Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Bracket Showdown, Day 10: [Title Vacated]

With Kentucky's dismantling of Kansas in last night's national championship game, the first ever Feats of Strength Bracket Showdown has come to an end*. A comical 28 entries correctly put Kentucky on the final line. As I said on Twitter last night, I have never seen more experts pick the same team to win a championship -- and be correct -- in a long time. Then again, maybe I just haven't been paying attention.

Anyway, the Aluminum Pole for best performance** goes to Jerry Palm at CBS Sports, who picked 3 of the Final Four, both finalists, and Kentucky to win for a total of 146 points.
Congrats, Jerry; you've earned this.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Bracket Showdown, Day 9: Domeward Bound

RISD alumna and mascot-bracketeer Ashley MacLure illustrates the Louisville-Kentucky matchup.


No one, they say, wants to hear about your fantasy sports teams or your bad gambling losses. At the risk of losing my one reader, then, I'll refrain from complaining about the Ohio State Buckeyes, who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and cost me a shot at my bracket pool. Fortunately, I had the catharsis of the Bracket Showdown, so as the Buckeyes stood around bewildered on the Superdome floor, I grimly set to work tallying up the points from tonight's semifinals, drawing larger-than-usual X's through the incorrect predictions.

Let's move on, and see how our panel of experts fared in the Bracket Showdown. As usual, the rules of the showdown are here, and the updated scoreboard is here.