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Forum NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2017

Post by karl(east) » Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:25 pm

As has become the norm, we'll hold an NCAA Tourney pick'em on here. (Thanks for the nudge, MNHockeyFan.) As always, this is my annual chance to prove that any knowledge I may have on HS hockey does not transfer to college.

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Post by elliott70 » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:12 am

done

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Post by zooomx » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:19 am

Nice password. :lol:

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Re: Forum NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2017

Post by GoldyGopher » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:31 am

karl(east) wrote:As has become the norm, we'll hold an NCAA Tourney pick'em on here. (Thanks for the nudge, MNHockeyFan.) As always, this is my annual chance to prove that any knowledge I may have on HS hockey does not transfer to college.

To join the group, go here: http://www.pickemhockey.com/bracket/index.php

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lol Surprised Bodangles hasn't started the argument on this thread yet.
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Re: Forum NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2017

Post by MrBoDangles » Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:08 am

GoldyGopher wrote:
karl(east) wrote:As has become the norm, we'll hold an NCAA Tourney pick'em on here. (Thanks for the nudge, MNHockeyFan.) As always, this is my annual chance to prove that any knowledge I may have on HS hockey does not transfer to college.

To join the group, go here: http://www.pickemhockey.com/bracket/index.php

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lol Surprised Bodangles hasn't started the argument on this thread yet.
Such a little crybaby.. You're the one with the infatuation that has to bring me up on every thread..

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Re: Forum NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2017

Post by GoldyGopher » Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:00 am

MrBoDangles wrote:
GoldyGopher wrote:
karl(east) wrote:As has become the norm, we'll hold an NCAA Tourney pick'em on here. (Thanks for the nudge, MNHockeyFan.) As always, this is my annual chance to prove that any knowledge I may have on HS hockey does not transfer to college.

To join the group, go here: http://www.pickemhockey.com/bracket/index.php

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lol Surprised Bodangles hasn't started the argument on this thread yet.
Such a little crybaby.. You're the one with the infatuation that has to bring me up on every thread..

Would you like a piece of my clothing to sleep with?



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Sure, as long as it isn't one of your dirty diapers
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Re: Forum NCAA Tournament Pick'Em 2017

Post by MrBoDangles » Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:29 am

GoldyGopher wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:
GoldyGopher wrote:
karl(east) wrote:As has become the norm, we'll hold an NCAA Tourney pick'em on here. (Thanks for the nudge, MNHockeyFan.) As always, this is my annual chance to prove that any knowledge I may have on HS hockey does not transfer to college.

To join the group, go here: http://www.pickemhockey.com/bracket/index.php

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lol Surprised Bodangles hasn't started the argument on this thread yet.
Such a little crybaby.. You're the one with the infatuation that has to bring me up on every thread..

Would you like a piece of my clothing to sleep with?



:lol:
Sure, as long as it isn't one of your dirty diapers
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Post by BodyShots » Thu Mar 23, 2017 3:20 pm

Bring it......

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:36 am

My excuse should I do poorly in this year's pick'em contest:

"As evidence, four of the past six N.C.A.A. champions were first-time winners. Only half of the 16-team field of last year’s N.C.A.A. tournament returned for this year’s tournament, and no conference tournament champion repeated in 2017. More than half of all Division I teams (34) have reached the N.C.A.A. tournament in the last five years."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/spor ... teams.html

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Post by ryguyMN » Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:25 am

The last time all #1 seeds won in the first round was 2005.
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Post by zooomx » Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:57 am

Only one perfect board after the first day of games.

Hard to believe only 2 of 23 picked Air Force to beat Western Michigan. #3 seed over a #2. North Dakota, as a #3 seed, was a surprise to most of the field as well.

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:53 pm

Update with the Frozen Four field now set:

Still a half-dozen or so guys here still in the running. Looks like it'll come down to whether UMD or Denver wins it all, with the group pretty evenly split on these two. If one of these is crowned it's likely that the "total goals" tiebreaker will decide it.

HOWEVER, should Harvard manage to win two and claim the championship, "TheMNhockey1" would appear to be your winner.

AND, if underdog and unseeded Notre Dame is the one, all bets are off.

P.S. In total across the country there were 7,869 total entrants, yet going into the Frozen Four there are only 3 who have correctly picked all the winners in the four regionals. Not ALL luck, but it's right up there with some of the lottery game odds.

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Post by ryguyMN » Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:23 am

No shortage of goals either. By my count, there have been 78 goals so far in the tournament with three games to go. Teams combining for 6.5 goals on average.
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Post by MNHockeyFan » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:55 pm

ryguyMN wrote:No shortage of goals either. By my count, there have been 78 goals so far in the tournament with three games to go. Teams combining for 6.5 goals on average.
I agree with your math! I guessed 88 total, so with 3 games to go it's highly unlikely the teams will combine for just 10.

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:09 pm

Big congrats to bardown27 who takes this year's pick'em contest! His point total of 28 topped zooomx's 27 by a single point. Had they tied bardown27 would have won the total goal tiebreaker, as his guess of 92 was remarkably just one off the tourney's actual goal total of 93.

Great job all around! :)

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:12 pm

P.S. Nationally, out of 7,869 total entries, there was just one - "alexgallose" - who correctly picked all the winners in this year's tournament. I hope he also bought a lottery ticket today...

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Post by zooomx » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:23 am

MNHockeyFan wrote:Big congrats to bardown27 who takes this year's pick'em contest! His point total of 28 topped zooomx's 27 by a single point. Had they tied bardown27 would have won the total goal tiebreaker, as his guess of 92 was remarkably just one off the tourney's actual goal total of 93.

Great job all around! :)
I agonized over picking the gophers in round one and it cost me. Great job bardown27!

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:52 am

zooomx wrote:I agonized over picking the gophers in round one and it cost me.
I missed the UMD-Harvard semifinal. If Harvard would have won (hit two posts in the closing seconds! :() I would have come out on top...

Oh well, it was sure fun playing.

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Post by ryguyMN » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:56 pm

Nice win bardown27! I thought UMD was going to send that national championship to OT the way they were playing down the stretch. Alas, my chances of winning the group bracket challenge in my debut were dashed as the clock struck zero. It was fun. This was one of the better NCAA tourneys I've seen in a while. A handful of games went to OT.
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Post by karl(east) » Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:29 pm

Congrats to bardown. I managed to put together a remarkably bad score despite getting the two finalists right.

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:52 pm

karl(east) wrote:Congrats to bardown. I managed to put together a remarkably bad score despite getting the two finalists right.
If there's any consolation, that's very hard to do! ;)

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Post by bardown27 » Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:14 am

thanks everyone! After last year's abysmal showing, I'm glad I turned it around this year!

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Post by grindiangrad-80 » Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:01 pm

Nice job Bardown.

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