RAMS DANCING ON!
>Welcome back for our 17th year of March Madness in Huntington Acres! Colorado State upheld the honor of the Mountain West Conference tonight with a relatively easy win against Mizzou!  The BIG Boys (higher seeds) from the conference - (3 seed)New Mexico and (5)UNLV - blew their chances.  Great Job Rams - RAM FAN JULIE should be VERY HAPPY!  No dramatic buzzer beaters today, maybe tomorrow!
>The PAC 12 and BIG EAST had a good day, each with 3 wins.  The BIG 10 had 2 wins.  The MOUNTAIN WEST and IVY League had 1 win!  Who'd of thunk it!  (Sorry, that isn't very Ivy League english!)

DAILY KUDOS
> HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY and THE MAILMAN had the best outcome on Thursday with 14 out of 16 correct!

ROSTER MOVES
> We have 24 total players this year.  Up 2 players from last year.
>There are 3 "ROOKIE" Players this year.
>Two players returned after a year's absence.
>We lost 3 players from last year.
>We have 3 players in the Under 18 division.

>ROOKIES - BRAD UNKLESS is our only "true" Rookie.  Welcome BRAD!  I'm thinking about your Nickname!
>RETURNING PLAYERS -  SHOOTIN' SANDY BURG played with us in 1998, as she had her name attached to PISTOL PETER'S entry that year.  However, she is flying solo this year!  Welcome Back SANDY!
>LEWALCINDY and BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN return after missing last years tourney.  Welcome back LEW and BRUIN!
>SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS moves up from the under 18 contest for his first year with the high priced game.  Welcome SAM!  I am cogitating on a new nick name however.
>TERRIFIC TRIFECTA KID'S DIVISION ROOKIE - HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER returns after a year absence.  He played with us in 2011.  Welcome back HOT SHOT!
>PIERCE REISINGER is our "true" Rookie this year.  Welcome PIERCE and your Nickname is under development!  You are guaranteed to be our Rookie of the Year in the under 18 division.  Great to have you join us PIERCE!

MONEY MATTERS
> Here are the payouts we are playing for this year

>1st Place $250
>2nd Place $130
>3rd Place $80

Party Fund - $120

National Championship Pool - $115
> 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

Terrific Trifecta - 1st Place only - $15

RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY - 16 points possible
>14 points - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY 
         THE MAILMAN
>13 - PISTOL PETER BURG
         GREEK GREOS GANG
         SAM THE EXTERMINATOR 
         BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
         RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
         LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
>12 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
         DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
         LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
         COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
         MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
         DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
         BRAD NNTBD UNKLESS
         MARIANNE PENNY WISE
>11 - PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
         BUFF ADAM BURG
         SHOOTIN' SANDY BURG
         DEACON DAVID LANTZ
         AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
>10 - WOLVERINE JAKE BURG
          KING JONAH WISE
          JAMMIN' JEFF WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA 
>12 - HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER
          PIERCE NNTBD REISINGER 
>10 - MIGHTY MAX RONYAK


GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAY!

THE MAILMAN