Where does Ted's School of Hair Design go?
Under an hour to the announcement so and I thought I would start getting some of these amazingly good questions on to paper...or a paper-like surface in terms of its informative quality.
1. Who will beat Duke? What round? [5 points for each question.]I have to think about this some more. Answers must be posted by 9 am March 16th. Like anyone cares about the 64th v. 65th game.
2. What are the main colour other than white of the final four teams? [5 points for each colour - say blue once and it counts for one.]
3. One point each team in the second round of 32 teams?
4. Top scorer in tourney? [25 points.]
5. Dark horse - name the team seeded 9 to 16th in a bracket to go the farthest. Ties settled by most points in the losing game. [17 points.]
6. Essay question: 100 or fewer words on why you like the NCAA tournament? [10 points for the best answer, 5 extra if captured in 5-7-5 haiku format (Ed.: remember to capture a moment and use nature imagery.)]
7. Two points for each team in the sweet 16.
8. Three points for each team in the final four.
9. Five points each team in the championship game.
10. In 25 words or less, which school has the funniest name and why? [10 points].
Good sources of information: CBS sports, Deadspin.
OK, here's more:
11. Describe one really freaky thing that will happen. 5 points if it bears some resemblance to any actual event, 10 points if there is a strange coincidence between your story and reality and 20 points of the coincidence is more eerie than strange.
12. Ummm...I'm thinkin'...I'm thinkin'...
Comments
Hans - March 13, 2006 3:10 PM
Here are my picks:
1. Texas. Round of Eight.
2. Blue, Orange, Grey, Black.
3. Duke, George Washington, Texas A & M, LSU, UWVA, Iowa, NC State, Texas. Memphis, Arkansas, Pitt, Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga, Alabama, UCLA. UCONN, Kentucky, Utah State, Illinois, Michigan State, UNC, Seton Hall, Tennessee. Villanova, Wisconsin, Nevada, Boston College, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown, Ohio State.
4. Redick, Duke.
5. Texas A & M.
6. Torrents of red mud
And preppy corn fed co-eds
Flow out of the ice.
7. Duke, Texas & M, UWVA, Texas. Memphis, Pitt, Gonzaga, UCLA. UCONN, Illinois, UNC, Tennessee. Villanova, Boston College, Oklahoma, Georgetown.
8. Texas, Gonzaga, UCONN, Villanova.
9. Texas, Villanova.
10. Oral Roberts. Its eponymous with a televangelist who asked viewers to send money to him to get to heaven AND the name Oral is funny enough in the land of Monica Lewinsky without it being connected to a televangelist.
11. Mike Krzyzeski (aka "Coach K") of Duke will make a surpise announcement that he is changing he last name to Sheshevsky because its easier to pronounce and also will prefer to use the nickname "Coach Sh".
12. Uh, how about 10 points for the winner? Villanova.
Alan - March 13, 2006 9:00 PM
1. Texas. Round of Eight.<br>
2. blue, red, orangey, blue<br>
3. Duke, UNCW, Syracuse, Iona, UWVA, Iowa, NC State, Texas, Memphis, Bucknell, Pitt, Bradley, Indiana, Gonzaga, Alabama, UCLA. UCONN, Kentucky, Utah State, Illinois, Michigan State, UNC, Wichita, Tennessee, Villanova, Arizona, Nevada, Boston College, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown, Ohio State.
4. Tyler Hansbrough, NC
5. Alabama.
6. Syracuse orange.
Orange ball and orange hoop.
McNamara's THREEEEEEEE!
7. Duke, Syracuse, WVU, Texas, Memphis, Pitt, Indiana, Alabama, UCLA, UConn, Illinois, NC, Wichita State, Villanova, BC, Oklahoma, Ohio State.
8. Texas, Memphis, NC, OS
9. Texas, OS
10. Oral Roberts. I went to junion high and I wrote the question. Of course it is Oral Roberts.
11. McNamara's three pointer from half beats Duke, Krzyzeski and Boeheim finish game in a pool of fists and obscenitites.
12. OHIO STATE - WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
cm - March 14, 2006 8:42 AM
Go Big Blue!
Alan - March 14, 2006 8:51 AM
This big blue?
Rob MacD - March 14, 2006 10:25 AM
1. Nobody beats Duke except Duke. They collapse in the championship game against Connecticut
2. Blue. Yellow (Gold). Black. Red.
3. Duke, UNC-Wilm., Syracuse, LSU, West Virginia, Iowa, California, Texas, Memphis, Bucknell, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga, Marquette, UCLA, Connecticut, Kentucky, Washington, Illinois, Michigan St., North Carolina, Wichita St., Tennessee, Villanova, Wisconsin, Nevada, Boston Coll., Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown, Ohio State
4. Rashad Anderson, Connecticut
5. Bucknell
6. Why I like this tourney: Momentary star, mid-field team beats powerhouse, buzzer beating trey.
7. Duke, LSU, Iowa, Texas, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Gonzaga, UCLA, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, Villanova, Boston Coll., Florida, Ohio State
8. Duke, UCLA, Connecticut, Ohio State
9. Duke, Connecticut
10. While Oral Roberts is deserving on "oral" alone, the Albany Great Danes deserve a nod. I mean, "Great Danes"? And remember, 25 word dictum.
11. CBS announcer Jim Nantz will get hit on the head with a basketball.
12. Connecticut.
Hans - March 15, 2006 8:51 AM
Come on you bunch of wussies! Make your picks!
Scott - March 15, 2006 2:38 PM
1. They lose to Connecticut in the final game on Monday night.
2. Blue, Blue, Red, Blue or more specific Duke, Memphis, Connecticut and Villanova. (but judge me on the colours!!lol)
3. Duke, George Washington, Syracuse, LSU, West Virginia, Iowa, NC State, Texas, Memphis, Bucknell, Pittsburg, Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga, Alabama, UCLA, Connecticut, UAB, Washington, Illinois, Michigan St, North Carolina, Seton Hall, Tennessee, Villanova, Wisconsin, Nevada, Boston College, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown and Ohio St.
4. JJ Redick, Duke
5. Bucknell
6. To hear Clark Kellogg describe SU's Eric Devendorf as Detroit's real slim shaddy.
7. Duke, Syracuse, Iowa, Texas, Memphis, Pittsburg, Gonzaga, UCLA, Connecticut, Washington, North Carolina, Tennessee, Villanova, Boston College, Florida and Ohio St.
8. Duke, Memphis, Connecticut, Villanova
9. Duke, Connecticut
10. Kent State Golden Flashes...anything with flash in it sounds risky to sport viewers. Security!!!
11. Greg Paulus of Duke will hit a "buzzer beater" in the east regional in Atlanta. Sending the Blue Devils to the final four in Indy.
12. Connecticut
Alan - March 15, 2006 2:43 PM
How is your #11 the least bit freaky?
Scott - March 15, 2006 7:18 PM
Wait a minute, I didn't give my Scooby Doo ending. After hitting the shot, Coach K runs frantically at Paulus to give him a huge hug. But wait...everything comes to an abrupt halt and the Atlanta crowd goes chillingly silent. The three refs gather around him where they sense something is wrong. To everyone's surprise it is not Paulus...the ref pulls off the more than real mask and discover that it is none other than Bobby Hurley...a once proud Dukie whose career was cut short due to a bad car accident or in his case SUV accident.
Bobby, you had your time in the limelight against UNLV and Michigan. How could you do this? says a shocked Coach K.
I have been suffering all these years and was crushed that I could no longer play. As well, these Atlanta fans were nasty to my good teamate Christian[Laettner] during his 4 years here. They don't deserve anybody else but us. So I kidnapped Paulus and tied him up in my dad's basement in Jersey City, NJ. (as the crowd groans) He turns to Coach K and says, "And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for these meddling Big Ten refs!"
OK! OK! Enough of the Scoody Doo ending!!
Ummm...I'm thinking...I'm thinking!
Here goes.
11. Josh McRoberts posing as Grant Hill...just kidding! Coach K is rushed to the hospital after taking a real bad fainting spell in the regional final. Johnny Dawkins (who has been waiting as patiently as Jim Dinning and Paul Martin for his boss to retire)takes over the team and coaches them to victory. This time Paulus (the real one) hits a buzzer beater from 3/4 court to sink the Iowa Hawkeyes. While in hospital, Coach K receives a call from former Army coach Bobby Knight who praises his team's victory. His last comment to Coach K was, "that sonofabitch Alford could never play help defense anyway. How does he expect to coach it? By the way Mike, when you get out, we'll have to go duck hunting with Cheney. Get better buddy."
Alan - March 15, 2006 7:25 PM
Now <i>that's</i> a freaky story!
cm - March 15, 2006 9:16 PM
This Big Blue. Mainly to annoy my friend the OSU grad.
gr - March 16, 2006 5:47 AM
Um, did anybody else notice that the NCAA college hockey tournaments start this weekend too?
ECAC tourney in Albany features Dartmouth vs. Harvard, Colgate vs. Cornell to start
http://www.ecachockeyleague.com/men
As a person of modest height growing up in the Amarican north, I never understood the appeal of winter's other sport....besides, checking is not allowed.
Alan - March 16, 2006 6:32 AM
You know I am a big NCAA hockey fan. Both the Cornell v. Niagara and SLU v. Yale games were amazing. I suppse the b'ball is as much about the crowd and the intensity as anything but the college hockey has that, too. Quite a revelation to find out there was more exciting hockey south of the border. Like the say I figured out that I like US micro-brews better for the most part. BTW - have you had an Ithaca Flower Power yet?
gr - March 16, 2006 12:40 PM
I may not have had a flower power, but I do have a new (to us) purple house. Can't miss it. All are invited, BYOB!
I will say this for basketball: the arenas are always warm.
Alan - March 26, 2006 6:10 PM
How come no one picked green in the final four?