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Schroberts · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: It's a mad mad mad mad March

The other day, Marauder and I were gossiping about college basketball (rock chalk jayhawk!) while waiting to get in a game, and he mentioned something about how mebbe we should consider having our own bracket challenge for us luxers, to which my immediate reply was: YES!

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March Madness time, so I thought I'd take it upon myself to put out a call to see if there would be enough interest to make setting up a lil NCAA bracket tourney worth it. For funsies. Any interest, comments, suggestions, judgements, wit or wisdom to share?

Obviously this would have to get started in the next couple of days, so speak up now, my lovely lux friends!

Marauder · Midnight Luxer Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 447

Sounds like a good idea to me!

I may even send a pm to Mazza to see if he will support our beloved Jayhawks this March by trading in thongs...

engie · Lux Dynamo Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 641 Location: Tejas

SO IN!!!

jesterme · Lux Jester Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 2651

In please.

Lantern · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject:

luiz zenni · Lux Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2011 Posts: 190 Location: Brazil

Big Will E Style · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:41 pm Post subject:

Nimrod7 · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:21 am Post subject:

How are you all going to fit into that one pair of thongs?

Schroberts · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:47 am Post subject:

Schroberts · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:05 pm Post subject:

Game on!

If you want it, you can now set up a bracket in our Lux group at cbssports.com Their bracket website is the most user-friendly, I think, and offers different scoring options. We'll go with a simple 1 point per correct pick, with no bonuses for higher rounds, unless anyone has an objection.

If you've expressed interest either here or to me in a room, I've pm'd you the details. And there's still a couple of days to sign up, if anyone wants in! MOAR IZ BETTER! Very Happy

Competing Bracketologists:
1. Schroberts
2. Marauder
3. Engie
4. Jesterme
5. Lantern
6. Luiz Zenni
7. Big Will E Style
8. The Silken Knot
9. 3DA
10. n00less cluebie
11. Whirlplaid
12. Rhye
13. Capicola
14. AquaRegia
15. Pierce34
16. Dylly Wack
17. Heartscoffee

n00less cluebie · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:37 pm Post subject:

ummm.... In?

Here are my brackets:

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Did I win?

WhirlPlaid · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

ok, only cause Schro asked.

IN.

Now what do I do?

3DA · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:13 pm Post subject:

What game environment would be complete without a total n00b in the ranks? I'm in.

Now, someone give me juuuuust enough info about how to play so I can half-kill Nim.

Marauder · Midnight Luxer Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 447

I would suggest higher values per round myself.

1/2/4/6...

Picking teams that go further should be worth something imho. It would also allow people that don't have the greatest first/second rounds to come back or at least have the chance to.

3DA · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject:

∞ 3DA picks The Steelers. ∞

The Silken Knot · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:36 pm Post subject:

That's the game where the guys run back and forth with the big orange ball, right? How hard can it be? Wink

In, please.

Schroberts · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject:

As I told TSK, you can certainly feel free to make your picks based on whatever methodology you choose... actual merit, best color scheme, awesomest college town, sexiest mascot... up to you! Wink

I will pm everyone the sign-up info, and from there you can create your bracket. It's very simple, but if anyone has questions with the process, let me know!

The deadline for locking in your bracket is 12pm EST (noon) this Thursday (March 15).

Schroberts · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:28 pm Post subject:

Rhye · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:38 pm Post subject:

Big Will E Style · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject:

My favorite way to play is point by seed #

So every time you pick a 15 seed, they get 15 points

Or a 1 seed win gets 1 point...then it promotes a lot of upset picking and promotes risky vs. conservative strategies.

But honestly I'm down with whatever.

Capicola · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject:

Bracketcola, please.

jesterme · Lux Jester Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 2651

The Silken Knot · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:57 am Post subject:

Look on my brackets, ye Mighty, and despair! Of my sanity, probably.

Will's suggestion does sound fun, but I will follow wherever you choose to lead on this, dear Schroblette. And I daresay my picks are already risky enough...

3DA · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:42 am Post subject:

I haz a bracket.

Schroberts · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:59 am Post subject:

Capicola · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:30 am Post subject:

I really look forward to crushing you guys.

WhirlPlaid · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject:

OK, I used some insane criteria and have completed my bracket. Schro, can you confirm I got my info in correctly?...

and, is there a way to look at other people brackets?

nm, I just read that you can't see other peoples brackets until other brackets are locked in.

n00less cluebie · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject:

Well my picks are in; I couldn't decide whether to go with Kentucky or Western Kentucky to go all the way; they're basically the same right?

Schroberts · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject:

Scoring Update...

Brackets will be scored by both round weight and seed bonus.

A correct pick's base score goes up by 1 each round (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). The base score is multiplied by the pick's seed. For example, if I correctly picked #2-seeded Kansas to beat North Carolina in the forth round (it could happen), then I would get 8 points for that pick that round... 4 (round) X 2 (seed) = 8.

As Marauder pointed out, this makes picking a team that goes further worth progressively more, and allows people that didn't have great early rounds more chance to come back. AND, as Big Will pointed out, the seed multiplier rewards people who correctly picked an upset. Also, moar points iz moar fun!!

3DA · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:38 pm Post subject:

I definitely could use moar magic internet points.