DWTS: Race for the Mirror Ball

Welcome to the official Dancing With the Stars thread. With the constant pandering of the new team of judges to the lousy crop of contestants this year I simply can't stand to watch American Idol any more. Dancing With the Stars however continues to deliver with train wreck moments on the floor from semi-washed up stars followed inappropriate sexual innuendo and your occasional funny comment from the judges. And the show doesn't take itself all that seriously (most of the time).

I'll recap each of the dancers below.

2010 - 11 Babblemurball Challengers

The challenge is just about set. Draft order will be determined in about 3-4 weeks. To view last years episode, click here.

1. Jutdog, Oshkosh, WI (defending champion, hall of fame)

2. Gunz, Menasha, WI (last year's runner-up)

3. Akaoni, Iowa City, Iowa

4. Babblemur, Oshkosh, WI

5. Boaris, New Berlin, WI

6. Jaybird, Las Vegas (hall of fame)

7. The CEO, Brookfield, WI

8. NotaTurtle, Iowa City, Iowa (waiting on confirmation but almost certainly in)

9. Some Guy In Illinois (SGII), Somewhere in Illinois

10. Musashisan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

11. MadMader, Appleton, WI (Newcomer)

12. Samic the Hawk, Miami, OH, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)

13. Mooseye, Cornfield, Iowa, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)

2010-2011 Season Just Around the Corner

Midnight Madness is now only 12 weeks away. In the next few weeks we'll be looking to confirm participation for this next season, as well as looking to solidify our rules concerning the NCAA tourney shake up and other league proposals.

For a bit of news, Babblemur has resigned from his municipal post of Chair on a powerful advisory board so as to dedicate more time to this year's preparations. Babs has yet to win his own contest, and has posted the worst score in the long history of the league. Early odds place him at 249-to-1.

Best and Worst of 09/10 - Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of a 3 part look at this past season's draft, who was brilliant and who was an idiot.

Expandadraft:

~ Best: Temple by SGII. Pick 81 (first in expansion) bringing in 33 pts. Not too much thinking involved in this pick.
~ runner-up: Murray St by Jaybird. And. UTEP by Notaturtle - both bringing in 31 points.
~ Note: Gunz's Rhode Island is still alive, and could bring in a solind number of points from the NIT.

~ Worst: Virginia by Gunz. Pick 93 bringing in only 4 pts.
~ runner-up: Charlotte by CEO - dropped a shitty team to pick up an even worse one worth only 3 pts.


Round 8:

~ Best: Baylor by Akaoni, bringing in a huge 66 points from pick 66. This almost doubles the closest competitor from this round. This was one of the top 5 picks of the year.
~ runner-up: Northwestern by Jaybird and Houston by Boaris. The last picks in the regular draft, both teams brought in 36 points.

~ Worst: Radford by Jutdog. Despite preseason hype to win the league again, Radford only generated 17 wins all season, and produced no other bonuses. Pick 73
~ runner-up: Penn State by Notaturtle. Only 17 points. This team could not win a game. Pick 74.


Round 7:

~ Best: St Marys by Boaris, bringing in 56 points from the 61st pick. This team's points were significantly boosted by a strong and surprising run into the sweet 16.
~ runner-up: Cornell by Jutdog, bringing in 50 pts from the 69th pick. This is the third year that Jutdog snagged Cornell, and is likely the last, as this strong run into the sweet 16 was led by 6 seniors.

~ Worst: Niagara by Phunmunki, bringing in only 22 points from the 65th overall pick.
~ runner-up: Long Beach State by Notaturtle, with only 21 points scored by the 68th overall pick.

American Idol Open Thread

Go!

Presidential Bracket

Obama, hoops fan that he is, has released his NCAA bracket on the White House website.

For anyone needing any executive guidence, here's the bracket.

Also...Open Thread.

Update: More on the Prez picks HERE

March 23 2009 BRI

Babblemur Rating Index - the authority on who gets into the NCAA tourney....


1. UNC, 70 pts, pick 1, Jaybird

2. PITT, 65 pts, pick 11, Boaris

3. Louisville, 64 pts, pick 4, Jutdog

4. Washington, 63 pts, pick 41, Akaoni

5. Oklahoma, 61 pts, pick 14, Boaris

6. Michigan St, 60 pts, pick 10, Babs

7. Wake Forest, 59 pts, pick 21, Jutdog

7. Duke, 59 pts, pick 6, CEO

9. Kansas, 58 pts, pick 25, Jaybird

9. Gonzaga, 58 pts, pick 5, Phunmunki

9. UCONN, 58 pts, pick 2, HippieD

12. Xavier, 57 pts, pick 29, Phunmunki

13. LSU, 54 pts, pick 43, CEO

14. VCU, 52 pts, pick 52, CEO

15. Creighton, 50 pts, pick 39, Babs

15. UCLA, 50 pts, pick 3, Notaturtle

17. Butler, 48 pts, pick 62, Boaris

17. Memphis, 48 pts, pick 12, Gunz

19. Arizona St, 46 pts, pick 15, Babs

20. Villanova, 45 pts, pick 19, CEO

3 teams tied with 44 pts.