And so we’re down to the last four contenders for the NCAA men’s basketball title. In the Avocado bracket pool, Psmith and Bluelightspecial have Michigan State. PastyJournalist and Dan Pierce have Virginia. Joey Blowey’s got Auburn. Who will take bragging … Continue reading 2019 NCAA Tournament – Final Four Thread

Entering our second weekend, there aren’t a lot of underdogs left. I guess we have Gonzaga from the West Coast Conference, but they’ve been a top-of-the-bracket fixture for some time now. We have Houston from the American, even though they … Continue reading 2019 NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Thread

Congratulations to first-time NCAA Tournament winners Wofford, UC Irvine, Central Florida, and, uh some other school I don’t want to congratulate. After round one, JGoo, CreepGang, and Zanoni lead the bracket with a 27-5 record in the first round. In … Continue reading 2019 NCAA Tournament – Second Round Thread

Congrats to Ja Morant, who became the first player to earn a triple-double in the NCAA Tournament since Draymond Green in 2012, as the Murray State Racers walloped Marquette. JGoo currently leads the Avocado pool after an impressive 15-1 day … Continue reading 2019 NCAA Tournament – First Round Thread (3/22/19)

Congratulations to the Belmont Bruins, who justified their inclusion into the tournament field with an impressive win over Temple Tuesday night. I told you these guys were good! The Avocado bracket pool closes to new entries at tipoff time, so … Continue reading 2019 NCAA Tournament – First Round Thread (3/21/19)

We’re down to four potential champions: Sentimental favorite Loyola (1963 champions, winners of the Missouri Valley), Michigan (1989 champions, runners-up to *VACATED* in 2013), Kansas (1952, 1988, and 2008 champions; winners of 14 Big 12 titles in a row), and … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament – Final Four Thread

Basketball action starts up again today with a deeply strange set of teams, including Loyola, Nevada, Kansas State, Florida State and Texas A&M.  The tournament’s remaining “favorites” will play tomorrow. Flubba Gunto currently holds a 30 point lead over ganews … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 Thread (Thursday 3/22)

Welcome back, Retriever fans! Like a lot of people, I’m still trying to figure out just how the hell that happened.  Last night, Emperor Snapper pointed out that UMBC lost to Albany 83-39 in January, and try as I may, … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament Second Round Thread (Saturday 3/17)

Well, if you didn’t stay up for the late games last night, you could be waking up to quite the surprise: 4 seed Arizona, widely considered talented enough to be a contender for most of the year, didn’t just lose … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament First Round Thread (Friday 3/16)

The first round of the tournament kicks off in a couple of hours— make sure to get your picks in if you’re playing along with the Avocado (password: austinfreak): http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2018/en/group?groupID=2535275 16 first round games today— what are your rooting interests?  Upset … Continue reading 2018 NCAA Tournament First Round Thread (Thursday 3/15)