If Michigan wins tonight, I will be the winner of @CasualHoya’s 350+ person bracket contest. While no money is involved, I could win the following…
A gift bag containing one very casual headband, bottles of CasuALE shipped directly to your doorstep, and a Casual Award named in your honor for next season! (via Casual Bracket Contest is Back! Win a Plethora of Prizes Including a New Car*! - Casual Hoya)
Having previously tasted the delicious CasuALE, all I can say is Go Blue!
UPDATE: Oh well.
f you’re wondering how Florida Gulf Coast University became the first 15th seed in the history of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament to advance to the Sweet 16, look no further than the ur-text of the school’s economics department: “Atlas Shrugged.”
Embedded in this long, ponderous novel — required reading for all undergraduate economics and finance majors at FGCU — is the formula for transforming your college from a bunch of trailers on a swamp into the most talked-about school in the country. It’s simple, really. All you need to do is practice what Ayn Rand called “rational self-interest.”
Seems about right.
I’m calling BS on Sports Illustrated’s All 68 NCAA Tournament Schools Ranked By Coolest Person Who Went There.
I’m perfectly okay with Georgetown not winding up in the top 10, but if Missouri—for Brad Pitt—is #1, than how does Georgetown wind up at only #25, for Bradley Cooper (or alternatively, say, Bill Clinton)?
But more likely, he’ll move onto picking NC State as his second upset pick.
Nice job by the Hoyas to get back on the winning side of the NCAA tourney, and to quiet the doubters, as least for a day!
TweetI made this contest for a pizza party at the office today. Let’s see how good you are:
1) Several colleges and universities are built on hilltops, but only one team in the tournament uses that as its mascot. Who are they (and why does their mascot look a bit like Grimace from McDonalds)? _______________________________
2) This year’s tournament has two “Blue” teams (with blue in the name), one is a tournament regular and the other is a solid mid-major. What are the two teams?
_______________________________ _______________________________
3) Michigan State wears Spartans on the front of their jerseys, but so does one other team, that’s a bit closer to home (being DC). Who are they? _______________________________
4) What Midwestern school might have decided that “amber waves of grain” might not be assertive enough, but stuck with similar subject matter? ___________________________________
5) This year’s tournament has a fair bit of wind blowing through it. Name the three schools with these breezy mascots:
Cyclones: ______________________________
Gaels: ________________________________
Gaels: _________________________________
6) We’re far from a full moon, but lupine teams show up in several brackets. Can you name the school associated with:
Wolverines: _________________________
Wolfpack: __________________________
Lobos: _____________________________
Bona-Wolf __________________________ (I swear I didn’t just make that up).
7) Two schools have “swash-buckling” mascots from out of history/literature..Who are they and what are the mascots?
________________________________ ________________________________
8) Four schools have variations on the color red in the name of their mascot. (Hint, all four mascots start with “C”). Who are they?
________________________________ _________________________________
________________________________ _________________________________
Bonus: Does this year’s tournament have more (pick one):
____ Cats (including big cats) ___ Dogs (including wolves ___ Other Mammals
____ Birds
Congrats to Chris Condon (the first set of correct answers) and Matt Golden (first all correct plus bonus).
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Thursday Morning Commute Tidbits:
Bikeshare ride #255, as I left my bike in the office garage last night before heading to happy hour and dinner. It’s so awesome to have the option, and I’m guessing yesterday may have broken the single-day rides record…
I saw 39 other bicyclists on my ride in this morning, a definite uptick, even compared to earlier this week. 31 were wearing helmets, including the majority of those on CaBi’s. seems like the reality is different from what’s portrayed in the news, or that the reality is changing.
I took the 15th Street cycle track for part of my ride, and while it’s nice to have protected lanes, that track really, really needs to be repaved.
I’m ready for the pollen to be done, but I fear that is weeks, if not months away.
Have I mentioned how excited I am that the best 36 hours in sports starts at noon today? Time to finish my brackets!
horrible game
Yeah, outside of UConn fans (and fans of ugly defensive struggles), I’m not sure anyone enjoyed that game.
On the other hand, I guess I’ll take the BIG EAST redemption, as our 9th place team takes home the big trophy.
Now it could just be a big coincidence, but I’m pretty sure Butler went cold in this second half just after the announcers started talking about Brad Stevens’s wife…shattering the dreams of women across the country.
It begins — hopefully it’s a great game, because it’ll be a sad 6 months before the next college hoops game.
Especially if we have an NFL lockout.
Excellent VCU Final Four t-shirt! “There Goes My Bracket”
I LOVE THIS! - VCU “There Goes My Bracket” Final 4 T-Shirts
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