It has certainly been a very interesting tournament thus far. Even though some of you were expecting perfection, given the odds of 1 in 1,470,925,948,011 (a special nod of thanks to Dan and Noah Rutman for calculating the odds leveraging their superhuman Excel skills), suffice to say you will need to try again next year! I'm talking to you Christian, Sean, Matthew and Lori Kelly, Uncle Dino’s immediate family, whom he expects nothing but perfection in all that they do, after all Uncle Dino sets the example each and every day…please pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!
Before Uncle Dino exalts the feats of the leaders, let us peruse the under dwellers and their less than spectacular performance thus far in the pool – Uncle Dino’s favorite part of “The Dish.” First, it goes without saying that Uncle Dino wants to build the self esteem of everyone else in the pool, and it is for this reason you do not see Uncle Dino leading the pool…true story! let’s start our journey at the depths of the standings. Uncle Dino will need to board the Dino Deep Sea Submersible to descend to the depths to find Andrew “Mariana Trench” Pate at the lowest level of the pool, closely followed by Chad “Humpback Anglerfish” Peterson who, like his picks, tends to inhabit the Abyssopelagic Zone. A place known for “marine snow” which is basically a continuous shower of organic detritus consisting of dying plankton, protists, and fecal matter – much like Chad’s picks, with an emphasis on fecal matter!! And in 3rd to last place is Fritz Nelson who obviously forgot to wear his water wings when he waded into the Pool this year! As the Dino Deep Sea Submersible ascends from the abyss we can see a little bit of light starting to shine down, but unfortunately not nearly enough to give Laura I-Was-Not-Maready-for-The-Pool or Joe Biden’s picks of malarky a chance for redemption. Next on the list is Lord Byron Kanaley who entered the Pool twice using some strategerey to ensure that one bracket performed better than other. And it is great to see that Lord Byron did not disappoint with one bracket in 42nd place with 255 points but the other bracket performing much better at 41st place with 256 points. Uncle Dino wants to commend Lord Byron on a job well done! Getting closer to the surface we arrive at Nothin-But-Net-Lenz in 17th place. Uncle Dino suggests a different name for next year’s Pool, something like Bricklane-Lenz? Now the Dino Deep Sea Submersible can see the light as he approaches the Top 10. In 10th place is Tom This-Pool-Gives-Me-The-Mills, the proprietor in Nickies, lower Haight’s neighborhood sports bar. I highly recommend you stop by if you find yourself in San Francisco for some fine food and perhaps conversation and insight that will get you to 10th place!! Michaela Are-You-Related-To-Peyton Manning in 9th, Jim I-Like-My-Internet-Brower in 8th, Noel Vierra in 7th, Janet Bloomin'-Loomis in 6th, Bruce The-Starnes-Will-Not-Align-This Year in 5th, Katelyn Uncle-Merendino in 4th, Christian Machine-Gun-Kelly in 3rd, Danielle I-Used-Quick-Pick Tarp in 2nd and last but not least, King Richard The Altschuler floating to the top! Now Uncle Dino has good news for three of you, but bad news for everyone else. There are only 3 remaining brackets that can finish first in order of probability:
If you want to get an idea of which team you should root for, for your best finish click on this LINK. For those of you who have not Donated please do. Thanks for being a part of this. Now off to the Elite 8.
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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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