And so it begins...
Welcome to Year 9 of March Madness Madness in Shreveport and, if you count the bawdy outlaw days in Austin, welcome to year 17! And, you're one to celebrate MMM in dog years, welcome to year 119!
Happy birthday March Madness Madness!
This year, instead of my traditional breakdown of the teams, I'm opting for a breakdown of team names. My goal is to help determine the winner to save you time and heartache.
Where shall we begin?
Happy Dog Lips has been Richard Biernacki's name for his March Madness Madness team from the beginning, and I still, for the life of me, don't understand what it means. Therefore, he get a Madness Name Score Index: 87.176
Where's Stinson? is an enigma to me. I love that they're looking for their friend Stinson, and they have a true concern for his whereabouts. But is the question a search for Stinson or could this be a question that Stinson asks himself? Could this be the most existential name we've ever had at March Madness Madness? Could this existentialism lead this team to a win? I give this team name a score of Madness Name Score Index: 142.146
Where is Stinson? Wish them luck on their existential journey.
Ballz Deep really nails the hardcore street-style of its founders Brad and Kempton. They've even added extra authenticity by putting the "z" in for the "s". This gives them a bit of a hip-hop flair (circa 1996), and a "gangsta" feel to their name. This name is a true reflection of the hard, NWA-type life of Brad Gosslee (truly the Vanilla Ice of MMM). Madness Name Score Index: 111.7
Brad Gosslee at his first March Madness Madness.
The Final Four is delightfully uninteresting. That said, the boredom that's felt in reading this name could be its genius. It's lulling us all to sleep, so it can overtake us, have its way with us and leave us feeling dirt and used in the morning. Madness Name Score Index: 123.67
When you Google Vanilla's Puff Army this is what comes up...
Therefore, Mike Cooper is trying to show us all his softer, baking side of his personality. Personally, I think it's cute and really, really want to try his pastry. Therefore, in hopes that I will get something delectable, his Madness Name Score Index: 157.76
THE MADNESS STARTS TODAY! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE PRIZE!
TEAMS/Price Paid/Points
The Final Four
Virginia(54)
St. Bonnie's(11)
Charleston(9)
Murray St. (7)
Ohio St.(19)
WINS
LL Cool J
Michigan(40)
Tenn (28)
Butler(11)
Marshall(6)
SF Austin(8)
WINS:
Myoptics
Missouri(12)
Villanova(59)
Houston(16)
Buffalo(5)
Wright St.(8)
WINS:
Amanda Huginkiss
Auburn(19)
Purdue(43)
Florida St.(13)
Syracuse(14)
San Diego St.(11)
WINS
Where's Stinson
Duke(47)
UNC(42)
Montana(5)
WINS:
Happy Dog Lips
TCU(11)
Texas(16)
Davidson(8)
Kentucky(23)
W. Virginia(28)
New Mexico St.(8)
15/16 East/Midwest(6)
WINS:
Vanilla's Puff Army
Rhode Island(10)
Michigan St.(48)
Texas A&M(20)
S. Dakota St.(11)
Bucknell(11)
WINS:
Vertical Smiles
Texas Tech(22)
Gonzaga(43)
Virginia Tech(20)
NC State(15)
WINS:
Tres Pendejos
Kansas(49)
Arizona(51)
WINS:
Careless and Reckless
Arkansas(20)
15/16 South and West(3)
Seton Hall(10)
Loyola Chicago(12)
Florida(21)
Creighton(13)
Nevada(17)
WINS:
Eyes of the Prize
Xavier(45)
Cincinnati(37)
Providence(14)
WINS:
Ballz Deep
Wichita St.(24)
Bama(7)
Clemson(15)
Miami(23)
Oklahoma(14)
UNC - Greensboro(5)
Kansas St.(12)
WINS: