh33_unc]

me (ga tech), bryan (notre dame), nino (maryland) , trav (wisconsin) , and tbaker (texas) all have only 1 elite 8 team gone :tu:

so i think it will be between us 5 of who will win the money


tbaker wins the money if ohio st wins the title over florida
btrav has the same title game, but unc in the final four instead of g'town
nino wins the money if g'town defeats oregon in the final game
bryan wins the money if florida defeats tex am in the final game
and i win the money if unc beats ucla for the title

i think its just between us 5 from here on out

[tbakergobuck]

I'm a little surprised that it seems that no one was amazed with Ohio States comeback against Xavier but maybe no one watched the game. Not to many teams in College baskeball could come back from being down 9 points with 2:54 left in the game not to mention winning the game the game in overtime without one of there best players. I remember the Indianapolis Colts big comeback against the New England Patriots (21-6) in the Conference Championship game. I think that win gave the Colts a HUGE confidence boost just like I hope Ohio States win over Xavier will do. :fingers: I like what Oden said "I'm hoping we can learn from this game and know we can't just play around with teams in the first half," Oden said. "Then the second half we've got to come at them and keep coming until the game is over."

I watched the Florida vs. Purdue game today. Florida didn't play good but still won. I kinda wanted Purdue to upset Florida but then my bracket would be screwed and that would blow a chance for a Ohio State vs. Florida rematch. lol

[josh33_unc]

I'm a little surprised that it seems that no one was amazed with Ohio States comeback against Xavier but maybe no one watched the game. Not to many teams in College baskeball could come back from being down 9 points with 2:54 left in the game not to mention winning the game the game in overtime without one of there best players. I remember the Indianapolis Colts big comeback against the New England Patriots (21-6) in the Conference Championship game. I think that win gave the Colts a HUGE confidence boost just like I hope Ohio States win over Xavier will do. :fingers: I like what Oden said "I'm hoping we can learn from this game and know we can't just play around with teams in the first half," Oden said. "Then the second half we've got to come at them and keep coming until the game is over."

I watched the Florida vs. Purdue game today. Florida didn't play good but still won. I kinda wanted Purdue to upset Florida but then my bracket would be screwed and that would blow a chance for a Ohio State vs. Florida rematch. lol

i watched the ohio st game, i was off all day saturday, i watched games all day that day. they didnt suprise me much with needing overtime to take out a 9 seed. maybe thats why this morning on cold pizza, on the poll, they asked who the 1st 1 seed to lose will be, and the whole nation was red colored for ohio st to lose, and the state of ohio was colored blue, as the only state to vote unc (any team other than osu for that matter) as a 1 seed to lose :lol:

id pick kansas or ohio st to lose 1st, kansas has never been a tourney team and im suprised theyve made it this far. i have them goin down to ucla. and i hope the aggies down the buckeyes :wavey:

[tbakergobuck]

i watched the ohio st game, i was off all day saturday, i watched games all day that day. they didnt suprise me much with needing overtime to take out a 9 seed. maybe thats why this morning on cold pizza, on the poll, they asked who the 1st 1 seed to lose will be, and the whole nation was red colored for ohio st to lose, and the state of ohio was colored blue, as the only state to vote unc (any team other than osu for that matter) as a 1 seed to lose :lol:

id pick kansas or ohio st to lose 1st, kansas has never been a tourney team and im suprised theyve made it this far. i have them goin down to ucla. and i hope the aggies down the buckeyes :wavey:Come on Josh your not a Ohio State hater are you? :lol: Is it to hard to give Ohio State some credit with the comeback and the last second NBA 3-pointer that was nothing but net? You don't win 19 games in a row just being average. Xavier had extra motivation because Thad Matt used to be Xavier's coach and he said that he was going to stay only to leave the next day to Ohio State. Some of Xaviers players Matta recruited and played in the game. Ohio State didn't play to there full potential but got the win. Xavier probably couldn't play any better then what they did and even there coach said if they played Ohio State in a 7 game series they would be lucky to win a few games. They say just advancing from the second round can be very hard which Ohio State wasn't the only #1 seed that had a close game. I could be wrong but what I get from reading your post is that you don't think Ohio State has a good team because they needed overtime to beat a #9 seed.:scratch: You said you watched all the games but why not comment about Florida (1) only beating Purdue (9) by 7 points, Georgetown (2) only beating Boston College (7) by 7 points, UCLA (2) only beating Indiana (7) by 5 points? I think the seeding is a bit over rated because on any given day anyone can beat anyone.

Next year you probably should'nt watch cold pizza because you might do better in your basketball pools. :p Now if Ohio State plays another sloppy game then sure they might be the first #1 seed to lose but it's not like Florida and North Carolina blew out the #9 seeds they played. I think Kansas is playing the best right now but time will tell. :wavey:

[josh33_unc]

Come on Josh your not a Ohio State hater are you? :lol: Is it to hard to give Ohio State some credit with the comeback and the last second NBA 3-pointer that was nothing but net? You don't win 19 games in a row just being average. Xavier had extra motivation because Thad Matt used to be Xavier's coach and he said that he was going to stay only to leave the next day to Ohio State. Some of Xaviers players Matta recruited and played in the game. Ohio State didn't play to there full potential but got the win. Xavier probably couldn't play any better then what they did and even there coach said if they played Ohio State in a 7 game series they would be lucky to win a few games. They say just advancing from the second round can be very hard which Ohio State wasn't the only #1 seed that had a close game. I could be wrong but what I get from reading your post is that you don't think Ohio State has a good team because they needed overtime to beat a #9 seed.:scratch: You said you watched all the games but why not comment about Florida (1) only beating Purdue (9) by 7 points, Georgetown (2) only beating Boston College (7) by 7 points, UCLA (2) only beating Indiana (7) by 5 points? I think the seeding is a bit over rated because on any given day anyone can beat anyone.

Next year you probably should'nt watch cold pizza because you might do better in your basketball pools. :p Now if Ohio State plays another sloppy game then sure they might be the first #1 seed to lose but it's not like Florida and North Carolina blew out the #9 seeds they played. I think Kansas is playing the best right now but time will tell. :wavey:

i just never thought of ohio st as a basketball school, like alabama, a football powerhouse only. ohio st had the likes of archie griffin, the only 2 time heisman winner, and eddie george, to name a few. and only in the last few years, have i really considered florida a basketball powerhouse.

and i know the whole story behind the xavier/ohio st relationship during the game. i heard the announcers and how the players knew their opponents inside and out, and that it would be hard to suprise their opponent.

now to pull some info from espn.com:

Blue Ribbon Tourney Guide
The knock against Ohio State is a lack of NCAA Tournament experience, and it's a fair judgment. No Buckeye has played more than two games in the Big Dance, and Ohio State, a No. 2 seed, was picked apart by No. 7 Georgetown 70-52 in the second round last March. Anything past the first weekend will be foreign territory for these Buckeyes. But inexperience hasn't bothered them so far. Barring a major surprise, look for Ohio State to make plans for Atlanta. After that, as the Fab Five found out, the road will get bumpy.

ESPN's Take
North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin. The teams on that list -- and it is a pretty impressive list -- are the only teams that defeated Ohio State during the 2006-07 season.

the #4 Florida Gators (11-2) defeated the #3 Ohio St. Buckeyes (10-2) by a score of 86-60

------------------1-- 2 T
#3 Ohio State--- 29- 31 60
#4 Florida ------ 38- 48 86
Final

oden played 28 minutes in the florida game. Horford, cleared to play after a morning shootaround, dominated his matchup with talented 7-foot freshman Greg Oden, who was in foul trouble much of the game and finished with seven points and six rebounds.

Florida shot 74 percent (20-of-27) in the second half and looked very much like the team that swept through the NCAA tournament last season and claimed its first national championship.

Oden, David Lighty, Daequan Cook and Othello Hunter were a combined 5-of-20 from the field.

Oden was 2-of-6, hampered by Horford, Noah and Chris Richard, who went right after the player many consider to be the best center in college basketball. They used one post player to bring him out of the paint and then tried to get another one the ball down low -- hoping to minimize Oden's shot-blocking ability.

Oden finished with four blocks and a steal.

He missed his first shot and picked up a foul trying to get the rebound.

With a few minutes to play, the crowd chanted "over-rated." They followed that with chants of "just like football."

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=263570057

[tbakergobuck]

i just never thought of ohio st as a basketball school, like alabama, a football powerhouse only. ohio st had the likes of archie griffin, the only 2 time heisman winner, and eddie george, to name a few. and only in the last few years, have i really considered florida a basketball powerhouse.

and i know the whole story behind the xavier/ohio st relationship during the game. i heard the announcers and how the players knew their opponents inside and out, and that it would be hard to suprise their opponent.

now to pull some info from espn.com:

Blue Ribbon Tourney Guide
The knock against Ohio State is a lack of NCAA Tournament experience, and it's a fair judgment. No Buckeye has played more than two games in the Big Dance, and Ohio State, a No. 2 seed, was picked apart by No. 7 Georgetown 70-52 in the second round last March. Anything past the first weekend will be foreign territory for these Buckeyes. But inexperience hasn't bothered them so far. Barring a major surprise, look for Ohio State to make plans for Atlanta. After that, as the Fab Five found out, the road will get bumpy.

ESPN's Take
North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin. The teams on that list -- and it is a pretty impressive list -- are the only teams that defeated Ohio State during the 2006-07 season.

the #4 Florida Gators (11-2) defeated the #3 Ohio St. Buckeyes (10-2) by a score of 86-60

------------------1-- 2 T
#3 Ohio State--- 29- 31 60
#4 Florida ------ 38- 48 86
Final

oden played 28 minutes in the florida game. Horford, cleared to play after a morning shootaround, dominated his matchup with talented 7-foot freshman Greg Oden, who was in foul trouble much of the game and finished with seven points and six rebounds.

Florida shot 74 percent (20-of-27) in the second half and looked very much like the team that swept through the NCAA tournament last season and claimed its first national championship.

Oden, David Lighty, Daequan Cook and Othello Hunter were a combined 5-of-20 from the field.

Oden was 2-of-6, hampered by Horford, Noah and Chris Richard, who went right after the player many consider to be the best center in college basketball. They used one post player to bring him out of the paint and then tried to get another one the ball down low -- hoping to minimize Oden's shot-blocking ability.

Oden finished with four blocks and a steal.

He missed his first shot and picked up a foul trying to get the rebound.

With a few minutes to play, the crowd chanted "over-rated." They followed that with chants of "just like football."

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=263570057Well you didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know. :lol: Ohio State had one of the best recruiting years ever in College basketball this year getting 7ft Oden #1 NBA pick, Conley, Cook, and David Lightly. I'm not sure why even mention that espn is comparing them to last years team. :scratch:Oden wasn't 100% when Ohio State played Florida not to mention he got in foul trouble. Ohio State is a lot better now even though Ohio State didn't play that good against Xavier. Ohio State has a young team but there very talented, they play good defense and they can shoot very good from the perimerter. Hopefully more then just one Ohio State player will show up against Tennessee. :fingers:

[Quill]

Josh and I both will be rooting for the Ohio State University to beat Tennessee. ;)

[josh33_unc]

Josh and I both will be rooting for the Ohio State University to beat Tennessee. ;)

hell, i was rootin for long beach st :lol: the bama fan in me cant root for tennessee or auburn in any sport. i lived in alabama for 2 years, though i was raised up to love alabama football and bear bryant, and i lived in tennessee for about 8 years
http://images.bamastuff.com/abs_2006/a152-back.gif

i filled out a total of 11 brackets, 5 at espn-all different, 5 at yahoo-1 diff, 4 the same, and one at cbs, and all of them have long beach st over ut :clap:

[ycats]

Ohio State will lose...........UNC will lose this week also.

[ycats]

I got 12 out of the 16 correct, but do have Ohio State beating UT.

[josh33_unc]

I got 12 out of the 16 correct, but do have Ohio State beating UT.

whats all your picks for the rest of the tournament, final four, and title game , i wanna see what you think you know and why didnt you join this pool if you are so knowledgeable?

[ycats]

Final Four - FLA/Kansas/G'Town/Ohio State
Finals - FLA over G'Town

I didn't know SU was having a bracket pool.

Ohio State wasn't impressive last weekend, so UT could beat them. I saw G'Town beat Vanderbilt here in Nashville early in the season........both teams have improved drastically since then so that may be a toss up. The way USC is playing, they could beat UNC. Memphis didn't impress me much either so Texas A&M could move past them even though I have OSU beating Memphis. I have G'Town over UNC. I had FLA over Wisconsin and KU over UCLA.

[tbakergobuck]

Final Four - FLA/Kansas/G'Town/Ohio State
Finals - FLA over G'Town

I didn't know SU was having a bracket pool.

Ohio State wasn't impressive last weekend, so UT could beat them. I saw G'Town beat Vanderbilt here in Nashville early in the season........both teams have improved drastically since then so that may be a toss up. The way USC is playing, they could beat UNC. Memphis didn't impress me much either so Texas A&M could move past them even though I have OSU beating Memphis. I have G'Town over UNC. I had FLA over Wisconsin and KU over UCLA.I know I already said this but Ohio State wasn't the only team that didn't look impressive last weekend. If you watched the Florida vs Purdue game you noticed how sloppy Florida played. Florida had 15 turnovers and they got a few wild loose balls that led to 3-pointers which if they didn't get then it might have been a different outcome.

For the most part I agree on your predictions for these games coming up this week. I don't think Ohio State can play any worse then what they did against Xavier. I think Oden will have another big game against Tennessee. I have no idea why sometimes Ohio State doesn't give Oden the ball. I kinda fear that Ohio State might get a decent lead and then relax which has happen to the Buckeyes a few times this year. When Oden is on and Ohio State strokes 3-pointers it will be hard for any team to beat them.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2805390&sportCat=ncb

[ycats]

Both UT and Ohio State have improved since the last time they met so it's kind of hard to say. If Ohio plays like they did against Xavier, they will lose. If UT gets in foul trouble trying to defend Oden, they will lose. It could come down to who hits the most 3-pointers.

[tbakergobuck]

Yea both Tennessee and Ohio State have improved since last meeting. Looking back at stats no wonder why it was a close game. Ohio State had 20 turnovers and shot 4-14 from the 3-point line. Ohio State definitely has the size advantage.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270130194

[tbakergobuck]

Well in a way I'm glad that some ESPN analysts and other people are picking Ohio State to be the first #1 seed lose. It might be a little extra motivation for the Buckeyes to prove the doubters wrong. :tu:

[josh33_unc]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/josh33_unc/Photo0094.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

Doug has a big nose and big ears (DORK), just like you. :p j/k about you. Even if Ohio State wins both games and gets into the Final Four I'm sure they'll still have there doubters.

[ycats]

I think they're going down..................will Oden be back for one more year?

[tbakergobuck]

I thought this definition of a Sprots analyst was right on. :tu:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sports+analyst

I think they're going down..................will Oden be back for one more year?I think your all wrong......................At this time know one knows if Oden is coming back to play next year. He might not even know. Thad Matta said that he talked to Oden about it but it was a short conversation and they said they would talk about it after the season is over. There are not to many athletes in the world that will turn down millions of dollors but Oden is different so he might come back. I think if Ohio State wins the NCAA Tournament he's gone for sure and if they don't he might want to come back and try 1 more season since he's always won Championships.

[josh33_unc]

yeah they said oden and durant should be careful about goin to the NBA with kobe and the flying elbows, said all college has is the henderson kid from duke :lol:

[ycats]

Well, Tubby left KY for Minnesota................KY is my team but I don't blame him for leaving.

[josh33_unc]

Well, Tubby left KY for Minnesota................KY is my team but I don't blame him for leaving.

yeah ive been slammed with texts about it for the past hour. i lived in lexington for 2 years when i went to college. you hearin all about it too i bet trav, livin there now and all.

[josh33_unc]

tennessee is shootin 60% 9-15 from 3 pt range as the vols are leading the buckeyes 49-32 at the half

[tbakergobuck]

tennessee is shootin 60% 9-15 from 3 pt range as the vols are leading the buckeyes 49-32 at the halfIt doesn't matter what you do in the 1st half bro as long as you win the game. ;) Ohio State goes on a 19-5 spurt to get back in the game in the 2nd half. Oden's last second block was AWSOME and seals the deal!!!!!!!!!Great Game!! Ohio State gets the WIN and Moves on!!!!!!You live and die by the 3-pointer. lol
GO BUCKEYES!!!!

[Jason Fate]

being from tennessee, i was torn in this game...we have a pool at work, and i had ohio state beating tennessee...so i'm happy there, closer to winning the money, sucks as a tennessee resident though, they are definately an up and coming team.....but hell yeah, GO BUCKEYES! I have them going all the way.

[josh33_unc]

they wont go all the way, thats 2 close games in a row, and the 1st one needed overtime. if memphis doesnt take em out, my tarheels will

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 61 38 of 52 87th 252894 ▲86710
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 60 38 of 52 83rd 336639 ▲110439
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 56 36 of 52 61st 776362 ▲196811
3 Nino ( nino63004) 56 37 of 52 61st 776362 ▲196811
5 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 54 39 of 52 49th 1010019 ▼309251
6 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 51 34 of 52 34th 1308345 ▼205731
6 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 51 33 of 52 34th 1308345 ▲194167
8 quill ( krisquillhill) 45 33 of 52 17th 1652085 ▼32314
9 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 42 31 of 52 13th 1727771 ▼160878

[ycats]

congrats to OSU, all they had to do was come out and play in the second half........thanks to Tennessee choking and throwing up bad shot after bad shot after halftime

[tbakergobuck]

they wont go all the way, thats 2 close games in a row, and the 1st one needed overtime. if memphis doesnt take em out, my tarheels willI think it's a bit funny that you think Ohio State won't go all the way becasue they won 2 close games in a row one being overtime. :scratch: Remember that UNC has to win against USC before they have a chance to play Ohio State/Memphis. The way Tennessee was knocking down 3-pointers last night I don't think there is a team in College basketball other then Ohio State that could beat them. Ohio State has yet to play a complete game.

I'm glad Ohio State is playing Memphis because it would've been like a home game for Texas A&M.

congrats to OSU, all they had to do was come out and play in the second half........thanks to Tennessee choking and throwing up bad shot after bad shot after halftimeWell it's not as easy as you make it sound. Ohio State got punched in the gut in the first half and most teams would just throw in the towel. Like I said you live and die shooting the 3-pointer. I think Tennessee had four 2 point baskets in the 2nd half and they shot 8-17 from the foul line. I was surprised that Ohio State won the game with Oden only scoring 9 points and playing just 18 minutes.

[Quill]

I think I have Ohio State into the Final Four. Heh. So, I was like, um, come on. But, it's the NCAA tourney, the Sweet 16, and teams can surprise you. Oden was a non-factor in the game, which, I think, is important because it shows that Ohio State doesn't need him to win. And I think it also shows how important it is for these talented players to spend time in the college game before going to the NBA.

The Buckeyes won that game at the line. They were fortunate in that a combination of aggressive play in the second half and lots of whistles got them into the bonus with just under 12 minutes to play. Had Ohio State been playing a team that was more capable at the stripe, it would have been toast, but in that head to head contest, Tennessee's poor free throw shooting was its achilles heel. That and the fact the Vols went pretty much cold during the first 10 minutes of the second half from the field.

I would bet anything that Ohio State's coach will be telling his players today that they can't play another game like this, though, where they don't show up until the second half.

Tomorrow will be interesting.

Meantime, I'm looking forward to the Oregon-UNLV game. My husband is a UNLV alum. My co-worker, Carly, and her roommate are coming over tonight after work to watch that game. Carly is an Oregon alum. So, this will be an interesting evening. Her roommate, who knows nothing about sports, filled out a bracket for the first time this year and made her picks based on mascots. Heh. She's probably get a better looking bracket than I do, which thanks to all the chalk, is ripped to shreds. Sigh.

Where's the beer?

[tbakergobuck]

Some poeple don't realize with Oden is that even though sometimes his stats are not impressive he makes a lot of players alter there shot, which makes them miss. Know doubt getting to the line a lot in the 2nd half and making the foul shots helped Ohio State win but they also hit five 3-pointers and played better defense. Tennessee had a good game plan keeping Oden away from the rim and trying to get him to foul out. I thought the foul where the Tennessee player ran into Oden and flopped was a joke. Dorsey and Oden matchup will be interesting.

[josh33_unc]

5 pts, 1-5 fg, and 5 rebs for hansbrough. brandan wright had 21 pts, ginyard had 10 pts 9 rebs, and the tarheels showed up as a team, esp when taj gibson went out with 4 fouls, and the usc coach gettin a technical helped too :) g'town will be a tough game, proud we came back from 16 tonight :tu:

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 73 41 of 56 86th 269255 ▼54003
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 72 41 of 56 83rd 336447 ▼49403
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 68 39 of 56 66th 666341 ▲1938
3 Nino ( nino63004) 68 40 of 56 66th 666341 ▲407600
5 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 66 42 of 56 57th 847292 ▲30762
6 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 63 36 of 56 44th 1104972 ▲57366
7 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 59 36 of 56 30th 1386120 ▲59877
8 quill ( krisquillhill) 53 35 of 56 17th 1636639 ▲108865
9 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 50 33 of 56 14th 1705145 ▼56161

[tbakergobuck]

Well Memphis has a 25 game winning streak and Ohio State has a 20 game winning streak but someones winning streak will end tonight. I think Oden will step up his game after the comments Dorsey from Memphis has made. Dorsey said "I'm Goliath, smiling wide, "He's the little man" "I'm going to outwork him to every ball." Hopefully Oden can stay out of foul trouble but if not Ohio State has shown that they can win without him. Ohio State has to play 40 mins of good b-ball and if they do they should "survive and advance".

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/preview?gameId=274000046

Nino is the only one that picked Florida to lose in the elight eight. The way Florida is playing I think that might happen.

[tbakergobuck]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/josh33_unc/Photo0094.jpgI bet Dougee and all you Ohio State doubters are having second thoughts now since Ohio State beat Memphis and is going to the Final Four. :p :lol: I highly doubt all of the remaining #1 seeds Kansas, Florida and North Carolina will advance to the final four but even if they do bring it on. lol Buckeyes made 18 free throws in a row to seal the deal against Memphis. :clap: Dorsey needs to put his foot in his mouth because he didn't do what he said he was going to do against Oden. Conley Jr. is one heck of a point guard. :)

GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!

[josh33_unc]

I picked ucla for the final four and always knew kansas wasn't a tourney team :)

[Dru84]

So sad about how my Trojans gave up a 16 point lead.

[tbakergobuck]

I picked ucla for the final four and always knew kansas wasn't a tourney team :)Well you did you post the picture that a ESPN analyst picking Ohio State to be the first #1 seed to lose? Funny how things change now.lol

[josh33_unc]

Well you did you post the picture that a ESPN analyst picking Ohio State to be the first #1 seed to lose? Funny how things change now.lol

hey, no harm in a lil smack talk in a lil competition... :)

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 89 43 of 58 95th 90499 ▲178756
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 88 43 of 58 94th 115223 ▲221224
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 84 41 of 58 86th 268018 ▲398323
4 Nino ( nino63004) 76 41 of 58 64th 716227 ▼49886
5 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 74 43 of 58 57th 845424 ▲1868
6 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 71 37 of 58 47th 1036506 ▲68466
7 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 67 37 of 58 36th 1267306 ▲118814
8 quill ( krisquillhill) 61 36 of 58 23rd 1527972 ▲108667
9 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 50 33 of 58 12th 1748693 ▼43548

people with at least one or no final four teams eliminated and their picks:

tbaker - fla, ucla, gtown, ohio st, --- ohio st over fla in the title game
btrav - fla, ucla, unc, ohio st , --- ohio st over fla in the title game
macpcs - fla, ucla, unc, ohio st , --- fla over unc in the title game
nino - oregon, kansas, gtown, ohio st , --- gtown over oregon in the title game
subama (me) - fla, ucla, unc, tex am, --- unc over ucla in the title game
quill - oregon, pitt, unc, ohio st, --- unc over oregon in the title game

every one of these picks are different in some way, so someone is gonna win, there is no duplicate brackets for the final rounds.

and remember:

Round Correct Pick
First 1 point
Second 2 points
Third 4 points
Fourth 8 points
Semifinals 16 points
Finals 32 points

so good luck to all as we wind down this year's tournament and crown a national champion and bracket pool winner here soon :clap:

[josh33_unc]

heels lookin good so far up till the half against g'town. still another half to go, come on unc :tu:

[Gibsohnn]

It's gonna come down to final 4 picks for several of us, but it's REALLY going to come down to who picked the championship game and who picked the winner of that. Close tourney this year, I'm liking it. How much cash was in play after fees? 40 bucks give or take?

[Quill]

Sigh. I suck. LOL

But I admit this has been a lot of fun. We ought to do it again next year. :)

[NINO63004]

gtown need to win b/c if unc win i owe my g/f dinner and a back rub.

i have never lost a bet with my g/f ever.


Nino

[josh33_unc]

1. yeah about fourty bucks to the winner.

2. tbaker picked the correct final four, all correct teams. looks he gets the money so far

3. nino u won the bet with her, you still havent lost any bets with her. but you should still take her out and discuss the backrub at least. just cuz ur a gentleman, bro. tell marissa i said for you to.

[NINO63004]

1. yeah about fourty bucks to the winner.

2. tbaker picked the correct final four, all correct teams. looks he gets the money so far

3. nino u won the bet with her, you still havent lost any bets with her. but you should still take her out and discuss the backrub at least. just cuz ur a gentleman, bro. tell marissa i said for you to.


dont worry it wont be limited to her giving me a back rub. i do owe her one from the last time she gave me one.


Nino

[tbakergobuck]

I'm a little surprised I'm doing pretty good with my picks considering I waited to the last minute and only spent around 15 minutes on my bracket. I won a few hundred bucks in a NCAA Tournamnet office pool a few years back. In another pool I picked Pittsburg to make it to the Final Four but got the other 3 teams right. I'm mad at myself for not getting into more basketball pools. I looked at the bracket of the currnet leader of Yahoo's pool and dam he's got 55 out of 60 picks right. I have 45 of 60 picks right.

Thought this was a good story about Oden.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2811600&sportCat=ncb&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

I kinda wanted Ohio State to play North Carolina since they played them before but that's not going to happen. Georgetown got in foul trouble against UNC so they'll probably do the same against Ohio State. Hopefully Ohio State will shoot 3-pointers better against Georgetown.

[josh33_unc]

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 105 45 of 60 98th 35172 ▲40545
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 96 44 of 60 89th 216895 ▼120641
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 92 42 of 60 80th 384366 ▼160234
4 Nino ( nino63004) 84 42 of 60 60th 788016 ▲261278
5 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 79 38 of 60 47th 1048789 ▼165577
6 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 75 38 of 60 37th 1235272 ▼133516
7 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 74 43 of 60 35th 1278026 ▼124811
8 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 66 35 of 60 22nd 1548084 ▲127469
9 quill ( krisquillhill) 61 36 of 60 16th 1653820 ▼34932

[tbakergobuck]

hey, no harm in a lil smack talk in a lil competition... :)Well I'm sure I would get a lot of crap if Ohio State lost so...:lol: SU Bama (josh33_unc)
MacPCS FTW!
j2k_in_mi
tbakergobucks
quill
Nino
Go Gators!!!!!!!!!
btrav13 bracket
BenisKing

those are our players, the people whose money i will take :DWrong...:lol:
i like tbakergobuck's bracket, but his final four is a 1,2,1,2, and a 1vs1 in the champ game, good luck thereWell...I was right on with all my Final Four picks as I pat myself on the back. :p

If Ohio State or Florida win in the Final Four then I win the SU pool right? I think the only way I can lose is if UCLA and Georgetown win which then Nino would win right?

Thanks Josh for getting this pool together. Next year we need to get a bigger pot and maybe have a 1st and 2nd place or something.

[tbakergobuck]

they wont go all the way, thats 2 close games in a row, and the 1st one needed overtime. if memphis doesnt take em out, my tarheels willoops frogot about this one. :hee: Georgetown only beat Vandy by 1 point and they won against your tarheels in overtime so I guess they can't win against my Buckeyes since they played 2 close games in a row. :rolleyes: Funny how things are quiet now. :lol: I'm sure if my Buckeyes lose to Georgetown things will pick back up.

[usfhett03]

Go Gators! I thought Gainesville was crazy after last year's championship. In January, it was even worse, and I thought nothing could top that. Now if we win again, we'll be setting the bar so high it can't ever be touched.

[tbakergobuck]

Oden against Hibbert is going to be fun to see this Sat. I think Oden is a bit quicker but will see. If my Buckeyes lose against Georgetown I think I would rather see UCLA beat Florida even though I think I would lose the SprintUsers pool. :lol:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/ncb_hibbert_oden_412.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

GO BUCKEYES!!! I think it motivates the Buckeyes when a lot of people pick them not to win. :) Everyone picked the Buckeyes to win in football just like everyone is picking Florida to win in basketball.

[Gibsohnn]

Well I've got OHST picked to win it all but this 22 game win streak they're on is making me a tad nervous. Plus they have had several close calls this tourney.

[Wayne 1]

It's going to be a great championship game on monday. Florida wants it bad and Ohio State has a chance to stop the repeat! :headbang2 :Popcorn2:

[MacPCS]

tbakergobuck, if OSU wins, you win. If florida wins, I win

forty bucks on this one game :D

:D :D

Go Gators! w00t!

[tbakergobuck]

We saw what happend to G'Town win Hibbert went out of the game but it was another game that Ohio State showed that they can win without Oden. However I'm not sure if Ohio State can do that against Florida since Florida has 3 good big men. One of these four Ohio State players Hunter, Terwilliger, Harris or Lighty has to step up.

Even though Oden missed this dunk it was amazing how high the ball was above the rim not to mention where he jumped from. Not to many 7 footers can do that. Before anyone says it was a charge I know the call could've gone either way. Look at the facial exspressions on the Ohio State players. :scare: :wow:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/odenslamovergreen.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

tbakergobuck, if OSU wins, you win. If florida wins, I win

forty bucks on this one game :D

:D :D

Go Gators! w00t!Really...I thought I already won. :lol: The way Yahoo says the scoring it doesn't show any points for the Champion but I guess I'm missing it. How many points is it for the Champion? Oh well win or lose Ohio State had a great season and Thad Matta has got the basketball program back to the top. I already made some money with some side bets but can't make up my mind if I want to just say f-it and bet it all tomorrow night on my Buckeyes. http://sprintusers.com/forum/images/smilies/newsmilies/scratch.gif
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men/1690490/scoringdetails

[josh33_unc]

i think its 32 points for each finals game , so who knows, have to wait till the buzzer ends on monday night :wavey:

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 137 47 of 62 99th 11916 ▲6999
2 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 128 46 of 62 96th 64878 ▲40467
3 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 108 43 of 62 79th 415723 ▲236880
4 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 91 39 of 62 52nd 949098 ▲386348
5 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 90 44 of 62 50th 981868 ▼250054
6 Nino ( nino63004) 84 42 of 62 40th 1176574 ▼192288
7 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 82 36 of 62 37th 1237517 ▲347704
8 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 79 38 of 62 33rd 1324339 ▼135174
9 quill ( krisquillhill) 61 36 of 62 15th 1688053 ▼15343

[tbakergobuck]

So if it's 32 points for the Champion and if Ohio St did lose then I would lose by 3 freakin points. That would suck but it's not like it's a million dollors. :lol: That's how much the winner of the Yahoo Tournament gets right? Now I'm regreating all those early upset picks I made. lol Hopefully my boyz will come through. :fingers:

137 me
108 mac

108 mac
+ 32 if Florida wins
= 140

[MacPCS]

yep, 32 points for the final. :D

also thank you for whoever is in second for picking ohio state and giving me a chance to even be in this position :)

[tbakergobuck]

Mac

I know you and a lot othe people are picking Florida to win the Championship game tomorrow night but what's your score prediction? Do you think it will be a easy win for Florida? I just glanced and compared your bracket to mine and to me it looks like I have less red. :scratch:

[MacPCS]

you may have less red, but the games at the beginning are worth less than the end, they add up though. that's why I could eek out a win with this 32 point game :D

my score prediction? I have no idea. these things can go in the 50s or they can go in the 100s

[Gibsohnn]

also thank you for whoever is in second for picking ohio state and giving me a chance to even be in this position

That'd be me. My winning this thing came down to UNC (my boys) losing to Gtown. Had they won, I'd have been up on tbaker barely. Then if OHST (who is my pick for the championship) had won, I'd have won. This one was a REALLY good tourney for our brackets as it really is coming down to the wire, with a few of us close. Of course, at this point I'm doomed, as me and baker both have OHST and he's already up on me. Was a great competition, I loved every minute of it.

[tbakergobuck]

mac
I'm just a bit surprised you have chance. I picked all final four teams right and both teams in the championship right. You got 3 out of 4 in the final four right and 1 team in the Championship.

Your right it could be a high or low scoring game. Ohio State has yet to get hot shooting 3-pointers in the Tournament and if the do I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Florida by 15. It probably will come down to who takes the last shot or which team stays out of foul trouble. I think Ohio State as a team has improved a lot since there last game against Florida early in the season when Oden wasn't 100%.

[MacPCS]

no question. but florida wasn't 100% either.

and Oden can't seem to stay out of foul trouble. and if he can't, they're gonna have matchup problems with florida cause they're pretty big inside.

it should be a better game than the BCS championship was though lol

[josh33_unc]

That'd be me. My winning this thing came down to UNC (my boys) losing to Gtown. Had they won, I'd have been up on tbaker barely. Then if OHST (who is my pick for the championship) had won, I'd have won. This one was a REALLY good tourney for our brackets as it really is coming down to the wire, with a few of us close. Of course, at this point I'm doomed, as me and baker both have OHST and he's already up on me. Was a great competition, I loved every minute of it.

yea....I ran a good tourney :)

[josh33_unc]

http://www.ticketreserve.com/cbssportsline
Just got an e-mail from ticketreserve.com that said they have a limited number of tickets to the NCAA National Championship game this Monday at face value. This is an absurd price!

Register now to purchase your Face-Value tickets to the National Championship Game April 2, 2007 in Atlanta, GA.
Fill in the registration information below to purchase your National Championship Game tickets.
Quantities are limited Tickets available on a first come - first serve basis.
Offer is only available until 3:00pm EDT on Sunday, April 1, 2007.
Get your tickets before they are gone.
$77.00 Upper Level + 5 service charge
$87.00 Club Level + 5 service charge
Once you have registered and purchased tickets you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on where to pick up your tickets. All tickets must be picked up in person at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Downtown in Atlanta, GA by person who purchased tickets. Photo ID needed for pick-up of tickets.

[tbakergobuck]

I agree the NCAA Championship should be a better game then the BCS Championship game. Good thing about basketball is that they don't make teams wait over a month to play the Championship game.

I was bored so I compared my bracket to Macs. :lol:

My score is in bold.
1st round 23 22
2nd round 22 22
3rd round 28 24
4th round 32 24
semi 32 16
finals tonight (32)
137 108

I froget the exact question that reporters asked Thad Matt yesterday but I think they asked how long will it be untill a team has a chance to repeat as NCAA Champions. He said next year (meaning Ohio State). :lol:

Was Horford the only injured Florida player in the Ohio State vs Florida game early in the season? If so he didn't play like his ankle bothered him.

It will be hard challenge for Ohio State if Oden does get in foul troube. If it does happen Ohio State just needs to try to keep the game close. Hopefully Ohio State gets some fast break lay ups off turnovers. Florida had 16 turnovers in the last game against Ohio State.

Josh
Dam those tickets were cheap but you probably need binoculars to see the players. I might have went if I found out about it sooner. Hopefully before my time is up I will see a Ohio State Football and Basketball Championship game. :fingers:

[MacPCS]

yeah i saw the press conferences, mostly boring a few interesting questions and responses...

[tbakergobuck]

Well...the NCAA March Madness 07 Simulation game had Ohio State 80 - Florida 76 :lol:
http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/features/ncaa/gallery?region=final&game=1
http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/index
All games have been simulated through the EA SPORTS NCAA March Madness 07 game engine in a CPU versus CPU format.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/ncaa_ch_osfl1.jpg

The Buckeyes ended Florida's dream of a repeat crown, but it wasn't Thad Matta's impressive freshmen that turned the trick; rather, a couple of the older players led the way in toppling last year's champion.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/ncaa_ch_osfl6.jpg

Florida's #2 led all scorers with 20 points, while teammate #42 had 14 and 10 boards. Florida shot pretty well for the game, hitting 46 percent from the floor, but with OSU making half its shots, the Gators were constantly playing catch-up, and time finally ran out, making Ohio State the 2007 champion.

[MacPCS]

...it's EA sports, who cares :p

[Gibsohnn]

30 minutes to tipoff! Lets go OHST and make my bracket look good. Even if it makes me a #2 finish.

[MacPCS]

w00t

iWin!

[NONAME]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-M1/US/1.0) NetFront/3.3 MMP/2.0)

WOW!! Fla wins the football and basketball Championship....THEY'RE HOT!!

[MacPCS]

not only that, but last year they won the basketball championship too :)

[Wayne 1]

That's the first time in 15 years that a team has won two in a row! Good game. :headbang2 :Popcorn2:

[tbakergobuck]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-M1/US/1.0) NetFront/3.3 MMP/2.0)

WOW!! Fla wins the football and basketball Championship....THEY'RE HOT!!I'm not one bit surprised that you make your first comment in this thread since Ohio State lost. :rolleyes: Dam Ohio State haters....:bang: Congrats to Florida on winning back to back NCAA Championships. Florida shot really good and when they missed somehow they ended up with the rebound. It's to bad that Oden was the only Buckeye that played good. :mad:

[MacPCS]

And Yahoo has made it official:

Group Standings
Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 MacPCS FTW! ( mortapotty) 140 44 of 63 91st 164084
2 tbakergobucks ( tbakerosu) 137 47 of 63 89th 203334
3 btrav13 bracket ( btrav13) 128 46 of 63 84th 304369
4 Go Gators!!!!!!!!! ( campliferules) 123 40 of 63 81st 373814
5 BenisKing ( bhowdy123) 114 37 of 63 74th 505730
6 j2k_in_mi ( j2kninek) 90 44 of 63 47th 1046335
7 Nino ( nino63004) 84 42 of 63 39th 1215100
8 SU Bama * ( josh33_unc) 79 38 of 63 32nd 1349796
9 quill ( krisquillhill) 61 36 of 63 15th 1690700

[josh33_unc]

*acts blind like the refs in the georgetown vs vandy game*
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000029

[tbakergobuck]

I guess after thinking about I don't feel bad losing 40 bucks by 3 points consider I think the 2nd place Yahoo person lost a million dollors by 1 point. :lol: Hopefully Oden comes back and trys to win next year and if not he's going to be one hell of a NBA player.

[ycats]

Finally, somebody eliminated the luckiest team in the tournament (no thanks to Xavier and UT).

[Burrito75]

Thanks Buckeyes for a great season,.

[tbakergobuck]

Finally, somebody eliminated the luckiest team in the tournament (no thanks to Xavier and UT).You can call it luck or just mad skill. :p If you know anything about March Madness is that sometimes you just need luck to win the NCAA Championship. I think I already know the anwser to this question but do you think Ohio State had a good basketball team during the season/NCAA Tournament?

Thanks Buckeyes for a great season,.I second that to the entire Ohio State Athletics Program. What a great year. :) :headbang2

[usfhett03]

Another National Championship...yawn

[MacPCS]

hey so what if the luckeyes couldn't get it done (again). doesn't mean they're a bad team.

[tbakergobuck]

:hee: Some of you cats crack me up. :lol: Last time I checked it takes a good team to win 22 games in a row but it's all good. If Oden and Mike Conley Jr. come back they'll bring home the Championship next year. :p

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/osufloridabb04.jpg

[Wayne 1]

Yep, there's always next year. :)

[josh33_unc]

:hee: Some of you cats crack me up. :lol: Last time I checked it takes a good team to win 22 games in a row but it's all good. If Oden and Mike Conley Jr. come back they'll bring home the Championship next year. :p

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/osufloridabb04.jpg

ah.....yes, next year......

unc and their wonderful bench....playing about 13 guys throughout this season, graduating I think 2 players....1 not even a starter, but still contributing to the tourney run and a great season the heels had.

ohio st may have a chance depending on who sticks around

and the gators only lose humphrey from the starting 5 that won back to back titles. if the 4 of noah, brewer, horford, and green come back for a possible 3-peat, the gators will be a strong force to deal with come this time next year

[tbakergobuck]

Don't think Humphrey can be replaced and he is a big part of Floridas sucess. He alone will be missed. Take him away the other night and Ohio State probably wins the game. Noah already lost money staying this year so I doubt he risks loosing more and once one player leaves others will probably follow. Also I'm not sure if Florida University can/will match what Donavan is getting offered from the pros/kentucky. I could be wrong but I think Floridas time is over for a little while. I doubt they will ever have a team as good as this year/last years team.

[MsRandall]

I watched the mens game which I didnt care who won...however missed my womens game yesterday while in the labor and delivery department with my niece who still aint had the baby...my team for the longest has been Tennessee...I didnt even set my DVR to record it...I am pissed!

[MacPCS]

lol people care about womens basketball?

hahahaha good one :p

[josh33_unc]

lol people care about womens basketball?

hahahaha good one :p

:werd: :good:

[usfhett03]

Don't think Humphrey can be replaced and he is a big part of Floridas sucess. He alone will be missed. Take him away the other night and Ohio State probably wins the game. Noah already lost money staying this year so I doubt he risks loosing more and once one player leaves others will probably follow. Also I'm not sure if Florida University can/will match what Donavan is getting offered from the pros/kentucky. I could be wrong but I think Floridas time is over for a little while. I doubt they will ever have a team as good as this year/last years team.

Well I'm not going to argue about the outcome of the game without Lee, I'm just gonna say we would have won regardless. As far as who is leaving, besides the seniors, Brewer, Noah and Horford are all but gone. Green on the other hand might declare, then change his mind if he's not happy with where he would go. We still have some depth to be very competative, obviously though we'll never be as good as we were. As far as Donovan leaving, it won't be because Kentucky offers him more than us. We will offer him every penny or more than Kentucky. I don't see Kentucky as a step up for him really, I think it's a lateral move. UK isn't what it once was. Donovan's been building some very deep roots here, he just built a huge house and helped finance his son's school's brand new gym. I would be more upset if we lost him, than if we lost the 4 juniors on our team.

[MacPCS]

hey josh, send me some moneez kthx!

[ycats]

I'm a UK fan and would like for Billy to take the job. FLA could never match the money UK has......too many bookies with wads of dough. Besides, FLA is not going to pay the basketball coach more than the football coach (FLA is still a football school first).

[tbakergobuck]

That's what I thought. Billy said last night that if Kentucky calls he would listen. Billy might just want to be the "main man" and if he went to Kentucky or the pros he would be.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826092

Andy Katz's Top 25 2007-08 doesn't even have Florida in the top 25 if the core of there team Horford, Noah, Brewer and possibly Green don't return.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2825071

[ycats]

....and Billy also made the comment last week that anyone offered the KY job should treat it as an honor/privelage and would be crazy to turn it down.

[tbakergobuck]

Updated: April 5, 2007, 11:20 AM ET
Report: Kentucky's courting of Donovan begins


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826756

I thought that was kinda funny how the Creighton coach accepted the Arkansas job for a day then had second thoughts and went back to coach Crieghton. :lol:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2825844

[josh33_unc]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826756

just broke on cold pizza, and they said that donovan may get close to 3M a year, and then they wonder what to pay urban meyer. they may have 5-6M in their bball and football coaches, lol

[josh33_unc]

news conference at 4 today where the 4 juniors will announce if theyre staying or going to nba, and donovan will speak at it too about his decision to stay in gainesville

[usfhett03]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826756

Donovan's staying

'This is my home, Jeremy. I love the University of Florida. I love you. I had a chance to talk to [my wife] Christine and I'm not going anywhere."

[josh33_unc]

news conference at 4 today where the 4 juniors will announce if theyre staying or going to nba, and donovan will speak at it too about his decision to stay in gainesville

already posted

[josh33_unc]

hey josh, send me some moneez kthx!

gotta get this mess straightened out first:

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[josh33_unc]

Updated: April 5, 2007, 5:00 PM ET
Florida's four juniors to enter NBA draft

Donovan said he returned to the team hotel in the early hours Tuesday after the Gators won their second straight national championship, met with his four heralded juniors and was pretty direct.

"What do you guys think about doing it three times?" he asked.
"All of their shoulders slumped down," Donovan said. "They said, 'We're exhausted.'"


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2827116

[tbakergobuck]

We still have some depth to be very competative, obviously though we'll never be as good as we were.I just don't see how Florida will be very competative next year after losing I think 86% of there offense. I wouldn't set your hopes up to high. As far as Ohio State obviously they'll be very good if Oden comes back. If Oden doesn't come back Ohio State showed at times in the Tournament that they can play good without him and they do have another 7ft prospect coming in. Ohio State had a young team this year with 4 freshman playing key roles. They still made it to the NCAA Championship game so they should only get better next year. Ohio State is going for the 3rd Big Ten Championship in a row next year.

[Wayne 1]

It's interesting to me the Florida players agreed to stay the season just past, when huge amounts of money were potentially there for them. Sounds like a great group of unselfish people to me. :)

[usfhett03]

I just don't see how Florida will be very competative next year after losing I think 86% of there offense. I wouldn't set your hopes up to high. As far as Ohio State obviously they'll be very good if Oden comes back. If Oden doesn't come back Ohio State showed at times in the Tournament that they can play good without him and they do have another 7ft prospect coming in. Ohio State had a young team this year with 4 freshman playing key roles. They still made it to the NCAA Championship game so they should only get better next year. Ohio State is going for the 3rd Big Ten Championship in a row next year.

Well I think they lost like 60% of their scoring the year before they won it two years ago. Regardless, there is no way Donovan's not going to have them competative next year, they might not win the SEC, but they'll go to the tourny for sure. No matter what happens next year, these last two seasons are going to overshadow anything we do in the future.

[tbakergobuck]

Well I think they lost like 60% of their scoring the year before they won it two years ago. Regardless, there is no way Donovan's not going to have them competative next year, they might not win the SEC, but they'll go to the tourny for sure. No matter what happens next year, these last two seasons are going to overshadow anything we do in the future.I agree for the most part but no matter how good the coach is the players have to have the talent to produce. It was a great run for Florida but it's over for at least a little while.

[josh33_unc]

tar heels in 07-08!

Hansbrough, Lawson, and Ellington coming back to school. Wright hasnt made his decision yet though, the 6-9 freshman :(

Durant is leavin early, Afflalo is jumpin, Green and Hibbert from Gtown are gone, and if Oden goes too, with the 4 Florida kids, college basketball will be dominated by UNC's depth and talent. nobody could compete with them, except maybe Kansas, ESPN is saying:

1. Kansas
2006-07 Record: 33-5, 14-2
Why: The assumption is that the Jayhawks will take the mildest roster hit of any of the returning contenders. The top eight are on target to return with possibly no early-entry defections. If that's the case, the team that was within a whisker of the Final Four could be the favorite to trim the nets in San Antonio in 2008.

but this was written before kansas's wright said he would go


Updated: March 5, 2007


Complete list: Who's In, who's out of 2007 draft?
By Chad Ford
ESPN.com Archive

This is the time of year when college players begin to declare their intentions for the NBA draft.

For the most part, information received at this time of year is fairly unreliable.

Two years ago at this time, both Chris Paul and Marvin Williams were saying they wanted to return to school. We all know how that went.

But Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Josh McRoberts all decided to stay in school last season, and there seems to be a growing desire among players to stick around college for another season, even when their draft stock is high.

College underclassmen as well as international players who don't turn 22 this year have until April 29 to declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft.

Last year, 94 underclassmen and international players declared for the draft. However, 47 withdrew before the deadline, leaving 37 college underclassmen and 10 international players under the age of 22.

Who's in and who's out this year? To find out, I spoke with a number of NBA executives, scouts, NBA player agents and individuals close to players making the decision.

We'll update the list over the course of the next six weeks.

IN THE DRAFT
Players who have officially declared for the 2007 NBA draft:

Arron Afflalo, SG, UCLA
Corey Brewer, SG, Florida
Roy Bright, G, Delaware State*
Chris Daniels, C, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*
Glen Davis, F, LSU
Kevin Durant, F, Texas
Taurean Green, PG, Florida
DeVon Hardin, C, California*
Spencer Hawes, C, Washington*
Al Horford, PF, Florida
Dominic McGuire, F, Fresno State*
Josh McRoberts, F, Duke
Joakim Noah, F/C, Florida
Jason Smith, PF, Colorado State*
Marcus Williams, SF, Arizona
Julian Wright, F, Kansas
Jeff Green, SF, Georgetown
Josh Heytvelt, PF, Gonzaga
Roy Hibbert, C, Georgetown

* To preserve college eligibility, player has not hired an agent

[tbakergobuck]

I think it's a bit early for anyone to say no one can compete with UNC next season.

Ohio State could lose Conley, Oden


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Ohio State freshman point guard Mike Conley Jr. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31544), was the most consistent player for the Buckeyes this season, the star during the team's national title game run. With NBA scouts now talking about him as a potential top-10 pick, Conley may declare for the draft.

Ohio State always knew the possibility existed that center Greg Oden (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31545) could be one and done, but the play of Conley down the stretch could force the Buckeyes to lose its two best players. "He's got to consider it, without a doubt," said Mike Conley Sr., who added that he is now a registered agent with the NBA.

It's not looking like Mike Conley Jr. will return next year but hopefully Oden might change his mind if he stays or the other way around. :fingers:

I think even if Oden and Conley leave to the NBA Ohio State will still have a pretty good team with the recruits and the players that are coming back. Joe Diebler broke his nose in the High School Championship game. He left the game but came back with a mask and scored 44 points only to lose by 2 points. Koufos I think is going to be a player similar to Dirk Nowitzki. Not to many 7 footers can shoot 3-pointers.

http://ohiostate.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2007&School=56&Sport=2

[MacPCS]

gotta get this mess straightened out first:

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still waiting... update?

[tbakergobuck]

Someone needs to stop buying beer and late night fast food runs. :lol:

[josh33_unc]

:lol: tbaker....and mac... im trying... cuz i cant buy ebay stuff either now too till it gets straightened out

[tbakergobuck]

Man one day I guess there was a report that Oden's dad said he was turning pro but now Conley Sr. and Odens mom said that he still hasen't decided yet. Would be great if Oden and Conley Jr. both stayed but I just hope at least one of them comes back next year. I kinda just want them to make up there mind but it's nice that there taking some time to think about it.

[josh33_unc]

Man one day I guess there was a report that Oden's dad said he was turning pro but now Conley Sr. and Odens mom said that he still hasen't decided yet. Would be great if Oden and Conley Jr. both stayed but I just hope at least one of them comes back next year. I kinda just want them to make up there mind but it's nice that there taking some time to think about it.

there was somethin on espn one day or cold pizza one mornin, where conley sr is gonna be the agent for oden and conley jr i think....or at least for conley jr

[tbakergobuck]

there was somethin on espn one day or cold pizza one mornin, where conley sr is gonna be the agent for oden and conley jr i think....or at least for conley jrYea I didn't really realize that Mike Conley Sr. wants to be Odens agent but both players still haven't made up there minds yet. Looks like Mike Conley Jr. might make up his mind by the end of the week and we might know something about when Oden decides possible tomorrow after he meets with Matta.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2837151

[tbakergobuck]

Ohio State Hoops Stars Meet to Discuss Future


Apr 16 2007 8:09AM



COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State freshmen Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook met on Sunday in Indianapolis and weighed the pros and cons of going pro, 10TV's Dom Tiberi reported.

Mike Conley's parents hosted the meeting that included Oden's mother and Cook's mother, Tiberi reported.

There were also some of Mike Conley Sr.'s business associates at the meeting who made a presentation to the players.

Albert Powell, who was the players' AAU coach, was also at the meeting.

"It was basically an information meeting," Powell said. "The kids have been armed with information, with the pros and cons of the NBA. They have seen an actual work schedule of an NBA player, and they know it is not a vacation."

Powell said that the meeting was long and, for the players, it must have seemed like they were in a class. More importantly, he said no decision was made as far as entering the draft.

"No one has made a decision, as a matter of fact the kids are in rout back to school for class in the morning and I think that is very encouraging," Powell said. "I could not tell if the kids were leaning one way or another."

Powell said the players would meet with Ohio State coach Thad Matta early this week.

"I am sure they want to see what Thad has to say too," Powell said. "I am quite sure Thad is going to have a presentation for the kids sometime Monday or Tuesday."

Powell said a decision would likely be reached by the end of the week.

Stay with 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for continuing coverage.
http://10tv.com/?sec=&story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200704/2006474405.html

[josh33_unc]

still waiting... update?

i just emaled paypal, so hopefully i will get it resolved soon, i dont work till 415, so thast about 7 hrs here on the net to get it fixed if it takes that long :)

[josh33_unc]

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[josh33_unc]

You have sent $40.00 USD to smortensen@gmail.com. An email has been sent to the recipient.

[tbakergobuck]

Let's make sure next year we have someone else keep the money. :p j/k But let's do make sure we start the NCAA pool sooner next year. Then maybe we can have a bigger pot and possible a 1st,2nd and 3r place.

Thanks josh for getting the pool started and everthing else, it was a good time even though I lost by a whopping 3 freakin points. ;)

[josh33_unc]

lol the buckeyes came up short in football, basketball, and the su pool....shame shame

[tbakergobuck]

lol the buckeyes came up short in football, basketball, and the su pool....shame shameI don't think any colloge football fan would be pissed off with being 2nd best in Football and Basketball. :p If only Ohio State played Michigan in the bcs game and someone else in the NCAA Championship...

[tbakergobuck]

I figured Oden would take the $$$$. Not surpriesed about Conley Jr. since his stock rised so much playing good in the NCAA tournament. I am a bit surprised about cook but since he didn't sign with a agent he could come back if he changes his mind, same with Conley but that probably won't happen. Ohio State will still battle for it's 3rd Big Ten Basketball Championship in a row next year even with Oden, Conley Jr, and Cook leaveing. They won't be as good as this years team but who knows they might play better in the NCAA Tournament next year which they will make. "Ohio State had a great year," Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said. "But the difference is that that they have a very good program. It wasn't just a great team."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2844253&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab6pos2

[dlichterman]

I can be a third party for anything like this, I'm the ebay seller verified thing whatever it is.

[tbakergobuck]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2826756

Donovan's staying

'This is my home, Jeremy. I love the University of Florida. I love you. I had a chance to talk to [my wife] Christine and I'm not going anywhere."Donovan leaving Florida to coach the Magic. $$$$$$$ Talks.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2888555

[josh33_unc]

bump

[ahfrederick]

Heh, dusting off the ol' thread I see. :D

I guess it's time for some bracketology 101! Let the lesson begin! :hee:

[josh33_unc]

unc all the way...tn poses a threat in our reg though.

anyone wanna do this again? someone else run it and hold the $

[ahfrederick]

unc all the way...tn poses a threat in our reg though.

anyone wanna do this again? someone else run it and hold the $

SU$ or REAL money?

[ahfrederick]

Ok, nm. I read your original posting and I'm in. Just let me know when and where. :tu:

[Gibsohnn]

You know I'm in.

[josh33_unc]

How about 5 bucks via PayPal? With SU$ and me in, reality is we're not on a level playing field that way. :)

Just my thoughts. We need to fill out brackets before tomorrow, huh?

i agree $5 paypal again

[Quill]

Start a new thread for crying out loud. Sheesh.