Ladies and brothers from other mothers, without further adieu, KU Buckets Bracket Challenge group is here!
KU Buckets Bracket Challenge ↗
No limit on # of brackets.
Only your dignity on the line.
Good luck! Last one to pick Duke to be eliminated is a rotten egg.
EDIT: DUE TO GROSS MISMANAGEMENT BY APPROXINFINITY... This year's brackets have been split across two groups, KUBuckets East ↗ and KUBuckets West ↗
Kansas, UNC, Villanova, Arizona in the Final Four with Kansas over Nova for the title.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 That;s the matchup I had in the bracket I made earlier
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It's highly unlikely 3 one seeds make it but oh well
who won this last year?
@Jayrawks1 serious? Nova last second shot over unc who had a what looked like a final winning shot
@Crimsonorblue22 I meant who won the bracket challenge
@Jayrawks1 duh. Sorry
@Jayrawks1 Brollwagon23.... I'm not sure who that is :grin:
http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/group?groupID=370930 ↗
@approxinfinity that is me, I won it, haha. that didnt go as planned
@Jayrawks1 LOL! Nice.
@approxinfinity Ill have to change my bracket name this year to Jayrawks1
@Jayrawks1 haha, well now I know :smile:
@Jayrawks1 really?
@Crimsonorblue22 yep, B for my first name Brandon and that is my last name
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I loathe the bracket for it is a series of decisions where I use emotion over logic every time and has worked out for me less than 7% of the time.
My bracket usually turns out ok, but I cease to care if KU loses. Like last season my bracket was sitting in 1st place then KU lost and I couldn't tell you where it finished. Don't care. Once KU's season is over, unless there is a parade to look forward to, it's on to the next year.
@Blown I have never done a bracket or bet on games, but if I did I would try to be "anti-emotional". I would try to figure out who else was being emotional and bet against them.
That is why i don't bet on KU: too many fans voting for KU push the line in the wrong direction, so the tactical move would be to bet against.
It would be terrific to know what teams over the years have won or lost the most money to those who bet on them. I suppose it should be public knowledge what teams have done best or worst against the spread?
I picked against KU here last year and seemed to never hear the end of it from some folks.
Ah the bracket. The great equalizer. Where you can tell others that their opinion is crap and facts back it up later. Where great orators go to put it on the line and fail time and time again. Can't talk your way in circles across a bracket. It's win or lose baby!
If you don't fill out a KUBuckets bracket you lack the fortitude to back up your predictions. Makes you more of a politician than the everyday heroes I look up to. You don't have to win or even do well, just stick your neck out; that'll make you the winner.
So get out there and prove yourself right, me wrong, or whatever motivates ya!
Logic does not end in choosing KU to win this tournament. No team like KU has won this tournament since I can recall. The 2011 UConn team the closest I can come up with.
More than any year since 2003, an injury changes quite a bit (Simien) for KU. But that was quite a run (thanks Jeff Graves).
We might have the same record with Udoka on board, but I bet we would have won differently, and we'd be a more complete team going into the tourney.
EDIT: I edited "does" to "does not" -- pretty important typo.
Well, think I'm set. - - -ELEVEN different bracket challenges, & 32 entries and won't win squat lmao. - -Last count I saw for the ESPN bracket challenge was like 8 million and something like 200,000, ya I've got a shot lmao. rock chalk all day long baby
@Blown If that's how you look at yourself. Yes career politicians are so far removed from reality to be serviceable as human beings. I was speaking more figuratively though.
I was asked to throw my name in the hat and ended up as a city councilman. I didn't ask for a vote not have I compromised, I don't look to advance a career in government. I'm not a politician, just a worker asked to perform a civic duty.
I heard somebody talking about brackets the other day and they said they never fill one out. It adds unnecessary stress to the event and disallowed him from simply enjoying each game as they were in happening in that moment.
@HighEliteMajor 2014 UConn Huskies? Villanova last year? Those three are pretty similar to our team. I still won't pick them to win it all, but this team isnt really physically different.
@Blown Interesting, I don't too stress over my brackets unless like last year if UNC won I won $500 but I fill out several brackets, none of which are the same (I maybe sucking it up in one but doing good in the other). That's one other mistake people make when they enter in several, they pick mostly the same exact teams. I have brackets that could be busted tonight, others that play it pretty safe. I've won contests picking both ways, half of it is just picking the right upset.
I entered the group. My FF is Zona, Nova, Louisville, UK. Got Nova over UK for the ship.
Got us going out to Miami second game. ISU/UL EE game in our region.
Been watch ESPN most of the day - -NINE AND A HALF MILLON entries as of right now - - crazy. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@jayballer54 half million are yours?
@Crimsonorblue22 lmao, well quite a few anyways lol. - - So does that mean I win 1/2 million dollars lol. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Any time. I would assume most have KU winning the NC.
@JayHawkFanToo Interesting, I've had the same thoughts. I'm not doing one at all, first time in like forever. Not sure why, but just a strange feeling I don't need to waste the normal ten minutes I'd take to fill it out. This way I/we can tell people we haven't gotten any games wrong so far.
@JayHawkFanToo OK, I'll join too because I still kind of want to do it. I've only done one bracket on the KU thing so I feel like it's kind of unfair (and it matters not a bit) because some fill out 8. I guarantee if I filled out 8, I'd occupy the last 8 spots in the contest!
So I watched the purple kitties win last night. Both teams were ranked as 11-seeds.
How does that happen? How are these teams ranked higher than other teams but in the play-in games?
Another thing... How come all the play-in teams are not stuck playing #1 seeds if they win?
@drgnslayr agree it feels contradictory to how the bracket should work. But I guess a lot of the autobids aren't as good as middle of the pack in the major conferences?
They changed the rule awhile back to require the last 4 at-large teams to go to the play-in round. Everyone thought that it was unfair when 8 autobid teams had to go through Dayton after having earned their presence in the tournament. The seeding still represents the perceived strength of the at-large teams over the auto bid teams.
I like the idea of dropping at-large teams to #16, but doesn't that punish the #1 seeds?
I like filling out a bracket so I have somebody to root for in games I don't really care about. As long as KU is still playing, I really don't care how bad my bracket is doing. If it does well, that's cool. Makes me look smart. Or just lucky. If my bracket does poorly, at least I participated. Seems collegial in a group like this. And since KU is still playing, that's really all that matters.
If/when KU loses, I quit watching the tournament or paying attention to my bracket. I just sulk and pout. So I might as well pick KU to go all the way, every year. Rock Chalk!
No bracket this year. First time since 1988. At least this year I am not already dejected about my chances of winning 3 hours into the tourney!
All right @jayballer54 here's your #1 ESPN bracket for Ya! Hurry up and look before it gets messed up! Haha
@dylans lol, hell ya. - -I've got like 7 entries into the ESPN challenge - -I got 100% on one of them & 93 % on another and the others are pile do doo lol - -good job my friend. - - Thank goodness I didn't spend any money on any of these lol..- - One thing I'll say so far is - -I hope The guys, And coach is making sure, that they pay attention - -a lot of these lower seeds are playing tough -we better be ready, as you can see. - -Just look at Villanova , up 1 at half -- Norte Dame wins by two and then others - -Good luck my friend hope your luck continues lol. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@jayballer54 Me too! I think you'd be happy with the outcome!!!
Good luck! Hope you both win!
@drgnslayr If I end up in the top 50K I'll be happy. I usually have one land there. Top 10K estatic, I've not done that yet.
@approxinfinity Hey, I just realized you have 2 groups in the Tournament Challenge: KU Buckets and KUBuckets. One with a space and one without.
Couldn't figure out why my entry wasn't listed and had to add it again - to the second one. I'm doing equally poorly in both!
@tundrahok Ah yeah sorry about that. I noticed last year's this morning (the one without a space). Well hope things pick up for you, unless you picked Miami over KU.
@approxinfinity KU all the way, always!
Whoops I'm in last years group. Less entries by far this season. Bummer.
@approxinfinity Is there a way to combine the groups?
Well I'm in the west lol
@HawkInMizery congrats on the perfect bracket after day 1!
@approxinfinity Looks like the East is locked now, but the West says:
Locking Rules: Unlocked - Brackets may leave/join group at any time
So maybe people can still join the Western Conference?
@approxinfinity he's had a good 2 weeks!
@Crimsonorblue22 Yes i have!!! @approxinfinity thank you my friend. I still have two perfect brackets and a few less than perfect. I;ve never had a perfect bracket after a date. im sure im going to have my bracket burned in flames tomorrow
Two of my brackets had not been assigned to a group. I just joined the West group and so far looking good. 😁
@tundrahok Ok I'll unlock the East as well.
@drgnslayr Thanks appreciated - but since mine got blown out of the water . The best bracket I got out of all my entries I have one that I am 15-1 - that's in my CBS bracket challenge but even being 15-1 there my ranking is like 93871 ranked - -how crazy is that one loss and your ranked 93,000 lol. - -Got several withl a couple of 14-2 , and some 13-3 but it's still fun. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@Texas-Hawk-10 very similar to my own picks
@jayballer54 Still perfect on CBS, but not ESPN. Hopefully our champion pulls the point total up!
I have one perfect bracket left. That Michigan game made me sweat and this Arkansas game is too.
Jesus said "the last shall be first and the first last" so I got that going for me.
Perfect no more. SMU burned me!IMG_6725.PNG ↗
@HawkInMizery Dah. flippin SMU.
@HawkInMizery well done! Next year, I'll pick my brackets with your advice:smirk:
@HawkInMizery Yep, Kstate bit the dust...dammit
@Crimsonorblue22 idk, didn't watch that game
Well, barring an epic meltdown, it looks like we draw Sparty on Sunday. They are good but I think KU is better, faster, more athletic, more experienced. Lets go!
How do the matchups work on Sunday vs MSU?
Does Jackson guard McQuaid?
Do we go two bigs?
No. We play our game. Make them guard 4 perimeter players.
Tonight was probably the best game Michigan St. has played all year. There were only 2 categories where they had a significant advantage tonight and that was FG% and rebounding. 57% from the field and +13 on rebounds are the only categories where Sparty had a significant advantage so I think KU should be able to handle them. There's a reason why Sparty lost 14 games this season and it's because they're a shell of their normal selves. If KU plays their normal game and MSU plays their normal game, KU will win. It would take a repeat of tonight's performance for Sparty for them to win.
Damm, did anyone hear that unbelievable BOOM? - - Well if you did, not to worry, it was just my brackets just bottoming out, crash landing like one of my worst nightmares - -OOOPS oh well it is what it is,. just like playing Russian Roulette, in one of my brackets I was 12-4 in the first 16, and ranked like are you ready? - -138548, roflmao, but finished up the round 25-7 jumped up from 138548 to 94,150- -hey got them on the run lol - - BUT on my other where I was 15-1 after the 1st 16 I finished the round at 27 -5 - - even with just one miss I was ranked 13,431 - -but NOW I am ranked 89,486. -- NOW you al see why I do not bet lol. - -HEY the one that maters is still there OUR HAWKS. that's all that really matters. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@jayballer54 Out of the almost 14 million brackets on espn only a few hundred are still perfect. Looking at those brackets the popular picks to win it all are Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, and Kansas. Duke, UCLA and even WVU got a little love, but those four are the favorites by the people with current perfect brackets.
The Dark Side has joined the party.
I was a little late moving my bracket into the group. Today was the first time since last Sunday that I even looked at it.
Needless to say- pleasantly surprised at 98.6% - sorry @JRyman for knocking you off the top line!
Picked the Big 12 perfectly so far. Missed 3 teams with Maryland being the toughest hit since I had them going two more I think. Then SMU who I had going 1 more. But could really kick myself for not picking WI who I normally pull for now that they don't play God-awful slowdown offense (sorry @wissox).
Will see from here. Rock Chalk.
And that was probably short lived...had Nova in the NC game and losing there. I knew that first WI pick was going to hurt (the bracket - I'm actually happy). I just didn't realize how badly.
But, I'm guessing a lot of people fall off the pace too now.
And one of my 2 brackets has now moved into 3rd place in the "west" bracket group. Thank you Wisconsin!
Didn't realize 2 of my 3 brackets weren't in the KUB West group or any group for that matter. Just got them moved and hot damn, looks like I'm at the top.
Omg that's a rediculous carry by Kennard dribbling through traffic. Come on
Can't just pick the ball up and run with it when it suits you
But I'll gladly give up that spot if SC and Cinn hang on.
@approxinfinity Think you're in wrong thread.
Doh ha. So I am! Thanks
Only 18 brackets out of 18.8 million that have the sweet 16 correct. It takes a rare hybrid fan a S. Carolina/Michigan fan to get it correct.
Duke was in the final four of around 8 million of the 18.8 million brackets. Including 7 of mine.
Oh yeah... Duke.... and perhaps the reason they lost -
Duke lost to South Carolina because they were too easy to hate ↗
Works for me.
I just wanna say that my bracket is Trashed!!! Thanks Nova, thanks Duke. Its cool though, I'm ok with it. Our boys are still dancing and we get home court advantage for the next ( hopefully ) two games
Two of mine are tied for #5 but the one at #14 has a much better potential. We shall see...
Any chance of merging the groups?
@JayHawkFanToo no chance of merging the groups, unless everyone wants to move their bracket to the other group.
I have only checked the West bracket and I am not sure how well the East is doing or how many members it has. Perhaps the group with less member can move to the one with more? I would certainly be willing to do it since it is really not that difficult or time consuming.
Here's an opportunity to start a new bracket at the sweet sixteen. Discard that busted bracket and enter one in the second chance challenge. The number of entries is unlimited, but it's more sporting to only enter one instead of 25!
Best of luck to all!
Motivation to enter @approxinfinity 2nd place?!? Time to win this season. @RockChalkinTexas You've got the winner this year!!! @mayjay top 5 this season with only one bracket??? @DanR will this be the year you top the bracket?!? @Crimsonorblue22 Come on, join in the fun!!! @Kip_McSmithers One pick away from the top, can you do it this year???
I'm less than impressed with my picks this year. Whomever dethrones me can have half the prize money I won last year.
@JayHawkFanToo that's last years final second chance bracket. And an invitation to enter this years entries are due in by tomorrow.
Congrats on your current bracket. Wish mine didn't suck.
Well my best bracket in the ESPN brackets is scoring at 85% - -I picked 12-16 correct for the sweet sixteen in that one, kind of make Dickie's and Bilas look sick - - lol - -got to love it. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
I had to scroll down a long way to find this. The last post was 10 days ago!
I looked at the leader's bracket in the entire ESPN bracket challenge. They missed 3 teams in the first round, 2 in the second, 3 in the 3rd, perfect since.
But here is what is interesting: he missed on SMU in the first round, and then missed on both KU and Mich St! Yes, this genius who is leading millions of contestants picked UCDavis to pull off the first 16 over 1 in cbb history! Then missed on UCD not advancing all the way to the E8, where he had them losing to Oregon, where his bracket got back on a correct path with the Ducks (boo) going on.
Wow! Must be a UCD alum, but can you imagine how disappointed he would be for making that crazy upset pick if he was in 2nd place now?
Has picked Gonzaga to win tomorrow, 96-90. Defensive affair.
I think the winning bracket from 2008 was close to perfect with all the 1 seeds in F4. Crazy.
Wife's bracket. Probably has watched 40 minutes of ball all year
Welp, was browsing and checked on the ESPN bracket Challenge, my best Bracket ended up at 88% not to bad -but in something like this - -ya kind of stinks but hey. - - Did get the final 2 that was playing I picked N Carol & Gonzaga in the Championship - -And Picked the correct Champion - -N Carol - -just didn't do that well in elite 8 and sweet 16 lol OH WELL. - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@jayballer54 I think you did pretty well at the 88th % level.
Joe Lunardi was at 67%, and Seth Davis down at something like 29%.
Go to leaderboard, and scroll down. There are a lot of famous people listed if you want to see Tony K and Golic and others. @wissox--you can check out Frank Kaminski's, too!
Wow, I was last before the final and moved up to third from last. Not sure how that happened! See I'm pleased because I knew I wouldn't see my name at the top of the leaderboard so I picked hoping my name would be at the bottom, so I kind of accomplished my goal.
