~~~Off-i-cal~~~ March Madness 2019

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,621
    eeriepadave said:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    eeriepadave said:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    ehbacon said:
    Okay I'm sorry but I need to brag about my bracket real quick. Currently I'm ranked 11,870 out of the 17.2 million brackets submitted to ESPN, so better than 99.93% of brackets. I had 14/16 sweet sixteen teams, 7/8 elite eight teams, and still have all four final four teams in. I'll probably never have this good of a bracket again, so I'm just going to enjoy it while it lasts. Here's the bracket if anyone is curious:

    I have Duke vs. Texas Tech and Virginia vs. Kentucky in the final four, and Virginia beating Duke in the championship game. only game I missed from the sweet sixteen was Purdue over Tennessee and that went to overtime. 

    NICE JOB!!

    That is one hell of a Bracket there!!!

    i'm in the 94% in one of my brackets. Think i'm ranked like 1 million though. If Mich. St. beats Virginia in the finals i should be higher.

    SWEET!

    I have 1 bracket left with Michigan State winning it all.

    98% tile and ranked 379k now
    Well so much for that happening. Surprised Texas Tech knocked out Mich. St.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Poor closeout fouling the Virginia shooter at the end of the game.

    Missed double dribble right before that though which likely would have ended the game for all intents and purposes.

    Auburn. Sheesh.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,855
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Poor closeout fouling the Virginia shooter at the end of the game.

    Missed double dribble right before that though which likely would have ended the game for all intents and purposes.

    Auburn. Sheesh.
    10 point lead blown in the last 2 minutes?

    Dude on Virginia was stone cold shooting those free throws.  Coach tried to ice him by calling a timeout but it didn't help.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,325
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    As a UVa alum who suffered greatly last year, yesterday was pretty awesome.  Most of my fellow UVa fans were just hoping for a trip to the Final Four.  It will be nice to wear UVa t-shirts in public again.  

    This was posted on Twitter:


  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,617
    here’s a final no one but alums could care about.

    are there NBA games tonight?
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,193
    Wobbie said:
    here’s a final no one but alums could care about.

    are there NBA games tonight?
    no
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,391
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,057
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,233
    Live in Charlottesville, can't stand UVA.  When they lost last year it was the funniest thing I've witnessed in sports, and that comedy will be erased forever if UVA wins tonight.  Come the fuck on, Red Raiders!
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,028
    pjhawks said:
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
    Time to hedge if that's the case.
    Put down like $130,000 to win 100K on UVA on the money line (like he has that much cash lying around) and then collect either 99K or 170K.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Poncier said:
    pjhawks said:
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
    Time to hedge if that's the case.
    Put down like $130,000 to win 100K on UVA on the money line (like he has that much cash lying around) and then collect either 99K or 170K.
    Good call!
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,617
    Poncier said:
    pjhawks said:
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
    Time to hedge if that's the case.
    Put down like $130,000 to win 100K on UVA on the money line (like he has that much cash lying around) and then collect either 99K or 170K.
    you sound like some type of degenerate gambler.

    P.S. drove by the "singles" apartment building this weekend and thought of you....
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,617
    good game.....was actually rooting for TT...before replay, the ball batted away from the italian dude on TT NEVER would have been overturned.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,187
    Game was a turd 1st 5 minutes, think it was 4-2

    can't believe it turned into a classic.... UVA surviving last 3 games, wild stuff 
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Vitalogensia said:
    Live in Charlottesville, can't stand UVA.  When they lost last year it was the funniest thing I've witnessed in sports, and that comedy will be erased forever if UVA wins tonight.  Come the fuck on, Red Raiders!
    UVA could win every title, but they will always be the #1 team that lost to a 16 seed. May never happen again. Will never be forgotten.  all it does is take the sting off a little. 
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,391
    pjhawks said:
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
    Well, he probably died of a heart attack before knowing he lost the bet.  Gotta look at things with the glass is half full perspective. 
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,391
    edited April 2019
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    Live in Charlottesville, can't stand UVA.  When they lost last year it was the funniest thing I've witnessed in sports, and that comedy will be erased forever if UVA wins tonight.  Come the fuck on, Red Raiders!
    UVA could win every title, but they will always be the #1 team that lost to a 16 seed. May never happen again. Will never be forgotten.  all it does is take the sting off a little. 
    This is the best redemption you could ask for since Lloyd traded the Shag’n Wagon. 
    Post edited by Jason P on
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,028
    Wobbie said:
    Poncier said:
    pjhawks said:
    Jason P said:
    Some guy made a bet that Tech would win the whole thing at the beginning of the season for $1200 that would net $300K. He sold the ticket for $60K before the final 4. Most likely he is a huge Tech fan (or a degenerate gambler ... but a degenerate would have probably kept the bet). 
    last i saw is he tried to sell it for $60k but got no takers so still has the ticket. 
    Time to hedge if that's the case.
    Put down like $130,000 to win 100K on UVA on the money line (like he has that much cash lying around) and then collect either 99K or 170K.
    you sound like some type of degenerate gambler.

    P.S. drove by the "singles" apartment building this weekend and thought of you....
    Reformed degenerate gambler. 
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    Live in Charlottesville, can't stand UVA.  When they lost last year it was the funniest thing I've witnessed in sports, and that comedy will be erased forever if UVA wins tonight.  Come the fuck on, Red Raiders!
    UVA could win every title, but they will always be the #1 team that lost to a 16 seed. May never happen again. Will never be forgotten.  all it does is take the sting off a little. 

    If offered the combination of the two or neither... I'd take the combination of the two in a flash. One wouldn't have happened without the other (fate and destiny are what they are).

    That being said: what a horseshit tripping call and I did not 'conclusively' see the ball of the pinky finger. Virginia is a worthy champion, but it's fair to say they had some help.
    "My brain's a good brain!"

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