Anything to see the ACC lose.
+1000
The dreaded 3-14 matchup...
Up 5 with 0:22 to play!
Duke is absolutely fooked.
Totally out coached. Duke had Parker, Jefferson and Hood upfront and all Duke did was chuck up threes all day. 36 of them so far. They deserve to lose.
Reggie Miller had interesting comment about "one and dones" and how the Duke program has no experience, as opposed to even Mercer.
Huge upset.
Wonder what Dickie V. has to say now. Never root for Duke, Duke SUCKS!
Down goes Dukey!
Quote from: nyg on March 21, 2014, 01:23:57 PM
Totally out coached. Duke had Parker, Jefferson and Hood upfront and all Duke did was chuck up threes all day. 36 of them so far. They deserve to lose.
Reggie Miller had interesting comment about "one and dones" and how the Duke program has no experience, as opposed to even Mercer.
Huge upset.
Duke lived by the 3 all season long. Today's game was no different.
I'm guessing then number of people that have all games right at this point out of the 11 million entrants, is less than 50...it might be less than 20
Quote from: nyg on March 21, 2014, 01:23:57 PM
Totally out coached. Duke had Parker, Jefferson and Hood upfront and all Duke did was chuck up threes all day. 36 of them so far. They deserve to lose.
Reggie Miller had interesting comment about "one and dones" and how the Duke program has no experience, as opposed to even Mercer.
Huge upset.
One-and-dones are all about getting drafted. Other than Anthony Davis, I don't know if I can remember any that were all about the team.
This was an absolutely awful coaching job by Coach K. After 30-odd games together this team has zero idea how to play as a team. Everyone looking to build their NBA resume. Buzz is no great game coach but he couldn't have done any worse with Duke than K did.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:34:19 PM
I'm guessing then number of people that have all games right at this point out of the 11 million entrants, is less than 50...it might be less than 20
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I'd say zero. Shows ya what Buffett knows. Didn't really have to waste the money on pool insurance, hey?
Quote from: ecompt on March 21, 2014, 01:44:18 PM
This was an absolutely awful coaching job by Coach K. After 30-odd games together this team has zero idea how to play as a team. Everyone looking to build their NBA resume. Buzz is no great game coach but he couldn't have done any worse with Duke than K did.
But, but, but...........K played freshmen didn't he?
Two first round upsets to double digit seeds in two years?
Coach K must be on the hot seat!
Quote from: 4everwarriors on March 21, 2014, 01:47:29 PM
I'd say zero. Shows ya what Buffett knows. Didn't really have to waste the money on pool insurance, hey?
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
QuoteTwo first round upsets to double digit seeds in two years?
Coach K must be on the hot seat!
Buzz to Duke.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
Buffet didnt disclose the odds he calculated for a perfect bracket but when asked if one in six quintillion was in the ballpark, he said yes.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
I thought it was Gore's idea.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
I ran Mega March Madness product.
Every year MU made the tournament I bought that product. And every year MU lost in the first round. My wife always said it would have been cheaper to fly to the game. Of course, the coach was the Bronzed Beast so I should have known better. What did Einstein say about repeating an action over and over and expecting a different result?
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
I invented the piano key necktie! I INVENTED IT!
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
I don't know about the $1B bracket, but ESPN is reporting there are still over 2,000 perfect brackets after Mercer won.
This game was another great indicator of how grossly overrated Duke fans are. That game took place in Raleigh and that crowd must have still been 70% Mercer supporters.
MU fans > Duke fans
50 other NCAAB fan bases > Duke fans
Quote from: copious1218 on March 21, 2014, 02:10:36 PM
I don't know about the $1B bracket, but ESPN is reporting there are still over 2,000 perfect brackets after Mercer won.
And they were all created by Gavin Orsay.
Anybody?
Quote from: MUStudent on March 21, 2014, 02:15:22 PM
This game was another great indicator of how grossly overrated Duke fans are. That game took place in Raleigh and that crowd must have still been 70% Mercer supporters.
MU fans > Duke fans
50 other NCAAB fan bases > Duke fans
Duke "crazies" are just a bunch of nerdy camera whores.
Maybe Coach K should worry about his own team,rather than how many teams the Atlantic 10 got in.LMAO!!!
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
CBB:
I read that in the history of the internet about 200 million brackets have been filled out (ESPN, Yahoo, etc.) and that their has never been a perfect one.
Also told by a guy in the office that watches this that their are less than 10 perfect brackets left in Buffet's pool and those will probably get killed off before the end of the day.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on March 21, 2014, 03:02:25 PM
Duke "crazies" are just a bunch of nerdy camera whores.
The whole jumping throughout the game thing is odd, at best. I always thought it was a bunch of people who needed to take a piss. Going to a game was throwing on a jacket, stuffing a bunch of Old Styles in various hiding spots then walking down to the Arena, hitting a few watering holes en route. Jumping up and down with a gut full of beer wasn't a good idea.
The average Duke student is a mouth breather to begin with. (Or a modestly-attractive porn star.) The former struggle with how to have a genuine good time since their "Cameron Crazy" stunts are contrived. At least the latter gets paid for her extra-curriculars.
Quote from: copious1218 on March 21, 2014, 02:10:36 PM
I don't know about the $1B bracket, but ESPN is reporting there are still over 2,000 perfect brackets after Mercer won.
That's pretty impressive
How about JAKOB GOLLON! From Stevens Point, Wis., 20 pts, 5 rebs. and 3 assists.
Quote from: Heisenberg on March 21, 2014, 03:08:41 PM
CBB:
I read that in the history of the internet about 200 million brackets have been filled out (ESPN, Yahoo, etc.) and that their has never been a perfect one.
Also told by a guy in the office that watches this that their are less than 10 perfect brackets left in Buffet's pool and those will probably get killed off before the end of the day.
Not sure how he would know the Buffett stuff yet...I thought it isn't released until tomorrow, but maybe it has.
A guy out here on the news did a quick study on if you were to put in a bracket every 30 seconds to cover all the possibilities of the 63 games to win the $1 billion how long would it take? I can't remember the timing, but it was pretty crazy. As long as you run a promo like this and limit when one can enter (say 2 or 3 days in advance), it doesn't seem possible.
Unless, some enterprising young lad figured out a way to upload every combination via computer and could do it without being caught (seems impossible).
In the ESPN pool, I had about 20,000 people pass me with the Mercer win. And I was inside the top 1.8% of all entries at the time. With millions of entries, even if only 5% of people pick Mercer.....
With 8 minutes left---Jeronne Maymon 11 pts and 11 rebs
Quote from: brandx on March 21, 2014, 03:37:42 PM
In the ESPN pool, I had about 20,000 people pass me with the Mercer win. And I was inside the top 1.8% of all entries at the time. With millions of entries, even if only 5% of people pick Mercer.....
That's really awesome. I'm doing better in the yahoo pool than the espn pool. If I am reading it right, the ESPN pool shows only about 60 people have all their picks correct as of right now.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 03:19:38 PM
Not sure how he would know the Buffett stuff yet...I thought it isn't released until tomorrow, but maybe it has.
A guy out here on the news did a quick study on if you were to put in a bracket every 30 seconds to cover all the possibilities of the 63 games to win the $1 billion how long would it take? I can't remember the timing, but it was pretty crazy. As long as you run a promo like this and limit when one can enter (say 2 or 3 days in advance), it doesn't seem possible.
Unless, some enterprising young lad figured out a way to upload every combination via computer and could do it without being caught (seems impossible).
My Gavin Orsay (house of cards) comment was an attempt at humor on this point.
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/mike-krzyzewski-classy-gesture-after-duke-loses-to-mercer-in-ncaa-tournament-032114?cmpid=tsm%3Afscom%3Afoxsports
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2014, 01:57:02 PM
He definitely didn't buy any insurance on this one. I'm still pissed off at myself. We pitched this very idea about 7 years ago here when I ran Mega March Madness product. $1 billion for the perfect bracket. We calculated the odds and were confident there was absolutely no way anyone could ever get it. It died...couldn't get the support to do it and roll it out nationally.
I'll be curious to see if any one has all these picks right, I'm guessing there are still a few.
This is the year Wisconsin can get to the Final Four...ugh.
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