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ClutchFans Annual NCAA Bracket Challenge 2016

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by ItsMyFault, Mar 13, 2016.

  1. The Drake

    The Drake Member

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    /slams nuts on the table

    IM IN
     
  2. King of 40 Acres

    King of 40 Acres Contributing Member

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    I'm in.

    Also have my own $20 bracket pool on Yahoo going.

    You can submit the same bracket into my pool (as long as you're willing to pay the entry fee).

    31 people have joined already.

    Pool ID: 23261
    Pool Password: ncaa16

    PayPal/Venmo info is in the league info or I can PM it to you.

    70% 1st Place (roughly $450 at this point)
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    The more Clutchfans the merrier.
     
  3. Dubious

    Dubious Contributing Member

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    Aggies/NC..... sellout!
     
  4. ItsMyFault

    ItsMyFault Contributing Member

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    <script src="http://player.espn.com/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&width=576&height=324&externalId=espn:14984950&thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true"></script>
     
  5. J Sizzle

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    ^^^

    Damnit...Obama's bracket always ends up sucking. RIP Kansas.
     
  6. RedRedemption

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    Texas got hosed.
    A&M + Oklahoma in the second and third rounds?
     
  7. Kam

    Kam Contributing Member

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    Damnit. Too late to join the pool.
     
  8. Nick_713

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    12-5 upset...Yale beats Baylor 79-75
     
  9. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Perfection eludes me.

    Rooted for Yale, but they were definitely getting jittery down the home stretch. Doesn't bode well for the matchup with Duke. Baylor on the other hand fell apart internally. But never pick Baylor... that's the golden rule as they always disappoint.
     
  10. A_3PO

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    Baylor's second consecutive choke job in the 1st round.
     
  11. rox1

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    RIP bracket already
     
  12. J Sizzle

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    Death...taxes...Baylor chokes...
     
  13. LonghornFan

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    1-3-1 zone, Yale lol'd.
     
  14. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Was little curious bout who makes the final four floors, what happens if one of the boards is damaged, the cost to buy a court, the specs on how the boards interlock, and where the court ends up when done using.

    Made by Connor Sports. Cost for a new court is about 100k. Cost for a team to buy a used ncaa tournament court is 90k and all of them sell. The NCAA winner usually buys the title court to hang in their gyms. Many teams using as their home court with their logo. If a board is damaged, they make a replacement and reinstall it, and that does happen quite a bit.

    Specs: http://cdn.sqhk.co/connor/MuNyAib/QuickLock2015.pdf

    Installation and Construction
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  15. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Also, the elevated courts are used because the seating and sightlines in football stadiums are sloped differently than they should be for a basketball court or stadium, so the elevation is designed to improve sightlines for paid customers, and of course so they can sell tickets for an entire stadium rather than just half a stadium. So both financial and visual.
     
  16. King of 40 Acres

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    Michigan State about to ruin brackets everywhere.
     
  17. ItsMyFault

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    Damn Middle Tennessee going for the big bracket buster. Already.
     
  18. J Sizzle

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    I think Michigan State is gonna survive
     
  19. jayhow92

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    Not looking too good...if they go down, my bracket is done.
     
  20. DreamShook

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    The tournament already like the regular season. Mayhem.
     

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