Bracket update

I seem to be faring better this year in the Journal pick 'em .... but not as good as I'd like.

Oh well, for someone who knows squadoosh about the college basketball teams, I could be doing much worse!

Sports fan?

One of my friends commented they didn't know I was such a sports fan (I'm a little nutty about my NCAA tourney bracket).

Weeeeeeell. Ready for a secret? It's not about the bracket. It's about not coming in dead last (like I did last year). Do you believe Erik the sports guru STILL married me after a such an embarassing performance in last year's bracket. Miraculous!

So this year, I'm determined to not finish so poorly.

Except I don't know anything about any of these teams .... so once again, I picked teams blindly.


First round was good, but it ain't looking so good now. :(

Dead last

That's how I came in for the brackets in Erik's office. Not even second to last ... but DEAD LAST.


Name (Pts)..........1st rd..........2nd rd..........3rd rd..........Qtrfinals..........Semis..........Final
51. E.Bonar (70)..........24-8..........9-7..........4-4..........2-2..........0-2..........0-1
57. K.Mikols (47)..........25-7..........6-10..........1-7..........1-3..........0-2..........0-1

Look how strongly I started out in the first round! It just went downhill from there.

I've never played the brackets before, but I did 2 brackets this year. Let's not talk about the second one .... because it wasn't any prettier.

When I filled them out, I was also betting against the Jayhawks. Darn Beakers. Ruined my bracket.

Oh well ... next year!

Wagering on KU ...

So, I see our fearless Governor is betting KU will win Saturday night:

--(From press release from the Gov's office)--
Governors put barbecue on the line over basketball match-up
Governors Sebelius and Easley agree to friendly wager

For the first time since 2003, the University of Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is on its way to the NCAA Final Four. Led by Coach Bill Self, the Jayhawks will match up against Roy Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas. This will be the first time ever that Self has coached a team in the Final Four, and the first time Williams will face KU in the tournament since his departure as the Hawks head coach five years ago.

To add to this highly anticipated match-up, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and North Carolina Governor Mike Easley have made a friendly wager of barbecue on the game.

If KU wins, Governor Easley will provide the Kansas Governor with some of North Carolina’s best barbeque. In the unlikely event that the Jayhawks are defeated, Governor Sebelius will send the North Carolina Governor a barbeque dinner for four, including great meat and other Kansas products, complements of Kansas City’s locally owned Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbeque.

Governor Sebelius is confident her Jayhawks will be victorious against North Carolina. She says, “It has been a spectacular season for the Jayhawks and I look forward to our victory on Saturday night and then I’ll continue celebrating with a taste of North Carolina barbeque.”

“Not only is North Carolina home to the finest basketball team in the nation, we also have the best barbecue in all the land,” Easley said. “I am as confident that UNC will advance to play for the national title as I am that I will be enjoying ribs and brisket from Kansas while cheering on the Heels in the NCAA championship game.”

The Jayhawks and the Tar Heels play in the NCAA tournament semifinals on Saturday, April 5, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This is the first time the two teams have met in the Final Four since 1993.

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All I have to say? It's a good thing she didn't include any of the infamous Kansas wine in the bet ... ;-)

As for me ... I simply wanna see the KU fans cry and be all bitter when Roy wins Saturday night (evil, malicious smile....)

I admit it ....

I WAS cheering for KU this afternoon (despite their pathetic attempts to play basketball, the guys finally won).

NO, I'm not having a change of heart ... I'm just mean. They will play against Roy's team next and I want Roy to spank them and anger all the KU people out ther (heck, my NCAA bracket is shot to heck, might as well enjoy what's left of the tourney!). Besides, good old Bill Self seems to be a really nice guy and Erik says of the times he's advanced to the Elite Eight, he's never made it to the Final Four ... so way to go Bill. Now I want the red & blue fans to cry after the next round (evil smile).

It'd just make all those Beakers sour and make me smile in an evil way....(sorry, daddy Vern!)

So, yeah, Erik came to Hays and we hit two places to watch the games today ... excellent times!