Ahhhh, the games have begun and the Gophers are already out. All that wait to be included in the field of 64, and they are done. Is there a silver lining to all of this, you tell me. Just would have been nice to see them play in an evening game or the weekend.
We are half way through round one of the 2017 Bracket64 Challenge. Nothing to exciting to report today as the higher seeded teams won 14 of the 16 games that were played today. Yes, the Gophers were one of the two higher seeded teams that lost today. They did lose to Middle Tennessee State, the team that defeated Michigan State last season. Michigan State just happened to be my 2016 Championship Winner! So, the good news is, Middle Tennessee did defeat another Big Ten team, but I did not lost my championship team because of them! Yes, there is a silver lining after all.
If you're new to the Bracket64 Challenge, the current standings can always be found on the right column of this web site under the 'Current Standings' link. From there, the menu of everything office pool related can be found. After the second round is completed, look for the tournament scenarios link to see who you need for your last four teams and your odds of winning.
Finally, I have payments from about half of you so far. I know many are arriving via mail and there are a dozen or so I have not had contact with on how you will pay. The raw numbers to be collected are $750 with the winner receiving half of that. I will pay out the top five brackets once again. When I have a good handle on the payments, I'll give the official payout numbers at that time.
That's all I have for day one, plenty more basketball to be played Friday and over the weekend. Best weekend of the year for sports....
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