Beat the Barkers 2: NCAA Tourney Bracket

Ha ha. You asshole.
 
And how do you EXPLAIN YOUR OWN SPORADIC POSTING?!?!
 
You have much to account for. I’m going to set up an internet trial!

And how do you EXPLAIN YOUR OWN SPORADIC POSTING?!?!

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

Heeeeees baaaaaaack! Seriously, no one is more pissed than me that Duke gets Texas so early (assuming business is taken care of).

At least you’ll get Duke at full strength. Which is what everyone wanted right?

And where is my goddamn totebag!

I’m going to set up an internet trial!

This trial is a travesty. It’s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.

No one rocks a mock-neck better than Lunardi.
 
I think he’s missing out on a career as an Atlantic City Pit Boss.

“No one rocks a mock-neck better than Lunardi.”

No one, and I mean NO ONE has a warmer neck than Mike Brey.

Vasherized is afraid of coming in third because he can’t drive a stick.

I can’t pass a tourney bracket without stepping forward and out of the lurker shadows. I’ve enjoyed the biting commentary here on Barking Carnival since discovering y’all last football season. Let’s get past Oakland and make the run to Anaheim. Hook ’em!

Anyone else having trouble with their brackets?
 
I keep ending up with teams I don’t really like or trust in my Final 4. Then I redo it and it’s the same answer.
 
Meanwhile, Old Dominion is probably going to win this thing.

Old Dominion is a malt liquor that can’t be trusted.

Xavier
UNLV
Bucknell
St. John’s

Figuring out the Final Four was easy. What happens after that has me stumped…

I could see Tu Holliday giving the St. John’s backcourt fits. At the same time, UNLV hasn’t had to defend a team like Bucknell all season.

WWKPD?

Holy shit the Southeast region sucks. I hate Wisconsin the least as far as the top 4 seeds go, so they’re in my Final Four.

The Wisconsin that’s going to lose in Round 1? Can they buy back in?

They’ll need to score more than 33 points I would guess.

Kudos, Vasherized. I have Bucknell in the Elite 8 but I didn’t have the courage to put them into the Final Four.

BYU, as a three seed, is a paltry 8 point favorite against Wofford. If you’re playing a round times seed format this isn’t a bad value.

Question: if you pick one (of the two) “first four” 11 seeds to beat a 6 seed do you get 11 points? So basically I get to choose between two teams to beat a lower seed?

I just dropped my standard-deviation-below-the-mean-bracket on your asses. You’re welcome.

Art,

No. You get the same points for all games picked correctly, escalating by round: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.

Also I encourage everyone to read the Bylaws in our bracket Constitution.

Can you believe, trips, that Wisconsin is a high rated offense in KenPom’s stats?

When they actually shoot the ball I guess they tend to make it.

I followed my buddy Trips Right’s advice a couple of years ago and had my worst performing bracket in years. I’m going back to my tried and true method of pulling shit out of my ass, but I’ll make sure Wisconsin goes out early.

Also I encourage everyone to read the Bylaws in our bracket Constitution.

Deadline for submitting your brackets is Noon EDT on Thursday prior to the start of Round 1 games.

Tiebreaker is the total score of the final game.

Max brackets per user: 1

Constitution:
I shall not engage in pederasty nor whine and bitch like a Duke fan if my tote bag never arrives.

My winning entry is posted. I see no prohibition on smack talk, so prepare for the ass-whuppin’ you are all about to receive, bitches.

I’m assuming your bracket is the one named JUSTICE FOR JERRY GRAY AT LAST?

FWIW, Trips has Texas going to the Final Four in his West Region preview, taking down Oakland, Zona, Duke, and UConn in the process.

I’m assuming we then go on to steamroll Ohio State and Kansas in Houston.

There just aren’t enough good teams in this tournament that can really challenge us, no?

I’m assuming your bracket is the one named JUSTICE FOR JERRY GRAY AT LAST?

No, Vash, I believe it’s listed as Blues Horn but thanks for asking.

Wait, Trips Right is me? I thought he was Jesus Shuttlesworth.

BTW, I’m thinking about switching my Southeast winner from Wisky to St. John’s. Wisconsin is so, uh, white.

With all the cross-pollination, you would think we could get a night alone with PB and some SBN snuggies, yes?

One hour to get picks in, slackers.

We have about 130 entries.

Surprisingly, nobody has picked Wofford to win it all.

Why does this thread have a picture of Gozer the Keymaster?

Presenlty tied for third – I’ll put that tote bag to good use….

You drive for show and putt for dough, AIT. This type of format is won by guessing the final four correctly and it looks like UNC is going down.

And Texas savages my bracket.
 
Gotta get that whole heart/head thing squared away.

I am in 4th and still have all my Final Four participants in it. And, I have the highest posible final score remaining.

Boo-yah. I want that tote bag. I’ll sell it to TTR to use as a diaper bag for his spawn.

Thanks for the good read mate!