March Madness

I know you’re anxiously waiting for picks from blog central before placing your office bets.

So, here they are:

UNC
Kansas
Texas
Duke

UNC
Texas

UNC

Note: never trust the picks of someone who puts his three favorite teams — Duke, Texas, UNC (in that order) — in the Final Four.)

19 Responses to “March Madness”


  1. 1 brian

    wow. someone likes Duke and UNC!

    I wasn’t offended by your theological views, I find them challenging and they give me something to think about…but this……

    signed,
    Disgusted and Disappointed UK Wildcat Fan

  2. 2 toby

    Tennessee
    Kansas
    Memphis
    Baylor!!!

    Kansas
    Memphis

    Memphis

  3. 3 Mike

    Baylor?

    I thought Baylor fans were thrilled just to be IN the tournament (given recent history!). But to pick them in the Final Four? That’s a confidence in modern day miracles that we have to admire.

    And I know it’s hardly permitted to like both Duke and UNC. It goes back to our brief time in North Carolina. In Wilmington, we were far enough from the triangle cities to not have to pick a favorite.

  4. 4 Kevin Wilkinson

    Like others, I too am a little shocked with your fan support of both UNC and Duke. While I respect Duke (and the Yankees, the Patriots, the Lakers), I love to see them fall. Here’s my picks…

    UNC
    Kansas
    Pittsburgh
    UCLA

  5. 5 rcorum

    I can now rest a little bit easier. You didn’t pick Memphis. That would have been the kiss of death. Go Tigers.

  6. 6 Quiara

    I don’t even remember my bracket picks except that Memphis wins the whole thing. Not that I have a soft spot for Memphis or anything.

  7. 7 Jeff

    I have TENNESSEE beating TEXAS for the national title…

  8. 8 Daniel Gray

    Mike, I bet you picked Memphis to lose to Pitt, just like all the other yahoos on ESPN. I can’t fault you for picking your team against my team.

    TN, Memphis, Kansas, UCLA

    Memphis over UCLA
    Kansas over TN

    Memphis over Kansas for the championship!

    Just remember you have a lot of Memphis readers on here.

  9. 9 Kent F

    Duke?? Good luck with that. I got: North Carolina; Pittsburgh; UCLA and Kansas. UCLA over Kansas in the finals. Stone cold lock.

  10. 10 Jeff

    Memphis needs to join a stronger conference. Memphis in the Big East would be awesome, but woe unto their football team…

  11. 11 greg

    Mike, you’re never far enough away to not have to pick a favorite. And that favorite should wear the darker shade of blue…

    ABC!

  12. 12 Daniel Gray

    Actually Jeff, Memphis simply needs to keep on winning. The Big East had their chance when they raided Conference USA a couple years ago and took a bunch of our teams, and they didn’t want Memphis then, so they don’t deserve Memphis now.

    Eventually everyone out there will learn to respect them as a real team and not some “mid-major”.

    Bold prediction: C-USA wins all three post-season tournaments. Houston in the CBI, UAB in the NIT, and Memphis in the NCAA.

  13. 13 Roger B

    My Final Four picks
    North Carolina vs Georgetown

    Stanford vs UCLA

    Georgetown vs UCLA

    UCLA wins

  14. 14 Steve

    My money’s on UT (University of Tennessee) to win both men’s and women’s tournament!

    Peace.

  15. 15 Rex

    The year of the Tigers… Go Memphis!

    Rex

  16. 16 toby

    Bears look great in slippers! Of course in our annual family bracket challenge with the Boone’s I may not have Baylor going to the final four, but I might! Last year I think that each of our family’s 5 year old ballet stars were leading the bracket for most of the tournament. My daughter picked North Carolina because it sounded like her good friend Caroline.

  17. 17 Steve SR.

    NC
    Georgetown
    Memphis
    UCLA

    NC
    Memphis

    Memphis

  18. 18 TimD

    North Carolina
    Kansas
    Memphis
    UCLA

    North Carolina
    UCLA

    UCLA

  19. 19 brad

    You heard it here first.

    N.C., Georgetown, Memphis, UCLA

    N.C. vs. UCLA

    N.C. national champs 78 - 76

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