“Oh me, oh
my!!” For those Clippers’ fans out there, thanks
for recognizing the Ralph Lawler reference.
For the other 196 of you, let’s just say it wasn’t a prudent idea to be
wearing a jersey of a higher seed in Round 2.
There was more carnage on the basketball court today than there was in
Ayman al-Zawahiri’s army!! If you’re 0
for 2 in following along with me, then you’re probably one of the leaders in
the 12th Annual Mayhem of Madness pool.
All flocks of life are attracted to the NCAA tournament due to its
unpredictability. Is the college
basketball tourney that much more of a mystery than the playoffs of other
sports? Of course not. If those other sports had one
game elimination during the playoffs, it would come out just as whacky. I know, I know, doesn’t football have one game eliminations?
Yes, but put those games at neutral fields and crazier results would
ensue. That’s the beauty of the Madness
pool: ANYONE has a shot of claiming
victory (ok, maybe not you *FUNDON*).
Let’s take a look at some numbers so
far: after 2 rounds, only 10 people out
of 196 can capture all 4 of the Final 4.
If this was after 3 rounds, it might be understandable. After 2 rounds to have 186 people have at
least one of their Final 4 eliminated, it’s down right hilarious. Only 44% of the entries have their champion
still alive. Not only are 56% of the
entries already wrong in who’s going to win this darn thing, their *champions*
couldn’t even win 2 measly games!! 7 of
the Top 16 seeds have crumbled faster than the Vet in
Turning to the contest: Jim Calhoun led everyone in Round 1 with 30
out of 32 correct (including his own team!!).
Greg Henderson 2 (is that a clone?) captured 29 victories and Toby Veach
was right there with 28. Toby continued
that success as he was one of 11 people to manage 11 out of 16 in Round 2.
This pool is FAR from over as 22 out of the current Top 25 have a team
that’s already lost playing in the championship game. Plenty of opportunities for
someone to go to the whip and pass the field.
Thanks
also to all the pool *runners* who get this thing out to so many. Don’t forget to *refresh* the standings after
ever game to see the latest results!
Best of luck to ya and don’t go mad from the Madness!!!