Who do you got winning it?

[FairfIowafan1984]

Before the tourney started I posted it would be Villanova losing to Oregon in the championship game. So I'm sticking with Oregon, but i hope they play South Carolina. But I feel Gonzaga pulls it off by acouple points against pepsicock and South Carolina. Congrats on your first final four Pepsi, I'll be rooting for them to win it all.

Also congrats to Gonzaga on their first final four! I thought for some reason they made it their before but it must have been the elite 8 instead.

Really been impressed with Oregon all season long, and impressed with South Carolina tourney run. They seem like a team determined to win it and I hope the do. 3/4 teams in the final four aren't bluebloods I love that!! Think Oregon has only won it once the first ever NCAA tournament, I could be wrong though.

Hopefully anybody but Uncheat wins it, be very disappointed if they do. But I don't see them beating Oregon or Gonzaga. Think South Carolina would also give them a hard game with that Defense and a good coach.

This year I've been impressed with the PAC 12, well the top 3 teams in the PAC 12. First year in a long time.

I had Kansas losing in the sweet 16 and Duke losing in the round of 32. I was very close with those. Thought Kansas was overrated, also Baylor. Only team i liked in B12 was West Virginia in my bracket I had them in the final four, I had Uncheat and Oregon in the final four, as well as eliminated West Virginia and Villanova. ESPN has me at the 82 percentile, did pretty well besides South Carolina i had losing in the first round. They didnt end the season playing well, but what a time to pick it up!!

Got Oregon, but am rooting for South Carolina who got their first tourney win this year in over 40 years, then make it to the final four.

Go PepsiCock and South Carolina many I'm sure on this board are on my boat on that one!!

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

I bought Oregon in my auction league and have already won triple the cost, lets hope I can make that 8 times the cost if they win it all!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

I have said Gonzaga over Oregon since the beginning and still believe in it

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

I have said Gonzaga over Oregon since the beginning and still believe in it

I'm ok with that, that means I get another $1500 out of Oregon

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

Especially if Oregon keeps shooting lights out. Even in UNC win that game I still think Gonzaga wins it all because they match up well with UNC inside and have good guards

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Especially if Oregon keeps shooting lights out. Even in UNC win that game I still think Gonzaga wins it all because they match up well with UNC inside and have good guards

UNC should of lost to Arkansas. ACC seems to be vastly overrated so I am hoping that plays out in the UNC/Oregon game.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Heels (almost just said "Carolina" and realized that won't work this year). Too much experience on a big stage, too much depth, and widespread talent. Yes, they usually lean on Jackson but their balance is impressive. Their 2nd five would likely win 20 games.

 

[0418hawkguy1001]

Anybody but NC please. I like the fact that there are basically 3 new teams (yes I know Oregon was in the first final four) in it this year.

 

[FairfIowafan1984]

I bought Oregon in my auction league and have already won triple the cost, lets hope I can make that 8 times the cost if they win it all!!!!!!!!!!

I had a hard time choosing between Oregon and Villanova when I filled out my bracket,when I watched Oregon they just impressed me more than any team. Can't believe so many people picked Duke this year, also vegas having them. I knew they were way overrated, they didn't impress me at all in a overrated ACC.

I also thought Oregon was better this year than they were last year when they were a 1 seed.

I love this final four especially if UNCheat doesn't win it. If I had a money pool I would have picked Oregon right away and maybe won some money. I'm not sure how those pools work, do you get a 1 seed,2seed,3seed like that between 4 people? I would have chosen Oregon over any of the 2 seeds, they should have been one in my book I thought the 3 seeds were better but Baylor who I didn't like.

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

I had a hard time choosing between Oregon and Villanova when I filled out my bracket,when I watched Oregon they just impressed me more than any team. Can't believe so many people picked Duke this year, also vegas having them. I knew they were way overrated, they didn't impress me at all in a overrated ACC.

I also thought Oregon was better this year than they were last year when they were a 1 seed.

I love this final four especially if UNCheat doesn't win it. If I had a money pool I would have picked Oregon right away and maybe won some money. I'm not sure how those pools work, do you get a 1 seed,2seed,3seed like that between 4 people? I would have chosen Oregon over any of the 2 seeds, they should have been one in my book I thought the 3 seeds were better but Baylor who I didn't like.

The auction league is literally us drawing teams out of a hat and you pay whatever you want for said team. We do not bid on 13 or higher seeds, they are tied to the 1,2,3,4 in the 1st round so if a massive upset happens you get the 13 or higher seed in place of the team they beat. You get a % of the pot each win your team gets with the % increasing each round. The highest double digit seed gets a 2% of the pot bonus for something fun on the side as well. The pot is $18500 this year, the champion gets $4k payout. South Carolina went for $85, so umm ya they are the steal of the auction this year.

 

[FairfIowafan1984]

The auction league is literally us drawing teams out of a hat and you pay whatever you want for said team. We do not bid on 13 or higher seeds, they are tied to the 1,2,3,4 in the 1st round so if a massive upset happens you get the 13 or higher seed in place of the team they beat. You get a % of the pot each win your team gets with the % increasing each round. The highest double digit seed gets a 2% of the pot bonus for something fun on the side as well. The pot is $18500 this year, the champion gets $4k payout. South Carolina went for $85, so umm ya they are the steal of the auction this year.

How much did you pay to enter and how many teams do you have? Do some have more teams than others? In the 2004 tourney I got 2nd out of 11 million entries most years I get 1-2 in the final four. That year I just missed 1 sweet 16 team and had the elite on perfect. Think ESPN gave out 100,000 that year and an appearance on like sportscenter, I lost by 10 points which is how much the first round games are worth are, I believe i missed 5 teams in the first round and 3-4 in the second round, then after that did very well. Most years I do well except a few years I have been in the 20-40 percentile range. Where do you go to enter these auction leagues?

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

South Carolina

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

How much did you pay to enter and how many teams do you have? Do some have more teams than others? In the 2004 tourney I got 2nd out of 11 million entries most years I get 1-2 in the final four. That year I just missed 1 sweet 16 team and had the elite on perfect. Think ESPN gave out 100,000 that year and an appearance on like sportscenter, I lost by 10 points which is how much the first round games are worth are, I believe i missed 5 teams in the first round and 3-4 in the second round, then after that did very well. Most years I do well except a few years I have been in the 20-40 percentile range. Where do you go to enter these auction leagues?

Holy crap that is impressive! There were 11 bidding parties in this years auction. You can have partners as well to help offset expenses. I have 3 people who are on my "team", 2 of us were at the auction another guy was just a partner. You don't have to bid on anyone if you don't want. I sit there and crunch the numbers and when teams are going for $1500 you have to basically make the title game to win $$ so you have a lot to consider and strategize over if it is worth the risk, etc. Obviously brackets, the matchups etc play into who you "like". We only had 2 teams, Michigan and Oregon. We paid $150 for Michigan who won us $370 and $525 for Oregon who has collected us $1600 so far. I also liked Michigan and Oregon playing eachother so we were guaranteed an Elite 8 team payout though now I wish they hadn't played since Michigan is just as good as Oregon.

 

[ScoutRefugee]

Before the tourney started I posted it would be Villanova losing to Oregon in the championship game. So I'm sticking with Oregon, but i hope they play South Carolina. But I feel Gonzaga pulls it off by acouple points against pepsicock and South Carolina. Congrats on your first final four Pepsi, I'll be rooting for them to win it all.

Also congrats to Gonzaga on their first final four! I thought for some reason they made it their before but it must have been the elite 8 instead.

Really been impressed with Oregon all season long, and impressed with South Carolina tourney run. They seem like a team determined to win it and I hope the do. 3/4 teams in the final four aren't bluebloods I love that!! Think Oregon has only won it once the first ever NCAA tournament, I could be wrong though.

Hopefully anybody but Uncheat wins it, be very disappointed if they do. But I don't see them beating Oregon or Gonzaga. Think South Carolina would also give them a hard game with that Defense and a good coach.

This year I've been impressed with the PAC 12, well the top 3 teams in the PAC 12. First year in a long time.

I had Kansas losing in the sweet 16 and Duke losing in the round of 32. I was very close with those. Thought Kansas was overrated, also Baylor. Only team i liked in B12 was West Virginia in my bracket I had them in the final four, I had Uncheat and Oregon in the final four, as well as eliminated West Virginia and Villanova. ESPN has me at the 82 percentile, did pretty well besides South Carolina i had losing in the first round. They didnt end the season playing well, but what a time to pick it up!!

Got Oregon, but am rooting for South Carolina who got their first tourney win this year in over 40 years, then make it to the final four.

Go PepsiCock and South Carolina many I'm sure on this board are on my boat on that one!!

That was my finals and champion pick as well.

 

[UKGrad93]

I think the Tar Heels win it. It's a parting gift to Roy Williams so he can retire just before the NCAA burns Chapel Hill down.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Heart says Zags (or SC or Oregon). Brain says NoCheaterU.

Hope Oregon makes the finals, or at least their cheerleaders do!

 

[Dauminator]

Holy crap that is impressive! There were 11 bidding parties in this years auction. You can have partners as well to help offset expenses. I have 3 people who are on my "team", 2 of us were at the auction another guy was just a partner. You don't have to bid on anyone if you don't want. I sit there and crunch the numbers and when teams are going for $1500 you have to basically make the title game to win $$ so you have a lot to consider and strategize over if it is worth the risk, etc. Obviously brackets, the matchups etc play into who you "like". We only had 2 teams, Michigan and Oregon. We paid $150 for Michigan who won us $370 and $525 for Oregon who has collected us $1600 so far. I also liked Michigan and Oregon playing eachother so we were guaranteed an Elite 8 team payout though now I wish they hadn't played since Michigan is just as good as Oregon.

That sounds really fun and way too expensive. Is this just a group of pals? Or how is it all put together?

 

[unoHawkeye]

Gonzaga is in for a rude awakening when they play somebody who is better than a 4 seed for the first time this tournament. They have had one of the easiest paths to the championship I have ever witnessed.

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

Gonzaga is in for a rude awakening when they play somebody who is better than a 4 seed for the first time this tournament. They have had one of the easiest paths to the championship I have ever witnessed.

Just stop dude. If anything West Virginia should've been a higher seed

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

That sounds really fun and way too expensive. Is this just a group of pals? Or how is it all put together?

Anyone can be in it, most of the people are from work. You can just sit there and not even take a team if you don't want. We barely did with our 2 but hit the jackpot with both!

 

[unoHawkeye]

Just stop dude. If anything West Virginia should've been a higher seed

West Virginia has no offense and still should have beaten Gonzaga. Their seed was about right. Northwestern was an average Big Ten team and gave them a run for their money. Xavier was without their best player and shouldn't have even advanced as far as they did. So just stop what? Gonzaga isn't that good and is benefiting from a ridiculously (relatively) easy schedule.

I've said for years that playing/coaching at Gonzaga is one of the best gigs in sports. They play a ridiculously easy regular season schedule, ride their sub-five loss regular season to a top three seed in the tournament, where they get to face a mid-major conference winner and an above average P5 conference team, before losing in the Sweet 16 or Elite 8 (and should have again this year had West Virginia not crapped themselves at the end of the game)

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

I do believe that they also beat Florida, Iowa State, and Arizona in the non conference. So don't tell me they don't challenge themselves. What makes you think they wouldn't have beaten Arizona again?

 

[unoHawkeye]

I do believe that they also beat Florida, Iowa State, and Arizona in the non conference. So don't tell me they don't challenge themselves. What makes you think they wouldn't have beaten Arizona again?

Because Arizona is the more talented team

That's beside the point though. Look at who the other FF teams had to face:
SC: Duke, Baylor, Florida (the 2, 3, and 4 seeds) and a 1 seed in Gonzaga
UNC: Kentucky and Butler (2 and 4 seeds) and will be playing a 3 seed in Oregon
Oregon: Kansas (1 seed) and will be playing another 1 seed in UNC
Gonzaga: West Virginia (4 seed) and a 7 seed in SC to go to the championship

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

Not Gonzaga's fault everyone else lost. Plus WVU is better than Butler IMO

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

And I couldn't disagree more with you saying Gonzaga is less talented than Arizona. IMO Gonzaga is the most talented team in the field too to bottom

 

[unoHawkeye]

No, it's not Gonzaga's fault that they play in a ridiculously easy conference and steal a top seed in the tournament every year, and then benefited from being in the easiest part of the bracket in the tournament. Just a good deal for them, and I hope that they get exposed

 

[FairfIowafan1984]

There are some people that don't watch college basketball this year I can see.

Gonzaga I usually am not impressed with, this year they are good.

Also West Virginia is good also, one of those two talented teams had to lose.

I swear some people on this board Just only watch Iowa/B10, then have their opinions on other teams they have never seen play.

 

[hawk-i bob]

dont like Williams (cheater)...so always enjoy it when they get beat.