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My next upset pick is Oklahoma. I need them to come in to pass a couple people.

QUOTE(Brian @ Mar 21, 2008 -> 10:41 PM) My one buddy picked SD AND Siena. Wow, with another buddy and you double your total? I stopped playing multiple brackets. I got tired of guys playing a dozen brackets, they always "had that one".

I got Stanford but would have loved to see Marquette pull off the upset.

Nothing like OT

BRICK!

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NC Kansas Texas Duke NC Texas Texas

I'm screwed. My long shot Duke was the final nail.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 04:46 PM) I'm not throwing stones in a glass house here -- I think I filled out a couple of brackets where I had them getting past this round (not to mention a bunch of other absolutely dumbass picks by me -- USC over K-State, for one). I didn't mean to throw it around as an insult, either. I just can't believe how much joy I take in watching Duke lose. I didn't think you were. I knew Duke was a risky pick. I also knew that not many people would have them past the second. I was looking for a couple teams to differentiate my picks from the crowd. Banked too much on Coach K. I understand the anti-Duke sentiment, but he runs one of the cleanest of the major b-ball programs, and I respect that. Now my only hope is UT-Austin. Go Longhorns

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) I have literally been to a place in texas that just had a trough that EVERYONE peed into simulatneously. I promptly moved to PA. At least we have a video of you and that trough

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) Ehh -- if you watched even a bit of college basketball this season it was fairly easy to see Duke wasn't really a #2 seed. It's also amazing what happens when the refs decides to pull their heads out of Coach K's ass and actually call fouls on Duke. Not much Duke coverage here.

knowing the Duke hatred, was one reason I picked them. They are usually the best delta between being a favorite and not being picked.

It's worth repeating f*** you Duke.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 03:28 PM) f*** you Duke. f*** you Duke.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 03:14 PM) I know the West is pretty awful, but why the heck would you pick Duke? No way could they possibly hnag with Xavier or UCLA. Playing the favorites all the way doesn't usually win. My two longshot picks were Duke making the final four, (banking on coaching coming through) and Texas winning it all. Now I'll wait for the second chance brackets

f*** the West just crushed me. I have Duke winning the Region. I hate the tournament

QUOTE(lostfan @ Mar 21, 2008 -> 09:46 PM) Great post... plenty of common sense here. Only thing I have some issue with is the part about guns being readily available - the easier it is to access, the easier it is to be found by an intruder and used against you. That's a slippery slope. What are your thoughts on gun collecting by the way? Curious. If you are going to count on the gun for protection, you have to assume you will be getting to it first and the intruder will not out muscle you for it. Collecting and creating an arsenal are usually easy to differentiate.

QUOTE(JohnCangelosi @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 12:58 PM) I happen to be an investor in many businesses and also run a few corporations myself. One thing you guys are missing is that when you have INVESTORS in your business, you need to report to them consistently on what you are doing in order to make a profit. J ncorgbl is back?! I have, and you are wrong, the goals of the INVESTORS (why are we shouting?) do come into play. If the investors goal is to win championships at any cost, then that is how the team would be run. There is nothing sacred that investors = profit motive. Put another way, if the group got together and said, we're going to invest $X today and $Y dollars every single year to win championships, and in the end, hopefully the value of the franchise will equal your investment, do you want in? Then that is how it should be run. Or at least until the group changes their direction. I'm not saying that is the case here, but people invest in companies for a variety of reasons, and earning a profit is not always one of them, just the most common. Here's an example, I've been investing in micro businesses through Kiva.org. Over the course of time, I expect to lose money, while helping entrepreneurs in Mexico.

Just looking at some of the national top picks so far. Seriously, how much is luck to have picked WKY and SD?

I am not an originalist. I do not believe the framers of our constitution were the most brilliant individuals to ever walk our earth. They did manage to write an amazing document that has served us well for over 200 years. To keep strong, I believe we can, and should, carefully update the Constitution when necessary. I believe they intended the citizens to grab their guns and come a runnin' when the government called. Such is clearly not the case today. I believed they realized that most citizens would be shootin' up some food, and realized a gun would be a necessary tool. Such is clearly not the case today. I think we have individuals in this society that should not have guns. I think there are many times more that are responsible and should have access to guns if they choose. I think owning a gun is fine. I think owning enough guns to arm a small city, should be looked at. I think practical guns and ammo, for reasonable activities, should be allowed. I think some types of ammo, extreme calibers and loads, fully auto weapons should probably be unavailable to ordinary citizens I think for a gun to be useful for home protection, it needs to be readily available, unlockable in seconds, and loaded. I think that is a recipe for disaster with kids in the house. I felt a home security system was a better option for my family and kept all my weapons securely locked, partially disassembled, and my ammo was under separate lock and key. I slept better at night knowing my guns would not hurt my kids.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 21, 2008 -> 05:07 PM) I went 3-5 in the first round here, and lost two sweet 16 teams and an elite 8 team (lol). This region was already pathetic in terms of the teams (and is moreso now with the results today), but it has been VERY fun to watch, which is all that matters. It'd have just been perfect and fitting had Belmont beaten Duke though, however despite that UCLA has to be feeling very good about it's chances with this competition, as they can cruise in this region while the other 3 beat each other up. I had UConn in the next round as well. Nothing like looking at that big red line before they even play.

Wow! Even though I had UConn, gotta love SD

QUOTE(knightni @ Mar 21, 2008 -> 04:55 PM) Anyone else laugh that some woman named her son "Gyno"? Wonder if she saw the OBY/GYNO sign in the delivery room.

great no calls at the finish of regulation

UCONN is killing me.