Yeah. I think I am only one of like four out of 50 that picked Arizona in my pool, and none of them picked Iowa State in the Final Four. I am sitting pretty well right now, but obviously Duke's loss hurts more and more as the points increase round after round.gut;1594584 wrote:That's the tough part. I usually stay away from picking too many of the popular favorites if I can to create some margin of error. Nothing worse than being basically eliminated after the first weekend.
You got lucky not many picked ARI, especially with an easier region than others.
Quoting for emphasis.Big_Mirg_ZHS;1594660 wrote:This gonzaga game is horribly officiated
I've been embarrassed by all refereeing today.SportsAndLady;1594672 wrote:lol @ Oklahoma St
These refs are fucking them though
Yeah, my pool multiplies the round pts by the seed, so all else equal an 8 seed is worth 8x the points as a #1. Didn't like/understand it at first, but now I love it. Still hard to do well without picking most of the top finishers, but getting on to a couple of mini-cinderellas can make-up for some bad picks.reclegend22;1594666 wrote:Yeah. I think I am only one of like four out of 50 that picked Arizona in my pool, and none of them picked Iowa State in the Final Four. I am sitting pretty well right now, but obviously Duke's loss hurts more and more as the points increase round after round.
Florida, Iowa State and Arizona cannot lose.
That actually sounds like a fun pool to play in. Every year I encourage my buddy (who runs it) to at least award a bonus point for each lower seed picked correctly, as that type of system works to reward actual knowledge (or at least creativity). That injects some more fun into the bracket contest IMO and also helps keep chalk pickers from having as likely a chance to stay around.gut;1594679 wrote:Yeah, my pool multiplies the round pts by the seed, so all else equal an 8 seed is worth 8x the points as a #1. Didn't like/understand it at first, but now I love it. Still hard to do well without picking most of the top finishers, but getting on to a couple of mini-cinderellas can make-up for some bad picks.
What I like about it is it makes you think a lot more strategically about picking lower seeds, especially if it's kind of a toss-up or there's low risk because a powerhouse awaits in R2 (but still not worth enough to go crazy). You end-up with a vested interest in more underdogs, which is the great thing about watching the tourney.
As an example, that's why I picked OSU despite thinking about Dayton. Saw it as an opportunity to potentially pick-up a bunch of points others wouldn't have, and Kansas/Syracuse didn't give me a lot of confidence in picking either into the Elite 8 (no real upside, not to mention potential upsets loomed for them also).
I found this amusing as well.dlazz;1594684 wrote:I like the announcer that keeps apologizing for calling the Polish guy a polack
He probably had no idea it was a derogatory term and as it was coming out of his mouth he realized it.Big_Mirg_ZHS;1594708 wrote:I found this amusing as well.