Uncle Dino has been a little under the weather and apologizes to Uncle Dino Nation for not getting an “Official Dish” out at the end of Round 1. He knows all of you live for his keen insights and commentary on how you and others are performing or not so performing…as the tournament continues. Well, thanks to the advances of modern medicine Uncle Dino’s brain transplant has been a success and against doctor’s orders he will deliver on what he is known best for, that is, an official Uncle Dino Dish. Before we get to the Top 10 let’s take a look at some of the other more, shall we say weak attempts at bracket entries as well as how the mighty have fallen. First up Mark Jackson, the owner of the bracket A-U-B-U-R-N. While Uncle Dino appreciates the audacity to actually name his bracket after his Alma mater, but Mark, consider what can happen when your Alma mater loses in the first round!! No doubt a rookie mistake and one where Uncle Dino will allow Mark to re-name his bracket to something less embarrassing like Auburn Win the 2024 NCAA Championship!! Next time perhaps consider a better name, something like “ACC Supremacy” or the like. Dear Mark, see the shallow end? Please dog paddle to it!! How the mighty have fallen. Why it was just last year that proud Michigan alum A-A-ron Sygiel was crowned the 2023 Champion of Uncle Dino’s NCAA Bracketology Pool, even before the Final Four started. This year A-A-ron finds himself in 39th place but with a 2.89% upset risk percentage perhaps he will turn things around as the tournament progresses just like Juwan Howard and Michigan turned things arou… Now let’s turn our attention to the Top 10. Leading the pack is none other than Josh Fedeli whose strategy includes picking early upsets with late higher seeds to assure staying power as things progress. Perhaps Uncle Dino will leverage Josh’s political background from the Campaign Management Institute to expand the Uncle Dino Nation for 2025!! In 2nd place, only 2 points behind, is our 2024 Bracket Genuis Hayley Null – perhaps Uncle Dino will need to do some background checks before allowing her to participate in the future brackets given her syndicated show on ESPN. In 3rd place we have the lead singer from the Yale Whiffenpoofs Gary Wiessinger! Of course Gary picked the upset of Yale defeating Auburn, or as Mark Jackson says it, “A-U-B-U-R-N” but Gary says it Aww Burn!! Gary has the Bulldogs making it to the Sweet Sixteen. Uncle Dino thinks Gary will be wiffen’ on that pick (yep Uncle Dino went for 2 bad puns there, but he wants to make sure that Uncle Dino Nation gets what they want…and a lot of it). In 4th is Russell White – nothing like a good “bean counter” being in the midst of it. Rounding out the Top 5 is Christian “I Have a Great Basketball Mind” Kelly who conveyed to Uncle Dino some inside scoop on the McNeese State Cowboys, picking them to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. Christian Uncle Dino thinks you were you referring to the Poop-N-Scoop available on Amazon – it’s all in the wrist!! Yep, bad pun #3 if you are keeping score at home! Rounding out the top 10 from Fargo (for those of you not from the Midwest Fargo is not in Minnesota) Brent Pieterick in 6th place. In 7th place is ACC Supremacy, (Mark Jackson please take note of how you call attention to something and not be embarrassed by it!!). In 8th is the two headed monsterBrettChris Helgeson – Uncle Dino send his condolences on the demise of your beloved Badgers. In 9th is Rich “call Me Richard” Altschuler, whose choice of Baylor over Clemson may come to haunt him, but nothing like the haunting he experiences each football season rooting for the NY Giants (ooohhh, NFL Football burn, Uncle Dino does not respect boundaries). And in 10th is none other than Ben Brown, Ben, Uncle Dino wants to thank you for what your former head coach has done for his beloved Wolfpack – what can I say, Jim Boeheim is the gift that keeps on giving!! Well on the games and see who will make it to the field of the Sweet Sixteen – and Virginia there is no Sweet Sixteen!! 😉
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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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