The Boring Part
Week Seven was a sleeper - few games over the Holiday. Let's get it over with:
Winners: Babs (14 pts), Boaris (12 pts), Progress, CEO & Akaoni (11 pts each).
Losers: Musashisan (4 pts) & Phunmunki (5 pts).
Team(s) of the week: Creighton (3-0) & St. Mary's (3-0). Nice work over the holidays!
Now it gets good!
Conference Play Begins! Brothers Feud! Spouses Spat! Jut Faces Iowa!
Monday starts off with brothers Jutdog and The CEO facing off twice: Boston v. Cornell, Villanova v. Temple. But the big game will be the UCONN - Georgetown game, the first of weeks of head to head Big East blowouts.
Tuesday we get the brothers Akaoni and Turtle facing off: Wright State (Akaoni) v. Cleveland St. (Turtle) in some Hot Horizon League play. We also get our Spousal Spat with Tulsa (Babs) facing BYU (Phunmunki).
Wednesday kicks off the Big 10, with Jut's Ohio State facing his greatest fear - losing to Iowa. Michigan State Minnesota might be a good game. Phunmunki gets a chance to knock off North Carolina with Nevada (hey - it could happen!)
Thursday brings us a new year and more brotherly love as Villanova (CEO) faces Marquette (Jaybird) in the Big East.
Friday features the Grudge Match between Babblemur and Boaris: Arizona State (10-1) vs. Stanford (9-0).
Saturday's grudge match features Illinois St. (11-0) against Creighton (11-2) in the suddenly competitive MVC. Oh and Georgetown faces Pittsburgh in the Big East (yawn - I'm growing bored with the Big East already...)
Sunday - Louisville - Kentucky - May it be a good game.
Post your own thoughts here - lets get the trash talkin going agin.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
X-Mas Time Report
We aren't exactly half way of course, but X-Mas marks the time that teams begin transitioning into conference play, it is a good opportunity to evaluate things so far, and maybe next week make predictions about the future.
First, the Week Six Rundown:
It was another thin week, but Babblemur used it well taking 20 points, winning 4 of 5 p.v.p. matchups including Michigan St. over Top 10 Texas and Syracuse over Memphis. Babs won 10 of 11 total, the only loss to Cleveland St. by Syracuse. Babblemur is in a virtual tie for first place now.
Musashisan took 19 points off 4 of 6 p.v.p. matchups, 11-3 for the week.
HippieD took 19 points off 11-2 play, including 3 p.v.p. wins of 4, with the big UCONN over Top Ten Gonzaga.
Akaoni took 18 points, 3 for 3 in p.v.p., and 12-1 overall for the week. Akaoni is now solidly in third place.
The rest: Boaris & Gunz, 15 a piece; 14 for NotaTurtle, 11 for Progress Media, and 10 for the CEO. 9 a piece for Jutdog and Jaybird, and 8 for Phunmunki, who got killed in week 6.
Team of the Week: St. Mary's (Progress Media) beating both Oregon (Musashisan) and Southern Illinois (Gunz).
And now, the Squigly Rainbow Chart:
Click on the image for a bigger image. Neat!
Biggest Surprise:
Oklahoma (Boaris) and Syracuse (Babblemur). These two teams have put Boaris and Babs in a tie at the Top.
Best 8 Pick So Far:
Illinois State (Progress Media) - 14 points, 10-0. Look out Creighton and Southern Illinois! We got game in the MVC!
Worst 1 Pick So Far:
Memphis (Gunz, #12 overall) - 7 points. Admittedly he could have picked Notre Dame (#13, 14 points) over Memphis since he had the "flip turn" but nonetheless Memphis wins as lowest performing First Round Pick.
That's all for now - Merry X-Mas you pagans!
First, the Week Six Rundown:
It was another thin week, but Babblemur used it well taking 20 points, winning 4 of 5 p.v.p. matchups including Michigan St. over Top 10 Texas and Syracuse over Memphis. Babs won 10 of 11 total, the only loss to Cleveland St. by Syracuse. Babblemur is in a virtual tie for first place now.
Musashisan took 19 points off 4 of 6 p.v.p. matchups, 11-3 for the week.
HippieD took 19 points off 11-2 play, including 3 p.v.p. wins of 4, with the big UCONN over Top Ten Gonzaga.
Akaoni took 18 points, 3 for 3 in p.v.p., and 12-1 overall for the week. Akaoni is now solidly in third place.
The rest: Boaris & Gunz, 15 a piece; 14 for NotaTurtle, 11 for Progress Media, and 10 for the CEO. 9 a piece for Jutdog and Jaybird, and 8 for Phunmunki, who got killed in week 6.
Team of the Week: St. Mary's (Progress Media) beating both Oregon (Musashisan) and Southern Illinois (Gunz).
And now, the Squigly Rainbow Chart:
Click on the image for a bigger image. Neat!
Biggest Surprise:
Oklahoma (Boaris) and Syracuse (Babblemur). These two teams have put Boaris and Babs in a tie at the Top.
Best 8 Pick So Far:
Illinois State (Progress Media) - 14 points, 10-0. Look out Creighton and Southern Illinois! We got game in the MVC!
Worst 1 Pick So Far:
Memphis (Gunz, #12 overall) - 7 points. Admittedly he could have picked Notre Dame (#13, 14 points) over Memphis since he had the "flip turn" but nonetheless Memphis wins as lowest performing First Round Pick.
That's all for now - Merry X-Mas you pagans!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Babblemur Rating Index 12/22/08
BRI as 11:59pm 12/22/08:
1. Oklahoma - 32 pts - pick 14 - Boaris
2. Duke - 24 pts - pick 6 - CEO
2. Syracuse - 24 pts - pick 24 - Babs
4. North Carolina - 23 pts - pick 1 - Jaybird
4. Pittsburgh - 23 pts - pick 11 - Boaris
6. Wake Forest - 22 pts - pick 21 - Jutdog
7. UConn - 21 pts - pick 2 - HippieD
8. Texas A&M - 20 pts - pick 32 - Akaoni
9. UNLV - 18 pts - pick 26 - HippieD
9. Clemson - 18 pts - pick 31 - Musashisan
9. Xavier - 18 pts - pick 29 - Phunmunki
12. Ohio St - 17 pts - pick 28 - Jutdog
12. Minnesota - 17 pts - pick 61 - Gunz
12. Texas - 17 pts - pick 9 - Progress
15. West Virginia - 16 pts - pick 58 - Babs
15. Tennessee - 16 pts - pick 7 - Musashisan
15. Gonzaga - 16 pts - pick 5 - Phunmunki
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1. Oklahoma - 32 pts - pick 14 - Boaris
2. Duke - 24 pts - pick 6 - CEO
2. Syracuse - 24 pts - pick 24 - Babs
4. North Carolina - 23 pts - pick 1 - Jaybird
4. Pittsburgh - 23 pts - pick 11 - Boaris
6. Wake Forest - 22 pts - pick 21 - Jutdog
7. UConn - 21 pts - pick 2 - HippieD
8. Texas A&M - 20 pts - pick 32 - Akaoni
9. UNLV - 18 pts - pick 26 - HippieD
9. Clemson - 18 pts - pick 31 - Musashisan
9. Xavier - 18 pts - pick 29 - Phunmunki
12. Ohio St - 17 pts - pick 28 - Jutdog
12. Minnesota - 17 pts - pick 61 - Gunz
12. Texas - 17 pts - pick 9 - Progress
15. West Virginia - 16 pts - pick 58 - Babs
15. Tennessee - 16 pts - pick 7 - Musashisan
15. Gonzaga - 16 pts - pick 5 - Phunmunki
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Week Five: Jutdog, Progress, Akaoni
Week five was a slow week due to finals, but three players managed to really ramp it up despite this and make some waves in the standings.
Jutdog launched out of the basement and into 7th place with a 23 point week, including 15 points on Saturday alone. His teams went 10-2, and was led by strong Player vs. Player (PVP) games all around but particularly Stephen F. Austin which won back to back games against Jaybird's North Dakota State and Akaoni's Drake to take 6 points. Temple's big upset over top 10 Tennessee may have been sweeter though, giving the owls 5 points for that single win.
ProgressMedia however had almost as impressive a week as Jutdog with 22 points, going undefeated in 10 games, 5 of which were against other players. The final game Sunday was Arizona's upset of #4 Gonzaga for five points, which followed a Wednesday win over San Diego State (Babs). Progress Media jumped into 3rd place with this strong performance.
Akaoni tried to stay under the radar with a good performance this week, bringing in 20 points off of 12-3 play, including 4-3 play against other players. While it could have been a much better week it was enough to put him soldly in 4th place. New Mexico led for Akaoni with 6 points off of wins over San Diego (Jut) and Mississippi (Turtle).
The rest of the field for week five: Phunmunki 15, Babblemur 13, Gunz, Musa & the CEO 10 a piece, Boaris 9, Notaturtle 6, Jaybird 4 and HippieD 2.
Upset of the Week: Temple (Jut) over Tennessee (Musa) and Arizona (PM) over Gonzaga (Phunmunki).
Team of the Week: Arizona (Progress Media) with 8 points off of wins over #4 Gonzaga and San Diego State (Babs).
Sucker of the Week: HippieD, went 2-3 for 2 points.
Jutdog launched out of the basement and into 7th place with a 23 point week, including 15 points on Saturday alone. His teams went 10-2, and was led by strong Player vs. Player (PVP) games all around but particularly Stephen F. Austin which won back to back games against Jaybird's North Dakota State and Akaoni's Drake to take 6 points. Temple's big upset over top 10 Tennessee may have been sweeter though, giving the owls 5 points for that single win.
ProgressMedia however had almost as impressive a week as Jutdog with 22 points, going undefeated in 10 games, 5 of which were against other players. The final game Sunday was Arizona's upset of #4 Gonzaga for five points, which followed a Wednesday win over San Diego State (Babs). Progress Media jumped into 3rd place with this strong performance.
Akaoni tried to stay under the radar with a good performance this week, bringing in 20 points off of 12-3 play, including 4-3 play against other players. While it could have been a much better week it was enough to put him soldly in 4th place. New Mexico led for Akaoni with 6 points off of wins over San Diego (Jut) and Mississippi (Turtle).
The rest of the field for week five: Phunmunki 15, Babblemur 13, Gunz, Musa & the CEO 10 a piece, Boaris 9, Notaturtle 6, Jaybird 4 and HippieD 2.
Upset of the Week: Temple (Jut) over Tennessee (Musa) and Arizona (PM) over Gonzaga (Phunmunki).
Team of the Week: Arizona (Progress Media) with 8 points off of wins over #4 Gonzaga and San Diego State (Babs).
Sucker of the Week: HippieD, went 2-3 for 2 points.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Week Four goes to Babblemur
Babblemur took Week 4 with 24 points going 12-3 and winning 6 of 8 player v. player match ups. Babs was led by West Virginia with 6 points defeating NotaTurtle's Mississippi and Cleveland State. This strong showing pushed the masked communist solidly into second place.
Boaris and Gunz had strong showings as well, taking 21 points each. Boaris, who still leads the pack, went 11-3, winning 5 of 8 player v. player match ups. Oklahoma brought home the bacon with big wins over USC (Turtle) and Tulsa (Babs). Gunz went 11-2, winning 5 of 7 p.v.p. games.
The rest of the pack:
Jutdog (19), The CEO and Jaybird (18), Akaoni (14), Musa (13), Phunmunki (11), HippieD & Turtle (10), and bringing up the rear: Progress Media with 9.
Team of the Week:
Ohio State (Jutdog) who knocked off both Miami (Turtle) and #7 Notre Dame (Gunz) to bring home 8 points.
The upcoming week is a slow one, finals week.
West Virginia (Babs) v. Davidson (PM) could be a great game on Tuesday.
#6 Texas (PM) v. Villanova (CEO) could be good.
Temple (Jut) has a long shot at #8 Tennessee (Musa) on Saturday.
Memphis (Gunz) v. Georgetown (Musa) on Saturday will be a good game.
#4 Gonzaga (P-munk) v. Arizona (PM) on Sunday could be closer than it should be.
Boaris and Gunz had strong showings as well, taking 21 points each. Boaris, who still leads the pack, went 11-3, winning 5 of 8 player v. player match ups. Oklahoma brought home the bacon with big wins over USC (Turtle) and Tulsa (Babs). Gunz went 11-2, winning 5 of 7 p.v.p. games.
The rest of the pack:
Jutdog (19), The CEO and Jaybird (18), Akaoni (14), Musa (13), Phunmunki (11), HippieD & Turtle (10), and bringing up the rear: Progress Media with 9.
Team of the Week:
Ohio State (Jutdog) who knocked off both Miami (Turtle) and #7 Notre Dame (Gunz) to bring home 8 points.
The upcoming week is a slow one, finals week.
West Virginia (Babs) v. Davidson (PM) could be a great game on Tuesday.
#6 Texas (PM) v. Villanova (CEO) could be good.
Temple (Jut) has a long shot at #8 Tennessee (Musa) on Saturday.
Memphis (Gunz) v. Georgetown (Musa) on Saturday will be a good game.
#4 Gonzaga (P-munk) v. Arizona (PM) on Sunday could be closer than it should be.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Week 3 Recap: Boaris & Babs
Boaris & Babblemur both brought in 31 points a piece during week three to lead the field, putting Boaris back in first place and Babblemur in third right behind Musashisan. The CEO had the worst week, bringing home to his hungry family only 13 points, falling from 4th place at the beginning of the week to 9th place.
Boaris was carried by Oklahoma, who took the NIT on Friday beating Purdue and UAB earlier; Pittsburgh who knocked off Washington State and Belmont; and Kentucky went 3-0 including a win over West Virginia.
Babblemur picked up two tourney wins - Syracuse took the CBE over Florida and Kansas and San Diego State won the Great (sic) Alaska Shootout.
The CEO's poor performance can be chalked up to Siena going 0-3 with losses to both Tennessee and Oklahoma State; and losses by VCU, Middle Tenn State, and Mount St. Mary's. In fact, The CEO would have done even worse if he hadn't had the opportunity to play himself, assuring that at least one of his teams would win. The shareholders will be discussing The CEO's performance.
Tourney Totals:
Alaska: San Diego St. (Babblemur)
Anaheim: Wake Forest (Jutdog)
Old Spice: Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
CBE: Syracuse (Babblemur)
Maui: North Carolina (Jaybird)
Paradise: UCONN (HippieD)
Puerto Rico: Xavier (Phunmunki)
NIT: Oklahoma (Boaris)
CVC: Duke (The CEO)
Team of the Week:
Wake Forest (Jutdog): 4-0, 11 points, wins over Baylor & UTEP.
Biggest Upset:
Dayton (Akaoni) over #15 Marquette (Jaybird)
Top Picks Knocked Off:
Louisville (Jutdog) lost to Western Kentucky
Tennessee (Musashisan) lost to Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
Purdue (Akaoni) lost to Oklahoma (Boaris)
Texas (ProgressMedia) lost to Notre Dame (Gunz)
Michigan State (Babblemur) lost to Maryland
Best "Last Round" Pick:
Illinois State (ProgressMedia) - 3-0 this week, 11 points to date.
Boaris was carried by Oklahoma, who took the NIT on Friday beating Purdue and UAB earlier; Pittsburgh who knocked off Washington State and Belmont; and Kentucky went 3-0 including a win over West Virginia.
Babblemur picked up two tourney wins - Syracuse took the CBE over Florida and Kansas and San Diego State won the Great (sic) Alaska Shootout.
The CEO's poor performance can be chalked up to Siena going 0-3 with losses to both Tennessee and Oklahoma State; and losses by VCU, Middle Tenn State, and Mount St. Mary's. In fact, The CEO would have done even worse if he hadn't had the opportunity to play himself, assuring that at least one of his teams would win. The shareholders will be discussing The CEO's performance.
Tourney Totals:
Alaska: San Diego St. (Babblemur)
Anaheim: Wake Forest (Jutdog)
Old Spice: Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
CBE: Syracuse (Babblemur)
Maui: North Carolina (Jaybird)
Paradise: UCONN (HippieD)
Puerto Rico: Xavier (Phunmunki)
NIT: Oklahoma (Boaris)
CVC: Duke (The CEO)
Team of the Week:
Wake Forest (Jutdog): 4-0, 11 points, wins over Baylor & UTEP.
Biggest Upset:
Dayton (Akaoni) over #15 Marquette (Jaybird)
Top Picks Knocked Off:
Louisville (Jutdog) lost to Western Kentucky
Tennessee (Musashisan) lost to Gonzaga (Phunmunki)
Purdue (Akaoni) lost to Oklahoma (Boaris)
Texas (ProgressMedia) lost to Notre Dame (Gunz)
Michigan State (Babblemur) lost to Maryland
Best "Last Round" Pick:
Illinois State (ProgressMedia) - 3-0 this week, 11 points to date.
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