THE FINAL COUNTDOWN...
To get everyone pumped and in the right mindset for the March Madness Madness Final Showdown, I give you this...
Now, that we are all amped, ready and have our parachute pants on, let's get down to business. What are the scenarios for tomorrow (Monday) night? And do you have a chance to win anything.
Let's start with Where's Stinson?. This team has no chance, but, if you see this guy, then you've solved the puzzle and his wife thanks you.
Here's Stinson!
Alright, alright! I can already hear Alan Richards' screaming at me to "Do the math! Do the math!" (for those who remember that fateful night). The Myoptics have crawled into position to nab a chance at second place finish. All they need is for Villanova to stay true to form. How excited would Bryan Vekovious be if they nabbed the second place money? This excited...
Vekovious calms celebrates his potential second place finish.
Amanda Huginkiss also has a shot at second place. They have eight points and, while supremely cocky at the beginning, have been pretty quiet since they hit 8 points and flamed out. For them to be able to play for second, Villanova has to win. Then, they would be tied with the Myoptics and, if 'Nova wins, LL Cool J.
This is what Amandahuginkiss has been doing for quite a while. Hopefully, they will catch 2nd place.
This brings me to the two teams with shots at 1st place and the BIG MONEY! I enlisted an artist to render a portrait of the two...
Two teams, one prize.
If follow that analogy a little farther, and we consider Robby as Groot, then we all know that the stoic piece of wood with the name Careless and Reckless could have taken it all with a Loyola win, but alas, Robby's Ramblers lost and stranded him at nine points (and the lead).
But then, out of the wreckage, came the little, scrappy, smartass raccoon we will call LL Cool J. With the win over Loyola, Evensky and Rosen earned their 8th point (and a shot at the lead). IF the Wolverines win, then first and second will have nine points and we will go to the much revered tiebreaker number.
I know, I know. There's a lot of math here, and a lot of you were educated in SEC schools, so I'll break it down...
IF the Wolverines win, LL Cool J and Careless and Reckless tie and we got to the tiebreaker numbers for 1st and 2nd.
IF Villanova wins, Careless and Reckless takes first and there is a second place tie between Myoptics, LL Cool J and Amanda Huginkiss.
Get out your hankies, because the end of the Madness Madness is nigh...
I know Sam, it makes me sad too.
For those counting, here are everyone's tiebreaker numbers (REMEMBER, closest to the score, under beats over)...
Myoptics - 152
Amanda Hugginkiss - 140
LL Cool J - 149
Careless and Reckless - 136
TEAMS/Price Paid/Points (CORRECTED SCORES AS OF 4/1, 3:00pm CST)
STILL IN IT (to win it)...
LL Cool J
Michigan(40) - 5
Tenn (28) - 1 - OUT
Butler(11) 1 - OUT
Marshall(6) - 1 - OUT
SF Austin(8) - OUT
WINS: 8
Myoptics
Missouri(12) - OUT
Villanova(59) - 5
Houston(16) - 1 - OUT
Buffalo(5) - 1 - OUT
Wright St.(8) - OUT
WINS: 7
Amanda Huginkiss
Auburn(19) - 1 - OUT
Purdue(43) - 2 - OUT
Florida St.(13) - 3 - OUT
Syracuse(14) - 2 - OUT
San Diego St.(11) - OUT
WINS: 8 - OUT
Careless and Reckless
Arkansas(20) - OUT
15/16 South and West(3) - 1 - OUT
Seton Hall(10) - 1 - OUT
Loyola Chicago(12) - 4 - OUT
Florida(21) - 1 - OUT
Creighton(13) - OUT
Nevada(17) - 2 - OUT
WINS: 9 - OUT
LOSER'S CLUB IS BELOW (Kevin Briley has been elected President, I call "VP")...
The Final Four
Virginia(54) - OUT
St. Bonnie's(11) - OUT
Charleston(9) - OUT
Murray St. (7) - OUT
Ohio St.(19) - 1 - OUT
WINS: 1 - OUT
Where's Stinson
Duke(47) - 4
UNC(42) - 1 - OUT
Montana(5) - OUT
WINS: 5
Happy Dog Lips
TCU(11) - OUT
Texas(16) - OUT
Davidson(8) - OUT
Kentucky(23) - 2 - OUT
W. Virginia(28) - 2 -OUT
New Mexico St.(8) - OUT
15/16 East/Midwest(6) - OUT
WINS: 4 - OUT
Vanilla Puff's Army
Rhode Island(10) - 1 - OUT
Michigan St.(48) - 1 - OUT
Texas A&M(20) - 2 - OUT
S. Dakota St.(11) - OUT
Bucknell(11) - OUT
WINS: 4 - OUT
Vertical Smiles
Texas Tech(22) - 3 - OUT
Gonzaga(43) - 2 - OUT
Virginia Tech(20) - OUT
NC State(15) - OUT
WINS: 5 - OUT
Tres Pendejos
Kansas(49) - 4
Arizona(51) - OUT
WINS: 4
Eyes of the Prize
Xavier(45) - 1 - OUT
Cincinnati(37) - 1 - OUT
Providence(14) - OUT
WINS: 2 - OUT
Ballz Deep
Wichita St.(24) - OUT
Bama(7) - 1 - OUT
Clemson(15) - 2 - OUT
Miami(23) - OUT
Oklahoma(14) -OUT
UNC - Greensboro(5) - OUT
Kansas St.(12) - 3 - OUT
WINS: 6 - OUT