Tourney Upset Picks? - Earth Empires Forum

Klown

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Mar 14th 2011, 15:38:53

Whats your biggest upset? I chose Oakland over Texas. Nothing against Texas, just that Oakland looks like a good upset team to me. They score a lot of points and hit a lot of 3s.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 14th 2011, 15:51:08

I think this is going to be the most upset filled tourney in quite some time. I have 1 2-15 upset in Akron over Notre Dame. Akron is also not very far from Chicago and speaking from personal experience when we played a home game vs them in the NIT several years ago Akron fans travel REALLY well.

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Detmer

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Mar 14th 2011, 15:53:08

Think my biggest is 12-5 aka not that exciting =P

Klown

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Mar 14th 2011, 16:29:44

That could be Orkin. Last year the MAC had a huge upset over the Big East in my alma mater Ohio over Georgetown.

Chevs

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Mar 14th 2011, 18:10:56

Someone do my bracket for me, I'm in a pool and don't watch NCAA basketball

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Goofy

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Mar 15th 2011, 1:33:19

Orkin, you do realize how good the Irish travel and South Bend is a lot closer to Chicago then Akron.

*watches the Irish blockade I-90 just in case*

TheORKINMan

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Mar 15th 2011, 3:26:43

That's just the 2-15 I happened to pick. It may not be that one but I think there's one this year. I do think Akron will give ND a heckuva game though

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Chevs

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Mar 15th 2011, 14:47:46

i know nothing and so i just picked the favourite all the way until the final 4. then i took ohio state and kansas in the final with kansas winning. thoughts?

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 15th 2011, 14:54:10

That's reffered to as the Monkey Bracket :P

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Lobo

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Mar 15th 2011, 17:44:57

its better than the 'Homer' bracket ;)

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 15th 2011, 20:46:20

For upsets in the first round I have:

1 2-15
2 4-13s
3 5-12s
3 6-11s
3 7-10s
1 8-9

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mrford

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Mar 15th 2011, 21:15:39

thats kinda bold orkin, kinda bold

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Chevs

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Mar 16th 2011, 19:22:53

i figure the monkey bracket should do better than the average which is all i really care about

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 17th 2011, 20:01:42

First 4-13 upset in the books with Morehead State beating Louisville. Another potentially happening as Princeton is only down 1 to Kentucky at halftime. And in 7-10 upsets as I type this Penn St is up on Temple by 1 with 1:32 to go.

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Klown

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Mar 17th 2011, 20:06:13

I had Richmond beating Louisville, so I'm pleased with the Morehead St upset. Need Temple to pull this one out because I have them upsetting SDSU. Hmm... I guess I'm a big Atlantic 10 fan.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 17th 2011, 20:13:58

Crazy ending to Temple/PSU with Temple coming out on top.

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qzjul

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Mar 17th 2011, 20:57:15

I pick Ill to win Tourney A; he seems pretty consistent.

(stop confusing me with your non-earth tourney talk =/ you didn't even say waht sport you guys are talking about)

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Mar 17th 2011, 21:09:28

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 17th 2011, 22:47:02

And 5-12 upset #1 just happened. A game many predicted would be an upset though. Richmond takes down Vanderbilt.

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Klown

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Mar 18th 2011, 19:00:56

Orkin your bracket must be pretty bad, theres been fewer upsets this year than any other year I can recall :P

TheORKINMan

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Mar 18th 2011, 19:04:51

Yeah the 2nd half of the day was very disappointing as far as upsets. However it's 3PM today, there's still 12 games that havent tipped off lol

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 18th 2011, 23:12:13

10 seed just beat the 7 in the SW ;)

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Shinigami

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Mar 18th 2011, 23:28:50

I didn't get a chance to do my bracket here before the games kicked off but I had Richmond over Vandy on my office bracket. I had Princeton and Memphis both winning and damned if they both didn't fall just short of it.

mrford

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Mar 19th 2011, 4:04:13

Originally posted by Klown:

Orkin your bracket must be pretty bad, theres been fewer upsets this year than any other year I can recall :P

he has FSU winning the championship

ofc his bracket is horrible

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Shinigami

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Mar 19th 2011, 4:52:08

Mine is so-so. Didn't pick VCU to upset Georgetown, much less curb stomp them.

TheORKINMan

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Mar 20th 2011, 2:04:57

And the first #1 seed goes dowm. *shock* It's from the Big Least! (8) Butler takes down (1) Pittsburgh

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Shinigami

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Mar 20th 2011, 5:11:38

Not a huge surprise. Pitt lost to Tennessee - yes, the Tennessee who just got nuked by Michigan (and their own AD) - at home. That says it all really.

Temple ran out of gas in the end but that was a hell of a game as well.

Deerhunter

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Mar 20th 2011, 5:15:20

Correct me if i am wrong but watching this turney is still just watching a bunch of young guys running around in shorts right? I mean other than the fact they bounce balls and throw them at each other there is no more skill involved than playing rings right? Ya, that is what i thought.

Seriously though i think the smart money is on Butler to finish second. I think they will win it all and my picks in Basket Ball always come in second. Who will win first- i don't know.

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Shinigami

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Mar 20th 2011, 5:17:06

You're a year late

Deerhunter

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Mar 20th 2011, 5:24:26

I am making my pick for next year noob. It wouldn't be a pick if it wasn't early.

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Cause i have the biggest, baddest, and toughest country in the valley!

mrford

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Mar 21st 2011, 2:00:05

Purdue is my first elite 8 pick to fall

ouch

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[21:37:01] <&KILLERfluffY> when I was doing FA stuff for sof the person who gave me the longest angry rant was Mr Ford

Shinigami

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Mar 21st 2011, 4:42:48

TOM has to be happy... did ND ever lead at all in that game? Shuld help my case at work as well, been taking flack for having FSU in my Sweet Sixteen (yes, yes, the die hard Florida fan has FSU in the Sweet Sixteen shut the hell up) but that's the kind of win that shuts people up, especially when Duke and UNC got damn lucky - especially with the fouls or lack of fouls - in winning today.

Don't see them getting past VCU though, not the way they were getting shots to fall.

Not buying into the Big East hype seems to have paid off again. Two teams out of 11, same as the SEC and Big 10 and one less then the ACC. The city of Richmond Virginia alone got two teams in!

TheORKINMan

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Mar 21st 2011, 4:58:58

They lead 2-0 and never after that. I'll take our chances vs VCU. In KenPom's offensive efficiency ratings we've played #1, #3, and #4 and beat 2 of them and held all 3 to below 35% shooting or less (OSU, Duke, Notre Dame)

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Thomas

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Mar 21st 2011, 4:59:26

fluffing Cuse...

TheORKINMan

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Mar 21st 2011, 5:02:00

Also mrford: Who has two thumbs and a non busted bracket? This guy!

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GearHead

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Mar 21st 2011, 8:40:54

Honestly, so long as UNC gets bounced out I will be a happy man....

Other than that I called Butler beating Pitt, not the stupid ass way they did though, Pitt should have never been a number 1.

Stupid Kansas should have lost their game tonight, I had them losing in one of my brackets to Illinois.

I am still sticking with Kansas to lose though, COME ON RICHMOND!

mrford

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Mar 21st 2011, 15:29:19

Originally posted by TheORKINMan:

Also mrford: Who has two thumbs and a non busted bracket? This guy!

your prayer bracket is paying off for now. but you have FSU winning the championship...your bracket swill bust soon. just a matter of when!

and im right behind you, 2 points back. we will see what happens!

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mrford

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Mar 21st 2011, 15:49:52

call me stupid, but i just now realized that if both UNC and Duke make it to the final four, we will have a UNC vs Duke for a championship game bid. i dont think they have ever met in tourny play

that would be fairly epic. wonder if UNC can get past OSU

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TheORKINMan

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Mar 21st 2011, 15:50:16

Haha I cant believe I accurately predicted VCU/FSU/Richmond/Kansas to the Sweet 16. That's just nuts :P

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mrford

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Mar 21st 2011, 15:51:08

i only got 10 of the 16 right :( only lost one past 16 though, and that was perdue. that was a wtf upset moment

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BobbyATA

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Mar 21st 2011, 18:48:09

wow sounds like you two have some pretty solid brackets. Mine is crushed lol good thing I forgot to sign up here...

ld

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Mar 21st 2011, 19:24:44

i picked butler to beat pitt! my claim to fame in my bracket b/c i also picked lousville to win a few...

I have also chosen wisconsin, kansas, syracuse, duke final four with duke winning it all again.