Knockout Game: NCAA Tournament Knockout Pool

[DrumNFeather]

Well, not everyone.

Maybe you know something we all don't and will win it on picking WVU.

[smokymountainrain]

Survive and advance!

This year is an anomaly, dammit!

[scottie]

For this Thursday's games, anyone who still has all four available of Notre Dame, Arizona, Wisc, and Kentucky is sitting really pretty, assuming they're trying to preserve Kentucky; that would be Donuthole, Maximus, and Parrot Head. If he's on the fence re: the ND/Wichita game, Maximus has the luxury of having both ND and Wich available.

[ERCougar]

For this Thursday's games, anyone who still has all four available of Notre Dame, Arizona, Wisc, and Kentucky is sitting really pretty, assuming they're trying to preserve Kentucky; that would be Donuthole, Maximus, and Parrot Head. If he's on the fence re: the ND/Wichita game, Maximus has the luxury of having both ND and Wich available.

It'd be nice to have Arizona still available. Notre dame-wichita state is a toss up. I don't think Wisconsin is a gimme either.

As for Friday, I think Gonzaga is the easiest pick, and a lot have used that one.

[DrumNFeather]

It'd be nice to have Arizona still available. Notre dame-wichita state is a toss up. I don't think Wisconsin is a gimme either.

As for Friday, I think Gonzaga is the easiest pick, and a lot have used that one.

Or maybe we'll see this again...

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[scottie]

It'd be nice to have Arizona still available. Notre dame-wichita state is a toss up. I don't think Wisconsin is a gimme either.

As for Friday, I think Gonzaga is the easiest pick, and a lot have used that one.

Balancing the strategies of survive and advance with having teams left to choose from has been interesting.

[DrumNFeather]

Balancing the strategies of survive and advance with having teams left to choose from has been interesting.

I really resent the committee for putting Wisconsin and Arizona in the same bracket...that will make the remaining rounds a bit of a challenge.

[Joe Public]

Where is the significant advantage to knowing other people's picks? Everyone still has to pick a winner before the first game starts. Just because everyone else picks a certain game/team doesn't really help someone pick a winner.

[old_gregg]

Or maybe we'll see this again...

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that is one of my favorite pictures ever

[Omaha 680]

Yep, $410. And re-buys are over, so $410 it is.

I'm glad I could push it over $400 because 400 even would have been lame.

[DrumNFeather]

I'm glad I could push it over $400 because 400 even would have been lame.

Right. Hardly worth the effort.

[Donuthole]

I'm glad I could push it over $400 because 400 even would have been lame.

I'm actually saddened by your decision, as your rogue Sunday re-up has caused the spreadsheet to be much longer than it otherwise would be.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I'm convinced that the ideal end to this thing is that cougjunkie wins it by picking the Utes. I cannot think of a better result than that.

[smokymountainrain]

Here are the results/standings following Sunday's games:

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Next Thursday's games are as follows:



The first game on Thursday tips at 7:15pm Eastern, so make sure your pick is in before then. Also, pay close attention to the teams you've already picked, as an errant submission will eliminate you if not corrected before the first tip.

Finally, it has been privately suggested that, so as to eliminate any potential advantage I may have in seeing the picks as they come in, all picks from here on out be submitted to a disinterested third party. My past success has certainly demonstrated that this is a distinct advantage, so I think this is a good idea. However, I will not foist this burden on someone--they need to volunteer. If someone would like to step up and volunteer to receive people's submissions, please PM me. Never fear, though; even once we have our intermediary, I'll continue to update the spreadsheet and provide awesome graphics when participants get eliminated.

I guess the lack of a response means there is no volunteer at this point. Perhaps scottie will just have to suck it up and deal with DH's unfair advantage.

[TripletDaddy]

i just read this. I would qualify because I am very disinterested in this contest. Unfortunately, it is that very disinterest that prevents me from helping out.