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Gonzaga over Syracuse in the 2nd round
Minnesota over Pitt in the 2nd round
Notre Dame over Villanova in the Sweet 16

Pray for me.

Nowhere near as ballsy for me.

Siena over Purdue in the first round (not really ballsy, considering the injuries Purdue has sustained).
Utah State over Texas A&M in the first round (my 12-over-5 pick)

Ballsiest pick of all, for me . . .

Louisville over Duke in the second round.

Jsc810 wrote:Not sure yet, I'm thinking of going with Georgetown over Kansas to make it into the Final Four.

That would be EXTREMELY ballsy because we don't know which G'town team will show up from game to game.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Louisville over Duke in the second round.

I like the pick. Louisville is a dangerous team. If Duke can survive that game, they have a fairly easy path to the FF, which is where I've got them. I hate taking Duke that far, but things set up too nicely for them.

i was ready to ride UTEP into the sweet 16....but, they get ranked and bingo lose to Houston.

Baylor in the Final Four

By round...my ballsiest picks:

Field of 64: (11) Washington over (6) Marquette
Field of 32: Tie: (5)A&M over (4)Purdue
Sweet 16: (5) A&M over (1) Duke
Elite 8: (2) KSU over (1) Syracuse

My Final Four: KU, KSU, Kentucky, Villanova

KU over KSU for the fourth time this year.
Kentucky over Villanova

KU over Kentucky

Field of 32: Tie: 5s over 4s A&M over Purdue and Maryland over MSU

MSU would actually be the 5 in that one. Unless you meant to say MSU over Maryland.

:doh: Read my bracket wrong.
Fixed.

Siena in the Sweet 16.

R1:
Oakland over Pittsburgh
Murray State over Vanderbilt

R2:
Richmond over Villanova

A&M beating Duke in the Sweet 16 is pretty much my only shock pick beyond the first weekend.

I think Oakland over Pitt is good and I don't think Richmond over Villanova is a stretch at all.

Can't see Oakland giving Pitt too many problems. I saw them play MSU earlier in the year, and they are pretty much a one man team. They remind me of Penn St, but not as good.

By round...my ballsiest picks:

Field of 64: (11) Washington over (6) Marquette
Field of 32: Tie: (5)A&M over (4)Purdue
Sweet 16: (5) A&M over (1) Duke
Elite 8: (2) KSU over (1) Syracuse

My Final Four: KU, KSU, Kentucky, Villanova

KU over KSU for the fourth time this year.
Kentucky over Villanova

KU over Kentucky

Where are the Ballsy picks? Marquette could easily have been a 9-10 seed, they are a 1 1/2 point fav, it's a virtual toss up game, and Purdue lost their best player, they could go home in day 1.


My ballsy pick would be Wofford, which isn't really ballsy, they can play some bball, and wisky going 1 and done wouldn't be a shocker.

Adelpiero wrote:My ballsy pick would be Wofford, which isn't really ballsy, they can play some bball, and wisky going 1 and done wouldn't be a shocker.

Our football game with them last fall was a wakeup call. Go fuck yourself.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Louisville over Duke in the second round.

I have that one as well.

#3 seed Baylor goes one and done.

MSU goes to the Sweet 16.

Cornell over Temple

Great thread.

Louisville to FF over Richmond.
Wofford over Wisky
Siena in S16, beating UT ST to get there.
Richmond over Villanova in second round.
SD ST over Tennessee
WV FF appearance
OH ST over KS

OH ST/WV final

OH ST - 185

S16--
KU
MD
G'town
OH ST
SYR
Butler
Pitt
KSU

UK
Temple
Marq
WV
LOU
Siena
ND
Richmond

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Nowhere near as ballsy for me.

Siena over Purdue in the first round (not really ballsy, considering the injuries Purdue has sustained).
Utah State over Texas A&M in the first round (my 12-over-5 pick)

Ballsiest pick of all, for me . . .

Louisville over Duke in the second round.

I've got your team in the Elite Eight.

Butler in the Final Four

Degenerate wrote: Murray State over Vanderbilt

{pats self on the back Barry Horowitz-style}

Degenerate wrote:{pats self on the back Barry Horowitz-style}

Nice work, Degenerate. You were wearing the leather vest with the embroidered hand on the back when you made that pick. :wink:

Degenerate wrote:

Degenerate wrote: Murray State over Vanderbilt

{pats self on the back Barry Horowitz-style}

I had them also, bro...

The thing the killed me in Day 1 were the Big East flops. I had Georgetown, Notre Dame and Marquette all getting out of this opening weekend. If you're going to lose games in the first round, have it involve teams you had only going to the second round and then bowing out. I'm already out two teams in the Elite 8. I had Ohio State originally beating G'town in the Sweet 16 but changed my mind. The bottom half of that Midwest bracket is now the Buckeyes' to lose.

War Wagon wrote:Cornell over Temple

<--- knows his shit

Chiming in way late here, and WAAAAAY drunk too. Took the day off work, have the wife and kids out of the house and doing nothing but dirnking and wathcing hoops all day and night. Anyfuck, here is what I picked:

Muuray St to the Sweet 16, so yeah I had them over Vandy
Wisconsin to the FF, sweated their game today and I'm nervous as hell about the pick but had a feeling
Xavier to the E8

That's really it for "ballsy". I do have Duke in the title game which some may think of as ballsy but since they're a 1 seed I can't quite go that far. I had ODU as well but an 11/6 isn't that much of a reach.

Shine wrote:Chiming in way late here, and WAAAAAY drunk too. Took the day off work, have the wife and kids out of the house and doing nothing but dirnking and wathcing hoops all day and night. Anyfuck, here is what I picked:

RACK 1... The bar crew is having fun with me. The girl I have been seeing is concerned if I will be any good for her after I get off since we have been a lot more aggressive with the drinking than yesterday.

Muuray St to the Sweet 16, so yeah I had them over Vandy

RACK 2

Wisconsin to the FF, sweated their game today and I'm nervous as hell about the pick but had a feeling
Xavier to the E8

Subtract one rack... Fuck Wisky. Pittsburgh will handle Xavier.

That's really it for "ballsy". I do have Duke in the title game which some may think of as ballsy but since they're a 1 seed I can't quite go that far. I had ODU as well but an 11/6 isn't that much of a reach.

Murray State is my only really ballsy pick left.

You only get one official RACK from me here.

Pitt always chokes in the tournery, why should this year be any different?

VEEEERRRRY nervous about Wisconsin but something tells me if they can get to the 16 their sytle will drive Cousins and crew nuts. Taking a coach and system over talent and knuckleheadedness.

War Wagon wrote:Cornell over Temple

I had that and I didn't think it was a ballsy pick. Cornell is solid.

Shoalzie wrote:Butler in the Final Four

*BUMP*

Nice call, Shoalz.