Ahhh, late up on the first day of March Madness. Big TV sports days ought to be the reason for national holidays and if not, well by jimbo, I will at least make it a holiday for me.
So Syracuse won in the NIT last night against underwhelming odds and now takes on either San Diego State or Missouri State Monday. And Niagara won so my pool picks are panning out 100%, something I expect to continue...because I am a fool. Here are your second and third questions for the Sports Pool of spring 2007:
2. Name the Sweet 16 for the Men's 2007 NCAA championshipship. Five points for each correct pickPicks have to be in by 7 pm tonight.3. Will Syracuse win the next game in the NIT? Ten points for the correct answer.
Comments
Don - March 15, 2007 11:19 am
2. Oh, I don't know. Off the top of my head...
1. Ohio St.
2. Kansas
3. Florida
4. North Carolina
5. Memphis
6. Wisconsin
7. UCLA
8. Georgetown
9. Texas A&M
10. Oregon
11. Texas
12. Pittsburgh
13. Washington St.
14. Southern Ill.
15. Nevada
16. Louisville
3. Yes
Hans - March 15, 2007 11:24 am
1. I missed that one.
2. NCAA Sweet Sixteen: Arizona, Maryland, Oregon, Wisconsin, Kansas, Duke, UNC, Texas, GWU, Georgetown, OSU, Tennessee, Louisville, Memphis.
3. Yes. Let's Go O-range!
Alan - March 15, 2007 11:28 am
Here are my picks for #2:<blockquote class="smalltext">Florida<br>Maryland<br>Oregon<br>Wisconsin<br>Villanova<br>Virginia Tech<br>Pittsburgh<br>UCLA<br>North Carolina<br>USC<br>George Washington<br>Boston College<br>Ohio State<br>Albany<br>Louisville<br>Nevada.</blockquote>And for #3, Syracuse will win on Monday night.
Alan - March 15, 2007 11:37 am
Hans, your sweetness stalled at 14.
cm - March 15, 2007 11:55 am
2.
OSU
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Florida (Go Gators!)
Michigan
Georgia Tech
Villanova
Oregon
Holy Cross
Duke
Gonzaga
Clemson
Penn
Texas A&M
Marquette
BYU
3. Yes.
gr - March 15, 2007 12:04 pm
1. I picked Niagara, but I think they are at the end of their line
2. My sweet 16, not too many surprises, except (I hope!) watch Marqutte and Texas, later on, for the eventual number one:
Florida
Maryland
Oregon
Wisconsin
Kansas
Southern Illinois
Pittsburg
Indiana
Marquette
Texas
Washington St.
Georgetown
Ohio St
Virginia
Louisville
Memphis
3. Syracuse wins tonight and makes it no further than the semis later.
gr - March 15, 2007 12:05 pm
HO HO HO, Alan, Albany?????????????????????????????????
Alan - March 15, 2007 12:18 pm
Great Danes rule!
Rob MacD - March 15, 2007 12:46 pm
2. The Sweet 16: Florida, Maryland, Oregon, UNLV, Kansas, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh, UCLA, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State, Georgetown, Ohio State, Tennessee, Louisville, Memphis
3. I will buck the trend of all you other prognosticators and say "No", Syracuse will not win. A risky move, perhaps, but one which could yield me many points. But more importantly, your respect. It will yield your respect, right? If I guess correctly on this one?
Matt Fletcher - March 15, 2007 3:41 pm
This method of rolling questions is throwing me off my game. I suspect a plot. Picks coming... soon.
Alan - March 15, 2007 4:16 pm
It is a plot to increase regular readership.
cm - March 15, 2007 4:52 pm
I like it much better than having to come up with them all at once.
Don - March 15, 2007 5:21 pm
I used to only come here on Fridays. Bullets made everything else seem like work.
Matt Fletcher - March 15, 2007 7:49 pm
Sixteen:
Florida
Maryland
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Kansas
North Carolina
Ohio State
Virginia Tech.
Duke
UCLA
Texas
Georgetown
Washington State
Virginia
Texas A&M
Nevada
Tonight: Syracuse wins
Alan - March 15, 2007 10:47 pm
Duke loses! Duke loses!
Hans - March 16, 2007 10:47 am
It appears the fates are conspiring against me vis-a-vis this year's pool. Oh cruel hubris!
cm - March 16, 2007 2:04 pm
Fear not, Hans, it's early days yet and we haven't gotten the cricket questions.
Hans - March 16, 2007 3:43 pm
thanks cm. unfortunately, cricket has been my downfall in pools past. however, i might yet defy the gods of chance. play on!
Alan - March 16, 2007 5:41 pm
I am shattered that Albany lost. Fortunately, we just found out where the good wine store is in Ithaca.
gr - March 17, 2007 9:45 am
Notre Dame lost to who?????
gr - March 18, 2007 1:47 pm
I am not doing so well. Who the heck is Butler???