YEAR END PARTY AT THE PROFESSOR'S!
> PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD is so excited that she will be hosting the party she has set a date for our Year End Celebration! Thank you PATTI for getting the Bball rolling and committing to do this for the group! The party is only TWO weeks away so please be sure to RSVP (see below).
>SATURDAY APRIL 14th - 7:00 pm till ???
>Liquid Refreshments provided.
>Please BRING AN APPETIZER to share.
>PLEASE, PLEASE RSVP (Attend or Regrets) TO PATTI at pbairee@msn.com!
POSSIBLE FINAL STANDINGS
>Below are the projected 1st 3 place winners for March Madness in Huntington Acres based on the scenarios listed for the final three games!
>The first two teams listed are the semi final winners. The third team is the national champion.
>There is a potential tiebreaker situation between PISTOL PETER and BUFF ADAM. The total points for the National Championship game will be the tiebreaker. I will ask for their guesses after the final opponents are known, since which teams are playing may affect their final estimate!
1- KENTUCKY - KANSAS: KENTUCKY = 1)JAMMIN JEFF, 2)PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM
2- KENTUCKY - KANSAS: KANSAS = 1)KING JONAH, 2)SUNDEVIL JEFF, 3) JAMMIN JEFF
3- KENTUCKY - OHIO STATE: KENTUCKY = 1)PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, 3)JAMMIN' JEFF
4- KNETUCKY - OHIO STATE: OHIO STATE = 1)PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, 3)KING JONAH
5- LOUISVILLE - KANSAS: LOUISVILLE = 1)SUNDEVIL JEFF, 2)KING JONAH, 3) JAMMIN JEFF
6- LOUISVILLE - KANSAS: KANSAS = 1)SUNDEVIL JEFF, 2)KING JONAH, 3)HOT ROD BILL
7- LOUISVILLE - OHIO STATE: LOUISVILLE = 1)PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, 3)SUNDEVIL JEFF
8- LOUISVILLE - OHIO STATE: OHIO STATE = 1)PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, 3) SUNDEVIL JEFF
Good Luck on Saturday!
The Mailman
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
SUNDAY BLOWOUTS
>A couple of double digit winning margins on Sunday. One game not close at all, the other close until the last 3 minutes! Almost all of us improved with Kentucky's win. However, the majority of players lost with the Kansas win. Seven of our players benefited with 5 additional points with the Jayhawks' performance!
DAILY KUDOS
> Five contestants were a perfect 2 for 2 on Sunday. WOLVERINE JAKE, RAM FAN JULIE, MAGIC MIKE, JAMMIN' JEFF and KING JONAH all had Kentucky and Kansas on their brackets. Great job guys!
SWEET SIXTEEN FLAMEOUTS
> AND 1 ADAM (Baylor) and DEACON DAVID (North Carolina) lost their rights to the Sweet Sixteen bounty.
LUCKY FINAL FOUR
> COWBOY GEORGE (Kentucky), HOT ROD BILL (Louisville), JAMMIN' JEFF (Kansas) and KING JONAH (Ohio State) are the final lucky four players in this contest.
NATIONAL CHAMP PAYOUTS
> The pot for the National Champ Payout is $105 dollars. The Payouts will be as follows for each possible National Champ:
> KENTUCKY - 9 players - $11.50 each
> KANSAS - 4 players - $26.25 each
> OHIO STATE & LOUISVILLE - No players - The $105 will be added to the total pool and distributed between the top 3 places.
CURRENT STANDINGS - 108 possible points
>69 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL - National Champ - Kansas
>68 - KING JONAH WISE - Kansas
>67 - BUFF ADAM BURG - Kentucky
PISTOL PETER BURG - Kentucky
>65 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE - Kentucky
>64 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>63 - $$ BILL BRADY
>61 - GREEK GREOS GANG
THE MAILMAN - Kentucky
>60 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
>59 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Kansas
DEACON DAVID LANTZ
>58 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Kentucky
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Kansas
>55 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Kentucky
>54 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Kentucky
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Kentucky
>53 - DR HOOPS ANDY GREOS
>52 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - Kentucky
>45 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Planning a party!
DYNAMIC DUO
>68 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK - Ohio State
>55 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR - Kentucky
Later -
The Mailman
>A couple of double digit winning margins on Sunday. One game not close at all, the other close until the last 3 minutes! Almost all of us improved with Kentucky's win. However, the majority of players lost with the Kansas win. Seven of our players benefited with 5 additional points with the Jayhawks' performance!
DAILY KUDOS
> Five contestants were a perfect 2 for 2 on Sunday. WOLVERINE JAKE, RAM FAN JULIE, MAGIC MIKE, JAMMIN' JEFF and KING JONAH all had Kentucky and Kansas on their brackets. Great job guys!
SWEET SIXTEEN FLAMEOUTS
> AND 1 ADAM (Baylor) and DEACON DAVID (North Carolina) lost their rights to the Sweet Sixteen bounty.
LUCKY FINAL FOUR
> COWBOY GEORGE (Kentucky), HOT ROD BILL (Louisville), JAMMIN' JEFF (Kansas) and KING JONAH (Ohio State) are the final lucky four players in this contest.
NATIONAL CHAMP PAYOUTS
> The pot for the National Champ Payout is $105 dollars. The Payouts will be as follows for each possible National Champ:
> KENTUCKY - 9 players - $11.50 each
> KANSAS - 4 players - $26.25 each
> OHIO STATE & LOUISVILLE - No players - The $105 will be added to the total pool and distributed between the top 3 places.
CURRENT STANDINGS - 108 possible points
>69 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL - National Champ - Kansas
>68 - KING JONAH WISE - Kansas
>67 - BUFF ADAM BURG - Kentucky
PISTOL PETER BURG - Kentucky
>65 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE - Kentucky
>64 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>63 - $$ BILL BRADY
>61 - GREEK GREOS GANG
THE MAILMAN - Kentucky
>60 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
>59 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Kansas
DEACON DAVID LANTZ
>58 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Kentucky
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Kansas
>55 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Kentucky
>54 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Kentucky
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Kentucky
>53 - DR HOOPS ANDY GREOS
>52 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - Kentucky
>45 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Planning a party!
DYNAMIC DUO
>68 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK - Ohio State
>55 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR - Kentucky
Later -
The Mailman
Saturday, March 24, 2012
RED SATURDAY
> The teams with Red as one of their primary colors both win on Saturday! Louisville and Ohio State prevail and the Orange teams, Florida and Syracuse, were put into misery! Both exciting games and well worth watching!
>Sunday's Kentucky - Kansas game will be a HUGE game for our little contest! We have seven players with KU advancing to the Final Four and the other 15 have North Carolina. Four players have KU with a National Championship which would likely lead them to the good possibility of reaching the promised land of a money position!
> Kentucky has been predicted to win tomorrow on 20 out of 22 ballots! The other two players had Duke!
DAILY KUDOS
> SEVEN players picked Ohio State on Saturday. Nobody had Louisville as a choice! Therefore only 7 players had any point production on Saturday!
> The lucky players were: PENNY WISE, THE MAILMAN, PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, SPARKY SEAN, SUNDEVIL JEFF and HOT ROD BILL.
SWEET SIXTEEN FLAMEOUTS
> MAGIC MIKE (Syracuse) and THE MAILMAN (Florida) lost their Sweet Sixteen pick in the drawing! Better luck next year.
STILL ALIVE!
> HOT ROD BILL (Louisville) and KING JONAH (Ohio State) survive the weekend and head to the FINAL FOUR!
> Players left on Sunday - The LANTZ BOYS - COWBOY (Kentucky) & DEACON DAVE (UNC), JAMMIN JEFF - Kansas & AND 1 ADAM (Baylor)
CURRENT STANDINGS - 98 possible points
>62 - PISTOL PETER BURG
BUFF ADAM BURG
>60 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
>59 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
>58 - KING JONAH WISE
$$ BILL BRADY
>56 - THE MAILMAN
GREEK GREOS GANG
>55 - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
>54 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
>50 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>49 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
>48 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
>47 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>45 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>58 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>50 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR
Good Luck on Sunday!
The Mailman
> The teams with Red as one of their primary colors both win on Saturday! Louisville and Ohio State prevail and the Orange teams, Florida and Syracuse, were put into misery! Both exciting games and well worth watching!
>Sunday's Kentucky - Kansas game will be a HUGE game for our little contest! We have seven players with KU advancing to the Final Four and the other 15 have North Carolina. Four players have KU with a National Championship which would likely lead them to the good possibility of reaching the promised land of a money position!
> Kentucky has been predicted to win tomorrow on 20 out of 22 ballots! The other two players had Duke!
DAILY KUDOS
> SEVEN players picked Ohio State on Saturday. Nobody had Louisville as a choice! Therefore only 7 players had any point production on Saturday!
> The lucky players were: PENNY WISE, THE MAILMAN, PISTOL PETER, BUFF ADAM, SPARKY SEAN, SUNDEVIL JEFF and HOT ROD BILL.
SWEET SIXTEEN FLAMEOUTS
> MAGIC MIKE (Syracuse) and THE MAILMAN (Florida) lost their Sweet Sixteen pick in the drawing! Better luck next year.
STILL ALIVE!
> HOT ROD BILL (Louisville) and KING JONAH (Ohio State) survive the weekend and head to the FINAL FOUR!
> Players left on Sunday - The LANTZ BOYS - COWBOY (Kentucky) & DEACON DAVE (UNC), JAMMIN JEFF - Kansas & AND 1 ADAM (Baylor)
CURRENT STANDINGS - 98 possible points
>62 - PISTOL PETER BURG
BUFF ADAM BURG
>60 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
>59 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
>58 - KING JONAH WISE
$$ BILL BRADY
>56 - THE MAILMAN
GREEK GREOS GANG
>55 - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
>54 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
>50 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>49 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
>48 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
>47 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>45 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>58 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>50 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR
Good Luck on Sunday!
The Mailman
Friday, March 23, 2012
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
>The favorites came through and won their games on Friday! Only Kansas had troubles in the end closing out NC State, but was able to hold on! No upsets on this Friday, baby! We all had a good day!
DAILY KUDOS
> Multiple players managed a perfect scorecard on Friday! SPARKY SEAN BULL, GREEK GREOS GANG, DEACON DAVID LANTZ, COWBOY GEORGE LANTZ, THE MAILMAN, JAMMIN' JEFF WISE, and KING JONAH WISE went 4 for 4 on Friday! Congrats!
SWEET SIXTEEN KNOCKOUTS
> THE DEBSTER (Indiana), LONGHORN TYLER (NC State) and THE MAILMAN (Xavier & Ohio) lost their chance for a lucky pay day after Friday!
CURRENT STANDINGS - 88 possible
>58 - $$BILL BRADY
KING JONAH WISE
>57 - BUFF ADAM BURG
PISTOL PETER BURG
>56 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>55 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>54 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
DEACON DAVID LANTZ
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>51 - THE MAILMAN
>50 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>49 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
>48 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>47 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>46 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>53 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>50 SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Good Luck on Saturday!
The Mailman
>The favorites came through and won their games on Friday! Only Kansas had troubles in the end closing out NC State, but was able to hold on! No upsets on this Friday, baby! We all had a good day!
DAILY KUDOS
> Multiple players managed a perfect scorecard on Friday! SPARKY SEAN BULL, GREEK GREOS GANG, DEACON DAVID LANTZ, COWBOY GEORGE LANTZ, THE MAILMAN, JAMMIN' JEFF WISE, and KING JONAH WISE went 4 for 4 on Friday! Congrats!
SWEET SIXTEEN KNOCKOUTS
> THE DEBSTER (Indiana), LONGHORN TYLER (NC State) and THE MAILMAN (Xavier & Ohio) lost their chance for a lucky pay day after Friday!
CURRENT STANDINGS - 88 possible
>58 - $$BILL BRADY
KING JONAH WISE
>57 - BUFF ADAM BURG
PISTOL PETER BURG
>56 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>55 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>54 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
DEACON DAVID LANTZ
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>51 - THE MAILMAN
>50 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>49 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
>48 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>47 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>46 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>53 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>50 SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Good Luck on Saturday!
The Mailman
Thursday, March 22, 2012
SWEET SIXTEEN THURSDAY
>The EAST Region behaved itself and followed the seedings. SYRACUSE(1) survived a last second opportunity by Wisconsin and OHIO STATE(2) walks over Cinci!
>The WEST Region is UPSETTING for our contest as we all favored MSU(1) & Mizzou(2) to get to the Final Four! After tonight there are no more possible points by any of our players out of this region's surviving teams! DEBSTER THE CHEF was the only player who correctly had LOUISVILLE(4) as the winner on Thursday!
DAILY KUDOS
> DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON was the only contestant to manage 3 correct guesses on Thursday! Great job DEB!!
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY at THE SWANSON'S
>FRIDAY 3/23 - 7:00 PM
>Please Bring your own liquid refreshments. - BYOB
>Please bring an appetizer to share with others!
>Be there or be square!
SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
>$BILL (Marquette), THE GREEKS (Wisconsin), and RAM FAN JULIE (Michigan State) lost their teams in the Sweet Sixteen Drawing. LONGHORN TYLER lost Cinci - but he still has NC State.
NATIONAL CHAMP LOSERS
>$ BILL BRADY and DEACON DAVID LANTZ lost their National champ pick with the Michigan State loss tonight.
>Previously WOLVERINE JAKE BURG and SPARKY SEAN BULL lost their National Champ with Missouri's early exit. While PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD had that blue jersey team Duke winning it all!
>The only teams left that any of our contestants have chosen are - Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio State. We'll see what Friday brings!
OBAMA'S BRACKET
The PRESIDENT'S bracket is well out ahead of all of us so far. He has a total of 53 points after Thursday!
CURRENT STANDINGS - 76 Possible points
>49 points - $BILL BRADY - He prefers DOUBLE DOLLAR BILL!
>48 - PISTOL PETER BURG
BUFF ADAM BURG
>46 - KING JONAH WISE
>45 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
>44 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
GREEK GREOS GANG
>43 - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
SPARKY SEAN BULL
>42 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
>40 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
>39 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
THE MAILMAN
>38 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>36 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Looking for those Blue Jerseys to get her out of the basement!
DYNAMIC DUO
>44 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>38 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR RONYAK
Good Luck on Friday!
The Mailman
>The EAST Region behaved itself and followed the seedings. SYRACUSE(1) survived a last second opportunity by Wisconsin and OHIO STATE(2) walks over Cinci!
>The WEST Region is UPSETTING for our contest as we all favored MSU(1) & Mizzou(2) to get to the Final Four! After tonight there are no more possible points by any of our players out of this region's surviving teams! DEBSTER THE CHEF was the only player who correctly had LOUISVILLE(4) as the winner on Thursday!
DAILY KUDOS
> DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON was the only contestant to manage 3 correct guesses on Thursday! Great job DEB!!
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY at THE SWANSON'S
>FRIDAY 3/23 - 7:00 PM
>Please Bring your own liquid refreshments. - BYOB
>Please bring an appetizer to share with others!
>Be there or be square!
SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
>$BILL (Marquette), THE GREEKS (Wisconsin), and RAM FAN JULIE (Michigan State) lost their teams in the Sweet Sixteen Drawing. LONGHORN TYLER lost Cinci - but he still has NC State.
NATIONAL CHAMP LOSERS
>$ BILL BRADY and DEACON DAVID LANTZ lost their National champ pick with the Michigan State loss tonight.
>Previously WOLVERINE JAKE BURG and SPARKY SEAN BULL lost their National Champ with Missouri's early exit. While PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD had that blue jersey team Duke winning it all!
>The only teams left that any of our contestants have chosen are - Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio State. We'll see what Friday brings!
OBAMA'S BRACKET
The PRESIDENT'S bracket is well out ahead of all of us so far. He has a total of 53 points after Thursday!
CURRENT STANDINGS - 76 Possible points
>49 points - $BILL BRADY - He prefers DOUBLE DOLLAR BILL!
>48 - PISTOL PETER BURG
BUFF ADAM BURG
>46 - KING JONAH WISE
>45 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
>44 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
GREEK GREOS GANG
>43 - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
SPARKY SEAN BULL
>42 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
>40 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
>39 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
THE MAILMAN
>38 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>36 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Looking for those Blue Jerseys to get her out of the basement!
DYNAMIC DUO
>44 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>38 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR RONYAK
Good Luck on Friday!
The Mailman
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
>I sought ought an independent and non partisan person to help perform the drawing for the Sweet Sixteen. HELEN BRADY was willing to help us out and performed the drawing of teams out of my Washington Husky hat on Wednesday. Below are the results. Thanks HELEN!
$ BILL BRADY - Marquette
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE - Kansas
KING JONAH WISE - Ohio State
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Indiana
GREEK GREOS GANG - Wisconsin
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Michigan State
THE MAILMAN - Florida/ Xavier/ Ohio
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Syracuse
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Kentucky
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Louisville
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Baylor
DAVID LANTZ - North Carolina
LONGHORN TYELR SWANSON - Cincinnati/ North Carolina State
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY
>At the SWANSON'S
>FRIDAY, MARCH 23 - 7:00 PM to ??
>Please BRING YOUR OWN LIQUID REFRESHMENTS.
>Please BRING AN APPETIZER TO SHARE.
>Please RSVP if you haven't already!
Good Luck on Thursday!
The Mailman
>I sought ought an independent and non partisan person to help perform the drawing for the Sweet Sixteen. HELEN BRADY was willing to help us out and performed the drawing of teams out of my Washington Husky hat on Wednesday. Below are the results. Thanks HELEN!
$ BILL BRADY - Marquette
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE - Kansas
KING JONAH WISE - Ohio State
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Indiana
GREEK GREOS GANG - Wisconsin
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Michigan State
THE MAILMAN - Florida/ Xavier/ Ohio
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Syracuse
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Kentucky
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Louisville
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Baylor
DAVID LANTZ - North Carolina
LONGHORN TYELR SWANSON - Cincinnati/ North Carolina State
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY
>At the SWANSON'S
>FRIDAY, MARCH 23 - 7:00 PM to ??
>Please BRING YOUR OWN LIQUID REFRESHMENTS.
>Please BRING AN APPETIZER TO SHARE.
>Please RSVP if you haven't already!
Good Luck on Thursday!
The Mailman
Sunday, March 18, 2012
WINDY SUNDAY
>Kansas barely survived the Purdue tornado that almost ended their season. NC State knocked out another high seed, Georgetown. Ohio (without the State behind it) won the battle of Cinderellas. These group of teams definitely the unsettled half of the brackets!
DAILY KUDOS
Four out of eight correct was the best result on Sunday. We had FIVE of our players accomplish that. COWBOY JOE, DR. HOOPS, PENNY WISE, SPARKY BULL and PISTOL PETER were able to gain ground on all of us. Everyone else had 3 correct. The upsets on Friday hurt everyone's score today!
SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
> I will have the draw for the Sweet Sixteen Contest out on Tuesday. The late games on Sunday made it impossible to get an impartial drawer at this late hour. One or two of the picks will consist of two or three teams, since we have 14 players.
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY ALERT
> Plan on a Social Gathering (aka Party) this coming FRIDAY - MARCH 23 at 7:00 PM at the SWANSON'S!
> BYOB.
> Please bring an appetizer to share.
>Please RSVP at tgswanson@aol.com
CURRENT STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY - 64 possible points
>45 - PISTOL PETER BURG
>43 - KING JONAH WISE
$ BILL BRADY
>42 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
BUFF ADAM BURG
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>41 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>40 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>39 - WOVERINE JAKE BURG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>37 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
>36 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE MAILMAN
>35 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>33 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>41 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>38 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR
All for now. Will have something for you on Tuesday!
The Mailman
>Kansas barely survived the Purdue tornado that almost ended their season. NC State knocked out another high seed, Georgetown. Ohio (without the State behind it) won the battle of Cinderellas. These group of teams definitely the unsettled half of the brackets!
DAILY KUDOS
Four out of eight correct was the best result on Sunday. We had FIVE of our players accomplish that. COWBOY JOE, DR. HOOPS, PENNY WISE, SPARKY BULL and PISTOL PETER were able to gain ground on all of us. Everyone else had 3 correct. The upsets on Friday hurt everyone's score today!
SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
> I will have the draw for the Sweet Sixteen Contest out on Tuesday. The late games on Sunday made it impossible to get an impartial drawer at this late hour. One or two of the picks will consist of two or three teams, since we have 14 players.
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY ALERT
> Plan on a Social Gathering (aka Party) this coming FRIDAY - MARCH 23 at 7:00 PM at the SWANSON'S!
> BYOB.
> Please bring an appetizer to share.
>Please RSVP at tgswanson@aol.com
CURRENT STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY - 64 possible points
>45 - PISTOL PETER BURG
>43 - KING JONAH WISE
$ BILL BRADY
>42 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
BUFF ADAM BURG
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>41 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>40 - SPARKY SEAN BULL
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>39 - WOVERINE JAKE BURG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>37 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
>36 - DEACON DAVID LANTZ
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE MAILMAN
>35 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>33 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>41 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK
>38 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR
All for now. Will have something for you on Tuesday!
The Mailman
Saturday, March 17, 2012
MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLAS
> Colorado and VCU's bid for the Cinderella of the 2012 tournament vanished with their Saturday losses! CU was in the game until the last 10 minutes, but not enough. Better than the NIT , I guess!
> The favorites on Saturday still pretty much intact. Sunday's games starting out a little messed up, however!
DAILY KUDOS
> Two of our contestants went 8 for 8 and a perfect record on Saturday. BUFF ADAM BURG and KING JONAH WISE both had a perfect Saturday. Great job guys!
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS PREDICTION
> Here are the predictions for the National Champion based on our entries. (24 total - adults and kids)
~Kentucky - 10
~North Carolina - 4
~Kansas - 4
~Michigan State - 2
~Ohio State - 1
~Missouri (eliminated) - 2
~Duke (eliminated) - 1
SWEET SIXTEEN POOL
> Still have 2 openings or the sweet sixteen pool. If there are no more entries will combine the lowest 3 seeds left in one pick in the drawing.
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY ALERT
> Plan on a Social Gathering (aka Party) this coming FRIDAY - MARCH 23 at 7:00 PM at the SWANSON'S!
> BYOB.
> Please bring an appetizer to share.
CURRENT STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY - 48 possible points
> 37 pts - $BILL BRADY
PISTOL PETER BURG
KING JONAH WISE
>36 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
BUFF ADAM BURG
>35 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>34 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>33 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>32 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
SPARKY SEAN BULL
>31 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
>30 - DEMON DEACON DAVID LANTZ
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE MAILMAN
>29 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>27 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>33 - MAX RONYAK
>30 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Good Luck on Sunday!
The Mailman
> Colorado and VCU's bid for the Cinderella of the 2012 tournament vanished with their Saturday losses! CU was in the game until the last 10 minutes, but not enough. Better than the NIT , I guess!
> The favorites on Saturday still pretty much intact. Sunday's games starting out a little messed up, however!
DAILY KUDOS
> Two of our contestants went 8 for 8 and a perfect record on Saturday. BUFF ADAM BURG and KING JONAH WISE both had a perfect Saturday. Great job guys!
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS PREDICTION
> Here are the predictions for the National Champion based on our entries. (24 total - adults and kids)
~Kentucky - 10
~North Carolina - 4
~Kansas - 4
~Michigan State - 2
~Ohio State - 1
~Missouri (eliminated) - 2
~Duke (eliminated) - 1
SWEET SIXTEEN POOL
> Still have 2 openings or the sweet sixteen pool. If there are no more entries will combine the lowest 3 seeds left in one pick in the drawing.
SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY ALERT
> Plan on a Social Gathering (aka Party) this coming FRIDAY - MARCH 23 at 7:00 PM at the SWANSON'S!
> BYOB.
> Please bring an appetizer to share.
CURRENT STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY - 48 possible points
> 37 pts - $BILL BRADY
PISTOL PETER BURG
KING JONAH WISE
>36 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
BUFF ADAM BURG
>35 - GREEK GREOS GANG
>34 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
>33 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
>32 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
SPARKY SEAN BULL
>31 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
>30 - DEMON DEACON DAVID LANTZ
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE MAILMAN
>29 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
>27 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
DYNAMIC DUO
>33 - MAX RONYAK
>30 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Good Luck on Sunday!
The Mailman
Friday, March 16, 2012
UPSETS GALORE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT!
> Friday ended with SIX double digit seeds advancing with TWO of those being 15 seeds, Norfolk State and Lehigh beating 2 seeds Duke and Mizzou! Amazing! In addition a 4, 5, 6 and 7 seed lost as well. The net result is an UGLY day for us prognosticators with 11 being the best score for the day, but most of us in the single digit category!! Keeping everyone close I guess!
DAILY KUDOS
> Friday's best result was 11 correct. PISTOL PETER BURG, SOONER DAVID LANTZ and SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS managed to avoid or pick the correct upsets to lead us the second day of the tournament! Great Job guys!
SWEET SIXTEEN CONTEST
> We have 14 committed players for the Sweet Sixteen contest. There are 2 openings available if anyone is interested in joining!
RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY - 32 Total possible points
25 - PISTOL PETER BURG
23 - GREEK GREOS GANG, WOLVERINE JAKE BURG, $ BILL BRADY
22 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE, JAMMIN JEFF WISE, THE MAILMAN, SOONER DAVID LANTZ, SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
21 - KING JONAH WISE, MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE, DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
20 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON, COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ, A TRAIN ADAM BURG, SEAN SHAQ BULL
19 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON, HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY, PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD, BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
18 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
17 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
DYNAMIC DUO
22 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
21 - MAX RONYAK
Good Luck on Saturday!
The Mailman
> Friday ended with SIX double digit seeds advancing with TWO of those being 15 seeds, Norfolk State and Lehigh beating 2 seeds Duke and Mizzou! Amazing! In addition a 4, 5, 6 and 7 seed lost as well. The net result is an UGLY day for us prognosticators with 11 being the best score for the day, but most of us in the single digit category!! Keeping everyone close I guess!
DAILY KUDOS
> Friday's best result was 11 correct. PISTOL PETER BURG, SOONER DAVID LANTZ and SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS managed to avoid or pick the correct upsets to lead us the second day of the tournament! Great Job guys!
SWEET SIXTEEN CONTEST
> We have 14 committed players for the Sweet Sixteen contest. There are 2 openings available if anyone is interested in joining!
RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY - 32 Total possible points
25 - PISTOL PETER BURG
23 - GREEK GREOS GANG, WOLVERINE JAKE BURG, $ BILL BRADY
22 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE, JAMMIN JEFF WISE, THE MAILMAN, SOONER DAVID LANTZ, SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
21 - KING JONAH WISE, MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE, DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
20 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON, COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ, A TRAIN ADAM BURG, SEAN SHAQ BULL
19 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON, HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY, PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD, BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
18 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
17 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
DYNAMIC DUO
22 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
21 - MAX RONYAK
Good Luck on Saturday!
The Mailman
Thursday, March 15, 2012
BUFFALO STAMPEDE IN THE PIT
>Welcome back for our 16th year of March Madness in Huntington Acres! Colorado stampeded UNLV in the first half and was able to avoid having it all turn to a pile of Buffalo Chips (if you know what I mean) in the second half. They literally looked like B. Chips for about 7 minutes of the second half but then turned it around enough to keep the win. VCU and CU were the only double digit seeds to manage a win on Thursday. Those two games along with the Syracuse game were probably about the only three exciting games at the end. No dramatic buzzer beaters so far!
DAILY KUDOS
>JAMMIN' JEFF WISE takes the early lead with the best score of 15 out of 16 on Thursday! He missed only the UConn loss! Great job!
ROSTER MOVES
>We are down one player to 22 players this year! We had 6 players not return this year and added 5 new or returning contestants this year. We have 2 players in the Kid's division.
>ROOKIES - SEAN SHAQ BULL, A TRAIN ADAM BURG, and SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ are technically all Rookies in the Adult game, but are all veterans of the Kids Division in years past! Welcome guys! There may be some updating of your nick names however.
>RETURNING PLAYERS - PISTOL PETER BURG and WOLVERINE JAKE BURG have returned to play with us this year after a year absence. Welcome Back!
>DYNAMIC DUO KID'S DIVISION ROOKIE - MAX RONYAK is our Rookie of the Year in the under 18 division. Great to have you join us MAX!
MONEY MATTERS
> Here are the payouts we are playing for this year
>1st Place $215
>2nd Place $125
>3rd Place $75
Party Fund - $120
National Championship Pool - $105
> This will be divided equally by all players who predict the National champion. If no one is correct then the money will be divided among the 1st 3 places.
Sweet Sixteen -$80
Dynamic Duo - 1st Place only - $10
RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY - 16 points possible
15 correct - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
14 - $ BILL BRADY, PISTOL PETER BURG, PRESIDENT OBAMA
13 - GREEK GREOS GANG, MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE, AND 1 ADAM SWANSON, THE MAILMAN, KING JONAH WISE, WOLVERINE JAKE BURG, A TRAIN ADAM BURG
12- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD, PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD, SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL, COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ, MARIANNE PENNY WISE
11- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY, DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS, DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON, SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ
10- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER, SEAN SHAQ BULL
9- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DYNAMIC DUO
13 correct - MAX RONYAK
11 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Next report likely Saturday Morning!
Good Luck!
The Mailman
>Welcome back for our 16th year of March Madness in Huntington Acres! Colorado stampeded UNLV in the first half and was able to avoid having it all turn to a pile of Buffalo Chips (if you know what I mean) in the second half. They literally looked like B. Chips for about 7 minutes of the second half but then turned it around enough to keep the win. VCU and CU were the only double digit seeds to manage a win on Thursday. Those two games along with the Syracuse game were probably about the only three exciting games at the end. No dramatic buzzer beaters so far!
DAILY KUDOS
>JAMMIN' JEFF WISE takes the early lead with the best score of 15 out of 16 on Thursday! He missed only the UConn loss! Great job!
ROSTER MOVES
>We are down one player to 22 players this year! We had 6 players not return this year and added 5 new or returning contestants this year. We have 2 players in the Kid's division.
>ROOKIES - SEAN SHAQ BULL, A TRAIN ADAM BURG, and SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ are technically all Rookies in the Adult game, but are all veterans of the Kids Division in years past! Welcome guys! There may be some updating of your nick names however.
>RETURNING PLAYERS - PISTOL PETER BURG and WOLVERINE JAKE BURG have returned to play with us this year after a year absence. Welcome Back!
>DYNAMIC DUO KID'S DIVISION ROOKIE - MAX RONYAK is our Rookie of the Year in the under 18 division. Great to have you join us MAX!
MONEY MATTERS
> Here are the payouts we are playing for this year
>1st Place $215
>2nd Place $125
>3rd Place $75
Party Fund - $120
National Championship Pool - $105
> This will be divided equally by all players who predict the National champion. If no one is correct then the money will be divided among the 1st 3 places.
Sweet Sixteen -$80
Dynamic Duo - 1st Place only - $10
RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY - 16 points possible
15 correct - JAMMIN' JEFF WISE
14 - $ BILL BRADY, PISTOL PETER BURG, PRESIDENT OBAMA
13 - GREEK GREOS GANG, MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE, AND 1 ADAM SWANSON, THE MAILMAN, KING JONAH WISE, WOLVERINE JAKE BURG, A TRAIN ADAM BURG
12- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD, PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD, SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL, COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ, MARIANNE PENNY WISE
11- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY, DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS, DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON, SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ
10- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER, SEAN SHAQ BULL
9- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DYNAMIC DUO
13 correct - MAX RONYAK
11 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
Next report likely Saturday Morning!
Good Luck!
The Mailman
Monday, March 12, 2012
BRACKETOLOGY CLASSES ARE NOW IN SESSION!
The brackets are decided and although I think they are flawed (where are my Huskies?!) they are what we have to work with. Time is short to do your studying of each team's RPI, SOS, and quality wins and losses to come up with YOUR winning entry, and the Fame in the hood, and Name on the Red Bull Josh Wise Trophy that goes along with it!
PRINT YOUR BALLOT
>Go to the link to CBS Sports to print up the brackets for your study and completion!
THE PLAY IN GAMES, on Tuesday and Wednesday, do not count. For all games you get both teams for the play in game in the first round. For example, you may choose the California- University South Florida winner to beat Michigan, and you get either team, no matter who wins the play in game.
BUZZER BEATER
>Remember the DEADLINE for the contest is Thursday, March 15th at 10 AM!
>Drop off completed ballots at the Swanson's; Email to me at Tgswanson@aol.com; or of course Mailing is acceptable with a postmark of 3/14!
>My fax machine is unreliable at home so I cannot offer that option.
TICKET PRICES
> $25 for the brackets prediction game: $20 for the predictions and $5 for the National Champion prediction pool.
> $10 per family Party fund
> $5 per entry in Sweet Sixteen drawing (optional) - limited to first 16 participants. Your place in the drawing order is based on order that money is received.
> $5 for the Kids division for all players under 18.
EMAIL: Please be sure to put your correct Email address on your ballot!
NOTE WELL: THE YEAR END PARTY WILL BE AT THE LAST PLACE FINISHER'S HOUSE THIS YEAR. So study hard to avoid this embarrassing fate! There will be a party fund for you to help defray the party costs!
Good Luck!
The Mailman
The brackets are decided and although I think they are flawed (where are my Huskies?!) they are what we have to work with. Time is short to do your studying of each team's RPI, SOS, and quality wins and losses to come up with YOUR winning entry, and the Fame in the hood, and Name on the Red Bull Josh Wise Trophy that goes along with it!
PRINT YOUR BALLOT
>Go to the link to CBS Sports to print up the brackets for your study and completion!
THE PLAY IN GAMES, on Tuesday and Wednesday, do not count. For all games you get both teams for the play in game in the first round. For example, you may choose the California- University South Florida winner to beat Michigan, and you get either team, no matter who wins the play in game.
BUZZER BEATER
>Remember the DEADLINE for the contest is Thursday, March 15th at 10 AM!
>Drop off completed ballots at the Swanson's; Email to me at Tgswanson@aol.com; or of course Mailing is acceptable with a postmark of 3/14!
>My fax machine is unreliable at home so I cannot offer that option.
TICKET PRICES
> $25 for the brackets prediction game: $20 for the predictions and $5 for the National Champion prediction pool.
> $10 per family Party fund
> $5 per entry in Sweet Sixteen drawing (optional) - limited to first 16 participants. Your place in the drawing order is based on order that money is received.
> $5 for the Kids division for all players under 18.
EMAIL: Please be sure to put your correct Email address on your ballot!
NOTE WELL: THE YEAR END PARTY WILL BE AT THE LAST PLACE FINISHER'S HOUSE THIS YEAR. So study hard to avoid this embarrassing fate! There will be a party fund for you to help defray the party costs!
Good Luck!
The Mailman
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
PREGAME WARMUPS!
SELECTION SUNDAY - Sunday, March 11 at 6 PM! Brackets will be available!
>I will not be distributing your brackets to you again this year. Please go to a website such as www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/printable_men (see links on right column) to download and print up your ballot.
>BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMITTED BALLOT!
>Also put your current email address.
BUZZERBEATER - Remember the DEADLINE for your entry is THURSDAY, MARCH 15th AT 10:00 AM. Please drop off your ballot at the Swanson's, or Mail to me, or e mail your entries to me and arrange payment later.
RETURNING THIS YEAR - Each entry will have $5 put into a pool to predict the eventual national champion. Your National Champ on your brackets entry will be your choice. Those entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split this pool of money. For example, if you are the only entrant to choose Washington to win, and they are the champions, you win all the money in the pot for this contest. If more than one person chooses the correct team, then they will split the pot.For example, if three people all choose Washington then they will split it 3 ways.
***NEW THIS YEAR- This year we will abandon the tradition of the Winner hosting the Party and instead the Year End Party will be held at the LAST PLACE FINISHER'S HOME. There is a Party fund to help defer expenses! START YOUR PREPARATIONS TODAY TO AVOID THIS FATE! Please contact me if you have any questions.
TICKET PRICES:
-Total (required) - $25 per entry
>NCAA Tournament predictions - $20 per entry
>National Championship Team Pool - $5 per entry
-March Madness Party Fund (required) - $10 per household
-Sweet Sixteen Drawing (optional) - $5 per entry
RULES SUMMARY
-ENTRY FEE
> $25 per entry for the NCAA predictions contest - one entry per person
*****-$20 for the brackets and $5 for the National Champion pool.
> $10 per household PARTY FUND - to subsidize the year end party
-PRIZES
> 1st - 50% of total prize pool
> 2nd - 25% of total prize pool
> 3rd - 15% of total prize pool
> 4th - 10% of total prize pool
> The rest of us! -A PARTY at the home of the LAST PLACE WINNER later this spring!
-TIEBREAKER
> The tiebreaker for First place will be the total points for the National Championship game.
> NOTE WELL - The Mailman will contact any potential winners before the National Championship Game for their predictions, since your guess should be predicted by the two opponents that are playing.
> Ties for Second, Third and Fourth place will split the winnings evenly.
-ENTRIES
> One entry per individual - Entry fee due with completed ballot
> The Mailman will play for free.
> Deadline -Thursday March 15th at 10 AM
> I will still need correct email addresses for each player!
-RULES & SCORING FOR BRACKETS GAME
>Each entry will predict the winner of each game in each round of the NCAA tournament. Please submit your completed ballot to the Mailman by Thursday March 15th - 10:00 AM.
>Points will be awarded for each game that the winner is correctly predicted. The number of points awarded for each game is summarized below.
>The entry with the most accumulated points through all rounds will be the winner! The Preliminary Play In games on Tuesday March 13th will not be counted.
-POINTS
>Round 1 - March 15th & 16th - 1 point/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 2 - March 17th & 18th - 2 points/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 3 - March 22th & 23th - 3 points/ correct [24 Possible Points]
>Round 4 - March 24th & 25th - 5 points/ correct [20 Possible Points]
>Round 5 - March 31 - 7 points/ correct [14 Possible Points]
>Round 6 - April 2th - 10 points/ correct [10 Possible Points]
> Total Possible Points - [132 Possible Points]
-REPORTING
> Updates and standings will be reported on this blog site after each day of competition.
> All announcements will be posted on this blog site.
-NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
>Entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split the pool of money for this game.
>If no one correctly predicts the National Champion, the money will go into the NCAA Tournament prediction pool. (1st through 4th place).
-SWEET SIXTEEN
> $5 Entry fee: Limited to 16 entries (First 16 people paying).
> Each contestant assigned a Sweet Sixteen team by random draw.
> Winner takes all!
-KIDS DIVISION
> $5 Entry fee for players 18 and younger.
> Payoff for top one to three places depending on participation.
I encourage all of you to share comments on the blog, for all to enjoy!
Please email me or call me if you have any questions. Please put comments on the blog if you have any suggestions on how to improve the Madness in the Acres.
The Mailman
SELECTION SUNDAY - Sunday, March 11 at 6 PM! Brackets will be available!
>I will not be distributing your brackets to you again this year. Please go to a website such as www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/printable_men (see links on right column) to download and print up your ballot.
>BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMITTED BALLOT!
>Also put your current email address.
BUZZERBEATER - Remember the DEADLINE for your entry is THURSDAY, MARCH 15th AT 10:00 AM. Please drop off your ballot at the Swanson's, or Mail to me, or e mail your entries to me and arrange payment later.
RETURNING THIS YEAR - Each entry will have $5 put into a pool to predict the eventual national champion. Your National Champ on your brackets entry will be your choice. Those entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split this pool of money. For example, if you are the only entrant to choose Washington to win, and they are the champions, you win all the money in the pot for this contest. If more than one person chooses the correct team, then they will split the pot.For example, if three people all choose Washington then they will split it 3 ways.
***NEW THIS YEAR- This year we will abandon the tradition of the Winner hosting the Party and instead the Year End Party will be held at the LAST PLACE FINISHER'S HOME. There is a Party fund to help defer expenses! START YOUR PREPARATIONS TODAY TO AVOID THIS FATE! Please contact me if you have any questions.
TICKET PRICES:
-Total (required) - $25 per entry
>NCAA Tournament predictions - $20 per entry
>National Championship Team Pool - $5 per entry
-March Madness Party Fund (required) - $10 per household
-Sweet Sixteen Drawing (optional) - $5 per entry
RULES SUMMARY
-ENTRY FEE
> $25 per entry for the NCAA predictions contest - one entry per person
*****-$20 for the brackets and $5 for the National Champion pool.
> $10 per household PARTY FUND - to subsidize the year end party
-PRIZES
> 1st - 50% of total prize pool
> 2nd - 25% of total prize pool
> 3rd - 15% of total prize pool
> 4th - 10% of total prize pool
> The rest of us! -A PARTY at the home of the LAST PLACE WINNER later this spring!
-TIEBREAKER
> The tiebreaker for First place will be the total points for the National Championship game.
> NOTE WELL - The Mailman will contact any potential winners before the National Championship Game for their predictions, since your guess should be predicted by the two opponents that are playing.
> Ties for Second, Third and Fourth place will split the winnings evenly.
-ENTRIES
> One entry per individual - Entry fee due with completed ballot
> The Mailman will play for free.
> Deadline -Thursday March 15th at 10 AM
> I will still need correct email addresses for each player!
-RULES & SCORING FOR BRACKETS GAME
>Each entry will predict the winner of each game in each round of the NCAA tournament. Please submit your completed ballot to the Mailman by Thursday March 15th - 10:00 AM.
>Points will be awarded for each game that the winner is correctly predicted. The number of points awarded for each game is summarized below.
>The entry with the most accumulated points through all rounds will be the winner! The Preliminary Play In games on Tuesday March 13th will not be counted.
-POINTS
>Round 1 - March 15th & 16th - 1 point/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 2 - March 17th & 18th - 2 points/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 3 - March 22th & 23th - 3 points/ correct [24 Possible Points]
>Round 4 - March 24th & 25th - 5 points/ correct [20 Possible Points]
>Round 5 - March 31 - 7 points/ correct [14 Possible Points]
>Round 6 - April 2th - 10 points/ correct [10 Possible Points]
> Total Possible Points - [132 Possible Points]
-REPORTING
> Updates and standings will be reported on this blog site after each day of competition.
> All announcements will be posted on this blog site.
-NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
>Entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split the pool of money for this game.
>If no one correctly predicts the National Champion, the money will go into the NCAA Tournament prediction pool. (1st through 4th place).
-SWEET SIXTEEN
> $5 Entry fee: Limited to 16 entries (First 16 people paying).
> Each contestant assigned a Sweet Sixteen team by random draw.
> Winner takes all!
-KIDS DIVISION
> $5 Entry fee for players 18 and younger.
> Payoff for top one to three places depending on participation.
I encourage all of you to share comments on the blog, for all to enjoy!
Please email me or call me if you have any questions. Please put comments on the blog if you have any suggestions on how to improve the Madness in the Acres.
The Mailman
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