So you had Morehead State over Louisville?
I got Richmond over Vanderbilt. Is that really an upset though?
Gonzaga over St. John's isn't much of an upset.
VCU over Georgetown and Purdue are solid upsets.
Who's pickin upsets when this tournament doesn't really have any?
Well people foolishly consider games an upset if a larger numbered seed beats a team with a good seeding. There are plenty of occasions where those teams are almost a pick em game and sometimes even a favorite.
For instance, when the line first came out, Gonzaga was a 1.5 point favorite over BYU, despite them being an 11 seed while BYU was a 3. The line wound up being a pick em before tip off btw.
So yea, youre right that there are a lot of games that people call upsets when they really arent. Morehead state was a true upset, and honestly I wasnt shocked at all by that game. I thought Morehead would give them a run, didnt think they would definately beat them or anything, but certainly thought Morehead was capable of winning. That game couldve gone either way, as most games in this tournament could.
But, dont act like youre a guru because you got all of that Duke bracket correct. Everyone has that bracket looking good. I missed on having Arizona instead of Texas, however in no way was I stunned. In fact, I bet $100 on Arizona +5.5. So I figured the game would be very close. They could play again tomorrow and its likely Texas would win. Zona won in the closing seconds on a great play by a NBA caliber player. Those things happen.
And I guarentee youre just using some Colin Cowherd argument. I say this because I have heard he took chalk almost the whole way. Im sure he probably defended his philosophy the same way you are.
Reality is, he is ****ing whack and his picks blow. He lacks knowledge of the game so he just goes chalk and claims he will win more than he loses. Of course he will. And of course he will beat most participants in the bracket challenge that way. The bracket challenge is just a crapshoot for the most part. The real challenge is selecting the strongest teams who will make the runs to the 8 and 4. Good teams will get beaten along the way.
The real challenge is selecting against the spread. And when you can go 24-6 over the first 4 days let me know. When you go 7 for 7 on either of the round of 32 days, let me know. And this isnt unchartered territory for me. I do this basically every year. I had a somewhat off year last season, but was ridiculously strong in 09. I turned a starting amount under $100 into 5 grand that year. This season I started with $150 and already have my account over $1400. Had I started betting larger amounts before Saturday, I couldve really hit for some serious money.
Grab yo battle gear *****.
