I confess, I had completely forgotten that the Casual Hoya Bracket Contest still existed. While some of my apathy was due to the fact that I've had no interest in the Tournament since Butler's triumphant win over Syracuse, I've also been distracted by numerous emails (available upon request) from JeffGreen'sDad revolving around his Spring Break exploits.
This was a much more interesting Tournament. via content8.flixster.com
Remarkably, even though TwinCitiesHoya and Old Balls are the current leaders, not one person in the top 12 picked one of the remaining teams in the Dance to win it all. As a result, even though I'll need to wager something in the 4 figures just to prevent me from picking up the remote to change the channel during the Final Four, this Bracket Contest does have some drama. Should Michigan State win it all, it looks like CasualLaToya, currently sitting in 32nd place, will actually win this thing. That's a comeback more impressive than Afleet Alex's stretch run in the 2005 Belmont Stakes.
Oh yeah, here's a pic of a scantily clad Tess Taylor, one of the girls on the absolutely horrendously entertaining "Pretty Wild" on E!.
Happy Wednesday.
Check out the compelling full standings to see how horrendous your Bracket is after 'The Jump':
1 TwinCitiesHoya 23 16 20 16 - Kansas 75 91 1 Old Balls 21 18 20 16 - Kansas 75 91 3 FreeForThree 25 20 20 8 - Kansas 73 89 4 Rocktavius 22 18 16 16 - Kansas 72 88 5 Scheyer luvs Singler 23 20 20 8 - Kansas 71 87 6 God's Gift 24 14 16 16 - Georgetown 70 86 6 Missing Wallace 22 16 16 16 - Kansas 70 86 6 Hoyafan2006 22 16 16 16 - Georgetown 70 86 9 theharpoon 25 16 12 16 - Georgetown 69 85 10 guhoyas101 22 14 16 16 - Kansas 68 84 10 Hoya Vey 22 18 12 16 - Kansas 68 84 12 DHB Enterprises 23 16 12 16 - Kansas 67 83 12 hoyamarlin 25 18 16 8 - Kansas 67 83 12 Georgetown Raptorz 19 16 16 16 - Georgetown 67 83 12 Gtowndude's bracket 21 18 20 8 - Kansas 67 83 12 HoyaSaxa324 25 18 16 8 - Georgetown 67 67 17 Ed OG 24 18 16 8 - West Virginia 66 114 17 notremotelycasualaboutit 22 16 20 8 - Georgetown 66 66 19 The Monroe Doctrine 21 16 20 8 - Kansas 65 81 19 Kristin's Bracket 23 18 16 8 - Kentucky 65 65 21 Duck Fuke 24 20 12 8 - West Virginia 64 112 21 FortuneFavorsDaBold 24 20 12 8 - Kansas 64 80 21 Jerrelle Benimon's Socks 22 22 20 0 - Kansas 64 64 21 Heart 20 16 20 8 - Georgetown 64 64 21 kimfrankssweater 22 14 20 8 - Georgetown 64 64 21 NittanyHoya 24 16 16 8 - Georgetown 64 64 27 Jim Boeheim 21 18 16 8 - Kansas 63 79 27 JFo 21 18 16 8 - Kansas 63 79 27 Mars Blackmon 23 12 12 16 - Kansas 63 79 27 RT2k10 Rolls On 21 14 20 8 - Georgetown 63 63 27 Not Invited Bracket 23 16 16 8 - No Pick 63 63 32 CasualLaToya 20 10 16 16 - Michigan St. 62 126 32 sanityonleave 22 16 16 8 - Kansas 62 78 32 Not Casual Enough 22 12 12 16 - Kansas 62 78 32 hoyachick 22 16 16 8 - Kansas 62 78 32 3556 22 12 20 8 - Kansas 62 78 32 imconfused 22 16 16 8 - Kansas 62 78 32 MyFairHoya 22 16 16 8 - Georgetown 62 62 32 WheresmyRainbowWarriors? 22 16 16 8 - Kansas 62 62 32 What would Roy do 22 12 20 8 - Kansas St. 62 62 41 gppihoya 21 16 16 8 - Georgetown 61 77 41 Sandmanhoyas 21 16 16 8 - Kansas 61 77 41 WannabeHoya 21 12 12 16 - Kansas 61 77 41 shame of a bearcat 23 14 16 8 - Kansas 61 77 41 HoNYaSaxa 21 16 16 8 - Kansas 61 61 41 Patrick'sGoldCard 23 14 16 8 - Kansas 61 61 41 Hoya in Huskieland 23 18 20 0 - Kansas 61 61 41 Amadou's Garbage Bag 23 18 20 0 - Kansas 61 61 41 Not Jeremiah Rivers 23 18 20 0 - Kansas 61 61 50 G-TownInDaO-Town 18 14 12 16 - West Virginia 60 108 50 Pujols4MVP 24 16 12 8 - Kansas 60 76 50 H0y@Paran0i@ 24 16 12 8 - Kansas 60 76 50 Please Don't Go Monroe 20 12 12 16 - Kansas 60 76 50 MosesAbrahamElijahDavid 24 16 12 8 - Kansas 60 76 50 iheartgregmonroe 20 16 16 8 - Kansas 60 76 50 Benimonster 20 12 20 8 - Kansas 60 76 50 Paying $30k to enter the CIT 20 16 16 8 - Kansas 60 60 50 HoyaSnaxa 24 16 12 8 - Villanova 60 60 50 MC89 22 14 16 8 - Georgetown 60 60 50 DMonico 24 20 8 8 - Kansas 60 60 50 glackensghost on x 22 18 20 0 - Kentucky 60 60 62 aja32's bracket 23 16 12 8 - Georgetown 59 75 62 Boogers The Perfect Picks 21 14 16 8 - Kansas 59 75 62 k 23 16 12 8 - Kansas 59 75 62 Bill Shapland's Third Hot Dog 21 18 20 0 - Kansas 59 59 62 HOYAS in MONGOLIA 23 20 16 0 - Georgetown 59 59 67 PS Hoya 24 14 12 8 - Kansas 58 74 67 NotJasonClark 24 18 8 8 - Georgetown 58 74 67 Smells Like Red Spirit 18 20 12 8 - Kansas 58 74 67 PatrickChewing84 22 16 12 8 - Ohio St. 58 74 67 4 gimps and a swingman 22 12 16 8 - Georgetown 58 74 67 driednuts 22 16 12 8 - Kansas 58 58 67 Boumjte-Boumjte 22 12 16 8 - Kansas 58 58 67 Victor's eyepatch 24 18 16 0 - Kansas 58 58 67 Hoya2006 24 14 12 8 - Kansas 58 58 76 Unindicted Co-Conspirators 23 14 12 8 - West Virginia 57 105 76 Coach K's Kneepads 23 14 12 8 - Georgetown 57 73 76 SportySpiceK 19 18 12 8 - Kansas 57 73 76 VernonMacklin'sFreeThrowStroke 23 14 12 8 - Kansas 57 73 80 HoyaSaxa 22 14 12 8 - Georgetown 56 72 80 RoyHibbert3Ball 20 16 20 0 - Kentucky 56 56 80 QuitTheBlogForLent 26 18 12 0 - Georgetown 56 56 80 cuse swallows 22 22 12 0 - Georgetown 56 56 80 kmsaxa 24 16 16 0 - Georgetown 56 56 80 Hibbert for 3 24 16 16 0 - Kansas 56 56 80 The Pitino Table 22 18 16 0 - Kansas 56 56 87 Jsternlieb 23 16 8 8 - Kansas 55 71 87 Pulled out of [tjm62's] ass 23 16 8 8 - Kansas 55 71 87 hoyasincebirth 23 16 8 8 - Georgetown 55 71 87 HoyRibbert 25 14 8 8 - Syracuse 55 71 87 jgettle33 23 16 8 8 - Georgetown 55 71 87 BeardedHoya 27 16 12 0 - Georgetown 55 55 87 MassHoya 25 18 12 0 - Kentucky 55 55 87 Chico's Church 21 14 12 8 - Kansas 55 55 87 Do Less 21 14 12 8 - Kentucky 55 55 96 postalboy22 18 16 12 8 - West Virginia 54 102 96 BRUIN 22 16 8 8 - Georgetown 54 70 96 Jonathan Wallace JD 20 14 12 8 - Kansas 54 70 96 jrleonard01 24 14 16 0 - Kentucky 54 54 96 AustinFreeman'sCousin 22 16 16 0 - Kansas 54 54 96 topher1078 22 16 16 0 - Georgetown 54 54 96 wadetandy 22 16 16 0 - Kentucky 54 54 96 casman0105 22 12 12 8 - Syracuse 54 54 96 Boz 24 14 16 0 - Kansas 54 54 96 SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak 22 16 16 0 - Kansas 54 54 106 PushyGuyFanClub 23 10 12 8 - Kansas 53 69 106 Fat Gut 21 16 8 8 - Syracuse 53 69 106 Turnover by Ray Reed 19 14 12 8 - Kansas 53 69 106 Harbin2-2005 21 12 12 8 - Georgetown 53 69 106 I miss Joe Touomou 23 14 8 8 - Georgetown 53 69 106 Jeff Green's Dad 19 14 20 0 - Georgetown 53 53 106 Chicken Madness 23 14 16 0 - Kansas 53 53 106 birdieburn 21 16 16 0 - Kentucky 53 53 106 Cal 23 18 12 0 - Kansas 53 53 106 Section110Hoya 23 14 16 0 - Georgetown 53 53 106 the great picks 23 18 12 0 - Kentucky 53 53 106 Rage 21 16 16 0 - Kansas 53 53 106 Kenny Brunner's Samurai Sword 23 14 16 0 - Kansas 53 53 119 TheDoctorIsIn 20 12 12 8 - West Virginia 52 100 119 WhoWillSexDikembeTonight? 22 14 8 8 - Kansas 52 68 119 Death From Above 22 18 4 8 - Georgetown 52 68 119 WRSHOYA 24 12 8 8 - Georgetown 52 68 119 eatthatbox09 22 14 16 0 - Kentucky 52 52 119 DownTheHallFromHollis 20 16 16 0 - Kansas 52 52 119 Jack's Box 22 18 12 0 - Georgetown 52 52 119 Jaunxtastic 22 18 12 0 - Kansas 52 52 127 VaHoya 19 12 12 8 - Georgetown 51 67 127 iAmGoldmember 21 14 8 8 - Georgetown 51 67 127 Hoya94 21 14 8 8 - Georgetown 51 67 127 Omar Wattad 21 18 12 0 - Kansas 51 51 127 Nikita Mescheriakov for Pres 23 16 12 0 - Kansas 51 51 127 Hire Esherick 19 12 20 0 - Georgetown 51 51 127 ghostofjoeybrown 25 18 8 0 - Georgetown 51 51 127 my dad looks like esherick 23 16 12 0 - Kentucky 51 51 127 Esteban D' Amur 23 16 12 0 - Kentucky 51 51 136 WrightWay 22 12 8 8 - No Pick 50 66 136 rjmaxx 22 20 8 0 - Kentucky 50 50 136 casualhoya * 20 14 16 0 - Kansas 50 50 139 Matty Wright 21 12 8 8 - Georgetown 49 65 139 Bo Ryan is Gangster 21 16 12 0 - Kansas 49 49 139 Neighbors know my name 21 16 12 0 - Kansas 49 49 139 O'Doyle Rules 21 16 12 0 - Georgetown 49 49 143 MillerTime 22 14 12 0 - Georgetown 48 48 143 King_Feelicks 22 14 12 0 - Georgetown 48 48 143 loveshack99 22 14 12 0 - Georgetown 48 48 143 The Tao of Kenny Brunner 20 12 16 0 - Kentucky 48 48 143 itsallthatmatters 26 14 8 0 - Kansas 48 48 148 ChickenMadness 21 10 8 8 - Georgetown 47 63 148 thejerseytornado 21 14 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 148 More Like Awesome Freeman 23 12 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 148 SirHoya 25 14 8 0 - Kentucky 47 47 148 Fire Hireesherick 21 14 12 0 - Kentucky 47 47 148 Go Vermont! 21 14 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 148 Vee Sanford's Next-Door Neighb 19 16 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 148 Easy Money 23 12 12 0 - Wisconsin 47 47 148 HoyaSmacksYa 21 14 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 148 Hofty Hater 21 10 16 0 - Kentucky 47 47 148 TheYellofAllYells 21 14 12 0 - Kansas 47 47 148 HoyaJoker07 21 14 12 0 - Georgetown 47 47 160 casualsavagelife 20 10 8 8 - Georgetown 46 62 160 Takin' the Points 16 10 12 8 - Kentucky 46 62 160 JahidiLikesPie 20 10 8 8 - Georgetown 46 62 160 Toumou's Toumou 22 16 8 0 - Georgetown 46 46 160 Bracket Buster 22 16 8 0 - Kansas 46 46 160 bunk moreland 20 14 12 0 - Kentucky 46 46 160 guhoyasfan 20 14 12 0 - Georgetown 46 46 167 Tony Johnson 21 12 12 0 - Kansas 45 45 167 TalkingHoyas 21 16 8 0 - Kentucky 45 45 169 3626 20 8 8 8 - Georgetown 44 60 169 Ask somebody 22 14 8 0 - Georgetown 44 44 169 stumps 24 12 8 0 - Kentucky 44 44 169 Team Doctor 20 12 12 0 - Kansas 44 44 169 Flirting with Disaster 22 14 8 0 - Georgetown 44 44 169 O'Kane Mutiny 20 12 12 0 - Georgetown 44 44 175 Shaffi3 17 14 12 0 - Georgetown 43 43 175 Unfiltered Hoya 23 12 8 0 - Georgetown 43 43 175 sleepyhoya 25 10 8 0 - Georgetown 43 43 175 Gtown 23 12 8 0 - Syracuse 43 43 179 HoyaParanoia85 22 12 8 0 - Georgetown 42 42 180 WangstaGangsta 21 12 8 0 - Syracuse 41 41 180 casual 21 12 8 0 - Kansas 41 41 182 Jeff Green's Dad Goes Down 20 12 8 0 - Kansas 40 40 183 PerryMcDonald'sRightCross 20 6 4 8 - Georgetown 38 54 184 Hoya Saxa 18 10 8 0 - Georgetown 36 36 185 lordnikita 17 2 0 0 - Wake Forest 19 19