[Goob]

I never follow college basketball until March rolls around, at which point I watch every single game on TV :D I'm a sucker for March Madness!

That said, would anybody want to participate in a little HIF March Madness contest? We all just fill out a bracket and then see who scores the most points. I could set up a group on Facebook or Yahoo or ESPN and then we all join. I looked for a mod to add something like this to the forums, but came up empty.

If there is enough response, I'll set it up tonight or tomorrow before the first games get underway on Thursday!

Edit #2:

I've since removed the password requirement to make it easier for people to sign up!

Edit #1:

Here's the info on joining the group!

Group: http://tournament.fa...1/group/157337/

Once you join, just click "My Bracket" and then click each team you think will win until all the slots are full. As for scoring, you get points for each correct pick you make and most points win!

First Round 1 point
Second Round 2 points
Third Round 4 points
Fourth Round 8 points
Semis 16 points
Championship 32 points

[adamcohen]

Eh, I've never really followed it, but for y'all on HIF, sure... I'll take a stab at it... :)

[Undrallio]

I pretty much know nothing about basketball...but I guess it'd be fun to see if I can outguess you all :P

[Goob]

Haha, cool, I've set up a private group for us hiffers on Yahoo. I'm gonna post it on the main page of HIF and see if anybody else wants to play with us.

Group: http://tournament.fa...1/group/157337/

Once you join, just click "My Bracket" and then click each team you think will win until all the slots are full. As for scoring, you get points for each correct pick you make and most points win!

First Round 1 point
Second Round 2 points
Third Round 4 points
Fourth Round 8 points
Semis 16 points
Championship 32 points

[Goob]

Aight, so what is everybody's username on there? I think mine is pretty easy to figure out, but I was curious as to who has already signed up so far.

[shaynon]

i know nothing about basketball, but i did my bracket! lol. this is gonna be great!!! good luck everyone!

[Goob]

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i know nothing about basketball

You and me both :)

[adamcohen]

Well, mine will just be my website name...

And I was going to enter in their contest, but dammit it doesn't include Florida in that prize selection... Blah.

[adamcohen]

When do we need to have our picks in by, Goob? Tomorrow, I guess, because of the first games?

I'm going to have to do some reading tonight to try to make me some good picks... :)

[shaynon]

i just picked my teams at random, lol....adam has to be all technical and do research....lol...

[Goob]

Adam, I think the first game is tomorrow around 11 or noon. So try and get the picks in by tomorrow morning and you should be safe. I think Yahoo won't accept any more brackets once the first game gets underway.

[Undrallio]

Haha, I just got in on this, I'm Cody M. I guess :P

Shaynon...I love your bracket name :D

[shaynon]

ha ha thanx Undrallio :D

its the truth though! :lol:

[Froggie]

shaynon, on Mar 19 2008, 01:15 PM, said:

i know nothing about basketball, but i did my bracket! lol. this is gonna be great!!! good luck everyone!

Yep, I feel the same way~ I know nothing! I didn't even know half the names on there.... I'd be surprised if I get 2 right.

But it was fun!

[adamcohen]

alright... I read some advice on writing out brackets and i still feel like i have no idea what i did... haha...

Goob, you've given me blog fodder for tomorrow... B)

That, and I picked a few upsets, so we'll see...

[pbchicknz]

how do i know if I did it right? it says "incomplete" on one of the things. ive never done anything like this before, but any contest is good so I'm giving it a try.

[Goob]

You just need to make sure all the slots are filled with a team. If one isn't, that means you didn't pick a winner for the previous game in the bracket.

Did you get it working though? Because by now, Yahoo might not take any more entries.

[pbchicknz]

I'm pretty sure I fixed it now. Thanks though! I had forgot to pick the bracket for the final winner of all, oops. Who would have thought that was important? ha ha. Anyway, there's a countdown on one of the pages of Yahoo says theyll still keep it going for 1 minute from now, so I really cut it close this time. ha ha ha

[Goob]

Woo hoo, glad you got in!

SO how's everybody doing so far? I'm three for three, oh yeah! :clint:

[Undrallio]

Wow, I actually got 2 out of 3 so far. I'm a good guesser! :D

I was just thinking....Goob...what if YOU win? :P

[adamcohen]

It'd be the same as in the past if he wins: noone gets paid... :P

But I got 2 outta 3 right, so I'm feelin' pretty good, with the exception that a few of the other ones coming up that I've picked aren't doin' so hot. That's what happens when you pick out a lot of "upsets"...

Ah well... Time to finish my blog on this sucker... haha...

[Goob]

Haha, if I win, I'll give the prize to the 2nd place winner.

[Froggie]

Goob, on Mar 20 2008, 03:12 PM, said:

Haha, if I win, I'll give the prize to the 2nd place winner.

Is having a blonde moment, but I think I got 8 right......... heavens help me....

[shaynon]

last time i checked i had 5 out of 8...not bad. i can catch up!!! i cant believe u have all 8 froggie!!! YEA for u!! :emot-dance:

[Undrallio]

Doh! I'm in last place right now....laaaaame :P