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25 Mar 2013

Confidential Bracket: Update 3/25/13

Who is in the running for the prize?  At the Sweet Sixteen, here is the top 25:

Round
Rank
Bracket
1
2
3
4
Semis
Finals
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
WinnersBracket
 48 39 – – – Louisville 28 115
2
Florida State
 50 30 – – – Kansas 24 104
3
TheEssentialsOfCool.com
 48 30 – – – Louisville 20 98
4
Boeheimian Rhapsody
 50 27 – – – Syracuse 20 97
5
KC’s Bracket
 46 33 – – – Louisville 16 95
6
LenVILLE
 48 30 – – – Louisville 16 94
6
Cuse Stormin the ACC
 48 30 – – – Syracuse 16 94
8
Goop’s Bracket
 40 33 – – – Miami (FL) 20 93
9
Bye Bye Big East
 46 33 – – – Georgetown 12 91
10
Rebecca’s Dandy Bracket
 40 30 – – – Duke 16 86
10
win prizes
 40 30 – – – Gonzaga 16 86
10
BracketBuster.
 46 24 – – – Kansas 16 86
10
Boeheims possible farewell
 44 30 – – – Syracuse 12 86
14
Will Bonn’s Bracket
 42 27 – – – Indiana 16 85
15
Da Cuseman Cometh
 42 30 – – – Syracuse 12 84
16
Maverick
 44 30 – – – Louisville 8 82
17
Cards 80 86 13?
 44 21 – – – Louisville 12 77
18
My Legit Bracket
 42 33 – – – Louisville 0 75
18
BeerThirty
 40 27 – – – Miami (FL) 8 75
18
Allen’s Bracket
 40 27 – – – Louisville 8 75
18
Otto the Great and Powerful
 42 33 – – – Louisville 0 75
22
KAOS
 36 30 – – – Georgetown 8 74
23
mikemab wolf
 42 27 – – – Ohio St. 4 73
23
*Commander Caffrey
 38 27 – – – Indiana 8 73
25
Mr. Tar Heel
 36 24 – – – Saint Louis 8 68
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest and tagged , ,
24 Mar 2013

Confidential Bracket: Update 3/24/13

Who is in the running for the prize?  With a long way to go (the now-desperate rationalization of a team at the bottom).

Here is the top 25:

1
WinnersBracket
 48 21 – – – Louisville 28 97
2
Florida State
 50 18 – – – Kansas 24 92
3
TheEssentialsOfCool.com
 48 15 – – – Louisville 20 83
4
LenVILLE
 48 18 – – – Louisville 16 82
5
KC’s Bracket
 46 18 – – – Louisville 16 80
6
Boeheimian Rhapsody
 50 9 – – – Syracuse 20 79
7
Cuse Stormin the ACC
 48 12 – – – Syracuse 16 76
8
Goop’s Bracket
 40 15 – – – Miami (FL) 20 75
9
Bye Bye Big East
 46 15 – – – Georgetown 12 73
10
Cards 80 86 13?
 44 15 – – – Louisville 12 71
10
Rebecca’s Dandy Bracket
 40 15 – – – Duke 16 71
10
BracketBuster.
 46 9 – – – Kansas 16 71
13
Will Bonn’s Bracket
 42 12 – – – Indiana 16 70
14
Da Cuseman Cometh
 42 15 – – – Syracuse 12 69
15
win prizes
 40 12 – – – Gonzaga 16 68
15
Boeheims possible farewell
 44 12 – – – Syracuse 12 68
17
Maverick
 44 15 – – – Louisville 8 67
18
Allen’s Bracket
 40 12 – – – Louisville 8 60
19
mikemab wolf
 42 12 – – – Ohio St. 4 58
20
My Legit Bracket
 42 15 – – – Louisville 0 57
20
BeerThirty
 40 9 – – – Miami (FL) 8 57
20
Otto the Great and Powerful
 42 15 – – – Louisville 0 57
23
KAOS
 36 12 – – – Georgetown 8 56
24
*Commander Caffrey
 38 9 – – – Indiana 8 55
25
Mr. Tar Heel
 36 9 – – – Saint Louis 8 53
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest and tagged , ,
23 Mar 2013
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Wake Forest Has New Helmets

Check them out.  http://www.sbnation.com/2013/3/23/4139104/wake-forest-is-breaking-new-ground-in-furious-people-wearing-top-hats

This is for everyone who says that Wake Forest is under-reported around here.

 

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Football and tagged , ,
23 Mar 2013

Confidential Bracket: Update 3/23/13

Who is in the running for the prize?  With a long way to go (the rationalization of a team at the bottom), here is the top 25:

1
Florida State
 50 – – – – Kansas 24 74
2
Boeheimian Rhapsody
 50 – – – – Syracuse 20 70
3
WinnersBracket
 48 – – – – Louisville 20 68
4
TheEssentialsOfCool.com
 48 – – – – Louisville 16 64
4
Cuse Stormin the ACC
 48 – – – – Syracuse 16 64
6
BracketBuster.
 46 – – – – Kansas 16 62
7
LenVILLE
 48 – – – – Louisville 12 60
8
KC’s Bracket
 46 – – – – Louisville 12 58
8
Will Bonn’s Bracket
 42 – – – – Indiana 16 58
8
Bye Bye Big East
 46 – – – – Georgetown 12 58
11
Cards 80 86 13?
 44 – – – – Louisville 12 56
11
Goop’s Bracket
 40 – – – – Miami (FL) 16 56
11
Rebecca’s Dandy Bracket
 40 – – – – Duke 16 56
11
win prizes
 40 – – – – Gonzaga 16 56
11
Boeheims possible farewell
 44 – – – – Syracuse 12 56
16
Da Cuseman Cometh
 42 – – – – Syracuse 12 54
17
Maverick
 44 – – – – Louisville 8 52
18
BeerThirty
 40 – – – – Miami (FL) 8 48
18
Allen’s Bracket
 40 – – – – Louisville 8 48
20
mikemab wolf
 42 – – – – Ohio St. 4 46
20
*Commander Caffrey
 38 – – – – Indiana 8 46
22
KAOS
 36 – – – – Georgetown 8 44
22
Mr. Tar Heel
 36 – – – – Saint Louis 8 44
24
My Legit Bracket
 42 – – – – Louisville 0 42
24
Otto the Great and Powerful
 42 – – – – Louisville 0 42
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest and tagged , ,
22 Mar 2013
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ESPN’s Big Monday (UPDATE)

UPDATE:  Our guest writer just pointed out that the Miami Herald reported the following:

The ACC says it likely will take the Big East’s 7 p.m. slot on ESPN’s Big Monday next season. The new Big East – including seven Big East defectors, Xavier, Creighton and Butler – is shifting to the new Fox Sports 1, a 24-hour-network that debuts in August, replacing Speed.

So it looks good for the ACC to get the Big Monday slot.  Good news there. 
Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Conference News, Conference Realignment, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , , , , ,
22 Mar 2013
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Confidential Bracket: Update 3/22/13

Who is in the running for the prize?  With a long way to go (the rationalization of a team at the bottom), here is the top 25:

1
Florida State
 28 – – – – Kansas 12 40
2
Rebecca’s Dandy Bracket
 26 – – – – Duke 12 38
2
WinnersBracket
 26 – – – – Louisville 12 38
4
LenVILLE
 28 – – – – Louisville 8 36
5
TheEssentialsOfCool.com
 24 – – – – Louisville 8 32
5
Boeheimian Rhapsody
 24 – – – – Syracuse 8 32
7
Goop’s Bracket
 22 – – – – Miami (FL) 8 30
7
BracketBuster.
 22 – – – – Kansas 8 30
9
Cards 80 86 13?
 24 – – – – Louisville 4 28
9
KC’s Bracket
 24 – – – – Louisville 4 28
9
Bye Bye Big East
 24 – – – – Georgetown 4 28
9
Da Cuseman Cometh
 24 – – – – Syracuse 4 28
9
Maverick
 24 – – – – Louisville 4 28
14
Cuse Stormin the ACC
 22 – – – – Syracuse 4 26
14
Boeheims possible farewell
 22 – – – – Syracuse 4 26
16
win prizes
 20 – – – – Gonzaga 4 24
17
My Legit Bracket
 22 – – – – Louisville 0 22
17
Will Bonn’s Bracket
 18 – – – – Indiana 4 22
17
Allen’s Bracket
 22 – – – – Louisville 0 22
17
QBcuse
 22 – – – – Louisville 0 22
17
Otto the Great and Powerful
 22 – – – – Louisville 0 22
22
mikemab wolf
 20 – – – – Ohio St. 0 20
22
Mr. Tar Heel
 16 – – – – Saint Louis 4 20
22
*Commander Caffrey
 20 – – – – Indiana 0 20
25
BeerThirty
 18 – – – – Miami (FL) 0 18
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest and tagged , ,
21 Mar 2013
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And Down Goes Pitt…

Once upon a time, Pitt’s football team was the sole source of disappointment.  Year after year, the decent recruits at Pitt have failed to live up to the hype.  They have more trips to Birmingham than the BCS.  But now the basketball team is joining the football team in mediocrity.  This year, Pitt was insulted (by some) to have received “only” an 8-seed, and then went out and lost by 18 to the 9th-seeded Wichita St. Shockers.

All you need to do is go here to read the comments from the Pitt fans.  They seem to be losing some faith in Jamie Dixon.  Of course, they should also recognize that Syracuse fans had lost faith in Jim Boeheim after 10 seasons too.  And even in the 1990s, Syracuse fans questioned whether Boeheim could win a national title.  For Dixon, he needs to just get the Panthers to a Final Four first.

But the 2012-2013 season was not about that.  From a Big Dance standpoint, losing to Wichita State is not the end of the world.  It is highly disappointing, however, to lose by 18.  So it is understandable if Panthers fans are frustrated.  Dixon is getting the recruits… like the football team, those recruits need to start meeting their potential.

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Opinion and tagged , , , ,
21 Mar 2013

The Confidential Bracket Contest: Only Minutes Left…

Again, we will be holding a contest for friends of the Confidential.  That means YOU, plus anyone else that you want to invite.  The prize will be $25 via PayPal.  If interested, we will be using Yahoo:

Group ID#: 25957
Password: acc

Here is the link: http://y.ahoo.it/dHZr68Lp

Go ahead and join today…

The Confidential.

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Bracket Contest, March Madness and tagged , , , ,
20 Mar 2013
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Scandal-Cuse

Syracuse joins the ACC in a few months.  Nevertheless, it has been one scandal after another since Syracuse and Pitt announced that they were joining the ACC.  Might as well just call the Orange ScandalCuse at this point.

First, the current scandal.  Giving credit to a fellow blogger, instead of the hit-driven, quasi-media type that broke the “story,” Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician” had this to say:

Syracuse University basketball has been under NCAA investigation for a period of “years,” a source with knowledge of the case told CBSSports.com.

That source said the school has received a letter of preliminary inquiry from the NCAA.

The specific nature of the alleged violations was not disclosed by the source but the transgressions were described as both major and wide-ranging in nature. The investigation also encompasses football but is believed to primarily involve basketball. Syracuse has been penalized only once by the NCAA in a major case according to the association’s legislative database. That was in 1992 in a case that focused on extra benefits in the basketball program.

Later blog entries on the site revealed a calmer analysis.  And Jim Boeheim went the calm route, as well, eschewing the opportunity to spew venom.  In any event, it is yet another negative news story regarding Syracuse.

Second, just look at the recent timeline of negative news stories here:

  • September 19, 2011: Syracuse and Pitt announce that they are leaving the Big East for the ACC.
  • November 17, 2012: The Bernie Fine scandal breaks.
  • January 21, 2012: Fab Melo suspended for unknown reasons.
  • March 13, 2012: Fab Melo suspended again, misses NCAA Tournament
  • January 15, 2013: James Southerland suspended
  • March 20, 2013: Today’s news.

Really, it is understandable if Syracuse fans feel a bit reluctant to reach for a newspaper link to a news story.  Lately, despite having uber-competitive teams and the Bernie Fine scandal being seriously overblown, the news has been mostly negative.  Especially in March, which also includes the March 15, 2010, injury to Arinze Onuaku.  Other schools have had similar injuries, suspensions, scandals, and bad news… but all of it in a three-year span?

So, yeah, let’s just call it ScandalCuse from now on.  And give a Syracuse fan a hug.  It is needed.

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Scandal and tagged , , , ,
20 Mar 2013

The Confidential Bracket Contest: Only 15 Hours Left…

Again, we will be holding a contest for friends of the Confidential.  That means YOU, plus anyone else that you want to invite.  The prize will be $25 via PayPal.  If interested, we will be using Yahoo:

Group ID#: 25957
Password: acc

Here is the link: http://y.ahoo.it/dHZr68Lp

Go ahead and join today…

The Confidential.

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