DOG DAY AFTERNOON!

BULLDOGS AND HUSKIES TO FINAL FOUR!
> Gators and Cats lose out in some close games! Butler advances for a second year in a row! UConn makes it interesting for HUSKY CASEY as she has them as her National Champ!
> If KU wins tomorrow and Saturday, they will have reached the National Championship game playing no higher than an 8 seed!
> The only teams left on anybody's bracket are Kansas and U Conn, and 2 of our contestants have North Carolina in Sunday's (today) game. ONLY Jonah and Casey have UConn winning next Saturday! Today will be a big day for PROFESSOR PATTI! A win by UNC may boost her to First and a Party! Going with the Blue Jerseys!

STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY (KU or UCONN listed for those who chose them as NC)
59 - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
57- DOLLAR BILL BRADY - KU
56- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
55- GREOS GANG - KU
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - KU; UNC today
54- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
53 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
52- JAMMIN JEFF WISE - KU
51- SUNDEVIL BULLS - KU
50- KING JONAH WISE - KU
49- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE MAILMAN
MARRIANNE PENNY WISE - KU
48- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
47- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - KU
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - KU
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - KU
46- DEBSTER THE CHEF
45- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - UNC today
44- HUSKY CASEY WISE - UCONN
42- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
46- SOONER DAVID LANTZ - KU
45- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS - KU
44- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

The Mailman

SWEET "TWELVE" FRIDAY NIGHT!

WILD PARTY AT THE SWANSONS!?
> Wild finishes to the night cap basketball games and broken wine glasses marked our Sweet Sixteen Party on Friday night. We had 6 couples that dared a night of good drink, exciting basketball and socializing with neighbors and former neighbors! A good time was had by all!

OHIO STATE TANKS
> Seven of our players lost their National Champ prediction with Kentucky's upset of the Number one seed in the tournament! Looks like Kansas or Cinderella will end up as champ. Kansas is definitely benefiting from the upsets! But maybe VCU will slay another giant!
>Eleven (out of 23) contestants still have their national champion alive! Ten with Kansas and one with UConn!
>If no one predicts the National Champ the money from the National Champ Pool will go to the brackets pool!

RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY
59- DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS - Don't think there is any more points!
57- DOLLAR BILL BRADY - Looking good for a Party!
56- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - Sorry Duke choice is fatal!
55- GREOS GANG - KU will likely get you money if they win it all!
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Going with the Blue Jerseys!
54- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Don't think $ is likely!
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Go with Florida as far as you can and maybe $ and a party!
53- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - No $$ this year!
52- JAMMIN JEFF WISE- Florida on Saturday might get you $$!
49- MARIANNE PENNY WISE - ditto Jammin!
THE MAILMAN - No Hoper!
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Ditto Mailman!
48- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - No $$ opportunity!
47- MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Florida on Saturday will help but is it enough?
DUNKIN DON RONYAK - See Mailman and Basketball Bobby!
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Ditto Dunkin!
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - Ditto Cowboy!
46-DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - always Next Year!
SUNDEVIL BULLS - Not enough with KU!
45- KING JONAH WISE - See SUNDEVILS!
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - Notre Dame?? Really??
42- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Sorry! Next year will be better!
39- HUSKY CASEY WISE - You've got to pull hard for the Huskies! A National Champ and KU loss Sunday would likely give you a party to plan!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
46- SOONER DAVID LANTZ - KU your only points now!
45- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR - You win with Florida win on Saturday! Otherwise second place!
44- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER - Great job! Thanks for playing. No way to beat the big guys!

Good Luck on Sautrday!

Bye the way - Go Cats!!!

The Mailman

CATS, DOGS AND GATORS ROLL!

CINDERELLAS ADVANCE
>Butler was last year's Cinderella, and they are back this year for another go! Arizona was Cinderella Thursday night, coming from 11 down to beat the Big Bad Dukies and Coach K! I don't know if a 5th seed is a Cinderella, but they are a Cinderella story for the year. They were suppose to be a year or two away from getting this far. D Will is the Man!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LOST
> DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS, HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY and BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER lost Duke as their choice for this year's National Champions! Sorry guys!

FRIDAY NIGHT MADNESS IN THE ACRES SOCIAL!
>Remember our get together at THE SWANSON'S on Friday night!
>BYOB and a light appetizer!
>START at about 7 PM until New York, New York on the stereo!

OBAMA WATCH
>He still is beating all of us with 55.
>If you picked the better seeded team (favorites) to win each game you would have a score of 48.
>Sports Illustrated is at 39.

RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY NIGHT!
53 - DR HOOPS ANDY GREOS

51 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DOLLAR BILL BRADY

50- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

49 - GREOS GANG

48- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON

47- LEW ALCINDY

46- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
JAMMIN JEFF WISE

44- DUNKIN DON RONYAK
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE

43- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
SUNDEVIL BULLS
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE

42 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

41- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

40- DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

39- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE KING JONAH WISE

36- HUSKY CASEY WISE - A UConn National Champ would have you dancing!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
43- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
42- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
38- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAY!

The Mailman

SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY AND KISS IT GOOD BYE!

SWEET 16 POOL - DEEP SIXED!
>Due to lack of interest I am canceling the Sweet 16 pool. We only had 10 possible participants, four of which were Swansons! Anyway, it was fun while it lasted. I will refund the entry fees that I have received to those that did pay!

NEW PLAYER NICK NAME
> Our only new contestant this year is in the Terrific Trifecta. HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER joins us to keep the kid's division going! Welcome HOT SHOT and Good Luck!


FRIDAY NIGHT SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY!
> The SWANSONS are hosting a Sweet Sixteen party at their house on Friday night to socialize and watch the last Regional Semi Finals!
> PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LIQUID REFRESHMENTS and if you would like, bring a light appetizer!
>We have 3 TVs and since all the games are on TV this year we can manage to watch what we want, if we watch at all!
>DEBSTER and THE MAILMAN work until 6 PM so we will start around 7 ish and end ???

See you Friday!

The Mailman

UPSETS AND BUZZER BEATERS ON SUNDAY

UPSETS
> Virginia Commonwealth, Florida State and Marquette all had upsets on Sunday. The Southwest Region is a mess with a 10, 11, and 12 seed still remaining to challenge Kansas!

BUZZER BEATER
> The Texas - Arizona game had an incredible and quirky ending, with a 5 second in bound call actually being called!
> The Washington - North Carolina game was also a nail biter, that could have gone either way.

CRUISE CONTROL
> Ohio State, Duke and Kansas all cruised to the Sweet Sixteen.

NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
> After today we have had two of our players loose their choice for National Champion as Texas and Notre Dame both lost. LONGHORN TYLER had Texas and BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN had Notre Dame. Sorry guys!

SWEET SIXTEEN POOL
> I think we have only 10 participants that have expressed desire in the Sweet Sixteen Pool. If I don't get a few more, I will likely put the cinderellas all as one pick.
> I WILL POST THE DRAWING RESULT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL HOUR?
> Is there any interest in a get together on Friday night to watch a few games. Please let me know if interested. The last few years there has been sparse attendance at this type of event, so would like to check out who would be interested. Any body wanting to host? Any ideas for a gathering place?

OBAMA'S BRACKETS
> We are all trailing the President in his brackets. He has 49 points so far!

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY - 64 possible points
47 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS

45- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

43- JAMMIN JEFF WISE
GREOS GANG
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

41- MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN

40- MARIANNE PENNY WISE
THE MAILMAN
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
SUNDEVIL BULLS
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

39- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
-Sports Illustrated

38- COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT

36- THE KING JONAH WISE

33- HUSKY CASEY WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
40- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
39- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
35- HAGAN REISINGER

THE MAILMAN

FOUL FINAL 7 SECONDS!

BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY ENDS WITH UGLY FOULS
>Butler commits an ugly foul, only to be outdone by Pitts' even uglier foul on a rebound! Fourteen of our players lost one of their Final Four selections with this senseless loss by the Panthers. Two thirds of our players are hoping for Cinderella to come through in that region!

SWEET SIXTEEN PLAYERS NEEDED
>We are needing more people to join the Sweet Sixteen Pool to be fully vested. Let me know if you would like to play!

RESULTS AFTER SATURDAY! 48 Possible Points
37 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

35- DOLLAR BILL BRADY
GREOS GANG
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN JEFF WISE

33- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
DUNKIN DON RONYAK

32- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
BULL SUNDEVILS
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE

31- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

30- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

26- THE KING JONAH WISE

25- HUSKY CASEY WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
31 - SAMTHE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

30- SOONERDAVID LANTZ

27-HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

THE MAILMAN

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!

LATE NIGHT IN THE HOOD!
>Another fun day of B-ball. Close games, but also snoozers! Looking forward to the weekend and more competitive games!

>Happy Birthday, LEW ALCINDY!! Hope it was a great day!

>HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY showed up with a delayed ballot, but seems legit! Great to have you Hot Rod! So we are up to 23 contestants in the adult league!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS
>Here are the predictions for the National Champion by our contestants.
>Remember the pool of money is $110. This will be split with evenly with everyone who is correct in their predictions!

KANSAS - 10
OHIO ST - 7
DUKE - 3
CONNECTICUT - 1
NOTRE DAME - 1
TEXAS - 1

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
KANSAS - 2
OHIO STAT - 1

RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY - 32 Points Possible
27 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS

25 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
GREOS GANG
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

24 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
TEAM BULL SUNDEVILS

23 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - The Birthday Girl!
BRUIN DALE/BRANDON HUFFMAN
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

22- MARIANNE PENNY WISE
COWBOY JOE LANTZ

21- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

20- THE KING JONAH WISE
RAM FAN JAN HUBERT
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

19- HUSKY CASEY WISE

THE TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
23 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
22- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
19- HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SATURDAY!

The Mailman

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!

BUZZER BEATERS AND SNOOZERS!
>Welcome back for our 15th edition of March Madness in Huntington Acres! Today's games had a bunch of close finishes during the day and some real snoozers during the evening session [when I was able to watch the games, :( ] Anyway, the drama of each game is awesome! Heaven for the winners and heartbreak for the losers!

DAILY KUDOS
>JAMMIN' JEFF WISE takes the early lead with the best score of 14 out of 16 on Thursday! He missed only the Louisville loss (we all did) and the Penn State (supporting his team) loss! Great job! The only one who could match him, although not a paying contestant in our contest, was President Obama.

ROSTER MOVES
>We are stable at 22 players this year! We also have 3 players again in the Kid's division.

>ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS is our Rookie of the Year as he is the only true Rookie for 2011! Welcome Doc!
>TEAM ADDITION - SEAN SHAQ BULL joins his dad SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL this year with an entry in the Adult category. Their new name will be TEAM BULL-SUN DEVILS.
>RETURNING PLAYER - DUNKIN' DON RONYAK returns to play with us after a year off. Welcome back DON!
>TERRIFIC TRIFECTA DIVISION ROOKIE - HAGAN REISINGER is our Rookie of the Year in the under 18 division. Great to have you join us Hagan!

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

>1st Place $180
>2nd Place $90
>3rd Place $50

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

Terrific Trifecta - 1st Place only - $15

RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY - 16 points possible
14- JAMMIN JEFF WISE

13- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON

12- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Sorry your alma mater UNC lost last night!
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
GREOS GANG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
DUNKIN DON RONYAK

11- TEAM BULL-SUNDEVILS
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

10- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
HUSKY CASEY WISE

9- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE KING JONAH WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
11- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ
HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

Good Luck on Friday!

The Mailman

TIME FOR DANCING IN THE HOOD!

BRACKETOLOGY CLASSES ARE NOW IN SESSION!

The flawed (from a Colorado perspective) brackets are now out. It is time for all to put the thinking caps on and begin making those commitments on paper for the final 64 games of the tournament!

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 USC - VCU winner to beat West Virginia, and you get either team, no matter who wins the play in game.

BUZZER BEATER
>Remember the DEADLINE for the contest is Thursday, March 17th 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 3/16!
>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 - 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!

Good Luck!

The Mailman

PREGAME WARMUPS!

SELECTION SUNDAY - Sunday, March 13 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 17th AT 10:00 AM. Please drop off your ballot at the Swanson's, or Mail to me, or eMail 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 Texas 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 Texas then they will split it 3 ways.

REMINDER FOR ANY NEW CONTESTANTS - The tradition for March Madness in Huntington Acres is that the Winner of the contest hosts a Champion's Party at their house some time later this spring. There is a Party fund to help defer some of the costs. Please contact me if you have any questions.

TICKET PRICES:
-NCAA Tournament predictions - $20 per entry
-National Championship Team Pool - $5 per entry
*******-Total - $25 per entry
-March Madness Party Fund - $10 per household
-Sweet Sixteen Drawing - $5 per entry


BRIEF 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 (plus Party Fund)
> 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 1st 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 17th 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 17th - 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 15th will not be counted.
-POINTS
>Round 1 - March 17th & 18th - 1 point/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 2 - March 19th & 20th - 2 points/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 3 - March 24th & 25th - 3 points/ correct [24 Possible Points]
>Round 4 - March 26th & 27th - 5 points/ correct [20 Possible Points]
>Round 5 - April 2nd - 7 points/ correct [14 Possible Points]
>Round 6 - April 4th - 10 points/ correct [10 Possible Points]
> Total Possible Points - [132 Possible Points]
-REPORTING
> Updates and standings will be reported on this blog site.
> 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

AWESOME DAYS OF BASKETBALL AHEAD!

March is here! The Madness in Huntington Acres is near! Time to start your preparations to win the Huntington Acres Championship and the admiration of a few, or maybe all, of your friends in the 'hood!

Below you will find the important dates for the 2011 NCAA Tournament and our March Madness Contest.

THE MOST IMPORTANT DATE is the entry deadline for our contest of Thursday, March 17 at 10:00 AM!!

NCAA 2011 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
SELECTION SUNDAY - MARCH 13th

PLAY IN GAMES - TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (not included in our contest)

FIRST ROUND - THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MARCH 17 & 18
SECOND ROUND - SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 19 & 20

SWEET SIXTEEN WEEKEND - THURSDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 24-27

FINAL FOUR - SATURDAY APRIL 2
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - MONDAY, APRIL 4

I will notify you of the next posting as well by email. I plan on posting the Rules and Entry Fees and any Changes for 2011, sometime the week of March 7th.

Please pass this information onto any neighbors that might be interested in playing!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

The Mailman

MAYHEM FROM MADNESS IN THE ACRES

SAVE THE DATE!

PENNY WISE'S CHAMPION'S PARTY 2010!

Our 2010 Champion, MARIANNE PENNY WISE, has set the date for the BIG CELEBRATION of her Victory in the Acres!

YOU can have as much FUN as LEWALCINDY is, in this picture from a previous year's festivities! FINE FOOD, DRINKS, DANCING and SOCIALIZING are all on the schedule for the evening! And of Course the PRESENTATION of the RED BULL JOSH WISE TROPHY to our Champion!

SATURDAY, MAY 22ND!

7:00 PM to ????

Please bring an appetizer to share!

PLEASE - RSVP - to MARIANNE at MEWCOLO@aol.com by MAY 16th. PLEASE, PLEASE let's have 100% notification (joining the fun or regrets) to the Wises this year so they can plan accordingly.

Hope to see you there!

MONDAY SHINING MOMMENTS!

GAMERS VS GAMERS!
> Monday's game pitted two hard working, evenly matched teams that yielded a compelling and exciting National Championship game! I thought it wasn't the prettiest game, but it was a worthy game for the national championship. A different bounce or extra rebound here or there could have changed the outcome. If Hayward had hit that last chance buzzer beater THEN it would have been MAGICAL!
> Can you believe the Butler players went to class on Monday! I guess they are actually going to school for an education at Butler!
> I just got to say this! I love Jim Nantz and his soothing, measured call of the game. BUT, Clark Kellogg has got to be the most irritating color man that I have ever heard. He needs to Shut Up! The guy has a motor mouth and sometimes doesn't even make sense, and repeats himself over and over. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest!

TIE FOR FIRST - FIRST TIME IN MMHA HISTORY!
> We had a tie for first with MARIANNE PENNY WISE and BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN both ending up with 69 points!
> This was the first time in 14 years that we have had a tie for First Place!
> MARIANNE Wins First Place on the strength of her tiebreaker. She was the closest to the actual of 120 total points. CONGRATULATIONS PENNY!
> BRUIN moves to Second Place.
> BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN tied for Third.

> BRUIN correctly picked Duke as the National Champion! He was our only competitor who was correct. He wins the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POOL of $100 as well!
> BRUIN moved from 15th to tie for first on Final Four weekend!

> PENNY ALSO HAD Duke in the SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING contest and wins $80!

>THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL wins the TERRIFIC TRIFECTA pool!

PARTY TIME!
> We will notify each of you when the year end party is scheduled in the near future. I will email as well as posting here on this site. Looking forward to a chance for everyone to get together.

FINAL STANDINGS 2010 MARCH MADNESS IN HUNTINGTON ACRES!
1 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
2- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
3- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
-THE MAILMAN
5 - THE KING JONAH WISE

6- DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
7- THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
8- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
-MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
10- JAMMIN JEFF WISE

11- THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
-JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
-CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
14- SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
15 - $BILL BRADY

16- MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG
-COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
18- HUSKY CASEY WISE
19- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
-RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

21- LEW ALCINDY - BRINGING HOME THE ROLLING ROCKS!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
1- THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL
2- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
3- SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ

Thanks for playing his year! Hope you enjoyed it!

The Mailman

FINAL FOUR HOOSIER HEAVEN!

DEVILS AND DOGS SATURDAY!
> The Movie about the Cinderella college team from the Hoosier State can't be too far behind reality if Butler wins it all! Butler grinds out another close victory and sets up match up with the Big Bad Dukies just like in the movies! Can the fairy tale be completed or will they be holding the glass slipper on Monday night!
> Duke looked impressive. I thought West Virginia's defense would have done better.
> I don't remember a team with nickname Bulldog winning a National Championship. ???
> Just wondering are there any teams that are named after other dogs besides Bulldogs? There is Gonzaga and Georgia that are Bulldogs, but are there any Beagles, or Labradors or Retrievers or Poodles?
> Not too many Devils for team mascots as far as that goes. Sun Devils about the only other that I can think of. Odd that the Devils are winning at Easter?
> Enough idle thinking!

WINNER FORECASTING!
> As of now MARIANNE PENNY WISE is in first and is guaranteed at least a tie for first place!
> A Butler win on Monday and the Standings will remain the same as today! PENNY wins 1st -
> A Duke national championship on Monday will elevate BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN to a TIE with PENNY in number of points. Both will have 69!
> BRUIN began the weekend in 15th place, but has moved up to a tie for 6th place after Saturday. The 10 additional points for Duke winning the National Championship will boost him from near the bottom to first.
> BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN will end up tied for either second or third place this year depending on Monday's outcome. There is no tiebreaker.

> THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL has already WON the TERRIFIC TRIFECTA DIVISION! CONGRATULATIONS!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -
> If Duke wins on Monday, BRUIN also will win the $100 in the National Championship Pool.
> If Butler wins on Monday the $100 prize will go to Party fund!

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING -
> If Duke wins on Monday, PENNY will win the $80 in the Sweet Sixteen Drawing.
> If Butler wins on Monday, HOT ROD BILL will win the $80.

MONEY MATTERS!
BUTLER WINS
- PENNY WINS FIRST = 1st - $175 +Party - $120 + National Champ payout - $100 = $395!
-BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN - $65 each!

DUKE WINS
> Tie breaker - PENNY WINS - total points 144 or LESS; BRUIN WINS - total points 145 or MORE.
>If PENNY WINS - 1st - $175 + Party $120 + Sweet Sixteen $80 = $375!
BRUIN DALE - 2nd - $85 + National Championship pool - $100 = $185
BASKETBALL BOBBY & THE MAILMAN - $23 each.

>If BRUIN WINS - 1st $175 + Party-$120 + National Championship pool - $100 = $395!
PENNY WISE - 2nd $85 + Sweet Sixteen - $80 = $165
BBB & THE MAILMAN - $23 each.


RESULTS AFTER FINAL FOUR SATURDAY - 62 games - 122 possible points
69 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE

67 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE MAILMAN

65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

64 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN

58 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE

55 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

53 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

52 - $ BILL BRADY

51 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE

49 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

47 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - ROLLING ROCKS!!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
56 - THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL

53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

52 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ

Looking forward to Monday!

The Mailman

SUNNY SUNDAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

SPARTANS AND DEVILS GO FOURTH!
> In a game that had little interest for me before the game, Michigan State wins a close one in a very entertaining game with some definite drama at the end!
> The reverse was true for the second game. I was very interested in the outcome, but the end was less than suspenseful. No magic Three pointers to steal a win! Duke advances to another Final Four.
>We have ended up with two # 5 seeds ( Butler vs. Michigan State) playing each other in one game and a #1 vs a #2 (Duke vs West Virginia) in the other semi final game.

WINNING COMBINATIONS AND PERMUTATIONS!
> THE KING JONAH WISE did not get Baylor to close it out for him today! So close, but yet so far. Unfortunately for him, he does not have any teams alive in the Final Four. So leading from Day 1 only to see it slip away in the last weekend!
> Below are the remaining possible outcomes for our contest!

IF WEST VIRGINIA BEATS DUKE ON SATURDAY- THEN:
1st Place - 74 pts - THE MAILMAN
2nd Place - 71 pts - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
3rd Place - 65 pts - Tie - THE KING JONAH WISE & BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

IF DUKE BEATS WEST VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY, AND DUKE LOSES NATIONAL CHAMP GAME:
1st Place - 69 pts - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
2nd Place - 67 pts - Tie - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD & THE MAILMAN

IF DUKE WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
1st Place - 69 pts - TIE - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - Tiebreaker = 140 pts for NC game
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - Tiebreaker = 149 pts
-Therefore - if the total for the game is 144 or less then PENNY wins. For 145 or more BRUIN wins.
3rd Place - 67 pts - Tie - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD & THE MAILMAN

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POOL
> BRUIN DALE is the only remaining contestant with his choice of Duke.
> If one of the other three teams wins, the money will go to the party fund.

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA WINNER!
> THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL will be the winner of the high school division this year! Congratulations and great job! THE BIG DIESEL will win $15!

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
Losers - BRUIN DALE (Tennessee); LEWALCINDY (Baylor)
Staying Alive - THE MAILMAN (Michigan St.); MARIANNE PENNY WISE (Duke)

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY - 60 games - 108 possible points
67 - THE MAILMAN - has WVU on Saturday.

65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

64 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - has WVU on Saturday

62 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - has Duke on Saturday

60 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - has Duke on Saturday

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

58 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - has WVU on Saturday
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

55 - THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON - has WVU on Saturday
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT

53 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

52 - $BILL BRADY
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - has Duke on Saturday & Monday

51 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE

49 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

47 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - Rolling Rocks coming your way!!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
56 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL - has WVU on Saturday

53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

45 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ - has Duke on Saturday

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns or ideas for next year!

The Mailman

UPSIDE DOWN SATURDAY!

WILDCAT LOSERS
> Butler, the new Cinderella, beats the Kansas State Wildcats and return home to Indianapolis for a huge home court advantage!
> The Mountaineers handle the Kentucky Wildcats to advance to the Final Four. Seven of our players predicted this game correctly, while everyone else was shut out for the day!
> Both lower seeds won on Saturday!

THE WEST IS DEAD!
> There are no more points in our contest coming from the Left side of your brackets! There are no teams left on this side!
> The only teams left in play for any of our players are West Virginia and Duke and Baylor (two players).

LOCKING UP FIRST PLACE???
> THE KING JONAH WISE can guarantee the 2010 March Madness in Huntington Acres Crown with a Baylor win on Sunday! He will have 70 points and the best that anybody would be able to do is 69 after next weekend!
> This definitely would be a first for our little contest in the neighborhood! Never has anybody won before the Final Four weekend!
> Thought I let you all know - to add some interest and excitement for this game!

THE BRUIN STANDS ALONE!
> With the Kentucky loss, only BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN remains in the National championship Pool with his pick of Duke for the National Champion!
> If Duke does not win it, the money will go to beef up the party fund.

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING UPDATE
> Losers - THE KING JONAH ( Kansas St.); $ BILL BRADY (Kentucky)
> Staying alive - HOT ROD BILL (Butler); BUBBA JEFF (West Virginia)

RESULTS AFTER ELITE EIGHT SATURDAY - 58 games - 98 possible points
65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

62 - THE MAILMAN

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

57 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE

55 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

53 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONINONS DOUG REISINGER
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

51 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

49 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

47 - BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
$ BILL BRADY

46 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

44 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR

51 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL

40 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ


GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

The Mailman

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!

MIDNIGHT STRIKES FOR CINDERELLA!
> Midnight struck for the true Cinderella teams - Northern Iowa and St Mary's! Northern Iowa lost a tough one to Michigan State, while St Mary's was over matched by Baylor! Now we are left with two #5 seeds and a #6 seed- both on the same side of the bracket as our pseudo Cinderellas!

THE MIDWEST IS DEAD!
> For purposes of our contest there is no more points out of the Midwest Regional - MSU vs. Tennessee. No one has picked either of these teams beyond the Elite Eight.
> THE LONGHORN TYLER and THE KING JONAH both had Tennessee winning on Friday night! They both had 3 out of 4 on Friday - both correctly picking Baylor and Duke as well! Great job guys!

SHRINKING POOL
> Ohio State's loss eliminated two more people from the National Championship Pool as CHIP FAN JAN and THE DEBSTER both had the Buckeyes as their National Champs. Only 5 people remain in the running for the $100, with Duke (1 player) and Kentucky (4) the remaining options.
> If no one predicts the correct winner the money will go into the party fund! There are 6 other teams left!

LIMITED POINTS AVAILABLE -
> There are only 4 teams left that can potentially bring points to any of our players.
> Kentucky, West Virginia, Duke, and Kansas State are the only teams left that are predicted by our group to advance beyond the Elite Eight.
> Obviously the Kentucky - West Virginia game will be a key game to determine who might advance to the one of the money positions!

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
> Losers - JAMMIN JEFF - Ohio State; RAM FAN JAN - St Mary's; DEBSTER THE CHEF - Northern Iowa; MBFGGG - Purdue
> Still breathing - BRUIN DALE - Tennessee; LEWALCINDY - Baylor; THE MAILMAN - Michigan State; PENNY WISE - Duke

RESULTS AFTER TASTY TWELVE FRIDAY - 56 games - 88 possible points
65 - THE KING JONAH WISE - Amazing! I keep being surprised when I look at his scores- picking everything right! FINAL FOUR TEAMS LEFT - Kentucky, Baylor

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - He told me he wasn't sold on his picks! the Rookie of the year - FINAL FOUR - Kentucky, Baylor, Kansas St.

57 - THE MAILMAN - Holding on - banking on the Mountaineers! FF- WVU, Duke

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE - The last minute Kansas traitor may win because of it! - FF- Kentucky. Baylor

54 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Strong Friday moves her up and challenging for the Family championship! FF - WVU, Duke, Kansas St.

53 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL - Tough Friday - 1 for 4! Best hope is a Kentucky NC and split the pool! FF - Kentucky
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - The Defending champ has possibilities for a repeat with Kentucky NC and a Duke FF! FF - Kentucky, Duke

52 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - Will be rooting for the Mountaineers and the Devils. A NC from the other side of the bracket might get some money for PENNY! FF - WVU, Duke

51 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG - A Kansas St win this weekend would help but will be tough to get to money! FF - Kentucky, Kansas St.

50 - THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Looks like too far back to catchup to the money positions, but you never know. FF - Kentucky, Duke
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Bob's clever ruse to use Patti as a second ballot has resulted in a standoff so far. Has one different FF participant. FF - WVU, Duke
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON - Having Kansas St to the FF will help. A West Virginia win would as well would do wonders! FF - WVU, Kansas St.
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT- Lost OSU, but has Baylor and West Virginia to FF which is an unusual pick in our group and would help a lot! FF - WVU, Baylor

49 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Basically HOT ROD is screwed! Only has Kentucky to Final Four and that's it. Look forward to the party! FF - Kentucky

48 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - Maybe too far out to get money with a West Virginia and Duke win this weekend. FF - WVU, Duke

47 - $ BILL BRADY - For money will need to rely on Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen drawing! FF Kentucky, Duke
LEW ALCINDY HUFFMAN - Hope you enjoy the party! We are looking forward to a POLE DANCE RECITAL! FF - Kentucky
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - He is the proverbial Great White Hope with 3 teams to the FF and Duke as his NC! FF - Kentucky, Duke, Kansas St.

46 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Rising (like the Hot Air Balloon that he is) from the cellar and he has three possible FF participants! FF - Kentucky, Duke, Kansas St.
THE SEEDINGS

45 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE - Tough FF! West Virginia might keep you out of Rolling Rock territory! FF - WVU

44 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Rolling Rocks or ??? You've got some good picks for FF! FF - Kentucky, Duke

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS - Looking strong with 3 teams to the FF! FF - Kentucky, Baylor, Kansas St.

46 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL - Looks like needs West Virginia, and Duke and maybe Butler to catch The Exterminator! FF WVU, Duke

40 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ - Looks grim to get to first. Needs KSU and Duke but leaders have the East Region covered! FF - Duke, Kansas St.


GOOD LUCK ON SATURDAY!

The Mailman

A DOG & CATS THURSDAY!

YOUR TYPICAL UPSET AND DOUBLE OT NIGHT!
> Another Number 1 goes down when the Orangemen get crushed by some Bulldogs!
> Kentucky's Cats athleticism finally stops the Brainiac Cinderella from Cornell! It was a good run!
> The Mountaineers stifled the Huskies with defense and offensive boards all over the place!
> But the GAME of the night was K State over Xavier. Xavier was killing me (my bedtime got pushed back a half an hour!) with two unlikely last second 3's (free throws and then a trey) to force double overtimes. I mean that was almost a half court shot for a three to force the second overtime! Unbelievable! They ran out of gas or luck in the the second overtime (thankfully)! The Cats saved 3 points in our contest for the majority of the group.

OBSERVATIONS -
>My alma mater - University of Washington - was the last one standing of our neighborhood contestants. Surprising to me that they advanced that far!
>Is Butler, at a Number 5 seed, considered a cinderella team? I vote yes, mainly based on the conference they come from. When is the last time a Horizon Conference team ended up in the Elite Eight?
>We are all doing as well as or better than Sports Illustrated, and also better than if you just chose the Seeds! I'll try and get Obama's picks. I haven't scored them yet.
> The HUFFMANS are tied, but for the other husband- wife match ups in our contest in the 'hood, the male gender is ahead so far. Last year I think it was reversed!
> I think we may be heading to an all time low number of points for the year end winner this year. Too many upsets and the favorites not advancing.
>Not too much change in the standings after Thursday!
> It's a little early to predict who will win. We have had winners go from near last to first in the past. If you pick the national champ you have a good chance of winning still!

NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
> Only SEVEN PLAYERS remain with a chance of naming the correct National champion and sharing $100.
> BASKETBALL BOBBY lost his Syracuse pick tonight.
> Fourteen of us are sitting on the sidelines after giving up our money!

SWEET SIXTEEN
>COWBOY JOE (Syracuse), BIG ONIONS DOUG (Washington), MAGIC MIKE (Cornell), and CHIP FAN JAN (Xavier) all surrendered their Money to the eventual winner.
>HOT ROD BILL (Butler), BUBBA JEFF (West Virginia), $ BILL (Kentucky) and THE KING JONAH (K state) kept their hopes alive for the big pay off!

RESULTS AFTER SWEET 16 THURSDAY - 52 games - 76 possible points
56 - THE KING JONAH WISE

54 - THE MAILMAN

50 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
JAMMIN JEFF WISE

49 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE

48 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG
DEBSTER THE CHEF

47 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

46 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

45 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
THE HUSKY CASEY WISE

44 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
$ BILL BRADY
LEW ALCINDY HUFFMAN
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN

41 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

40 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
THE SEEDINGS

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
47 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
40 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL
34 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ

GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAY!

The Mailman

SETTING SAIL FOR THE SWEET SIXTEEN

SUNDAY SAILING!
>A relatively calm Sunday compared to the windstorm on Saturday! Only Cornell was a minor upset, and several of our players (MBFGGG, JAMMIN, PENNY and THE KING) predicted it! The number 1 and 2 seeds made it through unscathed. Eight of our players had 6 out of 8 correct!

FUTURE WINNINGS
>Below is the revised pay out for the Winners this year!

1ST PLACE - $175 plus PARTY FUND - $120 = TOTAL - $295
2ND PLACE - $85
3RD PLACE - $45

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING WINNER - $80

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POOL - $100

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA - 1ST PLACE - $15

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
>THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD graciously did the honors of drawing the names out of my Washington hat! Thanks PATTI!
>Below are the results - as COWBOY JOE GEORGE says "It's easier to be lucky than be good!" - Good luck!

$BILL - Kentucky
BUBBA GUMESON - West Virginia
BRUIN DALE - Tennessee
LEWALCINDY - Baylor
THE MAILMAN - Michigan State
CHIP FAN JAN - Xavier
JAMMIN JEFF - Ohio State
PENNY WISE - Duke
THE KING JONAH - Kansas State
DEBSTER THE CHEF - Northern Iowa
MAGIC MIKE - Cornell
MBFGGG - Purdue
HOT ROD BILL - Butler
COWBOY JOE - Syracuse
RAM FAN JULIE - St. Mary's
BIG ONIONS DOUG - Washington

PARTY TIME??
> I did not receive an overwhelming response about doing something next weekend. In fact I had ZERO response!
>If someone wants to take the ball and run with it, please do so!
>We might try to put something together for the Final Four weekend.

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY - 48 Games - 64 Possible Points
47 - THE KING JONAH WISE - Final Four teams remaining on predictions - 3

45 - THE MAILMAN - 3

44 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL - 2

41 - JAMMIN JEF WISE - 3
THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - 3
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - 3
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON - 2

40 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - 3

39 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE - 2
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - 4
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - 3
MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG - 2

38 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - 2
LEW ALCINDY HUFFMAN - 2
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - 4
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - 3
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - 3

37 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - 3

35 - BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - 3
$ BILL BRADY - 3

34 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - 3
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

31 - SEEDINGS

THE TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
38 SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS - 3

37 THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL - 3

31 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ - 2


NEXT UPDATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT

Good luck!

The Mailman

ROCK SHOCK! JAYHAWK!

FOUL BREEZE IN THE ACRES?
> That WOOSHING sound, like a tornado, you heard last evening about 6PM, was the collective hot air rushing out of the balloons of 12 of our contestants that had the Jayhawks as their National Champs! Are you kidding me! Supposedly the best team in college basketball getting beat by Northern Iowa!! Can you say CHOKE! I guess this year the tournament is wide open and no one is safe! Maybe this will be the year for a true CINDERELLA! Wouldn't that be fun!!
>UPSET SATURDAY - Best score for Saturday was 5 out of 8 by THE KING JONAH (picked St. Mary's- great pick!!) and THE MAILMAN (gotta like my Huskies!).

LATE NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT!
> Sorry that this was not posted last night. I am sure you rushed to your computer this morning with your coffee and were disappointed. I was up too late to get this done with accuracy so thought I'd wait to do it right.

NATIONAL CHAMPS
>Here are the numbers for National Champs predictions. Divide it into $100 to determine what you might win if your team is still in play.
> KANSAS - 12 - out
VILLANOVA - 1 - out
KENTUCKY - 4
OHIO STATE - 2
DUKE - 1
SYRACUSE - 1

RESULTS AFTER SATURDAY - 40 GAMES - 48 Possible Points
35 Points - THE KING JONAH WISE - National champ predicted - Kansas
THE MAILMAN - Kansas

33 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - Kansas

32 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL - Kansas

31 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Kentucky

30 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Syracuse
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Kansas
MARIANNE PENNY WISE - Kansas

29 - JEFF BUBBA GUMESON - Kansas
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - Kansas
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - Ohio State
JAMMIN JEFF WISE - Kentucky (at the last minute!)
THE HUSKY CASEY DAIGLE - Kansas

28 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - Kentucky

27 - MY BIG FATGREEK GREOS GANG - Kansas
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - Duke

26 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - Ohio State
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Kentucky

25 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Villanova
$ BILL BRADY - Kansas

24 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Kansas - There's hope with the Sweet Sixteen Drawing!

THE TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
29 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL - Syracuse
28 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS - Kansas
23 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ - Kansas

GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

The Mailman