Time to shut her down

So, I have decided to shut the blog down for awhile, I will be back you know me I always resurface at some point might be March Madness that drags me back :)   However, I will leave you with some recent updates

I had a very interesting end of May where I went thru every emotion possible.  After finishing our regular season 13-4 my girls tennis team headed into post season play, and after an easy win in the semi finals(we got the bye) we played for a championship!  A very tight match, it was tied 2-2 came down to #3 singles and I was pretty confident even though at one point my girl trailed 5-2 in the first set.  She rallied, won the first set 7-6(7-3) in 90, yes 90 mins!!  In the 2nd set she got up 5-4 and played an amazing game to close out the match 6-4, and set off our wild celebration!!  We ended up losing in the regionals the following Tuesday, but I was so proud of this group to get us back the sectional trophy.  So that emotion was incredibly happy, on a major high

We won the sectional on a Friday, and let me just say I never sleep during the tournament because of nerves, so when I went to bed Friday night I turned my phone off, and didn't set an alarm.  I woke up to probably 10 text messages, and 6 voice mails.  My grandma passed away very early in the morning Saturday.  A lot of you already know we have actually said goodbye to my grandma a few times and she has always pulled through.  This time, the entire family saw it coming.  The days leading up to her passing she had been doing nothing but sleeping, and you could just tell.  The unfortunate part of it was my mom had taken off to Georgia for my cousins high school graduation!  So, we won the sectional Friday, my grandma passes Saturday, and the viewing is set for Tuesday which happened to be the same night as our first round of regionals.  I made the decision to drive separate to the tournament, and then head to the funeral home for the viewing, I got there with about 20 mins left and there were still people there!  The funeral was the next day, and it was a beautiful ceremony, for an amazing lady.  My sister's father in law performed the service and what a job he did.  For those that don't know I was SUPER close to my grandma.  She played a major role in my life in 1989-90 when I had the kidney transplant.  My mom would drop me off at her house on her way to work in the morning around 7:30 and my dad would pick me around 4.  So I was spending 5 days a week and a lot of hours and we formed an even tighter bond in that time frame.  I am incredibly fortunate to have those memories of that time with her, while losing her hurt, it was for the best as she was starting to suffer.  She is definitely my guardian angel now. 

That's it, I will see you in March!!  Unless I get an itch to return sooner.
Phats

Is it spring??

First off need to take care of some business, a HUGE congrats to Cara for winning this year's bracket challenge.  This was probably the most competitive bracket challenge I have ever had, until Cara dominated the final four.  A HUGE, HUGE thank you to everyone who played you guys are seriously the best, and I will be pestering you again next March :) Also, even tho the Boilers weren't a part of this one it was one of the best March Madnesses I can ever remember.

So, I have been contemplating writing this blog post, but what has been stopping is my fear that I am jinxing us in the great state of Indiana.  I actually almost blogged this last week, and the dreaded four letter word(snow) came up so I didn't.  Well, I am taking a chance because I think I am safe, I think spring has finally arrived.  While it may get cold again, I don't think we will see another snow til next winter.  Those of you that follow me on twitter probably saw me bitching over and over because you know limited characters about our winter, but I think I had good reason.  This was easily the worst winter I can ever remember, and I should preface that with the fact that I was a baby when the Blizzard of 78 hit our great state so I don't remember that one.  It all started right after New Year's and we basically spent 3 straight months with snow on the ground.  The first storm was a doozy I can't remember the exact total of snow fall we got but I know it was in the 12-17 inches range.  I started out thinking stay ahead of it and shovel, but after 1 time I gave up because it was a heavy snow, and then I just sat inside and watched our across the street neighbor shovel probably 20x.  Here is the result of not shoveling, having to shovel a small path to our driveway to get to the cars.

So after 2 straight days of steady snowfall, what does it do?  Why the temps plunge and we get sucked into that polar vortex(A term I have never heard before) and our temperatures reached dangerous levels of negative 50 with wind chill.  You know it's serious too when our county got put under a travel warning meaning only emergency workers on the roads they never do that due to our factory's.  At that point my worry was my car wouldn't start, because winter storm or not I had to go back to work.  Thankfully, my car did start and after closing for 2 days we reopened and roads had gotten somewhat better but I took this shot of the parking lot and "road" a term I use loosely outside of our building. 

Do you see the road?  I will fully admit to breaking the law you have to cross railroad tracks and there is a stop sign, but I saw the ice while approaching so I didn't stop, sue me :) 

If memory serves me and Bekah and correct me if I am wrong we got one nice day that melted all this crap and it seemed like right after it melted we got hit with another storm.  The worst part for me I am short, and I would get to an intersection and have trouble seeing over the drifts that were so high. 

Like all good(sarcasm) things winter did eventually come to an end and we have had beautiful weather here a few days in a row.  One thing I will say I am thankful we didn't lose power, and I am thankful I coach tennis because all I did while stuck inside was EAT EAT EAT and I became a blimp!!  If we ever have to go thru a winter like that again I am serious I am out of here.

Winter of 2014 SUCK IT
Phats

Final 4

UPDATE IT"S OVER BEFORE THE FINAL GAME, CONGRATS CARA!! 

Here we go last round of the bracket challenge best of luck to all playing lets get started
scoring 9 for a correct semi
11 for a correct champ
If a tie closest to the spread gets the W

CARA'S PICKS(South Region Winner)
UConn over Florida CORRECT UConn 63 Fla 53
Kentucky over Wisconsin CORRECT UK 74 Wisky 73
SEMI SCORE = 18 pts
NATIONAL CHAMP
KENTUCKY WILDCATS 74-68

TRAVIS' PICKS(West Region Winner)
Florida over UConn INCORRECT UConn 63 Fla 53
Wisconsin over Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Wisky 73
SEMI SCORE = 0
NATIONAL CHAMP  
FLORIDA GATORS 67-64 INCORRECT FLA OUT

SHIFE'S PICKS(East Region Winner)
Florida over UConn INCORRECT UConn 63 Fla 53
Wisconsin over Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Wisky 73
SEMI SCORE = 0
SHIFE'S NATIONAL CHAMP
WISCONSIN BADGERS 78-70INCORRECT WISKY OUT

ROCKET'S PICKS(Midwest Region Winner)
Florida over UConn INCORRECT UConn 63 Fla 53
Wisconsin over Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Wisky 73
SEMI SCORE = 0
ROCKET'S NATIONAL CHAMP
FLORIDA GATORS 68-61 INCORRECT FLA OUT

PHAT'S PICKS
UConn over Florida CORRECT UConn 63 Fla 53
Wisconsin over Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Wisky 73
SEMI SCORE = 0
National Champ
WISCONSIN BADGERS INCORRECT WISKY OUT

Survive and Advance

Well kids the first couple of rounds have come to a close, we move on to the final four, and we have4 finalists!   First off again a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated you guys ROCK, 2nd off, thank you finalists I have all your final four picks you guys are awesome too, and third off how crazy was this tournament.  I will also note this is the closest this contest has ever been the West, Midwest, and South all came down to the wire.   Here I was thinking how depressed I am Purdue is not in it, and I didn't miss a minute of the crazy action, I LOVE MARCH MADNESS!!!!    Here are the final standings from each region

SOUTH- This was my real life friends bracket and Jenn who picks the teams alphabetically actually had a shot since she took Dayton so far.  This region actually came down to the final game had Florida lost Bekah and Cara would have tied and both would have advanced.  Congrats Cara! 
1- Cara = 20 pts
2- Bekah = 13 pts
3- Jenn = 11 pts
Phats = 17pts

EAST- So far Shife might be my most consistent performer in the bracket contest who has never won I feel like he's always in the final four this might be his year to shed bridesmaid status and be a bride shife!  This region actually came down to a sweet 16 game had Virgina beaten Michigan State Phoenix would have moved on.  Here are the standings
1- Shife = 17 pts
2- Phoenix = 16 pts
3- Duck = 8 pts
Phats = 19 pts

WEST- I put the engaged couple and Travis( :) ) in this bracket Emily actually beat Topolk so she she get breakfast in bed for a week or something right?  However, Travis beat both of them with his pick of Wisconsin, and that was the game it came down to Arizona vs Wisky smart pick Travis.  Here are the final standings
1- Traivs = 26 pts
2- Emily = 25 pts
3- Topolk = 22 pts
Phats =  25pts

MIDWEST- Another interesting region Design Goddess who I want to give major props to as she almost won this region for someone that doesn't follow basketball way to go unfortunately the bounces didn't go her way.  Rocket won this region and survives to try and defend his title I have never had anyone win back to back can Rocket do it?  Here are the final standings
1- Rocket 17 pts
2- Design Goddess 15 pts
3- Emily 12 pts
3- Booya 12 pts
Phats = 17 pts 

So there you have it the four region champs Cara, Shife, Travis, & Rocket all survived and advanced to the final four!  Lets get some trash talk going guys :) and best of luck

Let the madness begin

Well, best time to come back from a long blog break to do my annual Blogger Bracket Challenge!   I want to first start off and say a HUGE thank you to all of you for taking time to play this wouldn't be possible without you guys.   For those that need a refresher course on how this works, each blogger will be put in a region and will earn points for right picks, the points are as follows
Rd 1 = 1 pt
Rd 2 = 3 pts
Rd 3 = 5 pts
Rd 4 = 7 pts

After that the top scorer from each region will advance to the final four where the winner will then receive a prize!!  Last year's champion was Rocket we will see if he can defend his title.  As always once the games start check back for game scores and point updates, and best of luck to everyone.  Still waiting for a few if they get them in on time I will put them up tomorrow best of luck everyone

SOUTH REGION AKA REAL LIFE FRIENDS REGION haha
Jenn, Bekah, & Cara
JENN'S PICKS
16 Albany over 1 Florida INCORRECT UF 67 albany 55
8 Colorado over 9 Pittsburgh INCORRECT Pitt 77 Col 48
12 Stephen F Austin over 5 VCU CORRECT SFA 77 vcu 75 ot
13 Tulas over 4 UCLA INCORRECT UCLA 76 tulas 59
11 Dayton over 6 Ohio State CORRECT Day 60 osu 59
3. Syracuse over 14 Western Michigan CORRECT CUSE 77 wmu 53
7 New Mexico over 10 Stanford INCORRECT Stan 58 NM 53
15 Eastern Kentucky over 2 Kansas INCORRECT KU 80 eku 69
JENN'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 3
2nd ROUND
16 Albany over 8 Colorado INCORRECT ALBANY OUT
12 Stephen F Austin over 13 Tulsa INCORRECT UCLA 77 SFA 60
11 Dayton over 3 Syracuse CORRECT DU 55 su 53
15 Eastern Kentucky over 7 New Mexico INCORRECT EKU OUT
JENN'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 3(6)
3rd ROUND
16 Albany over 12 SFA INCORRECT ALBANY OUT
11 Dayton over 15 Eastern Kentucky CORRECT UD 82 Stan 72
JENN'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 5(11)
JENN'S SOUTH REGION CHAMP

ALBANY GREAT DANES INCORRECT ALBANY OUT
JENN'S FINAL SCORE = 11(3rd)

BEKAH'S PICKS
1 Florida over 16 Albany CORRECT UF 67 albany 55
9 Pittsburgh over 8 Colorado CORRECT Pitt 77 Col 48
12 Stephen F Austin over 5 VCU CORRECT SFA 77 vcu 75 ot
4 UCLA over 13 Tulsa CORRECT UCLA 76 tulas 59
6 Ohio State over 11 Dayton INCORRECT Day 60 osu 59
3 Syracuse over 14 Western Michigan CORRECT CUSE 77 wmu 53
10 Stanford over 7 New Mexico CORRECT Stan 58 NM 53
2 Kansas over 15 Eastern Kentucky CORRECT KU 80 eku 69
BEKAH'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 7
2nd ROUND
1 Florida over 9 Pitt CORRECT FLA 61 pitt 45
4 UCLA over 12 SFA CORRECT UCLA 77 SFA 60
6 Ohio State over Syracuse INCORRECT OSU OUT
2 Kansas over 10 Stanford INCORRECT Stan 60 ku 57
BEKAH'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(13)
3rd ROUND
4 UCLA over 1 Florida INCORRECT FLA 79 UCLA 68
6 Ohio State over 2 Kansas INCORRECT OSU OUT
BEKAH'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 0(13)
BEKAH'S SOUTH REGION CHAMP

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES INCORRECT OSU OUT
BEKAH'S FINAL SCORE = 13(2nd)

CARA'S PICKS
1 Florida over 16 Albany CORRECT UF 67 albany 55
9 Pittsburgh over 8 Colorado CORRECT Pitt 77 Col 48
5 VCU over 12 Stephen F Austin INCORRECT SFA 77 vcu 75 ot
4 UCLA over 13 Tulsa CORRECT UCLA 76 tulas 59
6 Ohio State over 11 Dayton INCORRECT Day 60 osu 59
3 Syracuse over 14 Western Michigan CORRECT CUSE 77 wmu 53
7 New Mexico over 10 Stanford INCORRECT Stan 58 NM 53
2 Kansas over 15 Eastern Kentucky CORRECT KU 80 eku 69
CARA'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 5
2nd ROUND
1 Florida over 9 Pitt CORRECT FLA 61 pitt 45
5 VCU over 4 UCLA INCORRECT VCU OUT
3 Syracuse over 6 Ohio state INCORRECT DU 55 su 53
7 New Mexico over 2 Kansas INCORRECT NEW MEXICO OUT
CARA'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 3(8)
3rd ROUND
1 Florida over 5 VCU CORRECT FLA 79 UCLA 68
3 Syracuse over 7 New Mexico INCORRECT CUSE OUT
CARA'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 5(13)
CARA'S SOUTH REGION CHAMP

FLORIDA GATORS CORRECT Fla 62 Dayton 52
CARA'S 4th ROUND SCORE = 7(20)
CARA'S FINAL SCORE = 20(1st)

Phats Picks
Florida, Pitt, SFA, UCLA, OSU, Cuse, NM, KU = 6
Florida, UCLA, Cuse, KU = 6(12)
Florida, Cuse = 5(17)

CUSE 

EAST REGION
Mr Shife, Duck, Phoenix
SHIFE'S PICKS
1 Virginia over 16 Coastal Carolina CORRECT UVA 70 ccu 59
8 Memphis over 9 George Washington CORRECT MEM 71 GW 66
5 Cincinnati over 12 Harvard INCORRECT Harvard 61 Cincy 57
4 Michigan State over 13 Delaware CORRECT MSU 93 delaware 78
6 North Carolina over 11 Providence CORRECT UNC 79 pc 77
3 Iowa State over 14 NC Central CORRECT ISU 93 nccu 75
10. St Joesph's over 7 UCONN INCORRECT UConn 89 st joe 81 ot
2 Villanova over 15 UW Milwaukee CORRECT Nova 73 UWM 53
SHIFE'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
1 Virginia over 8 Memphis CORRECT UVA 78 Memphis 60
4 Michigan State over 5 Cincinnati CORRECT MSU 80 harvard 73
6 North Carolina over 3 Iowa State INCORRECT ISU 85 unc 83
2 Villanova over 10 St Joes INCORRECT UConn 77 nova 65
SHIFE'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 6(12)
3rd ROUND
4 Michigan State over 1 Virginia CORRECT MSU 61 uva 59
2 Villanova over 6 North Carolina INCORRECT NOVA OUT
SHIFE'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 5(17)
SHIFE'S EAST REGION CHAMP

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS INCORRECT UConn 60 msu 54
SHIFE'S 4th ROUND SCORE = 0(17)
SHIFE'S FINAL SCORE = 17(1st)

PHOENIX'S PICKS
1 Virginia over 16 Coastal Carolina CORRECT UVA 70 ccu 59
8 Memphis over 9 George Washington CORRECT MEM 71 GW 66
5 Cincinnati over 12 Harvard INCORRECT Harvard 61 Cincy 57
4 Michigan State over 13 Delaware CORRECT MSU 93 delaware 78
6 North Carolina over 11 Providence CORRECT UNC 79 pc 77
3 Iowa State over 14 NC Central CORRECT ISU 93 nccu 75
7 Connecticut over 10 St Joesph's CORRECT UConn 89 st joe 81 ot
2 Villanova over 15 UW Milwaukee CORRECT Nova 73 UWM 53
PHOENIX'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 7
2nd ROUND
1 Virginia over 8 Memphis CORRECT UVA 78 Memphis 60
4 Michigan State over 5 Cincinnati CORRECT MSU 80 harvard 73
3 Iowa State over 6 North Carolina CORRECT ISU 85 unc 83
2 Villanova over 7 UCONN INCORRECT UConn 77 nova 65
PHOENIX'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 9(16)
3rd ROUND
1 Virginia over 4 Michigan State INCORRECT MSU 61 uva 59
3 Iowa State over 2 Villanova INCORRECT UConn 81 isu 76
PHOENIX'S 3rd SCORE = 0(16)
PHOENIX'S EAST REGION CHAMP
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS INCORRECT UVA OUT
PHOENIX'S FINAL SCORE 16(2nd)

DUCK'S PICKS
1 Virginia over 16 Coastal Carolina CORRECT UVA 70 ccu 59
9 George Washington over 8 Memphis INCORRECT MEM 71 GW 66
5 Cincinnati over 12 Harvard INCORRECT Harvard 61 Cincy 57
4 Michigan State over 13 Delaware CORRECT MSU 93 delaware 78
6 North Carolina over 11 Providence CORRECT UNC 79 pc 77
3 Iowa State over NC Central CORRECT ISU 93 nccu 75
10 St Joesph's over 7 UConn INCORRECT UConn 89 st joe 81 ot
2 Villanova over 15 UW Milwaukee CORRECT Nova 73 UWM 53
DUCK'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 5
2nd ROUND
9 GW over 1 Virginia INCORRECT GEORGE WASHINGTON OUT
5 Cincinnati over 4 Michigan State INCORRECT CINCINNATI OUT
3 Iowa State over 6 North Carolina CORRECT ISU 85 unc 83
10 St Joe over 2 Villanova INCORRECT ST JOE OUT
DUCK'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 3(8)
3rd ROUND
5 Cincinnati over 9 GW INCORRECT CINCINNATI OUT
3 Iowa State over 10 St Joe INCORRECT UConn 81 isu 76
DUCK's 3rd ROUND SCORE = 0(8)
DUCK'S EAST REGION CHAMP
IOWA STATE CYCLONES INCORRECT IOWA STATE OUT
DUCK'S FINAL SCORE = 8(3rd)

Phats Picks
UVA, Memphis, Harvard, MSU, Iowa State, UNC, Uconn, Nova = 8
UVA, MSU, UNC, Nova = 6
MSU, Nova = 5(19)
MSU=0(19)


WEST REGION
Emily F, Topolk, Travis
EMILY F's PICKS
1 Arizona over 16 Weber State CORRECT AZ 68 weber 59
9 Oklahoma State over 8 Gonzaga INCORRECT ZAGS 85 osu 77
5 Oklahoma over 12 North Dakota State INCORRECT NDSU 80 ou 75 ot
4 San Diego State over 13 New Mexico State CORRECT SDSU 73 nmsu 69 ot
6 Baylor over 11 Nebraska CORRECT BU 74 Neb 60
3 Creighton over 14 Louisiana Lafayette CORRECT CU 76 LLa66
7 Oregon over 10 BYU CORRECT OREGON 87 byu 68
2 Wisconsin over 15 American CORRECT Wisky 75 AU 35
EMILY'S FIRST ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
1 Arizona over 9 Ok State CORRECT UA 81 zaga 64
4 San Diego State over 5 Oklahoma CORRECT SDSU 63 ndsu 44
3 Creighton over 6 Baylor INCORRECT BU 85 Creighton 55
2 Wisconsin over 7 Oregon CORRECT WISKY 85 ou 77
EMILY'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 9(15)
3rd ROUND
1 Arizona over 4 San Diego State CORRECT Zona 70 SDSU 64
2 Wisconsin over 3 Creighton CORRECT WISKY 69 bu 52
EMILY'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 10(25)
EMILY"S WEST REGION CHAMP

ARIZONA WILDCATS INCORRECT WISKY 64 ua 63

EMILY'S 4th ROUND SCORE = 0(25)
EMILY'S FINAL SCORE = 25(2nd)

TRAVIS' PICKS
1 Arizona over 16 Weber State CORRECT AZ 68 weber 59
9 Oklahoma State over 8 Gonzaga INCORRECT ZAGS 85 osu 77
5 Oklahoma over 12 North Dakota State INCORRECT NDSU 80 ou 75 ot
13 New Mexico State over 4. San Diego State INCORRECT SDSU 73 nmsu 69 ot
11 Nebraska over 6 Baylor INCORRECT BU 74 Neb 60
3 Creighton over 14 Louisiana Lafayette CORRECT CU 76 LLa66
10 BYU over 7 Oregon INCORRECT OREGON 87 byu 68
2 Wisconsin over 15 American CORRECT Wisky 75 AU 35
TRAVIS' FIRST ROUND SCORE = 3
2nd ROUND
1 Arizona over 9 Oklahoma State CORRECT UA 81 zaga 64
5 Oklahoma over 13 New Mexico State INCORRECT OU OUT
3 Creighton over 11 Nebraska INCORRECT BU 85 Creighton 55
2 Wisconsin over 10 BYU CORRECT WISKY 85 ou 77
TRAVIS' 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(9)
3rd ROUND
1 Arizona over 5 Oklahoma CORRECT Zona 70 SDSU 64
2 Wisconsin over 3 Creighton CORRECT WISKY 69 bu 52
TRAVIS' 3rd ROUND SCORE = 10(19)
TRAVIS' WEST REGION CHAMP
WISCONSIN BADGERS CORRECT WISKY 64 ua 63
TRAVIS' 4th ROUND SCORE = 7(26)
TRAVIS' FINAL SCORE = 26(1st) 

TOPOLK'S PICKS
1 Arizona over 16 Weber State CORRECT AZ 68 weber 59
8 Gonzaga over 9 Oklahoma State INCORRECT ZAGS 85 osu 77
5 Oklahoma over 12 North Dakota State INCORRECT NDSU 80 ou 75 ot
4 San Diego State over 13 New Mexico State CORRECT SDSU 73 nmsu 69 ot
6 Baylor over 11 Nebraska CORRECT BU 74 Neb 60
3 Creighton over 14 Louisiana Lafayette CORRECT CU 76 LLa66
7 Oregon over 10 BYU CORRECT OREGON 87 byu 68
2 Wisconson over 15 American CORRECT Wisky 75 AU 35
TOPOLK'S FIRST ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
1 Arizona over 8 Gonzaga CORRECT UA 81 zaga 64
5 Oklahoma over 4 San Diego State INCORRECT OU OUT
3 Creighton over 6 Baylor INCORRECT BU 85 Creighton 55
2 Wisconsin over 7 Oregon CORRECT WISKY 85 ou 77
TOPOLK'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(12)
3rd ROUND
1 Arizona over 5 Oklahoma CORRECT Zona 70 SDSU 64
2 Wisconsin over 3 Creighton CORRECT WISKY 69 bu 52
TOPOLK'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 10(22)
TOPOLK'S WEST REGION CHAMP
ARIZONA WILDCATS INCORRECT WISKY 64 ua 63
TOPOLK'S 4th ROUND SCORE = 0(22)
TOPOLK'S FINAL SCORE = 22(3rd) 

Phats Picks
UA, OSU, OU, SDSU, Baylor, Creighton, Oregon, Wisky = 6
UA, SDSU, Creighton, Wisky = 9
SDSU, Wisky 5(18)
WISKY 7(25)

MIDWEST REGION
Design Goddess, Emily_Rose, Rocket, Booya
DESIGN GODDESS' PICKS
1 Wichita State over 16 Cal Poly CORRECT WSU 64 poly 37
9 Kansas State over 8 Kentucky INCORRECT UK 56 K-State 49
12 NC State over 5 St Louis INCORRECT SLU 83 nc state 80 ot
4 Louisville over 13 Manhattan CORRECT L'Ville 71 man 64
6 Massachusetts over 11Tennessee INCORRECT UT 86 mass 67
3 Duke over 14 Mercer INCORRECT MER 78 Duke 71
7 Texas over 10 Arizona State CORRECT TX 87 asu 85
2 Michigan over 15 Wofford CORRECT UM 57 woff 40
DESIGN GODDESS' 1st ROUND SCORE = 4
2nd ROUND
9 Kansas State over 1 Wichita State INCORRECT K-STATE OUT
4 Louisville over 12 NC State CORRECT Ville 66 SLU 51
3 Duke over 6 UMASS INCORRECT DUKE OUT
2 Michigan over 7 Texas CORRECT UM 79 tx 65
DESIGN GODDESS 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(10)
3rd ROUND
4 Louisville over 9 Kansas State INCORRECT UK 74 Ville 69
2 Michigan over 3 Duke CORRECT UM 73 ut 71
DG'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 5(15)
DESIGN GODDESS' MIDWEST REGION CHAMP

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES INCORRECT UK 75 UM 72

DG'S 4th ROUND SCORE = 0(15)
DG'S FINAL SCORE = 15(2nd)

ROCKET'S PICKS
1 Wichita State over 16 Cal Poly CORRECT WSU 64 poly 37
8 Kentucky over 9 Kansas State CORRECT UK 56 K-State 49
5 St Louis over 12 NC State CORRECT SLU 83 nc state 80 ot
4 Louisville over 13 Manhattan CORRECT L'Ville 71 man 64
6 Massachusetts over 11Tennessee INCORRECT UT 86 mass 67
3 Duke over 14 Mercer INCORRECT MER 78 Duke 71
7 Texas over 10 Arizona State CORRECT TX 87 asu 85
2 Michigan over 15 Wofford CORRECT UM 57 woff 40
ROCKET'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
1 Wichita over 8 Kentucky INCORRECT UK 78 WSU 76
4 Louisville over 5 St Louis CORRECT Ville 66 SLU 51
3 Duke over 6 UMASS INCORRECT DUKE OUT
2 Michigan over 7 Texas CORRECT UM 79 tx 65
ROCKET'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(12)
3rd ROUND
1 Wichita over 4 Louisville INCORRECT WSU OUT
2 Michigan over 3 Duke CORRECT UM 73 ut 71
ROCKET'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 5(17)
ROCKET'S MIDWEST REGION CHAMP

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES INCORRECT UK 75 UM 72
ROCKET'S 4th ROUND SCORE  = 0(17)
ROCKET'S FINAL SCORE = 17(1st)

BOOYA'S PICKS
1 Wichita State over 16 Cal Poly CORRECT WSU 64 poly 37
8 Kentucky over 9 Kansas State CORRECT UK 56 K-State 49
5 St Louis over 12 NC State CORRECT SLU 83 nc state 80 ot
4 Louisville over 13 Manhattan CORRECT L'Ville 71 man 64
6 Massachusetts over 11 Tennessee INCORRECT UT 86 mass 67
3 Duke over 14 Mercer INCORRECT MER 78 Duke 71
7 Texas over 10 Arizona State CORRECT TX 87 asu 85
2 Michigan over 15 Wofford CORRECT UM 57 woff 40
BOOYA'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
8 Kentucky over 1 Wichita State CORRECT UK 78 WSU 76
4 Louisville over 5 St Louis CORRECT Ville 66 SLU 51
3 Duke over 6 UMass INCORRECT DUKE OUT
7 Texas over 2 Michigan INCORRECT UM 79 tx 65
BOOYA'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(12)
3rd ROUND
4 Louisville over 8 Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Ville 69
3 Duke over 7 Texas INCORRECT DUKE OUT
BOOYA'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 0(12)
BOOYA'S MIDWEST REGION CHAMP
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS INCORRECT LVILLE OUT
BOOYA'S FINAL SCORE = 12(T-3rd)

EMILY_ROSE'S PICKS
1 Wichita over 16 Cal Poly CORRECT WSU 64 poly 37
8 Kentucky over 9 Kansas State CORRECT UK 56 K-State 49
12 NC State over 5 St Louis INCORRECT SLU 83 nc state 80 ot
4 Louisville over 13 Manhattan CORRECT L'Ville 71 man 64
11 Tennessee over 6 Massachusetts CORRECT UT 86 mass 67
3 Duke over 14 Mercer INCORRECT MER 78 Duke 71
7 Texas over 10 Arizona State CORRECT TX 87 asu 85
2 Michigan over 15 Wofford CORRECT UM 57 woff 40
EMILY'S 1st ROUND SCORE = 6
2nd ROUND
8 Kentucky over 1 Wichita State CORRECT UK 78 WSU 76
4 Louisville over 12 NC State CORRECT Ville 66 SLU 51
3 Duke over 11 Tennessee INCORRECT DUKE OUT
7 Texas over 2 Michigan INCORRECT UM 79 tx 65
EMILY'S 2nd ROUND SCORE = 6(12)
3rd ROUND
4 Louisville over 8 Kentucky INCORRECT UK 74 Ville 69
3 Duke over 7 Texas INCORRECT DUKE OUT
EMILY'S 3rd ROUND SCORE = 0(12)
EMILY ROSE MIDWEST REGION CHAMP
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS INCORRECT LVILLE OUT
EMILY'S FINAL SCORE = 12(T-3rd)

Phats Picks

Wichita, UK, NC State, Lville, UT, Duke, Texas, Mich = 6

Wichita, Lville, Duke, Mich = 6

Lville, Mich = 5(17)

LVILLE 

March Madness

Yep, I have returned kind of.  I debated on whether or not to do a bracket contest again this year 1, I am tired of blogging and it's a lot of work, and 2, Purdue had a shitty season and that depressed me.  However, watching championship week got me back in the spirit and if you guys will all play again this year I shall do another contest!   I am ready for March Madness are you?   Check out this scene from our high school basketball sectional this past Friday, it was ELECTRIC

Merry Christmas To ALL

Just wanted to take this time to say

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season, now enjoy this Christmas tune sung by my favorites The Muppets :)