Longtime visitors to this Journal know that I'm hardly a fan of Billy Packer. With that being said, the announcement that he won't be hanging around CBS anymore made me very happy. It's like...Christmas in July!

Louisville, Kansas, Texas, UCLA

Louisville: 76
Texas: 68

That being said, UCLA's going to win the national championship because I didn't pick them. I've picked them the last two years and they've come up short both times. So, I'm not picking them this year. The year I finally give up on a team is the year they finally do what I predicted. I ( Read more... )

I kept reminding Aiden that he should pick the teams he thought would win...not necessarily the teams he wanted to win. Of course, those things are one in the same to a seven year-old.

I was surprised he didn't have much trouble choosing between Indiana and North Carolina. He's been a Carolina fan since he was a Tar Heel in basketball all ( Read more... )

I had the kids fill out brackets this year. Let's see if you can figure out Alyson's selection method. You might have to click on the team names to view some more information about them.

South Alabama
Siena
Pittsburgh
UConn

Finals:
UConn 90
Siena 10

You can see Aiden's here.

Florida ( Read more... )

I really need to change my Final Four teams. They're too trendy, I think. Gotta re-examine my picks. Anyhoo, here's who I have right now:

UConn
Duke
Kansas
Ohio State

I have a dilemma right now. The real Final Four teams usually include an unexpected team I picked to go to the Final Four the year before and a Big Ten team. My teams last year ( Read more... )

I posted earlier that ESPN had lost my bracket. I sent them an email last night voicing my disappointment with their system and how I might not play any more of their fantasy games, although I have been a regular for several years ( Read more... )

Since ESPN.com somehow lost my entry into their tournament challenge, I guess I should post my Final Four picks here, for posterity. For the record, I did pick the Wisconsin-Milwaukee upset over Alabama, but then again, I also picked Creighton to upset West Virginia - can't win 'em all! I'm doing another bracket with another site, but you only ( Read more... )