2019 BG March Madness

[Byrd]

It's time for the best sports weekend of the year - the first week of March Madness. Followed by a pretty solid Sweet Sixteen weekend, followed by a weekend only four fan bases care about.

It's also time for our 13th (!) annual March Madness pick em. Great thing about this one is you can make your picks today, and not worry about them again. Picks should be available starting in about 3 minutes if their countdown is on track.

If you were in it last year, you should just be able to click rejoin. Might need the new password, not sure. If not, here's how you get in:

http://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-c...groupID=733756
Group Name: Orderofthebluegartr
Password: iu#1nitseedwoo

Got problems joining? Post here. Don't have problems joining? Post here too.

The only prize is to get your name on the ever-growing list of self-pretentious jerks:
2006 Bowl Pick Em: Makaveli
2006 BG Fantasy Football: Thuggy
2007 March Madness: Byrd
2007 College Football Pick Em: Ryany
2007 Bowl Pick Em: Akiyama
2008 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Tyr
2008 March Madness: Snoogans
2008 College Pick Em: Byrd
2008 Eliminator: Byrd
2008 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2008 Bowl Pick Em: Laguna
2009 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Sekaran
2009 Super (Bowl) Pick Em: Stiker
2009 March Madness: MrW
2009 College Pick Em: Ryany
2009 Eliminator: Stiker
2009 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2009 Bowl Pick Em: Alderon527
2010 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Driver
2010 March Madness: Biddinger
2010 World Cup Bracket Predictor: Decy
2010 World Cup Pick Em: Plow
2010 College Pick Em: Bregor
2010 Eliminator: Akiyama
2010 Pigskin Pick Em: Byrd
2010 Bowl Pick Em: Byrd
2011 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Bigrougabagel
2011 March Madness: Titanss
2011 College Pick Em: Byrd
2011 Eliminator: Intrinsic
2011 Pigskin Pick Em: Naafeih
2011 Bowl Mania: Vade
2012 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Valisk
2012 March Madness: WOMP, ElvFenrir
2012 College Pick Em: Julian
2012 Eliminator: Soa
2012 Pigskin Pick Em: Melena
2012 Primetime Playoff: Cail
2012 Bowl Mania: Izembo
2013 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Mertron
2013 March Madness: Aaron Borland (user name: ???)
2013 College Pick Em: Ryany
2013 Pigskin Pick Em: Byrd
2013 Eliminator: Byrd
2013 Bowl Mania: Recuperi (?)
2014 March Madness: Nicholai
2014 World Cup PickEm: Tyrath
2014 World Cup Bracket Predictor: Tyrath
2014 College Pick Em: Mertron
2014 Pigskin Pick Em: Azazael
2014 Eliminator: Byrd
2014 Bowl Mania: Laguna
2015 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Palpatine
2015 March Madness: Biddinger
2015 College Pick Em: Ryany
2015 Eliminator: Valisk
2015 Pigskin Pick Em: Chrius
2015 Bowl Mania: Bregor
2016 March Madness: Xajii
2016 College Pick Em: Serra
2016 Pigskin Pick Em: Akiyama
2016 Eliminator: Melena
2016 Bowl Mania: Chrius
2017 March Madness: Kirin
2017 College Pick Em: Chrius
2017 Eliminator: Moss
2017 NFL PickEm: Moss (Spread); Chrius (straight up)
2018 March Madness: Byrd
2018 College Pick Em: Chrius
2018 Pigskin Pick Em: Chrius
2018 Eliminator: Melena
2019 Bowl Pick Em: Ryany

[Moss]

lejoined

[Tyche]

Go anyone except Duke, Kentucky, or Virginia

[Moss]

Tigahs looking strong in the first half *knocks on wood*

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[6souls]

[Weltall]

Lol Louisville. What a program.

[6souls]

GOPHA

[Kirin]

Jesus Sparty, at least save the heart attacks for when you play Dook.

[Moss]

Jesus Sparty, at least save the heart attacks for when you play Dook.

Just assuming an easy path to the EE eh?

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[Kirin]

Just assuming an easy path to the EE eh?

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Not anymore.

[Moss]

Not anymore.

Lol it looked like Bradley was just hot from deep, although I guess your non-Winston dudes struggled offensively too

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[octopus]

Ja Morant looking ridiculously good

[Wulfgang]

Ja Morant looking ridiculously good

Hate Murray State after the clip below (skip to 2 minutes), but had them advancing over Marquette in all ~5 of my brackets.

Also, Auburn v New Mexico State was an absolutely ridiculous ending.

[Cail]

Ja Morant looking ridiculously good

Triple double good grief

[Buffy]

I have a perfect bracket 12 game in Seton Hall, Michigan, Purdue, Syracuse are my last 4 for tonight.

[Byrd]

Well, you can't win your bracket on day one. But getting 15 out of 16 is a pretty good start.

[Kirin]

Jean Shorts vs scUM.

I wonder which of the two I could be less excited about winning.

[Wulfgang]

Can UVA pull off the repeat? Currently down 12 to #16 Gardner-Webb w/ ~7 mins left in the first.

[Byrd]

Can UVA pull off the repeat? Currently down 12 to #16 Gardner-Webb w/ ~7 mins left in the first.

Why only be the loser in the two biggest upsets in NCAA history when you can be the loser in the three biggest upsets in NCAA history? Virginia knows their role in college basketball, and they appear to be embracing it. I, for one, applaud their self awareness.

[Moss]

Down 6 at half despise shooting 50% from the floor

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