The prophets have spoken. Iron Byron truly is the chosen one! All Hail Iron Byron! Even though the prophets are squirrels and as the squirrel prophets say, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then." So, Uncle Dino tips his cap to Iron Byron for a tournament well played (however, I do believe the squirrels have something with their blind squirrels finding acorns, etc.). Nonetheless, Congratulations Iron Byron - until next year! As for the rest of you - a hearty thank you for playing along and your donation to the Jimmy V Foundation. If you did not have the time to check on standings/possible outcomes here you go: Current Standings After 60 Games:Best Possible Finish:
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Well, it is getting down to the wire. Only 4 brackets can still win:
Uncle Dino was not going to dish as he had much more important things to do today and thought it best to wait until the Final Four was determined. However, when Uncle Dino came across the following email, well...Game-On! Dear, sweet, misguided and delusional Iron Byron - have you not looked at the rankings for Best Results Standing Probabilities? If you did you would see that the cream always rises to the top! Here is a visual for you Iron Byron... Well, after 42 games we still have the same leader as we did with 32 games: De-Sean Kelly, followed by his little brother Matthew - The Beast - Kelly. But now it's time to separate the men from the boys - add your favorite follow on saying here.... Now Uncle Dino will lay his head to sleep, so goodnight moon, goodnight Kansas, goodnight Villanova and Virginia, goodnight Dayton...I think you get the point! Uncle Dino apologizes to Margret Wise Brown! Uncle Dino wants to send out well wishes to our dear friend and participant Mr. Lantz - Led - Nefflen.
If you are not already aware CNN reported earlier today that Lantz was experiencing stomach pains, went to the doctor and turns out he needed to have his appendix removed! And Uncle Dino is not referring to the appendix at the end of a book! So Lantz, I know I speak for all Uncle Dino's NCAA Bracketology Pool members that we hope you get well soon. In case you did not see the CNN report here is a photo of Lantz on the operating table having his appendix removed. Not a bad photo for someone experiencing acute appendicitis! In a fit of sheer luck Iron Byron has vaulted to the top of the heap! We all know this will not last for long. But at Least Iron and I can enjoy a round or two every now and then. But man...the guy is a machine!! ;-) For all of you "Wa-Hoo-Wa's" I think it's time for you to all: WAAAAAAAAAAA! I'm talking to you R. Kelly!! Finally, it's nice to see that De-Sean Kelly and Matthew - The Beast - Kelly are slowly, yet painfully for them...start to fade away!
Well, well, well... seems like a #1 Seed has bitten the dust. It's no doubt that Villanova was not ready for the foul line press defense deployed by the Wolfpack! As for the standings it seems that the Kelly boys are still holding on, but both Iron Byron and Tom Kelly are creeping up on them like a bad pair of indian underwear!!
One special shout-out has to go to Lantz - LED - Nefflen. This person had the audacity to pick NC State to win it all. No doubt he would make Jimmy V proud. As for the rest of you I certainly hope that you can move up the ranks so that I can single you out for your great basketball minds. For now you will have to settle for some Berman-isms like:
We have completed Round 1 and many of you have fared surprisingly well, but not nearly as well as the 6 out of 10 Kelly's in the Top 10! Yep, it is obvious that the Kelly's truly possess great basketball minds! That is, the Kelly men have great basketball minds...not the Kelly women! We have Ms. (soon to be Mrs.) Caitlin Kelly in 18th place followed by Lori Carsen Kelly in 19th place - and bringing up the rear in 24th place is Elizabeth Kelly - the black sheep of the family, as she actually attended UNC - Chapel Hill...Twice!!
As for the leaders, well, what can I say - Uncle Dino is very proud of his prognosticators! Elizabeth, here is a LINK for the definition of prognosticator. It definitely has warmed the cockles of Uncle Dino 's heart to again see Iron Byron Kanaley participating in the greatest NCAA Pool in the world. This crafty veteran lurked along the bottom for several games but then started his rise to the top like a stale fart at a party with his low risk picks as on Friday 15 our of 16 top seeds won the games for the day. On a final note, Uncle Dino expects nothing but thanks from any Dayton fans in the mix - yes I am talking about you Mr. T.J. Ferris. Just so you know, your coach is courtesy of NC State...ah, your welcome! Well, it should be a good weekend for basketball. Uncle Dino has prepared the Bat Cave for prime viewing. And this just in, The Baylor Bears are still dead! ;-) |
AuthorUncle Dino Is An NC State Alumnus Who Graduated From North Carolina State University In 1984 With A Degree In Accounting. Jim Valvano Made His 4 Years At NC State Memorable In Many Ways, Not To Mention The 1983 Wolfpack Victory Against The University Of Houston Or "Phi Slama Jamma" For The 1983 NCAA Championship. Uncle Dino Is Tom Kelly, A Cloud Computing Enthusiast (Twitter @TKcloud) Who Wants To Use The Cloud To Give To A Great Cause. Yes Office Pools Are Fun, But Doing So For The Greater Good Is More Than Fun...It's The Right Thing To Do. Archives
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