Category: Sports

While the rest of my bracket fell apart(I only had four of the Elite Eight), some how I managed to get three of the Final Four right. Lets go Georgetown.

AJSPS

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If have been listening to Mike and Mike on ESPN Radio than you know that they are posting there Picks of Integrity because as I do Mike Golic every year fills out a number of different brackets with different variations to increase the possibility that one of the brackets might win one the pools entered. So as a form of saying this is my definitive bracket how really think things are going to fall, I am also posting my own picks of integrity.
The winner I’ll bold loser strike through.
First the play in.

Florida A&M vs. Niagara

Final Four

Florida
UCLA

Georgetown
Louisville

Championship

UCLA 60
Georgetown 65

Midwest
Round 1

1. Florida
16 Jackson St.

8 Arizona
9 Purdue

5 Butler
12 Old Dominion

4 Maryland
13 Davidson

6 Notre Dame
11 Winthrop

3 Oregon
14 Miami (Ohio)

7 UNLV
10 Georgia Tech

2 Wisconsin
15 Tex A&M CC

Round 2

1. Florida
9 Purdue

12 Old Dominion
4 Maryland

6 Notre Dame
3 Oregon

10 Georgia Tech
2 Wisconsin

Sweet 16

1. Florida
4 Maryland

3 Oregon
2 Wisconsin

Elite 8

1. Florida
2 Wisconsin

West
Round 1

1 Kansas
16 Niagara

8 Kentucky
9 Villanova

5 Virginia Tech
12 Illinois

4 Southern Ill.
13 Holy Cross

6 Duke
11 VCU

3 Pittsburgh
14 Wright St.

7 Indiana
10 Gonzaga

2 UCLA
15 Weber St.

Round 2

1 Kansas
9 Villanova

5 Virginia Tech
13 Holy Cross

6 Duke
14 Wright St.

10 Gonzaga
2 UCLA

Sweet 16

1 Kansas
5 Virginia Tech

6 Duke
2 UCLA

Elite 8

5 Virginia Tech
2 UCLA

East
Round 1

1 North Carolina
16 Eastern Ky.

8 Marquette
9 Michigan St.

5 Southern Cal
12 Arkansas

4 Texas
13 New Mexico St.

6 Vanderbilt
11 G. Washington

3 Washington St.
14 Oral Roberts

7 Boston College
10 Texas Tech

2 Georgetown
15 Belmont

Round 2

1 North Carolina
9 Michigan St.

5 Southern Cal
4 Texas

11 G. Washington
14 Oral Roberts

10 Texas Tech
2 Georgetown

Sweet 16

1 North Carolina
4 Texas

14 Oral Roberts
2 Georgetown

Elite 8

4 Texas
2 Georgetown

South
Round 1

1 Ohio St.
16 C. Conn. St.

8 BYU
9 Xavier

5 Tennessee
12 Long Beach

4 Virginia
13 Albany

6 Louisville
11 Stanford

3 Texas A&M
14 Penn

7 Nevada
10 Creighton

2 Memphis
15 North Texas

Round 2

1 Ohio St.
8 BYU

12 Long Beach
4 Virginia

6 Louisville
14 Penn

10 Creighton
2 Memphis

Sweet 16

1 Ohio St.
4 Virginia

6 Louisville
2 Memphis

Elite 8

1 Ohio St.
6 Louisville

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On ESPN’s Mike & Mike yesterday they were debating who was the more dominate player in their respective sport and which was more impressive. Beside the fact that this is just a stupid discussion and why ESPN analyst want to continually compare apples to oranges is beyond me. In my humble experience, getting to the point where I could play tennis to a competitive level against the next average joe was much easier than golf in fact I would say I am not their yet. It seems like I start over every spring (maybe I should start using the Golf dome). All that being said Dicky V. (Who I, unlike some people, thoroughly enjoy) attempted to make the point that Tiger competes against the whole field where Roger only has to play seven matches and that if PGA was a match play format he would basically never lose. The fallacy in this is that with match play you can never be off your game. All it takes is one player to have the game of his life to knock you out of the tournament one loss and you’re out. With golf if a player has a bad Round, (as long as they make the cut) they can make up for it the next day. Also, the black spot in Tigers record has been the Ryders Cup.. Which is what? That’s right match play which according to wikipedia his record is 7-11-2. So, Dicky V I love ya but think about what you are saying before you spout.

AJSPS

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