Knockout Game: NCAA Tournament Knockout Pool

[Donuthole]

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[Pelado]

Omaha will end up winning this thing.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Omaha going big. Love it.

[Omaha 680]

Omaha will end up winning this thing.

Omaha going big. Love it.

Follow your dream. Everything happens for a reason. It's always darkest before the dawn. Etc, etc...

[Omaha 680]

This was the only game I was waffling on and I almost picked Michigan State. Crap.

[CJF]

This was the only game I was waffling on and I almost picked Michigan State. Crap.

Technically you were out at the tip off of this game. According to the spreadsheet, you had already picked Gonzaga on Friday.

[Joe Public]

This was the only game I was waffling on and I almost picked Michigan State. Crap.

Yeah, it's tough to pick against MSU, even at a lower seed like this.

Technically you were out at the tip off of this game. According to the spreadsheet, you had already picked Gonzaga on Friday.

Omaha680 CJF

[Donuthole]

Technically you were out at the tip off of this game. According to the spreadsheet, you had already picked Gonzaga on Friday.

Sorry Omaha. I've been trying to double check everyone's picks, but that one slipped through. There's probably a way to program my spreadsheet so it won't let me type in an entry that has already been used in that line, but I'm not excel-savy enough to know how.

[falafel]

But thanks for adding another $10 to the pot!

[ERCougar]

Does anyone else hear the Donkey Kong game over tune in their head when they see the "Game Over" font donut picked?

It's going to feel good to root against the Zags today.

[Omaha 680]

Technically you were out at the tip off of this game. According to the spreadsheet, you had already picked Gonzaga on Friday.

You're right. I'm no good at this.

[Omaha 680]

Sorry Omaha. I've been trying to double check everyone's picks, but that one slipped through. There's probably a way to program my spreadsheet so it won't let me type in an entry that has already been used in that line, but I'm not excel-savy enough to know how.

Yeah that's really not your responsibility. I need to pay attention to the rules. Much like Chris Weber after his infamous timeout, this mistake will only make me a better player.

But thanks for adding another $10 to the pot!

I'm considering sending another $10 on Thursday even though I'm officially eliminated.

[TripletDaddy]

I actually spent some time trying to recall the game for that closing screen and can't recall. It is definitely not donkey kong. the "game over" graphics for most games of that era were single colored. It is still 8bit so it can't be much later than Nintendo home console heyday. The color gradient is what is throwing me for a loop. That just wasn't very common. I'm wondering if someone took the standard "game over" and simply colored it recently. That "game over" message in that font is a pretty common t shirt in the industry so I wouldn't be surprised if there are various iterations.

[Omaha 680]

I actually spent some time trying to recall the game for that closing screen and can't recall. It is definitely not donkey kong. the "game over" graphics for most games of that era were single colored. It is still 8bit so it can't be much later than Nintendo home console heyday. The color gradient is what is throwing me for a loop. That just wasn't very common. I'm wondering if someone took the standard "game over" and simply colored it recently. That "game over" message in that font is a pretty common t shirt in the industry so I wouldn't be surprised if there are various iterations.

It has to be from the original NES Contra game. At least that's the vibe I'm getting.

Edit: I just did an image search and I think I'm right. This goes to show you that 1. I played Contra a LOT, and 2. Before I learned the Konami 30 lives code, I saw that GAME OVER screen a LOT.

[scottie]

Donut with some good picking: Rebuy then Utah then Wichita.