| 11th Annual Great American NCAA Basketball Pool (be afraid, be very afraid) |
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| "Stayin' alive, stayin' alive, ai-ai-ai-ai, stayin' aliiiiiiiiiiive!" - The Bee Gees |
| Yep, stayin' alive. That's me. As we head into the elite 8, the ol' Commissioner still has his entire final 4 left. Now I've got noone left besides them of course, but thats besides the point. I've got my final 4 left and thats all that matters. I'm cautiously optimistic about my chances as I don't think many folks have my Kansas over Texas scenario for the final. At this point I'm in the clubhouse with a rather pathetic 57 points. Good enough for an oh so embarrassing 85th place |
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| Standings are updated through yesterday's games. Click here to check 'em out. Mary "so tricky" Sawicki continues to reign atop the leaderboard. However charging hard behind her is (chip off the old block?) Lauren Dennehy: |
| Mary "so tricky" Sawicki Lauren "child prodigy" Dennehy Mark Murtari (more on him later) Lisa "former champ" Allard Deb "the Chicopee Pacer" Savoie Tracey "Split Screen" Cusano Mary Hamilton "Standard" "Standing" Pat Harrigan Chuck "its" Miller "time!" Randy "he" Bowles "in a league" Dauphin/Jankowski #1 Louise "Wasn't Mel Gibson in .. " Gabehart? Chris McGurrin #2 (uh, oh) "Auntie" Joann Mrozinski Heidi "Elementary my dear" Watson |
| 80 72 71 70 69 |
| Man, if this kid of mine wins this thing I will NEVER hear the end of it. |
| Speaking of Texas though, the Longhorns won a thriller against the hated UConn Huskies last evening.82-78. In truly one of the most remarkable plays in years in this tournament, the Longhorns were nursing a fragile 2 point lead in the final minute. After a furious scramble for a series of rebounds, a UConn player emerged with the ball and went to put in the game tying shot from under the basket and .... CLANG! It got stuck in the rim. No lie. It was wedged right between the rim and the glass. With the possession arrow pointing Texas' way the Huskies missed a golden opportunity which ultimately cost them the game. Trust me ... it was unbelievable. |
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| Ok, lets talk a bit about Mark Murtari who is currently tied for 2nd with her highness. Mr Murtari on his sheet had Syracuse winning their game last night, which is fine. Now, instead of writing out "Syracuse" or even "Syr," Mr Murtari "pulled a Sean Farrelly" and wrote ... "Cuse." Cuse? What the heck is Cuse? It made me stop and think what the heck he meant which is the bottom line with the stupid abbreviation rule. The Commissioner sighs. |
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| Later. The Commish |
| A good night all around. The Texas UConn game was exciting as can be. And then it was followed up by Syracuse's 1 point win over Auburn and Michigan State's 2 point win over defending champion Maryland. Can�t ask for more than that. Corinne Watterworth by the way has Michigan St in the final 4. The only person in the pool who had them getting this far. Hopefully she's not reading this or she'll be unbearable. Oh wait ... too late on that. |