The winner of the 2010 MDG College Basketball handicapping contest is…..
We have a tie. (You've got to be kidding me) Kowal came from behind, John Z choked, and now we have a Championship Week playoff. John Z is now battling the "can't pick the big game" reputation that haunts so many handicappers. Kowal is riding the momentum into tiebreaker week, and you have to wonder how these guys are even sleeping at night. The guys from the site went into the Florida-Kentucky game knowing that if Florida covered we were going to a playoff. It was literally the most exciting game we've ever watched. Yes we realize that's pathetic, and no we don't care. While we're on topic of things we like that make us look pathetic: (Please play this while you read the rest of the post, it was make the whole experience better. Tell me you don't like this song. That's what I thought.)
So here's what's going on. Reco locked up 3rd place, and 3rd place money. Congrats. Hopefully, next year everyone will bring other people they know and our pot will be even bigger. We love pot. This week is going to be awesome. Starting tomorrow, 3 games and spreads will be posted very early in the morning. John Z & Kowal will have to send us their picks by one hour before the start of the first game. We will then post their picks.
Why are we doing this?
1. We make the rules.
2. We want them to be nervous
3. There is $1,000 at stake
4. We're in the entertainment industry and we want to do what's right for our sport. $1000.00 cash (actually check, but cash sounds cooler when something is on the line) on the line.
Good Luck Boys.
TUESDAY
St. Johns vs. UConn (-4.5)
Providence vs. Seton Hall (-5.5)
Wright State vs. Butler (-7.5)
Kowal: UConn, SHU, Butler
John: UConn, SHU, Butler
Same exact picks? Pretty annoying.
WEDNESDAY ( IT SUCKS TO BE A UCONN HUSKIE )
John: 1 Kowal:1
UConn/Fairfield (Pick)
Georgetown (-6.5) vs. South Florida
Louisville (-6.5) vs. Cincy
Seton Hall vs. ND (-1.5)
Kowal: Gtown, ND, Cincy
John: South Florida, ND, Louisville
No one taking the Hall?
THURSDAY
Syracuse (-5.5) vs. Georgetown Sucks
Georgia Tech (-4.5) vs. UNC
Kansas (-17.5) vs. Texas Tech
Kowal: Cuse, Tech, Tech
John Z: Cuse, UNC, Kansas
FRIDAY
John: 3 Kowal: 5
Xavier (-3.5) vs. Dayton Rhode
Island (-3.5) vs. St. Louis
Georgetown (-3.5) vs. Marquette
John Z: Marquette, Dayton, URI
Kowal: Georgetown, Dayton, URI
SATURDAY
Kowal: 7 John: 4
Unless John can somehow convince us Kowal was on PEDs, all this is a formality…
Kentucky (-4.5) vs. Tenn
Duke (-11) vs. Coral Gables College
Temple (-4) vs. Rhode Island
FINAL STANDINGS
Money Winners
1. John Z – 77 wins
1.(t) Kowal – 77 wins
3. Reco – 75 win
The best of the rest:
4.(t) S Kirbs – 73 wins
4.(t) Mike P – 73 wins
6. E Kirbs – 72 wins
7. A Kirbs – 71 wins
8(t). Luke – 70 wins
8(t). BG – 70 wins
8(t). A Chan – 70 wins
8(t). Alts – 70 wins
12(t). Atkins – 69 wins
12(t). C Nix – 69 wins
14. Maloo – 68 wins
15(t).Young – 67 wins
15(t). Scoot – 67 wins
17. Nick – 66 wins
18. Noon – 61 wins