The 2nd FFR Bracket Challenge?

[igotrhythm]

I remember doing something like this last year, but it wasn't really that well-organized. Since the selection show is tonight, I figure that if this is gonna happen, we need to hit the ground running.

First, what scoring system do we want to use for brackets? 1 point per correct pick kinda snuffs out drama because it's hard to make a comeback. I also want to know if we want to do round-by-round picks.

Second, do we want to use one of the numerous external bracket pool services available, like through CBS Sports or Yahoo? I know Megamon used Yahoo last year and he correctly picked Louisville to go all the way.

EPIC UPDATE:

Teams have been announced and Thursday is when the action starts! We're doing doubles and no round by round picks. That means you pick your bracket and it's fixed, but for each successive round, you get twice the points per correct pick from last. It's easy: http://y.ahoo.it/JSgtttsn sign up, then click and drag your picks.

[lumphoboextreme]

The format is usually to double the points for a correct pick for each passing round. I'll probably hop in if we get some sort of contest going.

[dAnceguy117]

I'd be down for this as well \m/ using a service on one of those sites seems way more convenient than managing it ourselves.

[igotrhythm]

Aight. I'll have to hop on Yahoo Sports and see if I can throw one together real quick.

Double points for each consecutive round sounds good, but are we doing round-by-round picks?

Edit: Looking through the options for the Yahoo, and I didn't even know about some of these scoring options. Seed difference bonus? Upset bonus? Fibonacci scoring?! And I don't see anything about round-by-round picking on Yahoo, though I think CBS offers that. The only reason I'm going on Yahoo is because I know a couple of you are on there already, so if you could walk me through it or set one up, that'd be great. X3

Edit2: Selection show live now! Florida is overall #1.

Edit 3: Michigan gets a 2, Mich St gets a 4. What the fuck. Anyway, full bracket is out.

[DotKritic]

I have this if you want to use this:

Originally Posted by DotKritic

blah blah blah... brackets are below. have fun. sign up to "play" against other users. million or billion?

FOX Sports Bracket:
$1,000,000,000 bracket: http://foxs.pt/1ktok9t

Flash Flash Revolution bracket: (none yet. let me know and i'll put it up here)

Yahoo! Brackets:
$1,000,000,000,000 bracket: http://bit.ly/1i77QDG

Flash Flash Revolution bracket: http://y.ahoo.it/JSgtttsn (pw is synthlight)

Tourney Open
Mar 2

Teams Announced
Mar 16

Entry Deadline
Mar 19 10:00pm

Round of 64
Mar 20 - 21

Round of 32
Mar 22 - 23

Round of 16
Mar 27 - 28

Round of 8
Mar 29 - 30

Round of 4
Apr 5

National Final
Apr 7

[igotrhythm]

Thanks for hosting, Madmatt.

The Rhythmic Bracket is my entry into the Yahoo group.

[DotKritic]

I'm going to have so many bracket busts. Picking #16 Coastal Carolina over #1 Virginia

edit: Also, picked Iowa St. and BYU as two of the final four teams.

[igotrhythm]

It's like you're trying to lose. :P

[j-rodd123]

Canadian citizens cant win the $1bil

rigged cuz my bracket is gonna be flawless obv

[DotKritic]

[FoJaR]

more like march/april madness am i right???

[FoJaR]

ps. byu going to the final four is actual madness.

[lumphoboextreme]

Originally Posted by DotKritic

It looks like you just clicked random teams with 0 thought process on matchups lol

[DotKritic]

Originally Posted by lumphoboextreme

It looks like you just clicked random teams with 0 thought process on matchups lol

Nah... That would have been too easy.

[igotrhythm]

First Four wraps up tonight, get your brackets in!

[dAnceguy117]

how many ppl do we have?

[emerald000]

We are up to 5.

[FoJaR]

here's my bracket: basketball is stupid

[j-rodd123]

this year is a super difficult one to predict, much harder than the past few years imo

[tosh]

In. The past few years haven't been very nice to me, so I'll prob do really bad.