Forum MVP Rude Posted March 15, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I made a bracket pool. It's a weighted pool of 5,10,15,20,25,30 points for round 1-6 with an underdog bonus. You get the difference in seeds as points if the underdog wins. So if the 12 beats the 5 and you picked the 12 you get 7 bonus points. The underdog bonus continues throughout the rounds. Not sure how many are interested in playing but it's very easy to fill out. It's a click to advance bracket. If no one joins so be it but it took me 7 minutes to register and fill out the bracket. I looked at several and this one was free with an easy to use interface and it will constantly update the standings. I changed the point totals as getting 1 point for wins but getting 7 points for picking a 12 over a 5 would make it where any smart player would pick only upsets from the 12 to 10 seeds. It still pays to pick upsets but not overwhelmingly. You are being invited to join 'Rudes march madness'. In order to join, you must: 1. Register as a user at http://www.poolhost.com When registering, you will choose a personal username and provide your e-mail address. When you click Join, PoolHost.com will send you an e-mail with a password to login to the site. 2. Login to PoolHost.com with the username you chose and the password sent to you. 3. Go to the 'Pool Tools' menu and choose 'Join a Private Pool'. 4. Choose 'College Bracket Challenge'. 5. To Join the pool you need to enter the Pool ID and Pool Password. For the Pool ID type: DSOhoops For the Pool Password type: DSO That's it and then you're in! The next time you login in to http://www.poolhost.com, you can get back to your pool(s) by going to 'My Pools' where you'll see all the pools you've joined. Clicking on a pool name will take you to that pool. You can switch to a different pool by going to 'My Pools' again at any time. To Register, click here: http://www.poolhost.com/index.asp?page=register.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oysterhead Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Sounds good..I'll sign up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 15, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'll try to get on it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted March 15, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Done - What a steaming pile of awesome I made! Â I don't have much of a chance since Rude is a stealth Veags bookie but sometimes a broken clock is right twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP bs69 Posted March 15, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 15, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Done - What a steaming pile of awesome I made! I don't have much of a chance since Rude is a stealth Veags bookie but sometimes a broken clock is right twice a day. Considering Its usually a female who wins my dads office pool and she likes certain team colors, I don't think I'll stand a chance. I suck in hoops picking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 15, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 I made some picks it all looks good until your bracket gets busted. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP gr8fulpair Posted March 16, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I'm in. You'll be impressed with the mediocrity of my picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 16, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 So we have 6 people so far in the pool. Entries are open until Thursday morning right before tipoff. I think it's 12:15 am EST Thursday. The great thing about this tourney is it rarely goes anywhere close to expected. There are many teams out there good enough to put together 2-3 wins vs any competition. Going 6 straight is another story. There are a limited number that can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oysterhead Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Just finished my picks...seems like I went with the normal. We shall see. I haven't watched much bball this year. Good luck everyone...btw i went with HelpSlip as my name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Dead duck Posted March 16, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Im in. Never do well on these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 16, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I got invited into 2. I think others know I'm a sucker. It makes the games more exciting but I never win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 16, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 My dads office pool is $1, but has 140 people usually in it. I've failed since 1986 to win it even though participated every year. My mom, dad and brother are all listed as winners in the 86-91 period as all previous winners are listed on the bracket, but my name is excluded. I haven't even finished top 30 in 5+ years :/. The good thing is 60% of bracket will have UK winning it all and I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 16, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Now rude playing humble to lure in more victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 16, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Now rude playing humble to lure in more victims. I'd say I'm more of a football analyst. Basketball has too many variables. U don't lose in football b/c of a hot field goal kicker. In hoops you could get a crazy shooter. There are people in the tourney that can win the game solo. Buddy hield is 1. UK has 2 guys that can put up 30 point efforts easily but then again that's all they have, but Arizona won in 97 with a great 2 guard combo. Superstars have won this tourney and full teams have also won. Danny manning won it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 16, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Buddy heild gonna come up short but take his team to the final four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 17, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 8 are entered so far. 16 hours until it locks. I'll also toss in a prize to the winner of a few local IPA's to be delivered at jubilee. Unfortunately glass isn't allowed or was going to bring a 24ozer of moltov cocktail to the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oysterhead Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Game on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 17, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I've lost 2 already. Missed both 8/9 games. Not huge impact going forward but not the start I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oysterhead Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Looks like Yale may pull off the classic 12 5 upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 17, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yale starting my turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Dead duck Posted March 17, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hurt a little. Had BU in sw16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP gr8fulpair Posted March 17, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wtf Baylor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 17, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I've lost 3 games but sweet 16 is intact. I hope to finish strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 18, 2016 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Looks like it's a pretty tight race for the top 5. Tea and I are bringing up the rear well back of the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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