Some words numbers from Pool Manager NakedShort and his spreadsheet:

* Chinggis Khan is still our leader with 58 points

* Bubbles is a close second with 57 points

* 2 are tied at 55

* 7 are tied at 54, BUT the Duke loss blew a hole through 2 of those brackets

* 14 are tied at 53; unfortunately 2 of those 14 have Duke winning and one has Pitt as the champion

* 9 are tied at 52 (4 have Duke winning and one has Notre Dame)

* 19 are tied at 51; 5 of those brackets are shot to shit as 2 have Duke, 2 have Notre Dame and one had SDSU

And for the rest of us that are clustered around the 50 point mark, we’re probably going to want a chaos scenario play out wherein your winner remains in the tournament. After a less than thorough review of the leading brackets this morning, here is a breakdown of what we need to have happen this weekend if we want a night at Beamers followed by an early morning wreaking of booze, cigarette and vanilla scented lotion:

-Butler needs to beat UF
-Arizona needs to take down UConn
-The East Region is a bit of a clusterfuck, so everyone cheer according to your bracket but know Marquette coming out of that region would screw a lot of folks
-And last but not least under no circumstances does a Kansas loss this weekend help the majority of entrants. For now, for your my sake, for your daughter’s sake, ya might wanna think about cheering for a quality team like the Jayhawks.

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Comments (37)

  1. Posted by Shuckey Ducky | March 25, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    I hate this tournament and I hate all of you!

  2. Posted by Oswald Gruebel | March 25, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Duke sucks

  3. Posted by CoveredLong | March 25, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Wanna hear a dirty joke? Bubbles is the girl next door.

    -Naughty Jayhawk

  4. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Chinggis: if you take me to Lugers with your two other friends and give me the I love DB button, you may have your wicked way with me…nothing off limits. Deal?

    Gal who has already established she will prostitute herself for large sums of money and will now also do so for red meat and a button

  5. Posted by Guest | March 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Chinngis: I’d check for an adams apple before you do this.

    –Guy who’s been burned by this sort of proposition before.

  6. Posted by PasteSpecialFormats | March 25, 2011 at 4:24 PM

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  7. Posted by Duderson | March 25, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Bess – show us your bracket!

  8. Posted by Supraman | March 25, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    At least hold out for the Patagonia too.

  9. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I thought about it but was concerned asking for it might place me on the wrong end of the bid/ask spread.

  10. Posted by Charles Clancy Gasparino | March 25, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Peter Luger is a friends of mine.

  11. Posted by Shuckey Ducky | March 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Bess’s bracket is a god damn national treasure!

  12. Posted by NattyLight | March 25, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    If UConn wins, long matress distributors and hardware stores, short insurance companies.

    -Guy whos stood around countless burining matresses at storrs

  13. Posted by NattyLight | March 25, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    If UConn wins, long matress distributors and hardware stores, short insurance companies.

    -Guy whos stood around countless burining matresses at storrs

  14. Posted by SJFee | March 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Isn’t that where a certain suck bank does a lion’s share of their recruiting?

  15. Posted by SJFee | March 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Isn’t that where a certain suck bank does a lion’s share of their recruiting?

  16. Posted by SJFee | March 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Isn’t that where a certain suck bank does a lion’s share of their recruiting?

  17. Posted by SJFee | March 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Isn’t that where a certain suck bank does a lion’s share of their recruiting?

  18. Posted by SJFee | March 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Isn’t that where a certain suck bank does a lion’s share of their recruiting?

  19. Posted by James Cayne | March 25, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Only two things come from Kansas: faggots and UBS employees.

    -James Cayne

  20. Posted by Chinggis Khan | March 25, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Appreciate the offer, but happily married.

  21. Posted by YGB | March 25, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    So much for saying my name I am a loser

  22. Posted by YGB | March 25, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    So much for saying my name I am a loser

  23. Posted by Supraman | March 25, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    That’s the last spread you should be worried about with your offer.

  24. Posted by rwp | March 25, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    UCONN DO IT!!!

    rwp

  25. Posted by rwp | March 25, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    UCONN DO IT!!!

    rwp

  26. Posted by QE3 | March 25, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Kansas – UConn – UNC for the love of LUGER!

  27. Posted by QE3 | March 25, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Kansas – UConn – UNC for the love of LUGER!

  28. Posted by Anonymous | March 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    So am I. Your point is what exactly?

  29. Posted by ExtraOrdinaryPopularDelusions | March 25, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Actually, it’s finger ratio of index-to-ring.

    -Eddie Murphy

  30. Posted by Anon Corp Dev Guy | March 26, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Wow. My crush on you is even bigger now. I love the Alpha Female.

    Anonymous Corporate Development Guy

  31. Posted by Lowly Assistant | March 26, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    Fucking Kentucky.

  32. Posted by Anonymous | March 26, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Thx Anon xoxo

  33. Posted by Guest | March 26, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Matta, I hope you’re stopping by the pet store on your way home.

  34. Posted by Anonymous | March 27, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    I wake up smelling like booze regardless of basketball.

  35. Posted by Anonymous | March 27, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    I wake up smelling like booze regardless of basketball.

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