Basketball!
March 19, 2008
Tomorrow begins march madness, one of my favorite fun times of the year! Read past stuff here…and if you’re interested in joining (before 8 am PDT Thursday morning) here’s the scoop:
STEP 1: Click this link to go directly to my group.
You can enter your member name and password if you already have a free account at ESPN, or create an account (if you create a new one, uncheck all the boxes so you don’t get a bunch of e-mail).
After you’ve logged in or created an entry, you enter the password for the group, which is “twelve” (without the quotes). Then you’re in!
STEP 2: Pick who you think will win all the games. After you pick your teams, you don’t have to do anything else; just enjoy the games for 3 weeks! To pick your teams or follow the progress throughout the tournament, use the following link:
Game Front: http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/frontpage
Group: Gregg’s Group XII
Password: twelve
For inspiration and laudation, I hereby post the March Madness Hall of Fame:
Imagine…join this year, and your name could end up in the hall of fame!
| Year: | Pool Name: | Hall of Famer: | NCAA Champion: | Honorable Mention: | |
| 2007 | Gregg’s Group XI | Don Staples | Florida | ||
| 2006 | Gregg’s Group X | Doug Woodward | Florida | ||
| 2005 | Gregg’s Group 9 | Nancy Woodward | North Carolina | ||
| 2004 | Gregg’s Group 8 | Ron Woodward | Connecticut | ||
| 2003 | Gregg’s Group 7 | Diane Fawver | Syracuse | ||
| 2002 | Boise Bowl 6 | Lonny Bumgardner | Maryland | ||
| 2001 | Boise Bowl 5 | Gregg Koskela | Duke | ||
| 2000 | Boise Bowl 4 | Jim Steele | Michigan State | ||
| 1999 | Koskela’s Madness 3 | Gregg Koskela | Connecticut | ||
| 1998 | Koskela’s Madness 2 | Jim Steele | Kentucky | Diane Fawver | |
| 1997 | Koskela’s Madness 1 | Tim Hyatt | Arizona | Doug Koskela |
(The honorable mention goes way back before ESPN hosted this thing. I had another scoring method that gave you bonus points for picking upsets, and Doug and Diane won under that scoring method.)
So, I let you dream of the day when your name might be etched into this hall of fame.
Posted in march madness
March 20th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
With 12 games out of the way, who’s winning??? ME!!!!! Thanks for inviting me in, Gregg - you’re right, this is fun
March 21st, 2008 at 2:11 pm
OK, a few hours later, I’m now in 53rd place with just 47%. I’m sure glad I bragged while I could!!!!
March 25th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
So where’s the hall of supreme mediocrity? I’ve been smack in the middle of the pack for a good number of those years. Thanks for offering most of us this opportunity to be beaten by our kids.