Well... Looks like the Brackets are Up...

by crolfer on Mar 16, 2008 7:52 PM EDT

Make sure to enter your picks for the Yahoo league!

I'm kinda surprised Kansas State actually got in...

Who do you all think is gonna win?

Any upset thoughts?

Brackets available here among other places:

http://www.nationalpost.com/380144.bin

I'm thinking about taking North Carolina to take it all...

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Which #1 Seed Will Be Eliminated First?

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Cheeky

the USC-K State 6/11 matchup.

fwiw, Carolina has a potentially tough 8-9 matchup.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 16, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs

Good Games

That USC/K-State game is going to be really good. Carolina could get upset by Indiana or Arkansas but I think UNC has a good shot to take it all. Western Kentucky is my biased and hopeful 12-5 upset.

by TheClashing on Mar 16, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Having watched Arkansas

I'm not too worried about drawing them. I think UNC overwhelms them at every position.

My worry with Indiana is that they have an elite college player in Gordon--you never can tell when that kind of player is involved in a tournament game.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 17, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up 0 recs

forgot about the hoosiers

they gave up six games ago when sampson was fired. they've been a shell of themselves since.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Mar 17, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Courtney Lee is the real deal

and they are facing an average Drake team

I Misremember lots of things

by Zach K on Mar 18, 2008 7:11 AM EDT up 0 recs

redreporter brackets

Still plenty of room to join our RedReporter bracket at Yahoo.

Group ID# 40618
Password jaybruce

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Mar 16, 2008 9:05 PM EDT 0 recs

Redreporter Sportsline bracket

the one from last year is still up, but I don't know how to invite others for this season. And considering I haven't watching a SINGLE NCAA game this year for the first time in my life, I have no business filling out a bracket. But I will, and I'll probably win.

by Brian B on Mar 19, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Buckeye NIT #1 seed

That is as awesome as a Patterson/Hairston signing.

by buckeye22fox on Mar 16, 2008 9:25 PM EDT 0 recs

The Sad thing is...

The season could actually end w/ a loss to UNC-Asheville. That 7'6" center will eat Koufous alive. Be a crappy way to see Jamar Butler go out.

Which celebrity are you often confused with? "Brad Pitt"- Adam Dunn

by chesirecat on Mar 17, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

that 7-6 center

is dirt. he's less mobile than muresan.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Mar 17, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think they use him pretty well

in terms of rest. His skills and conditioning are vastly improved over last year. He could be dangerous for one game.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 17, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Does he

fall down on people much?

That would be dangerous.

"I guess I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue!"- Lloyd Bridges

by Lonesome George on Mar 17, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Change the first part of your name to Kenny

and you are a 7'6" megaman...

You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 17, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Brackets up?

Is somebody installing shelves?

Oh, the NC-2A brackets. Let the madness begin!

"I guess I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue!"- Lloyd Bridges

by Lonesome George on Mar 17, 2008 1:26 AM EDT 0 recs

Up the bracket

Something quite different.

by Brendanukkah on Mar 17, 2008 8:31 AM EDT up 0 recs

I love this diary's title

The excitement is palpable. Can you imagine Vitale saying this? "Well... Looks like the brackets are up. <shrug> I guess we better watch some basketball."

by Red Menace on Mar 17, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Mizzou's out... Not much to be excited about...

You can't have manslaughter without laughter

by crolfer on Mar 17, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

As for upsets...

Davidson is the real-deal midmajor. We'll take out Gonzaga, and prepare to see the 2 seed Hoyas go down if Stephen Curry is hot. Best shooter in the country. Not that I'm biased or anything, going here. Pitt was also impressive in the Big East Tourney. They could take out Memphis and get to the Final 4

Which celebrity are you often confused with? "Brad Pitt"- Adam Dunn

by chesirecat on Mar 17, 2008 10:48 AM EDT 0 recs

FWIW..

Bob Knight predicted Pitt to win the whole thing.

But he stopped short of saying that it was inevitable and we should lay back and enjoy it.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 17, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up 0 recs

Davidson

is a real solid team at 4 of 5 positions. With Curry's awesomeness, most of the national media overlook that the Cats have a legit point guard.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 17, 2008 11:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

Davidson

My brother and sister went to Davidson so there's quite a bit of excitement going on in the Menace household. I'm concerned about Roy Hibbert in round two. Hopefully the Raleigh crowd can help.

by Red Menace on Mar 17, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well Considering...

that Davidson was allotted all of 125 student tickets and only 400 others, we'll have to hope we get off to a fast start and pull the neutral fans along w/ us. And the Zags will be tough too. But yeah, I can see how we're overlooked w/ all our players either foreigners and/or white. Nice to see we have some Davidson ties in the RR community though besides me, Menace.

Which celebrity are you often confused with? "Brad Pitt"- Adam Dunn

by chesirecat on Mar 17, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

With the obvious exeption of Curry.

Duh.

Which celebrity are you often confused with? "Brad Pitt"- Adam Dunn

by chesirecat on Mar 17, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

And i misspelled that.

Lord I'm a mess.

Which celebrity are you often confused with? "Brad Pitt"- Adam Dunn

by chesirecat on Mar 17, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

St Patrick's Day! Wooo!

by Red Menace on Mar 17, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

here's an interesting history lesson

over at slate about st. patrick.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Mar 17, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

ive been wanting to read

that cahill book for a while now. it just got bumped to the top o' the list.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 17, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

I received this book as a high school

graduation present and read through it on my first trip to Ireland in 1998. Cahill is an engaging writer. He takes heat as a "popular" historian, and he's a little cavalier with the facts, but it's an interesting read.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 17, 2008 6:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

"popular" historian

i love how the academic establishment attempts to slander talented writers. i think they are secretly just jealous of the sales. but the fact is they just cant write. so many of the respected historians couldnt write their way into a paper bag. into.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 17, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

certainly jealousy

and pettiness animates a cosiderable amount of academic work and criticism, but I do think there is some merit to academic historians' beef with "popular" history. Almost every historical situation confounds the type of coherent narrative needed to keep a general readership interested. There's also the consideration of depth and length of research as well.

I do agree, however, that such charges often sound similar to saying a snack can't be good because it isn't a steak.

Two Dunns enter, but only one Dunn leaves...unless neither do because they decide to hunt, play cards, drink and fish. -Slyde

by Man Mountain on Mar 17, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs