UK Basketball: ASoB Bracket Challenge [bumped as a reminder]
by BigSkyCat on Mar 17, 2010 2:14 PM EDT
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To celebrate March Madness and get in on all the fun around here, ASoB is once again going to do our very own NCAA tourney bracket challenge on Yahoo! Sports. This will be the third year in a row for the ASoB challenge and if you would like try your hand against your fellow ASoB members, I invite you to fill out a bracket(s) for yourself. All ASoB members are welcome and encouraged to participate
Those of you who participated in this challenge in years past are old pros by now and know exactly what to do, but for those of you who didn't get in on the fun before this year or for those who need a reminder where to go, please click here. Once you click on that link, you will want to pick the "Join Group" button. If you don't currently have a Yahoo! account, you will be prompted to create one. After you have created a Yahoo! account, or you have simply signed in to your existing account you will need to enter the Group ID # 21007 and Group Password asob2010 (no space) to access our group and once you have created your bracket name you can then enter your picks. More details to follow.
As far as your bracket name, I would make the suggestion to use your ASoB username or something similar as your bracket name. Most of us who have participated in this challenge in the past have used our ASoB usernames (for example, I use BigSkyCat) and it definitely makes it easy to identify everyone that way, but, of course, you are welcome to choose something entirely different, as well, it's whatever you prefer. Also, if I remember correctly, last year there was some trouble with entering picks immediately as the Yahoo! site is quite understandably overrun with traffic the minute the bracket challenge goes live, so if at first you are unable to make your picks, don't fret, just try back in a few hours. The deadline for making your picks is the tip-off of the first game scheduled for Thursday, March 18th.
One difference in the bracket challenge this year is that I changed the maximum number of brackets you call fill out for the ASoB group from 1 to 2. I know some of you have children, spouses, nieces, nephews, etc. that might want to get in on the fun and I thought that increasing the number of brackets you are able to fill out might be an easy and convenient way to include them, or perhaps you yourself would like to try your luck more than once, and that's fine too. I know I fill out more than a handful of brackets every year and I'm sure ya'll are no different.
There will be no money involved, of course, and other than bragging rights for the winner(s) there are no physical prizes to speak of. But, provided you aren't afraid (wink, wink) and you feel like giving the bracket challenge a shot by competing against your fellow ASoB members, and you happen to have a bit of a competitive nature like I do (imagine that, a UK fan with a competitive nature, crazy, right?) -- go for it! Please give a shout with any questions you may have about the bracket challenge, and no matter if you end up making your bracket picks with your head or your heart, best of luck to you.
Feel free to discuss anything UK, March Madness or bracket related in the comments below, and of course, lastly, but surely not least, GO ‘CATS!
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Ok, I admitt...
My bracket looks odd…but the FF are who I think will prevail based on what i’ve seen this season.
oh God...
Dukie V just picked the Cats to win it all… WE ARE DOOMED….
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
or at the very least, disqualified...
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 14, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay.....can I look at my bracket thingy ?
It says completed, so I guess it is complete ??? But I only see tie breaker score. Region view is filled in, full view is blank. I am sure I could keep checking and figure it out, but help is always appreciated. Could be second bracket I am seeing ??
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
well,
there is a burnt-orangeish color bar at the top of the Yahoo! Tourney Pick’ Em page with tabs that read “Home”, “My Groups and Brackets”, “Overall”, “Research”, “Scenario Generator”. Do you see that?
Try clicking on the “My Groups and Brackets” tab.
Any luck?
I am doing that, but getting a blank bracket
under the full bracket tab.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
It says picks saved 63 of 63
But I honestly am not sure of how I picked, except for the winner….lol
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
well, a2d2
I’m really not sure then. I haven’t made my picks yet so I’m not sure what happens after you click “save”?
I’ll try to make my picks in the next day or so, though you’ll probably have it all figured out by then. ; )
BSC...I can see it now
Maybe it just took a little while to show up. Thanks again.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I forgot
who the past bracket winners were. Can anyone remember? (Silly question, I’m sure the winners remember.)
Relax Everyone I Bring Good News
I must work all weekend from the April 2nd to the 4th. This assures a UK trip to the final 4!!! I am more than willing to take one for the team—-I have DVR
I am feeling good ...
since my tix for the Final Four arrived a month ago….
Last year, as an act of faith, I decided to put my name in the lottery. I had never done it before … but, I had a feeling. Oh, what a wonderful feeling -:)
I'm in
A little bit of a cop out… but I have 3 one seeds and a two.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
I've just submitted the winning bracket
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
did you copy mine coop???
lol…..
Only hint I am giving…..my tiebreaker is UK80-Kansas72
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
I've got that too
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
I submitted my bracket
And I already hate it.
Kansas, BYU, UK, Nova in the final four. Choose something else if you’d like to win.
It's time. . .
byu?
explain…….I am really intrigued by this team and all the good talk around them…….why do you like them so much?
I don't, really
But I think those teams in the West that no one ever sees on TV are generally underrated. Plus, how can you not like a team led by a guy named Jimmer?
But to the actual logic. . . I think Florida stinks (naturally), Kansas State is counterfeit (can’t score), and I had Xavier over Pitt (since I think Pitt is also garbage, Xavier is better than their seed, and I was looking for an upset). BYU I think is better than Xavier, which left me with a Syracuse-BYU matchup in the elite 8 (after Syracuse gets by the cinderella Murray State team). I still can’t get Syracuse’s loss to D2 LeMoyne in the pre-season out of my head, so I was left with advancing BYU. That’s how you build a disaster of a bracket.
And don’t even get me started on how I ended up with Villanova in the Final Four. . .
It's time. . .
I don't think Nova is a terrible pick
I mean, that is a pretty weak region so just about anyone could come out of it.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
picking
based on the unusual name of a player is hilarious and so office-secretary or something I would do when in doubt. That’s kind of why I like Tweety Carter and the Baylor Bears. : )
So true
My wife picks based on the relative ferocity of the mascots. As in: a bear would eat a cardinal, ergo, Cal will beat Louisville. She spent 10 minutes trying to figure out who would win a fight between a grizzly (Oakland) and a panther (Pitt), complete with internet queries.
And yet she usually beats me in the pools. . .
It's time. . .
your wife sounds awesome!
I can honestly say I have never heard that strategy before, but I totally love it. It’s intelligent and well thought-out, just not your norm. I love it.
Hmmm, that reminds me — can a Hoya beat a Volunteer? Well, I think I may have just solved my earlier conundrum as to who to pick between Georgetown and Tennessee. Tell your wife, THANKS! : )
Sounds like my wife at the track, NYCC...
Bets on horse colors, silk colors and the name in the program… I, being a true horse racing aficionado, read the Racing Form front to back, do my handicapping and she usually has to buy dinner because she’s the only one with any money left! Kicks my a$$ every time… LOL
If your wings don't sweep....
ha ha ha...
yeah, I noticed you left a message on the site. And, I gotta admit, I hate your FF picks of BYU and Nova, too. : )
I’m totally hung up on the Georgetown/UT matchup. I think UT is seeded low, but the Hoyas are really playing pretty decent right now….Oh, decision, decisions…..
Easy decision for me
I went to Georgetown for grad school, so I took them as far as I thought possible (Elite 8).
Please note: should my Final Four actually happen, I reserve the right to say I knew it all along and was fully confident in my picks.
It's time. . .
your disclaimer is duly noted. : )
And who knows, your go-against-the-grain FF picks of BYU and Nova could indeed happen. : )
Also, your reply to me is gone, if you get my drift. I totally didn’t see it and made a correction. I’m so sorry. I’m blonde, that’s my excuse, and I’m sticking to it. : ) If you really care, I guess you’ll have to repost?
Know the feeling on hating your bracket
I keep changing it so much Yahoo’s going to cut me off. I’ve pretty much gone through every permutation, except UK always wins it all. But then, other than victims, no one else really matters do they? ;-)
I hate my bracket too
I never know what to pick in these darn things. It always seems like all the teams I think are good end up in the same region, and then all the teams I think suck or are overrated populate another. SO I end up filling out the bracket, then noticing that I’ve got a team I don’t even think is good in the Elite Eight or whatever. It’s a fun annual ritual but I am bad at it, and never get any better. I am unsure how someone who watches as much basketball as I do can be so poor at predicting its outcomes. Good thing I’m not a gambler, I’d be living in a box. I AM thrilled to be able to pick Kentucky this year and not look like a total moron.
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 17, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Today's thinking ...
I have 3 Wildcats in the Final Four. That wasn’t the case yesterday though. Tomorrow may have a different look as well…..Oh decisions, decisions… it fits so well. :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
no way, my final four is the same as Dicky V.......lol......I cant lose!!!!
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
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