CUF March Madness Bracket Challenge 2011

[scottie]

All I want to know is if I pick every game right will I win?

Without a doubt. And you'll win $1MM from Yahoo.

[scottie]

Cool. Thanks for setting this up!

I meant to type "I'm leaving the seed difference multiplier bonus, but I did away with the multiplier."

[byu71]

Without a doubt. And you'll win $1MM from Yahoo.

If I win the 1 million I will split it with those who entered in this group. 99 shares for me and you guys can split the remaining 1 share.

That's 10 grand you guys can split. What a guy.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

My entries are as selected by my family. HFN, HFN Jr, Captain, and lady duckcoug.

[BoylenOver]

If I win the 1 million I will split it with those who entered in this group. 99 shares for me and you guys can split the remaining 1 share.

That's 10 grand you guys can split. What a guy.

Will it still be $1 million after taxes? I wanted to clarify that before I start to mentally spend my share.

[byu71]

Will it still be $1 million after taxes? I wanted to clarify that before I start to mentally spend my share.

The split will be pre-tax and so you will pay taxes on your share. In addition everyone will have to sign an agreement to pay tithing whether member, inactive or non-member. However, I don't care if you pay on gross or net.

[TripletDaddy]

Once the brackets lock this morning, can we start posting our predicted upsets?

I suppose we can do that anytime since CUF doesnt lock once the tournament starts.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Once the brackets lock this morning, can we start posting our predicted upsets?

I suppose we can do that anytime since CUF doesnt lock once the tournament starts.

My boys made their own picks. Captain went pretty much with the top seeds because they were ranked higher. HFN Jr. however has Oakland in the sweet 16. I have Utah State in the sweet 16, I've been sitting here all morning wondering why, but haven't changed it.

I wanted to see their response to making the picks so they made them then I filled mine out once they went to bed.

[TripletDaddy]

My boys made their own picks. Captain went pretty much with the top seeds because they were ranked higher. HFN Jr. however has Oakland in the sweet 16. I have Utah State in the sweet 16, I've been sitting here all morning wondering why, but haven't changed it.

My first round upsets:

Market over Javier
Villanova over George Jefferson
Georgia over the Phuskies (Dog v Dog)
Mizzou over Cincy
Penn State over The House of the Lord
Illinois over TreVon Willis
Florida State over TAMU
ZagNuts over the Johnnies

I may have picked too many upsets now that I think about it

[BoylenOver]

My first round upsets:

Market over Javier
Villanova over George Jefferson
Georgia over the Phuskies (Dog v Dog)
Mizzou over Cincy
Penn State over The House of the Lord
Illinois over TreVon Willis
Florida State over TAMU
ZagNuts over the Johnnies

I may have picked too many upsets now that I think about it

Mine:
MSU over UCLA
Zags over St Johns
Belmont over Wisconsin
FSU over TAMU
Richmond over Vandy
Clemson over WVU (but I don't feel good about it)
Bucknell over UConn

[Surfah]

Mine:
MSU over UCLA
Zags over St Johns
Belmont over Wisconsin
FSU over TAMU
Richmond over Vandy
Clemson over WVU (but I don't feel good about it)
Bucknell over UConn

I keep wanting to pick that Bucknell over UConn game.

[TripletDaddy]

Mine:
MSU over UCLA
Zags over St Johns
Belmont over Wisconsin
FSU over TAMU
Richmond over Vandy
Clemson over WVU (but I don't feel good about it)
Bucknell over UConn

I was going to pick MSU, as well.

Bucknell over Yukon would be an upset for the ages. I don't think Wright will allow it to happen, but it would be very fun to watch.

Is it almost 10AM yet? COme on!

[DrumNFeather]

Mine:
MSU over UCLA
Zags over St Johns
Belmont over Wisconsin
FSU over TAMU
Richmond over Vandy
Clemson over WVU (but I don't feel good about it)
Bucknell over UConn

Some of my picks are similar to yours...(tears up bracket, throws fragments up in the air)

[BoylenOver]

Bucknell over Yukon would be an upset for the ages. I don't think Wright will allow it to happen, but it would be very fun to watch.

Bucknell doesn't seem like a great upset pick, but I kind of think UConn will be drained from the BE tourney.

[I.J. Reilly]

My upset picks:

'Nova over George Mason (if you can call that an upset)
Clemson over WVU
Marquette over Xavier
Oakland over Texas
Mizzou over Cincinnati
Penn St. over Temple
ODU over Butler (again, another 8-9 game)
Utah St. over K State
Belmont over Wisconsin
Michigan St. over UCLA

These upsets are based on nothing more than a gut reaction. Now that the pot has grown maybe I should put some more time into this.