Battle Of The Boards March Madness [Archive]

mumblez

03-17-2009, 07:58 PM

YDG has a March Madness tourney and we're in on it too. The winner will get a 3 month pass to one of our sites:

Nikkisplaymates.com
MeetMadden.com
BellaXOXO.com
Brittany-Avalon.com
BlueyedCass.com
MistyGates.com
BrookeMarks.com
RachelSexton.com

This is quoted from YDG:
"I'm gonna start a group on Yahoo for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Free for all to join. The winner will get a free 3 month membership to the Foxy Flow or Nikkiscash site of their choice. If I win second place gets the prize. http://www.yourdailygirls.com/forum/images/smilies/2thumbs.gif Here's the info:

http://tournament.fantasysports.yaho...&P=goldensucks (http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_assign_team?GID=87603&P=goldensucks)

group id is 87603
pass is goldensucks

Let me know if you have any problems and I'll help you sign up. http://www.yourdailygirls.com/forum/images/smilies/icon7.gif

Standings url once you have joined.
College Basketball Tournament Pick'em - Yahoo! Sports - Error (http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/group/87603/standings)"

Party On!

Matt450

03-17-2009, 08:01 PM

Im in.

jeffreymustang

03-17-2009, 08:18 PM

I just signed up too! I can't wait for the games to begin Thursday!

Doug

03-17-2009, 08:26 PM

Woot..let's do it up!

Matt450

03-17-2009, 08:31 PM

Just for everyones info pitt is winning it all.

sillyman

03-17-2009, 08:32 PM

I'm in. Going with the home state Tar Heels.

llcoolj58

03-17-2009, 08:40 PM

I'm in :)

golden

03-17-2009, 08:44 PM

Welcome to the group, now prepare to lose! :p

Jeffrc

03-18-2009, 10:00 AM

im in, when can we setup the bracket? when i go to the page on ie or firefox its just empty.. wont let me pick any teams..

mumblez

03-18-2009, 12:18 PM

Hmmm thats weird

Did you sign up? I didnt see your name on there?

Jeffrc

03-18-2009, 12:48 PM

its working for me now, maybe it just took a while for it to recognize me, not sure, setting up my bracket now tho!!

Matt450

03-18-2009, 12:57 PM

I had that happen to me yesterday in another league it took forever to let me choice my bracket.

Jeffrc

03-18-2009, 04:02 PM

seems to be ok now tho, so w/e, im still not 100% on my picks, ive gone back and forth on a few now..

Indestructible Shadow

03-18-2009, 04:21 PM

Very Interesting..it looks like everybody is doing the bracket...Even the freakin President of the United States is having his own bracket. So i decided to give it a shot too..it is my first time doing the bracket. Don't know what to expect since during the Men's basketball season had its pair of suprising and shocking moment. But it is going to be a fun and exciting tournament. Let the Madness Begin!!...oh wait it already happpened duing the couple of months...lol. Wish everyone good luck.

Donut

03-19-2009, 10:28 PM

Definitely didn't get a chance to sign up for a bracket but... my others are in tact so far... c'mon Illini!!!... gotta pull this out.. wtf not against WKU again!

Indestructible Shadow

03-20-2009, 01:57 AM

Definitely didn't get a chance to sign up for a bracket but... my others are in tact so far... c'mon Illini!!!... gotta pull this out.. wtf not against WKU again!

Well so far no big upsets...instead for Illinois losing to Western Kentucky!! Man..but can't wait for how tomorrow goes. It is going to be interesting...HOOK'EM HORNS! :headbang

golden

03-20-2009, 03:39 AM

Matt450

03-20-2009, 07:41 AM

Im pissed butler lost that fucked up my whole bracket to the elite 8. and then unc didnt lose in the first round like i predicted haha.

Jeffrc

03-20-2009, 12:45 PM

its funny how its like 1 person in 1st, everyone else in 2nd.. lol i sitll like the looks of my bracket, the teams that lost dont effect any things else cuz i had them losing next round anyway..

Matt450

03-20-2009, 01:34 PM

Im in 15th because I am ba.

sillyman

03-20-2009, 02:20 PM

Gahhhh, I lost some close ones late last nite and then this afternoon. I haven't checked where I am in the standings but I'm guessing middle of the pack.

Jeffrc

03-20-2009, 03:32 PM

yeah tough day today for me, but the losses dont effect my 2nd round picks, so not too worried yet

Donut

03-20-2009, 04:27 PM

Well so far no big upsets...instead for Illinois losing to Western Kentucky!! Man..but can't wait for how tomorrow goes. It is going to be interesting...HOOK'EM HORNS! :headbang

YES.. picked Dayton over WVU hahaha... nice.. and OK st over overrated SEC

Donut

03-20-2009, 04:29 PM

I don't consider W. Kentucky beating Illinois an upset, and I expected that to be almost a sure pick. Outside of a top 4 seed or better losing in the first round, an upset to me would only be more than one of the #5 seeds actually winning. I think AZ and WI will win too.

Only reason Ill wasn't the favorite was Chester Frazier out with the broken hand... Gotta feel bad for em.. last game had to watch it on the bench losing in the first round. Az shouldn't be in the field.. WI maaayyy. beat fla st... maybe...

Sienna may upset tOSU though.

Indestructible Shadow

03-20-2009, 04:59 PM

Now this is sum bull shit..hahaha. The teams I pick had alot close calls win. Last night with VCU..I thought they would be the cinderalla team this year. Then today with Tennesse and Dayton beating West Virginia..geez tough start. Oh well hoply there won't be anymore upsets today...but u just never know.

golden

03-20-2009, 05:13 PM

Tennessee's coach is cool, that sucks they lost already.

sillyman

03-20-2009, 05:27 PM

I've been sliding down the standings all day today. The good news is that I have all the memberships I want (except for one, Brandi) so not winning this contest is not a biggie.

Jeffrc

03-20-2009, 05:46 PM

I've been sliding down the standings all day today.

man same here, quick drop!! still early but unless people at the top had some weird picks diff than mine, ill be done pretty quick!!

NaviStarr

03-20-2009, 06:49 PM

:D tied for 8th woot

golden

03-21-2009, 01:28 AM

WI and AZ won. :D Up to a tie for 2nd place, but our remaining picks are so similar I think Villanova has to lose for me to be able to catch patonb1. If I even can. :lurker

Donut

03-21-2009, 07:40 AM

How many of you honestly selected Clev St over WVU to play Az in 2nd round and Sienna?

Matt450

03-21-2009, 07:54 AM

I select Sienna cause Ohio State sucks. And I though about Clev St but I was like who are they lol.

sillyman

03-21-2009, 08:03 AM

How many of you honestly selected Clev St over WVU to play Az in 2nd round and Sienna?

There were several people who picked Siena, they were a 9th seed so picking them to beat an 8th seed was not such a stretch.

And no, nobody picked Cleveland State though this is not the first time they have been a surprise in the tournament. They pulled off two upsets in the 1986 tournament (ok, maybe that is awhile ago).

Jeffrc

03-21-2009, 09:41 AM

wow i got killed yesterday.. gonna take alot for me to get back into it!!

jawz

03-21-2009, 10:28 AM

I picked Clevland St in one of the brackets.

Donut

03-21-2009, 11:06 AM

the bracket i have that Illini messed up i picked Clev St porque no me gusta Wake Forest lol. Had Sienna over tOSu.. well.. cause.. GO BLUE! lol

sillyman

03-21-2009, 11:33 AM

Let me clarify my earlier post. Nobody in THIS contest selected Cleveland State. There were people who picked them, 5.5% of all yahoo entries picked Cleveland State.

I wasn't one of them and now I rank in the 24th percentile (meaning 76% are better than me) of all yahoo entries with almost 1.9 million brackets doing better than mine.

golden

03-21-2009, 12:37 PM

I knew most of the 5's would lose, but a 4 seed losing is a huge upset. Wake must not have anyone great anymore like Chris Paul or Tim Duncan.

Indestructible Shadow

03-21-2009, 01:10 PM

Freakin A man...I took a hugh bump from the Midwest Bracket...I was gone for like about two hours last night then when I came back I knew I got my ass kick on the bracket. But it could've been worse...I mean c'mon how in the hell was Sienna going to be Ohio St. and then Wake Forest losing to Cleveland St.!! I mean WOW man shit..I had a feeling some more upsets were on the way.

So the only bracket that messed up was the midwest..and maybe a lil East bracket..but everything else is good. Damn U Ohio St. and Wake Forest!!

NaviStarr

03-21-2009, 09:41 PM

damn texas just lost :wtf

and why is my bracket "incomplete"?

sillyman

03-21-2009, 09:49 PM

damn texas just lost :wtf

and why is my bracket "incomplete"?

You are incomplete because you dont have a winner in the East Regional final - you have Pitt playing Texas (oops) but you didn't pick a winner of that game.

I was 8 for 8 today so I picked up a little ground but tomorrow won't be as good because 3 of my "winners" tomorrow already lost in the first round and have gone home.

Donut

03-22-2009, 12:05 AM

great day today!! all picks won... wished one hadn't but it's ok.. my maize and blue put up a good fight vs OU til the end.

jeffreymustang

03-22-2009, 02:11 PM

I'm happy with my picks so far! I usually pick a lot of upsets in round one, then go with the solid bets thereafter. Usually that either gives me a comfortable lead or has me playing a little catchup after round one.

I'm in first place in one of the leagues I'm playing in and 5th place in this league. The games are worth more points the further the tournament progresses so being 2 points behind isn't an insurmountable lead to overcome.

Good luck everyone with your picks. This has been an exciting tournament so far with some awesome finishes to games. I still can't believe Cleveland State won their first round game. I had 2 heartbreak losses with a couple of my upset picks in the first round. Utah State and VCU both lost by 1 point.

NaviStarr

03-28-2009, 11:25 PM

damn mumz at 3rd place :wtf

and my damn bracket was completed why it shows incomplete pisses me off. but i'll still be a good loser :(

sillyman

03-29-2009, 03:32 AM

Man, I've been out of this contest since day 2 of the 1st round. I guess I spent too much time on the forum or watching cams the past few months when I should have been watching basketball :popcorn I sure regret that - no, I really don't :hahaha

And Navi, you didn't lose any points with your incomplete bracket because the game it says you didn't pick (yesterday's Pitt/Villanova game), you didn't have the winner anyway, and neither did I.

NaviStarr

03-29-2009, 11:52 AM

this is the first bracket i have ever played so yeah bear with me :D thanks tho

Indestructible Shadow

04-06-2009, 06:14 PM

Well I had a lot of fun doing this lil contest and if North Carolina wins tonight then I finish in the top 10 being at number 6...not bad being it was my first NCAA bracket that i've completed.

I almost had u beatin there Mumz..hahaha.