Blind Brackets

[Cujo]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200252914852590.html

Interesting concept by the Wall Street Journal. Pick the teams without knowing who they are.

My Final Four (Completely by accident as i didn't even look at the seeds): Memphis, Kansas, South Dakota State , Montana

[mtgrizrule]

Would you not shit if that were to actually play out? That is damn funny.

[Cujo]

Would you not shit if that were to actually play out? That is damn funny.

Yes, yes i would. My strategy was to pick the teams with the highest hot streak since that is pretty huge in the tourney. Worked out pretty well in our favor

[GrizMusician]

Really neat. Thanks for sharing! Mine played out with the Griz losing out in the first round & Kentucky to win it all.

[becker2117]

Would you not shit if that were to actually play out? That is damn funny.

Yes, yes i would. My strategy was to pick the teams with the highest hot streak since that is pretty huge in the tourney. Worked out pretty well in our favor

haha, i dont get this...how do you not know the seed? the brackets are set up the same way every year, according to seeds...if i looked at a bracket based on where the teams were i would knwo the seed....and do they actually make brackets with out the teams seed next to em? im not trying to sound like a dick here im just curious and interested

[Cujo]

Would you not shit if that were to actually play out? That is damn funny.

Yes, yes i would. My strategy was to pick the teams with the highest hot streak since that is pretty huge in the tourney. Worked out pretty well in our favor

haha, i dont get this...how do you not know the seed? the brackets are set up the same way every year, according to seeds...if i looked at a bracket based on where the teams were i would knwo the seed....and do they actually make brackets with out the teams seed next to em? im not trying to sound like a dick here im just curious and interested

What i mean is I didn't LOOK at the seeds using this program. I didn't notice they were at the top of the "cards" for each team until the final 4. Obviously on a normal bracket i can see the seeds.

[mtgrizrule]

my results not as interesting as yours.
Final Four= Indiana, Michigan State, Syracuse, Kansas
Championship game= Kansas, Indiana
National Champion= Kansas.

[becker2117]

Would you not shit if that were to actually play out? That is damn funny.

Yes, yes i would. My strategy was to pick the teams with the highest hot streak since that is pretty huge in the tourney. Worked out pretty well in our favor

haha, i dont get this...how do you not know the seed? the brackets are set up the same way every year, according to seeds...if i looked at a bracket based on where the teams were i would knwo the seed....and do they actually make brackets with out the teams seed next to em? im not trying to sound like a dick here im just curious and interested

What i mean is I didn't LOOK at the seeds using this program. I didn't notice they were at the top of the "cards" for each team until the final 4. Obviously on a normal bracket i can see the seeds.

maybe i am an idiot, but what im saying is...the 1 vs 16 is ALWAYS at the top of the region..2 vs 15 ALWAYS at the bottom...8 vs 9, right bbelow the 1 seed...7 vs 10 always right above the 2 seed...and so on, so based on that.. how whoudl u not know the seed? we might be on totally different wave lengths here haha but no matter what you are going to know the seed of the team ur picking....even if ur not really taking the seed into account u still know the seeds...or am i way off? im seriously not tying to mess with u here haha

[Cujo]

Yes, yes i would. My strategy was to pick the teams with the highest hot streak since that is pretty huge in the tourney. Worked out pretty well in our favor

haha, i dont get this...how do you not know the seed? the brackets are set up the same way every year, according to seeds...if i looked at a bracket based on where the teams were i would knwo the seed....and do they actually make brackets with out the teams seed next to em? im not trying to sound like a dick here im just curious and interested

What i mean is I didn't LOOK at the seeds using this program. I didn't notice they were at the top of the "cards" for each team until the final 4. Obviously on a normal bracket i can see the seeds.

maybe i am an idiot, but what im saying is...the 1 vs 16 is ALWAYS at the top of the region..2 vs 15 ALWAYS at the bottom...8 vs 9, right bbelow the 1 seed...7 vs 10 always right above the 2 seed...and so on, so based on that.. how whoudl u not know the seed? we might be on totally different wave lengths here haha but no matter what you are going to know the seed of the team ur picking....even if ur not really taking the seed into account u still know the seeds...or am i way off? im seriously not tying to mess with u here haha

Maybe you should try the link before you question my knowledge of brackets.

[becker2117]

haha, i dont get this...how do you not know the seed? the brackets are set up the same way every year, according to seeds...if i looked at a bracket based on where the teams were i would knwo the seed....and do they actually make brackets with out the teams seed next to em? im not trying to sound like a dick here im just curious and interested

What i mean is I didn't LOOK at the seeds using this program. I didn't notice they were at the top of the "cards" for each team until the final 4. Obviously on a normal bracket i can see the seeds.

maybe i am an idiot, but what im saying is...the 1 vs 16 is ALWAYS at the top of the region..2 vs 15 ALWAYS at the bottom...8 vs 9, right bbelow the 1 seed...7 vs 10 always right above the 2 seed...and so on, so based on that.. how whoudl u not know the seed? we might be on totally different wave lengths here haha but no matter what you are going to know the seed of the team ur picking....even if ur not really taking the seed into account u still know the seeds...or am i way off? im seriously not tying to mess with u here haha

Maybe you should try the link before you question my knowledge of brackets.

ill check it out...didnt see u posted it...but im not trying to question ur knoloege of brackets..ur taking what im saying out of context

[becker2117]

What i mean is I didn't LOOK at the seeds using this program. I didn't notice they were at the top of the "cards" for each team until the final 4. Obviously on a normal bracket i can see the seeds.

maybe i am an idiot, but what im saying is...the 1 vs 16 is ALWAYS at the top of the region..2 vs 15 ALWAYS at the bottom...8 vs 9, right bbelow the 1 seed...7 vs 10 always right above the 2 seed...and so on, so based on that.. how whoudl u not know the seed? we might be on totally different wave lengths here haha but no matter what you are going to know the seed of the team ur picking....even if ur not really taking the seed into account u still know the seeds...or am i way off? im seriously not tying to mess with u here haha

Maybe you should try the link before you question my knowledge of brackets.

ill check it out...didnt see u posted it...but im not trying to question ur knoloege of brackets..ur taking what im saying out of context

checked the link, GOT YA haha...i wish i would have seen that link right away..i wouldnt have wasted anybodys time haha, i kinda wanna go delete all my posts lol....neways my bad

[Grizzaholic]

I had South Dakota State over Temple

[AZDoc]

Kentucky, Michigan State, Montana, Belmont....Belmont over MT....KY over MI St....and BELMONT the champs baby!!!

[BWahlberg]

Did it myself, usually just picked the more qualified overall team and did give some weight to the "level" of major (high, mid, low).

It put Montana in the sweet 16 beating Wisconsin and Harvard.

My final 4 is kind of odd but plausible, Duke, Memphis, Kansas, and Syracuse. Duke playing Kansas for the 'natty and the Jayhawks winning it all. I figured what the heck and dropped a couple bucks on a bracket with this pick today to see how solid "blind brackets" can be.

[Tokyogriz]

Haha! Syracuse....

[Fahque]

Here's what I got...

[BWahlberg]

Haha! Syracuse....

The loss of Fab Melo is a hit but honestly they're in the weakest overall bracket in the tourney, I can see them having a fairly easier walk to at least the elite 8.

[wbtfg]

I had Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Syracuse.

With Michigan State beating Kentucky in the final.

[argrizfan]

I figured out that the code name for the Griz on there is the Quails and the Badgers is the Mules. The scores the Wall Street Journal gives each team is as follows.

Griz
Hot Streak-5
Experience-4
Size-3
Good Offense-1
Good Defense-3
3 Point Shooting-3

Badgers
Hot Streak-3
Experience-4
Size-3
Good Offense-3
Good Defense-5
3 Point Shooting-2

[Zootown Rox]

I figured out that the code name for the Griz on there is the Quails and the Badgers is the Mules. The scores the Wall Street Journal gives each team is as follows.

Griz
Hot Streak-5
Experience-4
Size-3
Good Offense-1
Good Defense-3
3 Point Shooting-3

Badgers
Hot Streak-3
Experience-4
Size-3
Good Offense-3
Good Defense-5
3 Point Shooting-2

Why are they ragging on our offense?

[argrizfan]

I was wondering the same thing.

[PeauxRouge]

Because we don't really score a lot of points???

[GrizMusician]

Because we don't really score a lot of points???

I'd say we score a pretty average game...