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Tuesday
Mar162010

NCAA Tourney Challenge

March Madness is upon us again. Click here to be part of the fun, fill out a bracket, and be sure to join the Bl Rag group (password "blrag").

Go Jayhawks!

Reader Comments (18)

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March 16, 2010 at 19:54 | Unregistered CommenterMachiavelli

My brackets are in...I couldn't decide between Kansas and Kentucky, so I hedged my bets...

March 17, 2010 at 16:26 | Registered Commenterwesmorgan1

I'd love to participate, but I'm not sure it'll be as much fun next year. given what Arne Duncan wants to do.

Considering how splendidly he ran Chicago public schools, I'm not sure this idiot has any business opening his pie hole with regard to the NCAA, let alone running the USDOE.

March 18, 2010 at 13:23 | Unregistered CommenterThe Dude Abides

Damn you Georgetown!

March 18, 2010 at 22:55 | Unregistered CommenterMachiavelli

Happy to see my University of Northern Iowa Panthers advance.
A bunch of under-recruited overachievers on the team, can't help but cheer them on.

These guys are a hoot, like Lucas O'Rear, a 6-6 kid (the pride of Nashville, Illinois) with porkchop sideburns and a huge shamrock tat. Great 3 point artist with ice water in his veins, Ali Farokhmanesh. Ali led his JuCo team to I think 3rd nationally a couple years ago. And a 7-footer, Jordan Eglseder, who grew from a beanpole freshman to a solid shrek-like 280 lb roadblock.

Good news: beat UNLV. Bad news: Kansas is next.

March 19, 2010 at 00:18 | Unregistered Commenterduff, man

Thanks Dude, I hadn't heard about that. Arne Duncan rocks:

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan supports a proposal that would ban college basketball teams that fail to graduate 40% of their players. Under the proposal 12 teams would not be eligible for the tournament this year, including number one seed Kentucky, which graduated 31%. Maryland had the lowest with 8%. Other teams include California, Washington, Tennessee, Baylor, Missouri, New Mexico State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Wow. These graduation numbers are absolutely pathetic and the NCAA should be embarrassed. After all, how many of these kids actually make it to the NBA? Shouldn't the focus get back to education? If the NCAA won't take the necessary steps to protect it's student athletes, then the DOE should use whatever power it has to force changes or at least support legislation regulating the NCAA.

I love college basketball as much as the next guy, but I'd just assume cancel the whole tournament until the NCAA learns to get it's priorities straight.

March 19, 2010 at 08:43 | Unregistered CommenterBummer Dan

There's a lot to be fixed in collegiate sports, to be sure, and it's time that groups like the NCAA, BCS and the conferences get moving.

March 19, 2010 at 12:00 | Registered Commenterwesmorgan1

I suck,,, at least my bracket does. Can't believe how so many of these no name teams are challenging the mighty down to the wire and beating some of them. I guess that's why it's called March Madness. fuhgetaboutit

March 19, 2010 at 15:22 | Unregistered CommenterTijuana

Yeah, I'm hurting pretty badly, too. I had Georgetown making the Elite Eight in one bracket and the Final Four in another...*sigh*

March 19, 2010 at 19:44 | Registered Commenterwesmorgan1

Holy fricking wow.

Bye, bye, Kansas.

It is a good day to be a UNI Panther alumni. Please excuse me while I run screaming through the neighborhood.

March 20, 2010 at 20:02 | Unregistered Commenterduff, man

Um.............. Yes!

March 20, 2010 at 20:38 | Unregistered Commenterduff, man

Great game duff man, luved it.. :)

March 21, 2010 at 08:08 | Unregistered CommenterTijuana

Out of 4.5 million brackets in ESPN's contest, about 1600 had UNI making the Sweet 16....wow.

Me? I'm pretty much cratered unless Kentucky wins out.

March 21, 2010 at 12:43 | Registered Commenterwesmorgan1

Ah, Skinny has the lead after the first weekend - well done! It looks like you and I won't settle things unless/until Duke and Kentucky meet in the Final Four...

March 21, 2010 at 23:37 | Registered Commenterwesmorgan1

Sorry I didn't get a bracket in. I've been pretty busy at work and didn't have a chance to research any of the matchups.

March 21, 2010 at 23:41 | Registered CommenterkwAwk

wow, i'm actually in the running? i never win at basketball pools. I have better lucky playing the Lotto.

however I think i had Kansas and Georgetown in the final four, so i wouldn't stamp my name on the BL Rag bracket trophy just yet.

March 22, 2010 at 00:45 | Unregistered Commenterskinnydipinacid

I would like to take time to thank birdmad_grl for keeping me out of last place, at least for now. :)

Go Duke!

March 23, 2010 at 08:34 | Unregistered CommenterTijuana
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