Penn State defeated Baylor in the NIT, a crushing blow for NotaTurtle that boosted the ailing Musashisan out of the basement and into 11th place, just a few points ahead of HippieD. HippieD, however, still has UCONN in the Final Four, and thus his fate is in his hands.
Musashisan also has a chance to win the CBI best of 3 finale when Oregon State faces Turtle's UTEP tonight in the tie breaker.
But the big games are Saturday! Final Four Baby
Michigan State (Babblemur) long shots to reach the final game and give Babs the win;
UCONN (HippieD) the giant killers with their own giant wade into the final four ready to reek havoc as HippieD tries to stay out of last place;
North Carolina (Jaybird) everyone's choice for National Champs at the beginning of the year is finally giving Jaybird, who has never led this competition, a crack at winning it all;
Villanova (The CEO) unlikely rise out of the brutal Big East, maybe the only team that can beat UNC at this level and potentially give The CEO, who has also never led this competition, a crack at winning it all;
ITS ON!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
THE FINAL WEEK
Our long nightmare is almost over, just in time for planting season for us farmers.
It is down to three potential winners, all in the Final Four
Semi-Finals on Saturday are worth 17 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win):
North Carolina (Jaybird) vs Villanova (The CEO)
UCONN (HippieD) vs Michigan State (Babblemur)
Championship Game is worth 21 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win)
Prognosis: If North Carolina, Michigan State or Villanova win the National Championship, Jaybird, Babs or The CEO, currently in 5th, 1st and 4th place, will win it all.
If UCONN wins the National Championship, HippieD will rise from 11th to 9th place, but who will finish in first then??? Jaybird or The CEO will pick up 20 points Saturday, putting them at either 452 or 453, still 2 points behind Babblemur. With neither having teams playing in the NIT, CBI, or CIT, that's it - if UCONN wins, Babblemur wins.
NIT - Butter Battle in a Bottle
Still points going on here - Semi Finals on Tuesday are worth 4 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win):
San Diego State (Babblemur) vs Baylor (NotaTurtle)
Penn State (Musashisan) vs Notre Dame (Gunz)
Finals on Thursday are worth 7 points (plus the you know)
Commentary: If the CEO or Jaybird were just a little closer to Babs, the NIT may have become the decider in either putting Babblemur over the top or keeping them below the mark. Now it is for glory only.
CBI: Best 2 out of 3?
Whatever, I guess it is something different. Tonight UTEP (NotaTurtle) and Oregon St (Musashisan) play the first in a best of 3 game series for the CBI Title, worth nothing but the points they get playing each other.
CIT: [insert witty comment]
Tuesday is the finals of the CIT, with Old Dominion (Gunz) taking on Bradley for that single point that comes from a win. Combine that point with a Notre Dame NIT Champ and Gunz could move into seventh place leaping past ProgressMedia and Phunmunki.
It is down to three potential winners, all in the Final Four
Semi-Finals on Saturday are worth 17 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win):
North Carolina (Jaybird) vs Villanova (The CEO)
UCONN (HippieD) vs Michigan State (Babblemur)
Championship Game is worth 21 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win)
Prognosis: If North Carolina, Michigan State or Villanova win the National Championship, Jaybird, Babs or The CEO, currently in 5th, 1st and 4th place, will win it all.
If UCONN wins the National Championship, HippieD will rise from 11th to 9th place, but who will finish in first then??? Jaybird or The CEO will pick up 20 points Saturday, putting them at either 452 or 453, still 2 points behind Babblemur. With neither having teams playing in the NIT, CBI, or CIT, that's it - if UCONN wins, Babblemur wins.
NIT - Butter Battle in a Bottle
Still points going on here - Semi Finals on Tuesday are worth 4 points (plus 2 for beating another player, 1 for the win):
San Diego State (Babblemur) vs Baylor (NotaTurtle)
Penn State (Musashisan) vs Notre Dame (Gunz)
Finals on Thursday are worth 7 points (plus the you know)
Commentary: If the CEO or Jaybird were just a little closer to Babs, the NIT may have become the decider in either putting Babblemur over the top or keeping them below the mark. Now it is for glory only.
CBI: Best 2 out of 3?
Whatever, I guess it is something different. Tonight UTEP (NotaTurtle) and Oregon St (Musashisan) play the first in a best of 3 game series for the CBI Title, worth nothing but the points they get playing each other.
CIT: [insert witty comment]
Tuesday is the finals of the CIT, with Old Dominion (Gunz) taking on Bradley for that single point that comes from a win. Combine that point with a Notre Dame NIT Champ and Gunz could move into seventh place leaping past ProgressMedia and Phunmunki.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Rule Change Vote
Below are 9 proposed changes to our scoring system. We will implement the 2 with the most votes for next year. Each player has 3 votes. Votes can be piled up onto one change (example all 3 of Bab’s votes go for C). Vote by commenting below. Add your name.
A. AP Top 25 win +1 pt. Currently, you receive +2 for a top 10 win. This change would keep the +2 over the top 10, but would add +1 to wins over AP 11-25.
B. Undefeated: +3 pts for an undefeated regular season conference. Currently, no points are allocated for successfully going undefeated in conference play. In 2009, this bonus would have only affected Gonzaga and Memphis. In 2007, Memphis, Cornell, and Davidson would have achieved this.
C. Preseason: Add an additional +1 pt to each pre-season tourney in which points are given. Early season tend to lack significant point action, and increasing preseason tourney values by 25-33% will add a little more early excitement.
D. CBI points: A team that reaches the CBI final receives +2. The team that wins the CBI received +4. In 2009, over ½ of the CBI teams were player teams. At current, no CBI games receive bonuses. Increasing the championship adds a little more significance.
E. NIT points: A team that reaches the Final 8 of the NIT receives +1. A team that reaches the NIT final 4 receives +3. A team that reaches the NIT championship game receives +5. The team that wins the NIT receives +7. At current, you receive +2 for the final 4, + 4 for making the final, and +7 for winning.
F. NCAA points: Add +1 additional point to winners of round 1, 2, and 3. Currently, a round 1 win is worth +2, a round 2 win is worth 5, a round 3 win is worth 8, with a round 4 win jumping up to 13.
G. Conf Grouping & Point Restructuring: Create 3 conference tiers: Major, Mid-Major, and Minor. Major conferences (6 confs) would not change. Mid-Major (9 confs) would consist of Atl 10, Mountain West, Miss Valley, CUSA, Horizon, WAC, West Coast, MAC, & CAA. Minor would consist of the rest (16 confs). Tier one reg season championship: 10 pts; Tier two reg season championship: 8 pts; Tier three reg season championship: 6 pts. A conf tourney champion would receive: 8, 6, and 4. At current, there is no mid-major tier, a team that wins a major conference regular season earns 7 points and a non-major conference regular season earns 6 points; A team that wins a major conference tournament earns 5 points and a non-major 4 points.
H. Trades: Players can trade draft order spots with certain restrictions. Each player must have a draft pick in every round, and each draft order trade must include 2 rounds for each player. For example, Turtle may trade his 3rd pick and 22nd pick for Gunz’s 12th and 13th pick. Selected teams may not be traded.
I. Bad: A loss by an AP top 25 team to an unrated team by over 35 points results in –5 pts.
A. AP Top 25 win +1 pt. Currently, you receive +2 for a top 10 win. This change would keep the +2 over the top 10, but would add +1 to wins over AP 11-25.
B. Undefeated: +3 pts for an undefeated regular season conference. Currently, no points are allocated for successfully going undefeated in conference play. In 2009, this bonus would have only affected Gonzaga and Memphis. In 2007, Memphis, Cornell, and Davidson would have achieved this.
C. Preseason: Add an additional +1 pt to each pre-season tourney in which points are given. Early season tend to lack significant point action, and increasing preseason tourney values by 25-33% will add a little more early excitement.
D. CBI points: A team that reaches the CBI final receives +2. The team that wins the CBI received +4. In 2009, over ½ of the CBI teams were player teams. At current, no CBI games receive bonuses. Increasing the championship adds a little more significance.
E. NIT points: A team that reaches the Final 8 of the NIT receives +1. A team that reaches the NIT final 4 receives +3. A team that reaches the NIT championship game receives +5. The team that wins the NIT receives +7. At current, you receive +2 for the final 4, + 4 for making the final, and +7 for winning.
F. NCAA points: Add +1 additional point to winners of round 1, 2, and 3. Currently, a round 1 win is worth +2, a round 2 win is worth 5, a round 3 win is worth 8, with a round 4 win jumping up to 13.
G. Conf Grouping & Point Restructuring: Create 3 conference tiers: Major, Mid-Major, and Minor. Major conferences (6 confs) would not change. Mid-Major (9 confs) would consist of Atl 10, Mountain West, Miss Valley, CUSA, Horizon, WAC, West Coast, MAC, & CAA. Minor would consist of the rest (16 confs). Tier one reg season championship: 10 pts; Tier two reg season championship: 8 pts; Tier three reg season championship: 6 pts. A conf tourney champion would receive: 8, 6, and 4. At current, there is no mid-major tier, a team that wins a major conference regular season earns 7 points and a non-major conference regular season earns 6 points; A team that wins a major conference tournament earns 5 points and a non-major 4 points.
H. Trades: Players can trade draft order spots with certain restrictions. Each player must have a draft pick in every round, and each draft order trade must include 2 rounds for each player. For example, Turtle may trade his 3rd pick and 22nd pick for Gunz’s 12th and 13th pick. Selected teams may not be traded.
I. Bad: A loss by an AP top 25 team to an unrated team by over 35 points results in –5 pts.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Week Twenty Preview
After nineteen weeks there are still nine players that can potentially win this contest, and only 26 points separates 6th place from 1st place. All games this last week were both critical and brutal as any loss eliminates that team from any future points.
Going into Week 20, who is left in play and what do they have to do:
NCAA Tourney (16 teams)
Midwest
Louisville (Jutdog) plays Arizona (Progress Media)
Michigan St (Babblemur) plays Kansas (Jaybird)
West
UCONN (HippieD) plays Purdue (Akaoni)
Memphis (Gunz) plays Missouri (Gunz)
East
Pittsburgh (Boaris) plays Xavier (Phunmunki)
Duke (The CEO) plays Villanova (The CEO)
South
North Carolina (Jaybird) plays Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
Oklahoma (Boaris) plays Syracuse (Babblemur)
NIT (9 teams left)
San Diego St (Babblemur) plays winner of St. Mary's (Progress) and Davidson (Progress)
Baylor (NotaTurtle) plays Auburn
Notre Dame (Gunz) plays winner of Creighton (Babs) & Kentucky (Boaris)
Florida (Akaoni) plays Penn St (Musashisan)
CBI (6 teams left)
Northeastern (Jaybird) plays UTEP (Turtle)
Richmond (HippieD) plays Charleston
Stanford (Boaris) plays Wichita St
Vermont (Phunmunki) plays Oregon St (Musashisan)
CIT (2 teams left)
Belmont (Phunmunki) plays Old Dominion (Gunz)
James Madison v. Liberty
Oakland v. Bradley
Idaho v. Pacific
Next NCAA Tourney rounds games are worth 8 points on top of the 1 point win and 2 points against other players (11 total). The sat-sun games will be worth 13 points plus the 1 point win and 2 points against other players (16 total). This weeks games are critical for everyone.
Going into Week 20, who is left in play and what do they have to do:
NCAA Tourney (16 teams)
Midwest
Louisville (Jutdog) plays Arizona (Progress Media)
Michigan St (Babblemur) plays Kansas (Jaybird)
West
UCONN (HippieD) plays Purdue (Akaoni)
Memphis (Gunz) plays Missouri (Gunz)
East
Pittsburgh (Boaris) plays Xavier (Phunmunki)
Duke (The CEO) plays Villanova (The CEO)
South
North Carolina (Jaybird) plays Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
Oklahoma (Boaris) plays Syracuse (Babblemur)
NIT (9 teams left)
San Diego St (Babblemur) plays winner of St. Mary's (Progress) and Davidson (Progress)
Baylor (NotaTurtle) plays Auburn
Notre Dame (Gunz) plays winner of Creighton (Babs) & Kentucky (Boaris)
Florida (Akaoni) plays Penn St (Musashisan)
CBI (6 teams left)
Northeastern (Jaybird) plays UTEP (Turtle)
Richmond (HippieD) plays Charleston
Stanford (Boaris) plays Wichita St
Vermont (Phunmunki) plays Oregon St (Musashisan)
CIT (2 teams left)
Belmont (Phunmunki) plays Old Dominion (Gunz)
James Madison v. Liberty
Oakland v. Bradley
Idaho v. Pacific
Next NCAA Tourney rounds games are worth 8 points on top of the 1 point win and 2 points against other players (11 total). The sat-sun games will be worth 13 points plus the 1 point win and 2 points against other players (16 total). This weeks games are critical for everyone.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
The Good, Bad, and the Babblemur
So, with only a few weeks left to go, and several rounds of tourney action underway, and several lame posts from Iowa, I thought its a good time to recap our picks. We'll finish the year with a final BRI, but for now, here is how our draft can be scored (Starred* teams still alive):
Round 1.
Winners:
1. Jutdog (Louisville* with 87 pts),
2. CEO (Duke* with 80 pts),
3. Jaybird (UNC* with 80 pts),
Honorable Mention: Babs with Michigan St* - 72 pts and Boaris with Pitt - 74 pts.
Losers:
1. Musas (Tennessee with 48 pts)
2. ProgressMeds (Texas with 53 pts)
Round 2
Winners:
1. Boaris (Oklahoma* with 70 pts)
2. Jutdog (Wake Forest with 63 pts)
3. Babs (Zona St* with 61 pts)
Losers:
1. Musash (Georgetown with 34pts)
2. ProgressMeds (Davidson with 36 pts)
3. Gunz (Notre Dame with 39 pts)
4. Notaturtle (Miami with 34 pts)
Round 3
Winners:
1. Phunmunki (Xavier* with 67 pts)
2. Jaybird (Kansas* with 65 pts)
3. Babs (Syracuse* with 59 pts)
Losers:
1. HippieD (UNLV with 37 pts)
2. Notaturtle (Baylor* with 38 pts)
3. ProgressMeds (St Marys* with 37 pts)
Round 4
Winners:
1. Akaoni (Washington* with 71 pts)
2. CEO (LSU* with 66 pts)
Honorable Mention: Babs and Creighton* with 51 pts and Jutdog and Temple with 50 pts
Losers:
1. Musash (Iowa with 19 pts)
2. Turtle (Kent St with 24 pts)
3. HippieD (George Mason with 30 pts)
Round 5
Winners:
1. CEO (VCU with 52 pts)
2. Babs (West Virginia with 51 pts)
Losers:
1. HippieD (Murray St with 17 pts)
2. Jutdog (San Diego - dropped - 16pts through Feb draft)
3. Phunmunki (Nevada with 26 pts)
4. Gunz (Arkansas with 26 pts)
Rounds 6-8
Winners:
1. Akaoni with Dayton* - 53 pts
2. Boairs with Mississippi St - 53 pts (last round pick)
3. Boaris with Butler - 52 pts
4. Turtle with Cal St Northridge - 42 pts
5. ProgressMeds with Illinois St - 39 pts (last round pick)
6. Phunmunki with Vermont* - 32 pts (last round pick)
Losers:
1. The CEO with Midd Tenn St - 16 pts
2. HippieD with Western Mich - 8 pts
3. Musash with Oregon - 8 pts, dropped for expansion draft
4. Babs wtih Charlotte - 11 pts, dropped for expansion draft
5. The CEO with Boston - 19 pts
6. The CEO with Mount St Marys - 21 pts
Round 1.
Winners:
1. Jutdog (Louisville* with 87 pts),
2. CEO (Duke* with 80 pts),
3. Jaybird (UNC* with 80 pts),
Honorable Mention: Babs with Michigan St* - 72 pts and Boaris with Pitt - 74 pts.
Losers:
1. Musas (Tennessee with 48 pts)
2. ProgressMeds (Texas with 53 pts)
Round 2
Winners:
1. Boaris (Oklahoma* with 70 pts)
2. Jutdog (Wake Forest with 63 pts)
3. Babs (Zona St* with 61 pts)
Losers:
1. Musash (Georgetown with 34pts)
2. ProgressMeds (Davidson with 36 pts)
3. Gunz (Notre Dame with 39 pts)
4. Notaturtle (Miami with 34 pts)
Round 3
Winners:
1. Phunmunki (Xavier* with 67 pts)
2. Jaybird (Kansas* with 65 pts)
3. Babs (Syracuse* with 59 pts)
Losers:
1. HippieD (UNLV with 37 pts)
2. Notaturtle (Baylor* with 38 pts)
3. ProgressMeds (St Marys* with 37 pts)
Round 4
Winners:
1. Akaoni (Washington* with 71 pts)
2. CEO (LSU* with 66 pts)
Honorable Mention: Babs and Creighton* with 51 pts and Jutdog and Temple with 50 pts
Losers:
1. Musash (Iowa with 19 pts)
2. Turtle (Kent St with 24 pts)
3. HippieD (George Mason with 30 pts)
Round 5
Winners:
1. CEO (VCU with 52 pts)
2. Babs (West Virginia with 51 pts)
Losers:
1. HippieD (Murray St with 17 pts)
2. Jutdog (San Diego - dropped - 16pts through Feb draft)
3. Phunmunki (Nevada with 26 pts)
4. Gunz (Arkansas with 26 pts)
Rounds 6-8
Winners:
1. Akaoni with Dayton* - 53 pts
2. Boairs with Mississippi St - 53 pts (last round pick)
3. Boaris with Butler - 52 pts
4. Turtle with Cal St Northridge - 42 pts
5. ProgressMeds with Illinois St - 39 pts (last round pick)
6. Phunmunki with Vermont* - 32 pts (last round pick)
Losers:
1. The CEO with Midd Tenn St - 16 pts
2. HippieD with Western Mich - 8 pts
3. Musash with Oregon - 8 pts, dropped for expansion draft
4. Babs wtih Charlotte - 11 pts, dropped for expansion draft
5. The CEO with Boston - 19 pts
6. The CEO with Mount St Marys - 21 pts
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Quickening
And so it begins
Here we are, born to be kings
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting to survive
In a world with the darkest powers
Hey...
And here we are
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting for survival
We've got to be the rulers of your world
Oh!I am immortalI have inside me blood of kings (Yeah, yeah!)
I have no rival
No man can be my equal
Take me to the future of new earth
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
No man could understand
My power is in my own hand
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
People talk about you
People say you've had your day
I'm a man that will go far
Fly the moon and reach for the stars
With my sword and head held high
Got to pass the test first time, yeah
I know that people talk about me
I hear it every day
But I can prove them wrong 'cause I'm right first time
Yeah yeah
Here we are (here we are)
Born to be kings, we're princes of the universe
Here will we belong
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
Here we are, born to be kings
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting to survive
In a world with the darkest powers
Hey...
And here we are
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting for survival
We've got to be the rulers of your world
Oh!I am immortalI have inside me blood of kings (Yeah, yeah!)
I have no rival
No man can be my equal
Take me to the future of new earth
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
No man could understand
My power is in my own hand
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
People talk about you
People say you've had your day
I'm a man that will go far
Fly the moon and reach for the stars
With my sword and head held high
Got to pass the test first time, yeah
I know that people talk about me
I hear it every day
But I can prove them wrong 'cause I'm right first time
Yeah yeah
Here we are (here we are)
Born to be kings, we're princes of the universe
Here will we belong
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
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