Crimson Red Sports

Just a reminder that we need to set up a bracket for CRS, once the teams are announced.  That was fun last year. 

Was it pmull that set it up with ESPN last year?

That sounds right but I'm not sure.



 ???    :facepalm:

Great memory.  I just verified it.  Group Name was Crimson Red Sports.   Created by pmull on ESPN.  Tournament Challenge. 

Group appears to have zero members currently -- maybe you have to create a new group each year?   ???

Has anyone heard if Warren Buffet is going to do the $1 Billion March Maddness bracket again this year?  One game cost me that prize last year and I aim to redeem myself this year if he does...  >:(

Hey NALT if you win that 1 Billion dollars could I borrow 5 dollars to gas to go up to Cheaha mountain? rofl, RTR!

 :lol:

I tried to join the CRS group through this link, but it says I need a password. These are last year's credentials, but I can't find a place to enter the password. I think pmull will need to help us through this.

The Group Name is: Crimson Red Sports

The Password is: Roll Tide

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/group?groupID=361094

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I set it up last year. It seems like we used the ESPN Bracket Challenge. I can do it again this year. I will get it set up over the weekend so it will be ready once the bracket is set which will be Sunday at about 6:00.

For anyone reading this that has not played with us before it is free and a lot of fun. Feel free to join us this year.

I will let everyone know once it is set up.

As league Commissioner I get 25% of NALT's Billion if he hits the jackpot!

Thanks pmull. And for all you high rollers, there's nothing wrong with sharing the wealth.  :wave:

We may be able to accomodate that for you...  ;D

I am a little short on cash this week. Can I get an advance?  :dance:

I'll have to put you off until after the tourney.  Sorry...I did have to correct "agreed upon" percentage...  :-X

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Great!

Thanks

Thanks pmull!  I wasn't sure if we could use the old group or would have to set up a new one.  Glad you're on top of this.   :clap:

Do not forget to enter and fill out your bracket.

A link is listed below. You will need to create a free ESPN account if you do not have one. It is easy to enter. Just clink on the link and follow the instructions.

Group Name: Crimson Red Sports

Pass Word: Roll Tide

Link: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/group?groupID=361094

If you have any trouble entering let me know or just post it here and one of our good members will be glad to help you out.

GOOD LUCK!

do we pick it all, or just the 1st round?

Good question. I think you have to pick it all. Does anyone know for sure?

I'm in as denni6493

I think you have to pick them all.

I'm in.

But all of my winnings over $50,000 go to the poor starving people of Chechemistan.  

However, when I win the big bucks I'll foot the bill for all of us to party on an island of my choice in Belize.  2, you'll need to buy a new swimsuit!  Red Elephant, you can bring the little woman this trip!

 :-*

I'm in with my 'Kentucky wins it all' pick.  :wave:

No guts!   :lol2:

I'm in with Kentucky and Duke meeting in the final and Duke wins it all. RTR!

My guts tell me it's a sure thing.  :lol2:

Hey pmull thanks for your work. I got mine in with KY and Duke meeting with Duke winning it. RTR!

I have the same : Kentucky beating Duke!

we got 5 in it?????????

The first game is not until Thursday. Hopefully we will get more CRS regulars entered. Feel free to ask your friends, family and co-workers to enter. The more that play the more fun we all have.

PM your favorite posters and twist arm to enter.

I'm in! I have a terrible bracket, I think, but I wasn't sure about many upsets.

One thing I took into account this year was that #12 and #13 upset this year. The Cinderella that always shows up. So I guess we will see. RTR!

I thought about it.  But it's so hard to predict and pick the right one.   :lol:

BUMP!

Do not forget to enter the contest and make your picks. The Tournament starts Thursday morning.

bump

I hate to say it, but, my bracket looks a lot like this guys!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/obama-march-madness-bracket-ncaa-tournament_n_6893582.html

 :lol:

Just because he was born in Kenya doesn't change anything

Well, my bracket is already toast. I had Iowa St going to the final 4. UAB just beat them 60-59.

I had them advancing to get beat by Gonzaga  :'(
Looks like we all missed that one! :-[

I picked UAB I believe. RTR!

 :clap: :clap: :clap:, this is the only one I might get right.  :lol:, RTR!

what is your bracket owner name?

Georgia state just upset Baylor. This is turning into a nightmare

we all picked Baylor

here is a link to check your brackets
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/group?groupID=361094

Iowa State & Baylor are both in the Big 12. The "experts" had rated the Big 12 the best conference this year.



 :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/entry?entryID=1799691&sp=true


This is my brackett bama57. RTR!

Screw the Big 12. They already have cost be an Elite 8 and Sweet 16 team.

I lost on Baylor and SMU over UCLA. UCLA won. RTR!

#6 SMU just lost to #11 UCLA. The "experts" said UCLA did not belong in the Tourney. SMU is in the best conference, too.



 :behave:

Thanks Ricky, I thought you were in the Crimson Red Sports group and I couldn't find your name.

Texas beaten by Butler. Fourth team from best conference to be eliminated.




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Well I sure thought UCLA belonged in the tourney MD but I really didn't think that upset would happen. I didn't see the game but I got to figure SMU didn't show up from the times I saw them play over the winter. I don't either loss hurt me past the 2nd round. RTR!

I am pulling up the rear. I hope the night games are better for me than the afternoon ones.

LSU didn't score a field goal during the final 10 minutes of play, missed 12 fg in a row, and missed 5 straight foul shots to lose by 1.  Amazing!

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Of course, I knew NC State would win!   :)


 :eyeroll:

I fell asleep in the recliner and missed the LSU game ???

So did LSU!

They were dominating the game, but suddenly it all stopped.  Consider this...

There's just no way to rationalize it, really. LSU missed its last 18 shots combined from the field and free-throw line. Dating back to the Auburn game, the Tigers haven't made a field goal in the final 19 combined minutes of regulation. It blew a 16-point lead, its 3rd double-digit second-half advantage squandered this season.

http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2015/3/20/8261989/ncaa-tournament-recap-north-carolina-state-66-lsu-65-no-makes-and

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there is no predictability in March Madness, and the talking heads ain't  got a clue ???
it is just blind luck :o

I see a few of us thought Baylor would get to the Sweet Sixteen  :-[

Or final 8.   :'(

I had Iowa State in the Final 4.  :-\

Belmont is giving #2 seed Virginia fits

Belmont is the real deal. They have beaten Alabama in the past. They have had the same coach for over 25 years and he is a good 'un. He has been to the NCAA Tourney 5 of last 6 years. Also, my daughter graduated from there.



 ;)

In my other bracket group, one of the guys picked Baylor to win it all.   :lol:

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anyone watching NC State? Trevor Lacy just hit a 3 pointer at the end of the half.

NC State beats No. 1 Seed Villanova to reach the Sweet 16. 

Congrats to Coach Gottfried and Trevor Lacy.   :worship:

   
BAMADCHAMPSHIPS is begining to pull away :clap:

I'm having a feeling of deja vu.   :worship:

At least I'm not sitting in second this time around.  No worries mate.   :lol2:

Looks like I won't be funding everyone's vacation trip to Belize after all.

 :(

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger.  :-\

Only good news of the day was Nova losing.  I had them being upset in the next round (by Louisville).  I see on my national ranking that only 7,006,358 people are ahead of me!

 :facepalm:

Many people pick multiple brackets on ESPN, so they probably also are behind you.

One guy had 34 games correctly picked before he finally missed on game 35 yesterday.

Now I know why students never study.  They're up all night filling out 6,000 brackets under 6,000 different names.

So, maybe I'm really just behind 1,168 real people?

 :'(

Look at the bright side. You are ahead of me. We are tied for DFL but you have more possible points available than I do.

Oof, my bracket looks uglier than Wimp Sanderson's wardrobe.  :yuck:

Virginia is in serious trouble. If they lose my bracket is done. I have them in the finals with UK. I am already in last place I don't need this.  :pullhair:

UVA is gone. 'Nova ruined my bracket since I had them playing UK in the title game. :wall:

Well I am doing good. I am ranked with 10 million other people. RTR!

Yep, I had them in the Final 4, too.


 :wall: :wall: :wall:

You and me, buddy.  :toast4:

I'm planning a big comeback at the end!!   :lol2:

Who is this "conman" and where did he come from?   ???

 :wave:

I knew that.  The name fits!!

 :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

:lol:

Y'all have no idea!  :lol2:

My bracket is so bad I am ashamed to aadmit I filled one out. rofl, RTR!

I got 14 teams in the running of the sweet sixteen, but, that Con Man does also >:(

oops, I got 9 and I think con man has 10 :-[

I rank in the 10 million mark. I must be good, I got a higher number than anybody else in here. RTR!

Notre Dame may be the hottest team not named Kentucky in the tourney right now.

They came into the Tourney hot. I originally had them in the Final Four, but I got cold feet & changed it.


 :wall: :wall: :wall:

I'm cashing in my chips.
After Louisville won I moved ahead of Connman into 3rd pacle.  That's about all I can expect!

I'll celebrate now!  :jump:

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/entry?entryID=1799691


My goodness I just looked in our group and I couldn't find my bracket. I don't know what happen. This is the first time i checked for it. I know I put one in. Darn something has gone wrong. RTR!

They'd have to beat Kentucky to make the Final 4.  :lol:

 :worship:

That's why I got cold feet. I really liked what I saw in ND, though.



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Duke, Louisville, Michigan State, Gonzaga win tonight. 

Good thing you cashed those chips in when you did.  :lol2:

I fell asleep and was in 2nd, woke up and I had dropped to 3rd  :-[
Chech ain't out of this yet. You can't NEVER write off DUKE!

You are right, They are playing as well as anybody. I figured ND would stay hot after winning the ACC tourney. They may give Ky all they can handle. Anything can happen.

ND v. KY was an awesome, hard-fought, down-to-the-end game.  I lost count of the lead changes.  You guys were right, ND gave KY all it could handle.

In the end, ND ran clock but didn't score enough points, and KY was able to claw its way back for the win.

Best game I've watched all year!

I am above 50% among all ESPN entries. I consider that an improvement. I am not moving up our leader board but I have passed 3 million other people so far this week. Now I don't have any teams alive today so I will lose a lot of ground tonight.

Yeah, my picking Virginia & SMU to make the Final Four is still biting me. I did get Wisconsin & UK right about the Final Four. I thought Coach Larry Brown would work his magic with SMU but I totally bombed that choice.

 :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

I had Virginia beating Nova to advance to the Final 4 today. I had Iowa St beating Duke in the other game. I had Virginia going to the finals against UK. It is UK or bust for me.

One thing you will notice in this tournament is every team making a deep run has competent big men. More than one. The good teams have a true center and a power forward. Who ever our next coach is has some decent talent to work with but we have to shore up our front line. Taylor may develop into a good player. He made strides this year. Hale and Kessens are good players but I would not call them power forwards. We need an Erwin Dudley type player who can put up double/double numbers.

Hale is not a power forward, more the small forward type. I think Kessens could develop into a power forward with good coaching. We sure need one. Our inside game is non-existent.


 :(

I have KY, Wisconsin and Duke in the Final 4, so I might move up a bit, but I'm so far behind that I'm shooting for the middle of the pack.  That 4th bracket was blown apart for me long ago.

I think Wisconsin could give KY a run for its money.

I did the same thing.
One thing about the game last night. ND showed what you have to do against Kentucky to have a chance to win it

I picked Wisconsin to beat UK. Should be interesting.


 :tinfoil:

Verne Lundquist doing the game today.   :facepalm:

It figures, for several years in-a-row I pick Michigan State to go to the Final Four because of Tom Izzo, but not this year, so naturally they go to the Big Dance.


 :wall: :wall: :wall:

It looks like we're down to the final weekend. 
Many of us have KY beating Duke in the final. 
MD has Wisconsin beating KY and winning it all.
Chech has Wisconsin beating KY and losing to Duke in the final.

Here's looking forward to some interesting games.

Hey, I'm new at this bb crap.   :lol2: :lol2:

I only have Ky left. At least I picked them to win it all, unlike everybody else.  :eyeroll:

 :stop:

I haven't done the math, but if your picks win out, you might be the winner.  My cousin, who played college BB, has a monster bracket with all 4 final 4 teams picked correctly.  He would be killing everyone in our game.  And incidentally, he also has Wisconsin beating Kentucky and then losing to Duke in the Final. 

You've certainly dropped like a stone.   :lol2:

Conman seems fitting.   :worship:

Well I still have Duke beating KY in the final. So we will see. I still don't know how I messed up getting into our group. Guess I am even dumber than i thought on a computer. lol, RTR!

I was just checking and the group I somehow wound up in it has me at 64%. I wonder how that shapes up? RTR!

Well I'll give you an ecred for being a known computer "goob."  #+


Maybe that computer savvy Wall-E can add your results to the mix after the games are over.   ???

Never fear! I picked Wisconsin to win it all.

 :clap:






 :tinfoil: :tinfoil: :tinfoil: :tinfoil: :tinfoil:

 :lol: :lol: :lol:, you know it brother. If it wasn't for the keys i would really be bad.  :clap: :clap: I don't think WALL-E can do anything for me.  :lol2:, RTR!

I checked your entry for you.  You have 790 points going into the Final 4.  That puts you in 5th place (I'm in 4th with 800 points) out of 10 people. 

Wow! thanks CP. I don't know how you did it that is way over my head. lol, RTR!

Is it too late for me to join the pick-em?  Bout the best chance I would have at winning would be to join now... :-[

Why not!  You might as well suffer with the rest of us!!

 :lol2:

Nice picks Chechem    #+

So far, so goodie.

 :tinfoil:

38-1, 38-1 Go Cats!





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Look at you, big cat!!!! Kicking butt and taking names!!!! Have an e-cred.  #+

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Congrats to Chech and MD for not picking UK to win like everyone else. Chech has got a great score 98% but I like MD's pick with Wisconsin to win it all. Me liking Wisconsin bodes well for Duke since I am at the bottom of our picks and obviously don't know what I am taking about..

Great picks!   :worship: :worship: :worship:

Down to the final game. 

(ricky also has Duke) 
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/entry?entryID=1799691&sp=true

Too bad I cashed in my chips back on page 7.   :dunno:

Think I'm really at 98%, and still behind 196,630 brackets??  Guess I won't be funding a Belize trip for us after all.  I'll just go alone, and wash away my sorrows.

 :-*

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Congrats chech.  Great bracket!   :clap:
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And looks like ricky would be second with 1270 points.   :clap:  :worship: :worship:
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/entry?entryID=1799691&sp=true

Thanks. 
Credit goes to LF.  She went to Duke, so I picked it for her.
She's bouncing all around the house STILL.

:jump:

I still don't know how I missed getting my bracket into the Roll Tide Group. I went to the link from the posts here and shoot I am still at a loss. Anyway I can't be second if I ain't in the right group. I did howver pick the winner Duke. lol, just not over the right team. RTR!

Glad to hear you picked the correct winner, Preacher.
For what it's worth, I found the bracket site confusing too.

:toast4:

Congrats, Chech. I haven't looked to see where my pacle is, but pretty sure it has to be as totem pole holder. (http://yoursmiles.org/hsmile/history/h0415.gif)

Naw, you finished in the middle. 
Hey, you had the best middle-games picks.  At least you were atop the totem for a while.

My 15 minutes of fame.  :lol2:

 :lol2:  Just noticed that I was behind 54,440 other brackets, despite being 99.5 percentile.   :dunno:

I was behind 5 million after round one!  About 10 million brackets were entered.  Wow.

That's really a great accomplishment! You, sir, can bask in the glow today. (http://www.woollyal.com/forums/images/smilies/sheen.gif)

Bask?  It was blind luck.  I didn't watch a complete game outside the SEC this year.  Except for 2 games and lopsided matchups, I picked by color (red), which cost me when Louisville lost to Michigan State.   :lol2:

I really only picked Duke because LF went to school there.  I'd planned to pick Virginia until I started filling out the bracket.  LF's bracket was only 1 game worse than mine.

Bask?   :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

It kept the games interesting.  I'll be back at the bottom next picks.   :wave:

Well then..............

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 :lol2:

You picked a bracket, but you also had to join the group on the site to get your bracket in, and that's what you didn't do.

Congrats to Chech and Rickey!     #+

Thanks Catch. Maybe with practice I'll get it right next year, if I am still here. lol, RTR!

ecred for that second place.   #+