ugly.

loser.jpgEverybody recovered? Bandaged wounds? Bought a replacement television for the one you broke when ____ (fill in the blank:  UConn, Duke, Pitt, Georgetown, other) gagged themselves out of the tournament?

I’m right there with you. But despite all the carnage of the first four days of March Madness, the contestants in the Third Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge have done pretty well. Certainly, some have done better than others, but we’ve lost only one so far.

Because we don’t start collecting points until we figure out who’s actually made it to the Final Four, we won’t have any actual standings to report until after next weekend. But we can get a sense of who’s in pretty good shape after the first two rounds, and who might need to reconsider that trip to Vegas.

All Four Standing. These folks have all four of their teams still hanging around:

Carla, Carolina Boy, Ethel, Father Spoon, Large and The Sister.

Three Plus. Although they lost one of our Final Four selections, it shouldn’t hurt too much — your title game and championship picks are all still alive:

Uncle Crappy, The Wife, HP and Mr. Burns.

Three But Hurting. You’ve got three still alive, but your pick for the title is done. Not dead yet.

Chris.

Two Plus. You lost half your teams but your title game and champ are still in it:

Kewyson.

Two But Hurting More. You can pick up a couple of points, but nothing more — your finalists are already out:

Cindy.

Uh, Maybe? We won’t rule you out, because your championship pick is still alive. However…

Dawn.

One And (Almost) Done. A single team is still alive, but you have them losing in the championship game. Ouch.

Fred.

One And (Definitely) Done. Just one team left, and you didn’t pick them to make the title game. Thanks for playing.

Robyn.

Oh Boy. Phil’s Mom didn’t do you any favors. All four teams are out.

Juan.

C’mon, guys — it’s not that bad…

4 thoughts on “ugly.

  1. As I said on Twitter earlier today, I’m going to get a tattoo on my arm or somewhere else visible. It will read: “Do not participate in March Madness. It is your enemy.”

    I figure that’s the only way I can ensure that I will not repeat this same feeling year after year after year.

    Like

  2. Cindy: Your picks were solid; you just got caught by a little bad luck. Most of could have been in the same boat pretty easily.

    Like

  3. O.U.C.H….

    Well, You can’t win them all… or … as it seems with me, any. I went with my heart, not logic in my pools this year… That’ll teach me. Sometimes it works, most times… well, most times I end up in this position!

    Still good fun, though!

    Go Louisville!!

    Like

Comments are closed.