March 8, 20232 yr Author 14 hours ago, joeycovers said: @TXSooner518you doing this again? Yep! Will be getting it off the ground in the next day or two.
March 11, 20232 yr Author OK, we are back in on this, looking forward to having a more efficient spreadsheet haha. You select one team on every seed line (so a 1 seed, a 2 seed, a 3 seed, etc etc). You also pick a wild card team who is NOT in your original selections. So you will select 17 teams. The scoring is 1 point for a win in the 1st round, 3 for a win in the 2nd, 5 for a win in the S16, 7 for a win in the E8, 9 for a win in the F4, and 11 for a natty win PLUS the team's seed is added to each win. So you get 2 points if your 1 seed wins in the first round, and 15 if your 14 seed does. The First Four play-in games don't count, so for example if Pitt vs Arizona State is a 12 seed play-in game, you could pick the winner of Pitt/ASU (either before or after they play, totally fine for one of your picks to be "Pitt/ASU", but can't pick one of those teams and earn points for the play-in win. $25/entry, must pay and make selections by tipoff Thursday. I will share the Google Sheet with everyone by end of day Thurs and will post my own picks in the thread before tipoff so everyone knows I didn't just wait for the best picks. We had 14 entries last year, hoping we can fly by that this year. PM me to make picks and get payment details. LFG! Edited March 11, 20232 yr by TXSooner518
March 16, 20232 yr Author 22 entries in seed contest officially. $550 prize pool, payouts $275, $165, $110. Google sheet posted today. GL all! My picks are:Bama, TX, Zaga, UConn, Duke, Tucky, Aggy, Memphis, Auburn, Utah St, Arizona St, Drake, Furman, UCSB, Vermont, Howard, SDState
March 16, 20232 yr Author Times each team was selected: Alabama -12 Houston - 8 Purdue - 4 Kansas - 4 Arizona - 2 Marquette - 2 Texas - 16 UCLA - 6 Gonzaga - 14 Baylor - 6 Kansas State - 3 Xavier - 0 Tennessee - 2 Virginia - 2 Indiana - 4 UConn - 16 Duke - 16 Saint Mary's - 4 Miami - 3 San Diego State - 5 Creighton - 10 Iowa State - 3 TCU - 7 Kentucky - 5 Missouri - 3 Texas A&M - 6 Northwestern - 2 Michigan State - 14 Maryland - 1 Iowa - 3 Arkansas - 5 Memphis - 14 W Virginia - 7 Auburn - 8 Illinois - 5 Fla Atlantic - 3 Utah State -11 Penn State - 9 Boise State - 2 USC - 2 Pitt - 6 Arizona State - 1 (me!) NC State - 6 Providence -11 Charleston - 9 Drake - 9 VCU - 2 Oral Roberts - 5 Furman - 9 Kent State - 9 Iona - 5 Louisiana - 1 UCSB - 9 Kennesaw St - 6 Grand Canyon - 2 Montana St - 6 Princeton - 5 Colgate - 2 UNC Asheville - 3 Vermont - 13 Howard - 8 TAMU Corpus - 3 Fair Dick (lol) - 4 N Kentucky - 8
March 16, 20232 yr Haha you two dumbasses that picked Virginia....morons! Oh wait....I am one of them jfc
March 16, 20232 yr Author Here is the link to the Google Sheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18-Fd5PDN1thHmDPWnRpbbNUH3iWxrJtzzw9x6VvZRNU/edit?usp=sharing First sheet is the leaderboard, which I will continue to "sort A to Z" the second column to refresh the standings. Second sheet is everyone's picks. Third sheet is every team with currently updated scoring.
March 17, 20232 yr Author Spreadsheet will update a bit slower today, at Six Flags with the kiddos. GL all!
April 4, 20232 yr Author This has been paid out, with 50% going to Surly posters (Driskill through Derka) and 50% going to people I know (a lifelong friend and my brother). 254 was the winning score. Best possible score was 390, so lots of missed opportunities for everyone. See ya next year!
March 15, 20241 yr Author OK, we are back in on this! You select one team on every seed line (so a 1 seed, a 2 seed, a 3 seed, etc etc). You also pick a wild card team who is NOT in your original selections. So you will select 17 teams. The scoring is 1 point for a win in the 1st round, 3 for a win in the 2nd, 5 for a win in the S16, 7 for a win in the E8, 9 for a win in the F4, and 11 for a natty win PLUS the team's seed is added to each win. So you get 2 points if your 1 seed wins in the first round, and 15 if your 14 seed does. The First Four play-in games don't count, so for example if Pitt vs New Mexico is a 12 seed play-in game, you could pick the winner of Pitt/UNM (either before or after they play, totally fine for one of your picks to be "Pitt/UNM", but can't pick one of those teams and earn points for the play-in win. $25/entry, must pay and make selections by tipoff Thursday. I will share the Google Sheet with everyone by end of day Thurs and will post my own picks in the thread before tipoff so everyone knows I didn't just wait for the best picks. We had 23 entries last year, hoping we can surpass that this year. PM me to make picks and get payment details. LFG!
March 18, 20241 yr Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky Montana State
March 18, 20241 yr Venmo sent 1 - North Carolina 2 - Iowa State 3 - Baylor 4 - Auburn 5 - Gonzaga 6 - BYU 7 - Florida 8 - FAU 9 - aggy 10 - UVA/CSU winner 11 - Oregon 12 - Grand Canyon 13 - Charleston 14 - Morehead State 15 - Long Beach 16 - Montana St / Grambling winner Wild Card: Texas Tech (6 seed)
March 18, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Welshy said: Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky Montana State Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky Montana State WILD CARD: Duke *Screwed up and was thinking 17 rather than wildcard. Change requested, TXSooner518
March 19, 20241 yr 1- Houston2- Iowa State3- Kentucky4- Auburn5- St. Marys6- Clemson7- Florida8- Mississippi State9- Texas A&M10- Nevada11- NC State12- UAB13- Vermont14 - Akron15- Long Beach 16- StetsonWild Card - (11) Oregon
March 19, 20241 yr 1. Houston 2. Arizona 3.Creighton 4.Alabama 5.Wisconsin 6.BYU 7.Fuckin’ Horns 8.Mississippi State 9.TCU 10.Drake 11.NC State 12.McNeese State 13.Samford 14.Colgate 15.Western Kentucky 16.Grambling/Montana State WC - North Carolina
March 19, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, Welshy said: Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky Montana State byu is a 6 seed.
March 19, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, shadow_operative said: byu is a 6 seed. Fuck me. Thanks. Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU St Marys Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky WILD CARD: Duke Change requested. Again. TXSooner518
March 20, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, Welshy said: Fuck me. Thanks. Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn BYU St Marys Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Samford Colgate Western Kentucky WILD CARD: Duke Change requested. Again. TXSooner518 While you're at it, you might want to re-consider that Samford pick. They are a 13 seed.
March 20, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Blotto said: While you're at it, you might want to re-consider that Samford pick. They are a 13 seed. Of course it is. Sorry TXSooner518. Shite got miss-numbered. I blame the english. Should be good now. Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn St Marys Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Colgate Western Kentucky Wagner WILD CARD: Duke Change requested. Again. TXSooner518
March 20, 20241 yr Author Of course it is. Sorry TXSooner518. Shite got miss-numbered. I blame the english. Should be good now. Uconn Arizona Illinois Auburn St Marys Tech Texas FAU TCU Drake New Mexico James Madison Vermont Colgate Western Kentucky Wagner WILD CARD: Duke Change requested. Again. TXSooner518Haha no worries!
March 20, 20241 yr Never played a pickem like this. Sounds interesting. 1. Purdue 2. Iowa State 3. Baylor 4. Auburn 5. San Diego State 6. BYU 7. Florida 8. Nebraska 9. Michigan State 10. Drake 11. New Mexico 12. James Madison 13 Samford 14 Morehead State 15 Western Kentucky 16 Longwood 17 - Wild Card - Wisconsin Where do I venmo?
March 21, 20241 yr Alright ladies, go ahead and send me my money now: 1: UConn 2: Arizona 3: Creighton 4: Auburn 5: Gonzaga 6: BYU 7: Texas (I might change this in the morning) 8: Nebraska 9: Michigan St 10: Boise St/Colorado (might also get changed) 11: New Mexico 12: Grand Canyon 13: Samford 14: Akron 15: Western Kentucky 16: Longwood Bonus: Houston I used some very deep, complicated analytics to make these picks. It's part mathematics, part historical trends, part sexual euphemisms.
March 21, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, Scraps said: But you didn't take Morehead State? No, I left that for your mom.
March 21, 20241 yr Sorry, making some slight changes to my picks: 1: UConn 2: Arizona 3: Creighton 4: Auburn 5: Gonzaga 6: BYU 7: Texas 8: Nebraska 9: Michigan St 10: Colorado 11: New Mexico 12: Grand Canyon 13: Samford 14: Morehead St 15: Western Kentucky 16: Longwood Bonus: Purdue
March 21, 20241 yr Author my picks: Houston Tennessee Creighton Auburn St. Mary's BYU Florida Nebraska Sparty Nevada Oregon James Madison Charleston Morehead St South Dakota State Wagner Wild Card: New Mexico
March 21, 20241 yr 1. UCONN 2. Iowa State 3. Baylor 4. Duke 5. Gonzaga 6. Texas Tech 7. Texas 8. Florida Atlantic 9. TCU 10. Drake 11. New Mexico 12. James Madison 13. Charleston 14. Akron 15. Western Kentucky 16. Montana St/Grambling WC: Oregon
March 21, 20241 yr How many entries this year? Or phrased differently, how much money am I not going to win this time around?
March 21, 20241 yr Author Pending final audit, have 25 entries paying 60-30-10%. If we end up 26+ will pay 50-25-15-10.
March 21, 20241 yr Author 26 entries, generating a prize pool of $650, payouts 325-160-100-65. GL all!
March 21, 20241 yr Author All the picks for the contest are loaded in the sheet. Still need to do the backend work so the leaderboard etc works but you can see the rosters. Teaching a 2 hour class so will be a bit before it’s finished.
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