Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Bonus point update: Women's final four set
North Carolina
No Love for Starbury
Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin
Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend
DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew
DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach
Mean Gene
Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil
Captain Caveman
Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra
LSU
Purple Alligator Posse
Big O
Swamp Donkeys
H.H. Holmes and friends
D Romeo
Darkwing
Petunia Pickle Pants
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
NIT time -- who gets the bonus?
Louisville
Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend
DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach
Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night
Sapientior
Daddy O
South Carolina
Vincent Young owes me $500
Big O
Darkwing
Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil
Zebra
Monday, March 27, 2006
King's Things: News & Views from the tournament
Indianapolis, Indiana, hello... No Love for Starbury has this pretty much wrapped up. Even if Vincent Young owes me $500 got the LSU win and all three bonus-point picks correctly, he would still lose by two. It would be his second tough loss in a row after also losing the football pool by the slimmest of margins when Texas somehow beat USC... The loud cursing you may have heard Monday morning was Broyles picking up the paper and reading Mike Anderson took the job at Missouri... Who doesn’t love yarn?... My Craziest Pick of the Tournament award goes to Smitty and Hoppy for taking Florida A&T in the NIT... Call me crazy, gang, but I am taking Triple H to win at Wrestlemania... Better late than never: Well, Kensucky, you did it again... Can anyone tell me what is the deal with that Hollister store in the mall?... The top three entrants in the standings had one thing in common – they all had LSU and UCLA in the Final Four... It should not smell like IHOP up in church... Is Auburn still playing hoops these days?... I liked NOW 21 better the first time when it was called turning on the radio... They put Kevin Harlon and John Thompson on the radio and Packer and Nantz on television???... My annual prediction for Razorback football: Wally will mention the words “Malzahn” and “fellowship” in the first column excusing the performance of the high school offense... Discount Records was a better way to get music to the people... Those black Irish jerseys Notre Dame wore in the NIT had House of Pain written all over them... I still say they canceled “Friends” before it was given a chance... Before there was Young Jeezy, there was old Weezie... In my day reality television meant kick the balloon on the Bozo show... Iowa in the title game? nWo Doug’s Book of Haiku must have filled out his bracket in low lighting and thought it was the NIT championship... “Bravo” is what the fans say when Wayne Messmer sings the national anthem... Kobe sucks. Just wanted to throw that out there... There are scams and then there is the hardback/paperback angle of the book industry... The Colonial Athletic Association? It’s not even a sports conference... There’s AI’s crossover, then there’s Jessie Johnson’s Cross Over... I still say Tiger Woods is the flavor of the month... Stay tuned for Open Phone America.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Final Four standings
163 - No Love for Starbury (2, UConn/UCLA)
131 - Vincent Young owes me $500 (2, UConn/LSU)
128 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin (2, UConn/UCLA)
120 - Purple Alligator Posse (1, Texas/UConn)
120 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend (1, UConn/Duke)
119 - Big O (0, Texas/UConn)
118 - Swamp Donkeys (0, Duke/Villanova)
114 - DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew (0, Villanova/Duke)
113 - Wild on Maumelle (0, Duke/Villanova)
112 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach (2, UConn/Duke)
111 - Mean Gene (1, UConn/Duke)
111 - Mya Flunt (1, UConn/Duke)
110 - H.H. Holmes and friends (1, Kansas/Florida)
109 - D Romeo (1, UConn/Duke)
106 - Darkwing (1, UConn/Texas)
106 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night (1, Duke/UConn)
106 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries (1, Duke/North Carolina)
105 - Petunia Pickle Pants (0, UConn/Duke)
105 - Sapientior (0, Villanova/Gonzaga)
104 - Daddy O (1, Villanova/UCLA)
103 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young (0, Duke/UConn)
103 - Stella by Starlight (1, Gonzaga/UConn)
100 - ATMP (0, UConn*/Villanova)
99 - V for Vratsinas (1, UConn/UCLA)
99 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil (1, Duke/Boston College)
92 - Eugene's Nash (1, Florida/Duke)
91 - Smitty and Hoppy (0, Duke/UConn)
89 - The Teacher (0, UConn/Duke)
88 - Zebra (1, Gonzaga/UConn)
86 - Bird (0, Boston College/Texas)
86 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku (0, Villanova/Iowa)
82 - Captain Caveman (1, UConn/Duke)
82 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra (1, Florida/Duke)
81 - The "O.C." Factor (1, Duke/Illinois)
80 - Rock Chalk (0, Duke/UConn)
77 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team (0, UConn/Duke)
* ATMP's UConn pick was written in on the wrong side of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's semi-confusing bracket and wouldn't have counted.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Standings update through Saturday's games
167 - No Love for Starbury (4)
135 - Vincent Young owes me $500 (4)
132 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin (3)
124 - Purple Alligator Posse (2)
124 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend (3)
123 - Big O (2)
122 - Swamp Donkeys (1)
118 - DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew (2)
117 - Wild on Maumelle (1)
115 - Mean Gene (3)
110 - Darkwing (2)
110 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night (1)
110 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries (1)
109 - Petunia Pickle Pants (2)
109 - Sapientior (1)
108 - Daddy O (3)
108 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach (3)
107 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young (1)
107 - Mya Flunt (2)
106 - H.H. Holmes and friends (1)
104 - ATMP (2)
103 - V for Vratsinas (2)
103 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil (1)
102 - D Romeo (2)
99 - Stella by Starlight (2)
95 - Smitty and Hoppy (2)
93 - The Teacher (1)
92 - Zebra (2)
90 - Bird (1)
90 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku (2)
86 - Captain Caveman (1)
85 - Eugene's Nash (1)
85 - The "O.C." Factor (1)
84 - Rock Chalk (1)
81 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team (1)
75 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra (1)
Standings update through Friday's games
148 - No Love for Starbury (4)
123 - Big O (3)
122 - Swamp Donkeys (2)
119 - Vincent Young owes me $500 (4)
118 - DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew (2)
117 - Wild on Maumelle (1)
116 - Purple Alligator Posse (3)
113 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin (3)
113 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend (3)
109 - Petunia Pickle Pants (3)
109 - Sapientior (1)
107 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young (1)
107 - Mya Flunt (2)
106 - H.H. Holmes and friends (2)
104 - Mean Gene (3)
104 - ATMP (3)
102 - Darkwing (3)
102 - D Romeo (2)
99 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night (2)
99 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries (1)
99 - Stella by Starlight (2)
97 - Daddy O (3)
97 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach (3)
95 - V for Vratsinas (2)
95 - Smitty and Hoppy (2)
93 - The Teacher (1)
92 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil (2)
90 - Bird (2)
90 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku (3)
85 - Eugene's Nash (1)
84 - Zebra (2)
84 - Rock Chalk (1)
81 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team (1)
78 - Captain Caveman (2)
77 - The "O.C." Factor (1)
75 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra (2)
Friday, March 24, 2006
Standings update through Thursday's games
130 - No Love for Starbury (4)
107 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin (3)
106 - DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew (2)
105 - Wild on Maumelle (1)
105 - Big O (3)
104 - Swamp Donkeys (2)
104 - Purple Alligator Posse (4)
101 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend (3)
101 - Vincent Young owes me $500 (4)
97 - Petunia Pickle Pants (3)
96 - Darkwing (3)
95 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young (2)
95 - Mya Flunt (2)
93 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night (2)
93 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries (2)
92 - Mean Gene (3)
91 - Sapientior (1)
89 - V for Vratsinas (3)
88 - H.H. Holmes and friends (2)
87 - The Teacher (2)
87 - Stella by Starlight (2)
86 - ATMP (3)
86 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil (3)
85 - Daddy O (3)
84 - Bird (3)
81 - D Romeo (2)
79 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach (3)
78 - Zebra (3)
77 - Smitty and Hoppy (2)
77 - The "O.C." Factor (1)
75 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team (2)
72 - Rock Chalk (1)
72 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku (3)
72 - Captain Caveman (3)
70 - Eugene's Nash (1)
60 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra (3)
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
King's Things: News & Views from the first weekend
Eric B. make ‘em clap to this... No Love for Starbury has turned in the bracket of the tournament so far. Not only does he still have all Final Four teams left, but he’s picked several upsets along the way, including having Wichita State advance this far as a moneyball team... I liked “The Matrix” better the first time when it was called “Tron”... Don’t look now but DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew is in second place after his bracket finally arrived in the mail Monday all the way from Massachusetts... Do you guys like Taco Bell?... Mya Flunt gets the award for best upset picks. No one else correctly picked a George Mason vs. Wichita State match-up, and he has George Mason as a moneyball team... Iowa in the Final Four? Sapientior and V for Vratsinas must be drinking from the same bottle... Note for next year that some of you already know: the Wall Street Journal has one of the best selection Monday tournament sections... If you are one of the five entrants who picked Georgetown in the Sweet Sixteen, salud... There has never been a better tribute to Sanford & Son than that of the human LinnDrum Ready Rock C... With 36 total entries, the winner of this is going to get $180 in addition to the Escobar Cup and subscription to Slam... Yes, Adam Morrison of Gonzaga pulls down the points and rebounds, but the stat they don’t give you is his mustache’s assist with the ladies... At what point did Mike Nail and Rick Schaeffer turn into Schiavone and Tenay... Boogaloo Watts offers this commentary on why he did not enter the tournament this year: “In past competitions, I would seek the advice of basketball mavens, but few in Texas give a rat’s a$$ about basketball, so advice is not readily available. However, in these days of American decline in basketball and baseball, your forum reminds me Uncle Sam will always dominate professional wrestling. In that sense, the terrorists have not and cannot win.”... Has there ever been a player better suited for the 40 Minutes of Hell style than UAB’s Squeaky Johnson?... The women’s tournament needs a play-in game, too? Come on, man... If you could time travel Gerry McNamara of Syracuse back to the Bird-era Celtics, he and Jerry Schisting would be the ultimate backcourt... Wayne Larivee doing the Big Ten tournament has been the nicest surprise of March Madness. Ring it up!... Special thanks to The Teacher for his generous donation to the Dr. Judo Organizing Committee... More news coming next week.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen standings
103 - No Love for Starbury (4)
97 - DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew (3)
96 - Wild on Maumelle (2)
92 - Swamp Donkeys (3)
89 - Purple Alligator Posse (4)
89 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young (3)
87 - Big O (4)
86 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend (4)
86 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin (3)
86 - Mya Flunt (4)
85 - Sapientior (2)
83 - Vincent Young owes me $500 (4)
82 - Petunia Pickle Pants (4)
81 - The Teacher (3)
81 - Stella by Starlight (3)
81 - Darkwing (3)
80 - ATMP (4)
78 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night (3)
77 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil (4)
77 - V for Vratsinas (3)
77 - Mean Gene (4)
76 - H.H. Holmes and friends (2)
76 - Daddy O (4)
75 - D Romeo (3)
75 - Bird (4)
75 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team (3)
72 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries (3)
72 - Rock Chalk (2)
71 - Smitty and Hoppy (3)
70 - Eugene's Nash (3)
70 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach (4)
66 - Zebra (4)
66 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku (3)
66 - Captain Caveman (4)
59 - The "O.C." Factor (2)
54 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra (4)
Saturday, March 18, 2006
NCAA tournament first-round standings update
Note: Standings may not be complete because all entries may not be in. For instance, I know there is one sent on time from Massachusetts that hasn't arrived in the mail as yet.
57 - Wild on Maumelle
57 - No Love for Starbury
54 - The Teacher
53 - Swamp Donkeys
51 - Petunia Pickle Pants
51 - Eugene's Nash
50 - Purple Alligator Posse
50 - Vincent (I got your Heisman trophies) Young
49 - Big O
48 - D Romeo
48 - H.H. Holmes and friends
47 - Chief Thunderbottom, the Panderer's Friend
46 - Sapientior
46 - Ain't nuthin' more evil, than a damn Boll Weevil
46 - Stella by Starlight
45 - V for Vratsinas
44 - Bird
44 - Revival with Pastor Dick Rubin
43 - DVH for Arkansas Head Football Coach
43 - Vincent Young owes me $500
43 - Zebra
41 - Daddy O
41 - Father Bronco's Cowboy Priest Ministries
41 - Captain Caveman
41 - ATMP
40 - Rock Chalk
40 - Mya Flunt
40 - The Yuen Wo-Ping Fight Team
39 - Karl Pilkington's Knob at Night
39 - The "O.C" Factor
38 - Darkwing
38 - Mene Gene
35 - Haji and Mr. Reeves Sidewalk Cafe presents Vinegar Bend Mizell with the Doobie Sullivan Orchestra
34 - nWo Doug's Book of Haiku
32 - Smitty and Hoppy
Friday, March 17, 2006
Friday thread: I think I'm already out
As always, post away your trash talk by clicking "Comments" below.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Thursday thread: Talk your trash and check scores
Did you just score a big upset? Has your championship pick already been knocked out? Click the comment link at the bottom of this post and talk your trash or vent some frustration.
The best place for Thursday's schedule and updated scores as games are in progress is right here at the CBS Sportsline NCAA Scoreboard. First tip is at 11:20 a.m. with Seton Hall and Wichita State from Greensboro, N.C., site of many great Ric Flair matches. Let the games begin.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Who's in the NIT? Here's your answer
2006 NIT presented by Pitino
Another look at the rules
Fill out your NCAA bracket, put it in an envelope with $5, and mail it to the previously provided address. All entries must be mailed no later than Wednesday.
You also have the option of e-mailing or faxing your bracket and paying through PayPal. Just let me know, and I'll send you an invoice to pay online.
The basic scoring system is one point for the play-in game (if you mail your bracket by Tuesday), two points for first-round games, four for second-round, six for third-round, and you don't stop. The 8 vs. 9 games in the first round are worth three points each.
Each entrant should select three teams -- one from among the 2-4 seeds, one from the 5-7 seeds, and one from the 10-12 seeds -- as your designated moneyball teams. Each of these teams will be worth three points extra for each win.
There is a plus/minus system for upsets with more than a five-seed difference. For instance, if a seventh seed beats a second seed, you get half the point value of the game added as a bonus to the points you were already getting for the win. But if you picked the second seed that loses, you get half the value of the game subtracted. If this seems too complicated, don¹t worry about, just pick the teams.
For bonus points (worth six points each), include with your entry your pick for the winner of the NIT and the NCAA women¹s tournament champion. For eight bonus points, pick the NBA team with the best record from March 16-April 2.
Summing up:
Fill it out an NCAA tournament bracket with your picks.
Write down your three moneyball teams.
Add your pick for the NCAA women's winner, NIT winner, and NBA team with best record.
Write down your real name and a fake name or organization for standings updates.
Put this in an envelope with $5, or e-mail or fax your bracket and ask for a PayPal invoice. (Fax number given on request.)
Friends, co-workers, and family members can also enter. One entry per person.
Doug's haiku
Gentle Ben, Part 26
By Doug V.
Start the basketball tournament off with a haiku
Rainwater and Schaeffer need to get fired
Gentle Ben is a loser
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Sports Illustrated columnist on Billy Packer
Then there's Packer. This columnist from Sports Illustrated wrote a great column on Packer. Take a look at a few excerpts:
It's easy to be critical of Packer's commentary, but it's impossible to slam him for being biased or partial. He hates everything and every team with seemingly genuine equality. Despite living every fan's dream, being paid to watch the best basketball games in the country from a front-row seat, Packer last praised a play in 1965. Since then, it's been nothing but "questionable decisions" and "shaky coaching."
Nothing seems too ridiculous to be a target of his rants. Packer could rip the Globetrotters for their lack of fundamentals. You can almost hear him say, "Now I'm all for dunking off a ladder and a trampoline, but you have to put it down with two hands. James Naismith must be rolling in his grave. And that bucket of confetti? This is a travesty!"
It would be interesting to see if Packer openly takes these kinds of shots at everyone. Does he take waitresses aside and tell them they'll never be great if they don't learn how to move without the order? When a mechanic messes up an oil change, does he console the young man and tell him it's not his fault he received subpar coaching at JiffyLube? Hopefully his wife has just given up on trying to cook a dinner that doesn't receive one of Packer's famous, "I just don't see how what she was thinking here. Mashed potatoes AND rice? Let's go back to the drawing board with these starches." No one would be surprised if Packer had been banished to eating at Denny's every night for the last 20 years, where the wait staff has become accustomed to him yelling, "You call this coffee?! This will NOT WORK as coffee!"
Get ready for your fill of the crabby CBS broadcaster
Monday, March 06, 2006
Dr. Judo strategy session: NBA bonus pick
Disclaimer: Dr. Judo is in no way liable for monetary loss resulting from this strategy.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
The Hall of Fame: All-time great tournament names from past years
Captain Groovy and the Super Coach All Stars
Catfishin' w/ Willie Ames
DJ Jazzy Josh and the Get Fresh Brew
Funky Four Swedes +1
Harry Potter and the Bracket on Fire
Hoxie's Most Wanted
Sir Victor Buttcrust and the Jurassic Six
Weezie Powers
Guy Incognito
Dickel of N'CAAnc
Frank Marvelous, ladies man
Ike presents Cochise
Gat Johnson's Fried Chicken and Female Revue
Father Bronco, Cowboy Priest
O.J. Defense Team featuring Bobby Bowden
Booty D for Attorney G
Lucky Leroy and Slick Skillet of the Escobar Foundation
Get Brett Weir
Revival with Pastor Dick Reuben
I'm Not Eanes
Trigger Happy Jack AKA "Dipes"
Against Aubrey Union (AAU)
The Major League Rainmaker featuring Vincent
Magic Mona's Mighty Mighty Pisces
Seve Chang's Political Roundtable
The Dirk and Nash Show
Lt. Punchee of the Danger Bros.
Cap'n Sergio of the USS All Aboard
El Sobrecito
Flapjacks Johansson
Boogaloo Watts
Mother Jefferson
Introducing Nits Teague
At Home With My Hawkeyes
Saturday, March 04, 2006
List of past NCAA tournament winners
Dr. Judo's Hall of Winners
2005 - Kate Dishongh
2004 - Joe Chu
2003 - Mike Beranek
2002 - Lee Davis
2001 - Trey Davis/Lee Davis (tie)
2000 - No pool for YK2
1999 - Dallas Dodson
1998 - John Lindsey
1997 - Trip Miller
1996 - Mr. Steve Wells
1995 - Luis Rivero
1994 - Eric Sims
1993 - John Moran
1992 - Miguel Rivero
1991 - Shelli Curtis & Amy Wells
1990 - Aubrey Jones
1989 - Luis Rivero
1988 - David Lawson