pick 'em March Madness contest - 2012 WX edition

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 11th 2012, 05:45 PM

The big Medialine March Madness pick 'em contest is back again. I think everyone knows how it works. If not, I will look for questions on this thread.

E-mails went out automatically to players from previous years, but everyone is welcome. Even your next door neighbor, Jim. The news and weather boards are unified in this competition.

You have to have a Yahoo e-mail account to play.
Here is the link: http://tournament.fantasysports.yaho...ster/joingroup

Info you will need to signup
group -- 89792
password -- yahoomedialine

Good Luck,
Commish Ralphie

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 13th 2012, 09:04 AM

Less than 48 hours to get your brackets in

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 14th 2012, 11:00 AM

President Obama has his bracket in our game. Is your in?
Games start Thursday morning. Get busy on those picks!!!

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 15th 2012, 08:45 AM

Last call

Wx Chick · Mar 15th 2012, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralphie the buffalo

Last call

Isnt your last call a little late? Two games had already started.

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 15th 2012, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wx Chick

Isnt your last call a little late? Two games had already started.

It was more ceremonial than practical. Wasn't sure if the games had actually started yet.
I was delayed at a medical appointment and couldn't update sooner.

Good luck to all 27 people in the game.

(removes commish hat)

GO BUFFS!

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 21st 2012, 05:33 PM

I got busy and didn't update the standings. Sorry

Everyone has a bracket that looks like it was pulled from a house fire.

President Obama is in first place and has a lot of potential. Kace is in second but may fade down the stretch. Wx or not, sportschick and AckAck round out the top five. There are several players in the near back of the pack that have the potential to make quick moves to the top.

I will have an update after the weekend.

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 25th 2012, 05:55 PM

The Elite Eight is done and this is how things shape up going into the Final Four.

STANDINGS

President Obama's bracket....picked 43 of 60 games....86 actual points....86 potential points
JAMA............................................40.... ...................85.....................133
Jane's Boyz...................................39......... ..............84.....................148
ADub727......................................41... ....................83.......................83
Missoula Montana Madness.............38.......................79... ....................95
Stein's Dribblers............................38........... ............77.....................125
Missing NIT Bracket (Kace).............40.......................73......... ..............73
Ralphie the buffalo........................36........................ 73.....................137
Asheville Blue and White.................35........................71 ....................135
Sportschick....................................38............ ..........68......................116

Summary
The President still leads, but he has nowhere to go now. Neither does ADub727 or Kace. Those players will drop off the leader board next time out.

Who has a chance to win it all.? I will sort this by who picked who for champion.

JAMA picked Ohio State to win it all. If they do so does he. Pretty straight forward there.

Nobody picked Louisville to win it all. If they do --- okay, ummmm, I won't try to figure out that scenario. Too complicated.

If Kansas wins out Jay's Jayhawks will shoot up from 12th place to grab the crown. He has 130 potential points right now if Kansas wins it all.

Jane picked Kentucky. So did Ralphie (me) and Asheville Blue and White. There are a lot of other players who have Kentucky to win, but they don't have the potential to place in the top three. If the Wildcats win out Jane will win this contest.

For a complete scorecard, players can go to Yahoo and log into the game.

Thanks for playing and good luck next weekend.

Ralphie the buffalo · Mar 31st 2012, 07:59 PM

We are down to two teams now and here are people with a chance to win, place or show. These are the two potential futures:

Thirteen players in our contest picked the Wildcats to win
If Kentucky prevails

Jane's Boyz wins it all
Ralphie the buffalo gets second
Stein's Dribblers comes in third

Only one person selected the Jayhawks as champion (good job!)
If Kansas wins

Jake's Jayhawks will win the contest
(I think he is from the WX board, but am not sure)
Jane's Boyz will place second
Ralphie the buffalo takes third

I will post the top ten after the final game. That is more for the benefit of people who aren't in the game because the players can log on and check the full standings at the game site.

Ralphie the buffalo · Apr 3rd 2012, 05:43 PM

FINAL

Top eleven of twenty-seven players
------------------------------------

Jane's Boyz...............................148 points......42 total correct picks
Ralphie the buffalo.....................137...............39
Stein's Dribblers.........................125............. ..40
Asheville Blue and White.............119...............37
Sportschick................................116............... 40
msphotog...................................113............ ..33
Scotty Lightning..........................113..............38
wxbrad Bucky's Bracket Busters....111..............37
STRMCHSR.................................111.............. .37
Desert Rat..................................110............. .36
s'news snoozers..........................110............. ..37

Congratulations to Jane Craig!!!

Mar 11th 2012, 05:45 PM	#1
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	pick 'em March Madness contest - 2012 WX edition The big Medialine March Madness pick 'em contest is back again. I think everyone knows how it works. If not, I will look for questions on this thread. E-mails went out automatically to players from previous years, but everyone is welcome. Even your next door neighbor, Jim. The news and weather boards are unified in this competition. You have to have a Yahoo e-mail account to play. Here is the link: http://tournament.fantasysports.yaho...ster/joingroup Info you will need to signup group -- 89792 password -- yahoomedialine Good Luck, Commish Ralphie __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman Last edited by Ralphie the buffalo; Mar 11th 2012 at 05:52 PM.

Mar 13th 2012, 09:04 AM	#2
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	Less than 48 hours to get your brackets in __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Mar 14th 2012, 11:00 AM	#3
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	President Obama has his bracket in our game. Is your in? Games start Thursday morning. Get busy on those picks!!! __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Mar 15th 2012, 08:45 AM	#4
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	Last call __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Mar 21st 2012, 05:33 PM	#7
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	I got busy and didn't update the standings. Sorry Everyone has a bracket that looks like it was pulled from a house fire. President Obama is in first place and has a lot of potential. Kace is in second but may fade down the stretch. Wx or not, sportschick and AckAck round out the top five. There are several players in the near back of the pack that have the potential to make quick moves to the top. I will have an update after the weekend. __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Mar 25th 2012, 05:55 PM	#8
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	The Elite Eight is done and this is how things shape up going into the Final Four. STANDINGS President Obama's bracket....picked 43 of 60 games....86 actual points....86 potential points JAMA............................................40.... ...................85.....................133 Jane's Boyz...................................39......... ..............84.....................148 ADub727......................................41... ....................83.......................83 Missoula Montana Madness.............38.......................79... ....................95 Stein's Dribblers............................38........... ............77.....................125 Missing NIT Bracket (Kace).............40.......................73......... ..............73 Ralphie the buffalo........................36........................ 73.....................137 Asheville Blue and White.................35........................71 ....................135 Sportschick....................................38............ ..........68......................116 Summary The President still leads, but he has nowhere to go now. Neither does ADub727 or Kace. Those players will drop off the leader board next time out. Who has a chance to win it all.? I will sort this by who picked who for champion. JAMA picked Ohio State to win it all. If they do so does he. Pretty straight forward there. Nobody picked Louisville to win it all. If they do --- okay, ummmm, I won't try to figure out that scenario. Too complicated. If Kansas wins out Jay's Jayhawks will shoot up from 12th place to grab the crown. He has 130 potential points right now if Kansas wins it all. Jane picked Kentucky. So did Ralphie (me) and Asheville Blue and White. There are a lot of other players who have Kentucky to win, but they don't have the potential to place in the top three. If the Wildcats win out Jane will win this contest. For a complete scorecard, players can go to Yahoo and log into the game. Thanks for playing and good luck next weekend. __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman Last edited by Ralphie the buffalo; Mar 25th 2012 at 07:37 PM.

Mar 31st 2012, 07:59 PM	#9
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	We are down to two teams now and here are people with a chance to win, place or show. These are the two potential futures: Thirteen players in our contest picked the Wildcats to win If Kentucky prevails Jane's Boyz wins it all Ralphie the buffalo gets second Stein's Dribblers comes in third Only one person selected the Jayhawks as champion (good job!) If Kansas wins Jake's Jayhawks will win the contest (I think he is from the WX board, but am not sure) Jane's Boyz will place second Ralphie the buffalo takes third I will post the top ten after the final game. That is more for the benefit of people who aren't in the game because the players can log on and check the full standings at the game site. __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Apr 3rd 2012, 05:43 PM	#10
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,737	FINAL Top eleven of twenty-seven players ------------------------------------ Jane's Boyz...............................148 points......42 total correct picks Ralphie the buffalo.....................137...............39 Stein's Dribblers.........................125............. ..40 Asheville Blue and White.............119...............37 Sportschick................................116............... 40 msphotog...................................113............ ..33 Scotty Lightning..........................113..............38 wxbrad Bucky's Bracket Busters....111..............37 STRMCHSR.................................111.............. .37 Desert Rat..................................110............. .36 s'news snoozers..........................110............. ..37 Congratulations to Jane Craig!!! __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

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