CONGRATS!!!

0 comments Published by Jeremy on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 9:33 AM

Congratulations to Beth and the Defending Champion Florida Gators!!! Not only was Ms. Elliot the only remaining contestant with a contender in the championship game, but she had the winner picked. Here's how the final rankings played out:



Also recognized should be Ray and Janet who rounded out the top 3, both of which occupied first place for at least one of the rounds of the tournament. Props also to Ray for having the best win/loss record (too bad his favorite son had to implement a weighted point system).

All things considered, this tournament turned out to be outstanding. Some great early round games, perhaps not as many upsets as predicted, and a championship game that was won by clearly the best team in the tournament. For the college sports purists out there I don't think you could have asked for a better ending. This was a Florida team that won the championship last year and instead of making a fast-break for the NBA draft the players made a decision to stay and defend their title. Not only did they successfully defend that title but most, if not all, of those who were NBA-bound have now improved what they can bring to the league. Not to mention, they provided us with a final game that showcased what many would say would be 6 first round draft picks.

And now the building process begins for next year. So keep your eye on all of those practice courts at Boston College, Central Conn., George Mason, UCSD, Virginia Tech, UVA, UCLA, Notre Dame, San Jose St., Eastern Ill., UofT, and Arizona because there's always another year of Madness.....

And finally, the single greatest montage of sports put out every year at the end of the tournament here is One Shining Moment (kleenex please).


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0 comments Published by Jeremy on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 8:20 PM

Well, needless to say.....Saturday didn't go the way that most of us thought it might. Every single contestant except one, Beth, has been eliminated from having a pick alive in the final championship game. Only 4 people had a winning pick on Saturday, with only one person, Julie, picking those Buckeyes of Columbus.

As it stands, if Ohio State wins tomorrow night....Ray wins the pool. BUT, because of the increased point values in the final round, if Florida wins tomorrow night......Beth will win the pool.

This is how the score sheet looks at the moment, Beth's score is the only one that can be affected by the final game (remember, a win in the final round is worth 5 points!):



The implications of tomorrow's game must briefly be pointed out.......the match-up between Florida and Ohio St. will replicate the match-up between these two schools in this year's College Football National Championship (for the record, the Gators of Gainesville were the victors there). Not only did Florida win that championship game, but their win put them in the record books as the only school to simultaneously hold the National Championship trophy for Football and Basketball (having won March Madness in 2006). On top of all of that, Florida and Ohio St. have already met up this year in regular season play in a game that Florida came out on top of. And yet, the importances of Monday's game keep going......Greg Oden (OSU) and Joakim Noah (Fla.) are both viable contenders to be the number 1 draft pick in next year's NBA draft. Whose stock will rise, whose will falter? As a footnote, Oden is a freshman while Noah is a senior.

And with that....enjoy the game tomorrow night. The Madness has come down to this, 2 football powerhouses vying to cut down the nets in Atlanta. Who'll it be?!?

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