Monday, March 19, 2012

March Madness Day 4 Recap

And then there were 16. The first weekend is in the books. We get a 3 day break until the games start up again, so use the time wisely (like catching up on all the NFL free agent news).

Shoutouts:
To Paula B, Tony C, Mikey F, Nate G, Dan H, Noah K, Norine M, Andy M, Ben P, William S, Linda Y, and baby Miles for all getting 5/8 games correct on a really tough day for brackets.

Most days that shoutout would be for those people having the best showing of the day, but that award goes to Melissa A, who rolled the field with a whopping 7/8 games picked correctly. For a day where a 6, 7, 10, 11, and 13 seed all won their round of 32 games, that is an amazing feat. For those of you wondering, her one miss was Xavier (she had Duke).

To Melissa A and Linda Y, for each correctly picking 13/16 round of 32 games, best in the pool.

To our current leaderboard:
1T) Melissa A (--)
2) Linda Y (-3 pts)
3) Melissa R (-5 pts)
4T) Peter F (-6 pts)
4T) Dan H (-6 pts)
4T) Noah K (-6 pts)
4T) Barack Obama (-6 pts)

To baby Miles, who for the first time in the pool is not holding down the last place fort. A strong showing on Sunday vaulted Miles ahead of 7 participants. Well done, kiddo!

To Sam OC and Chuck M, for joining me for pizza, Guinness, and the NC State/Georgetown game at Hope St. Pizza. Double shoutout to Chuck for going one extra round on Sam and I on the Guinness. Hat tip, good sir. We're looking for one more member so we can start our own posse:

To the Seahawks, for bringing a real quarterback into the fold: Matt Flynn. No more pained watching ineptness at the quarterback position in the form of Tarvaris Jackson.

To Peyton Manning, for not going to San Francisco. Not because it wouldn't have been the right decision (it would have, if Manning wanted to win Super Bowls), but because it doesn't stick my Seahawks with an impossible road of their own to the Super Bowl, or heck, even the division.

To Purdue forward Robbie Hummel. Purdue lost to Kansas, but through no fault of Hummel's, who poured in 26 points against the Jayhawks. As I mentioned in an earlier update, Hummel missed the last two tournaments (and all of last season) thanks to two separate ACL tears. And Purdue was a legit Final Four contender at least one of those seasons. It's probably not much consolation, but at least Hummel got to lead his team to an upset win and a thrilling almost second upset.

To Lyndsey M (and Kristy G, even though she's not part of the pool) and Sugar and Spice cupcakes. Check them out here. I broke my giving up of desserts for Lent to try a St. Patrick's Day one under the Corned Beef and Cabbage exemption rule, and it's even more delicious than it looks.

Condemnations:
To me, for somehow completely missing the fact that UNC point guard Kendall Marshall broke his wrist in the Creighton game, considering it was a huge talking point after the game. I don't know how I missed it, but a shoutout to Celinda for bringing me up to speed yesterday evening.

Also, to Creighton, who looked borderline dirty a few instances of that game with hard fouls (including attacking Henson's injured wrist). This isn't hockey of football, fellas.

To our waitress at Hope St. Pizza, we're not certain as to whether St. Patrick's Day hit her a little hard or if all enthusiasm was drained from her at birth.

To McDonalds, would it kill you to put out a decent, funny commercial? The old men commercial isn't it.

To whoever greenlit the Three Stooges movie. I don't know one person who didn't a) hear it was being made and immediately scrunch up their face in pained confusion, and then b) see a commercial for it and nod his/her head glumly as it confirms their suspicions. Is anyone actually going to go see it?

To the Miami Dolphins - always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Jim Harbaugh, Jeff Fisher, Peyton Manning, Matt Flynn, heck, even Alex Smith - no one will take their money. Today they had to finally settle for David Garrard, who missed all of last year due to injury (and isn't Peyton Manning, so it actually matters).

Be ready for Day 5 on Thursday!

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