It’s become apparent that Uncle Crappy hasn’t been explicit enough in providing instructions for the Second Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge. Here’s what you do.
You’re picking the Final Four, the winners of the semi-final games and the winner of the national championship. Your submission should look something like this (with your own teams, of course):
Niagara, Jackson State, Eastern Kentucky and Central Connecticut State.
Jackson State and Eastern Kentucky in the finals, with EKU winning the title.
Feel free to add whatever commentary you like along the way.
To submit: send me an email, at any of the thousands of addresses you have for me. If you don’t have one, there’s an email link up at the top, right under the countdown clock. Or, post a comment to this post or any of the other basketball-related posts on the front page.
Uncle Crappy 
I’ve studied the RPI and strength of schedules. I’ve analyzed the effect of travel and neutral court won loss records. I used the freedom of information act to review their criminal records. I’ve watched the cheerleaders, again and again and again…I’ve graded the pep bands and factored in alumni support. I watched ESPN, Foxsports, George Michael’s Sports Machine. I’ve listened to the talking heads, not those heads, the ones on TV that talk about this stuff. I put it all into the computer and this is what came out…
Final Four
FLA, UCLA, Georgetown, OSU
Final
UCLA Georgetown
Champ
Georgetown
Darkhorse (must be seeded 5 or lower) to make the final four: Louisville
Surprise mid-major (must be seeded 11 or lower) to make the sweet 16: George Washington
P.S. I’ll probably change my mind over night and resubmit in the morning.
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I’ve reconsidered. Forget all that analysis stuff. It came to me in a dream last night. The national champ wears blue on the road, and what a pretty blue it is.
FLA, Kansas, NC, Memphis
Kansas, NC
NC
And yes, this is a not so subtle ploy to curry favor with The Wife!
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