It's all over for yours truly. Michigan State, U Conn, Villanova and North Carolina will continue, but not I. None of my Final Four picks have made it. As Jim Rome says almost every day at show's end, I am out.
The "final" numbers:
Rich Pawlak's MasterBlast
PTS 740
PCT(%) 43.18%
RNK 2630851
PPR 0
And good luck to the 2,630,850 folks ahead of me (including The Pres, 3 percentage points and 169,005 slots ahead of me). It was a blast. I need a beer.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Bracketology, Pt. 2
Now we're sinking like a stone. And ironically doing better.
So far, with just the North Carolina-Oklahoma game winner to be determined (NC is ahead at the half, 32-23), all of my Final Four picks have gone down to defeat; no Memphis, no Pittsburgh, and sweet Jesus, no Louisville! And of course I picked THEM to win it all. Living in the Philadelphia area, I'm happy for Villanova, but I only now wish I'd picked them!
In the twist of irony that assures me that many many others have far far worse brackets than mine, my ranking and winning percentage on ESPN.com bracket contest has actually improved dramatically:
Rich Pawlak's MasterBlast
PTS 740
PCT(%) 63.41%
RNK 1694254
PPR 80
Prior to last night's games, I had been in the middle of the pack (with over 5.5 MILLION people playing's ESPN.com's bracket contest, with a winning percentage below 50%. Go figger. President Obama is doing even worse, nearly in 3 millionth place in the pack, with a 35.5% winning percentage. We had virtually the same Final Four picks, save one, and that is the very winner of the remaining game. He picked Carolina for the final slot, and to win it all. I've picked Oklahoma. Fingers crossed. OU is down by 12 as I write this.
So far, with just the North Carolina-Oklahoma game winner to be determined (NC is ahead at the half, 32-23), all of my Final Four picks have gone down to defeat; no Memphis, no Pittsburgh, and sweet Jesus, no Louisville! And of course I picked THEM to win it all. Living in the Philadelphia area, I'm happy for Villanova, but I only now wish I'd picked them!
In the twist of irony that assures me that many many others have far far worse brackets than mine, my ranking and winning percentage on ESPN.com bracket contest has actually improved dramatically:
Rich Pawlak's MasterBlast
PTS 740
PCT(%) 63.41%
RNK 1694254
PPR 80
Prior to last night's games, I had been in the middle of the pack (with over 5.5 MILLION people playing's ESPN.com's bracket contest, with a winning percentage below 50%. Go figger. President Obama is doing even worse, nearly in 3 millionth place in the pack, with a 35.5% winning percentage. We had virtually the same Final Four picks, save one, and that is the very winner of the remaining game. He picked Carolina for the final slot, and to win it all. I've picked Oklahoma. Fingers crossed. OU is down by 12 as I write this.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
BRACKETOLOGY, Part 1
Down in flames.
I was quite optimistic after Thursday night's end of play, because at that time, I was PERFECT.
It only took three more days of tournament play to shatter that bubble of confidence. By end of play tonight, I'm below the middle of the pack:
Rich Pawlak's MasterBlast
PTS 460
PCT(%) 43.69%
RNK 2607257
PPR 1240
And yes, that third column, is RANK, and my ranking on ESPN's Bracket Challenge, one of seven brackets I'm playing, has me at 2,607,257, which 439,967 slots behind President Obama. Over 5 MILLION people are playing on the ESPN website. Unbelievable.
I was quite optimistic after Thursday night's end of play, because at that time, I was PERFECT.
It only took three more days of tournament play to shatter that bubble of confidence. By end of play tonight, I'm below the middle of the pack:
Rich Pawlak's MasterBlast
PTS 460
PCT(%) 43.69%
RNK 2607257
PPR 1240
And yes, that third column, is RANK, and my ranking on ESPN's Bracket Challenge, one of seven brackets I'm playing, has me at 2,607,257, which 439,967 slots behind President Obama. Over 5 MILLION people are playing on the ESPN website. Unbelievable.
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