Tomorrow begins march madness, one of my favorite fun times of the year! Read past stuff here…and if you’re interested in joining (before 8 am PDT Thursday morning) here’s the scoop:
STEP 1: Click this link to go directly to my group.
You can enter your member name and password if you already have a free account at ESPN, or create an account (if you create a new one, uncheck all the boxes so you don’t get a bunch of e-mail).
After you’ve logged in or created an entry, you enter the password for the group, which is “twelve” (without the quotes). Then you’re in!
STEP 2: Pick who you think will win all the games. After you pick your teams, you don’t have to do anything else; just enjoy the games for 3 weeks! To pick your teams or follow the progress throughout the tournament, use the following link:
Game Front: http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/frontpage
Group: Gregg’s Group XII
Password: twelve
For inspiration and laudation, I hereby post the March Madness Hall of Fame:
Imagine…join this year, and your name could end up in the hall of fame!
| Year: | Pool Name: | Hall of Famer: | NCAA Champion: | Honorable Mention: | |
| 2007 | Gregg’s Group XI | Don Staples | Florida | ||
| 2006 | Gregg’s Group X | Doug Woodward | Florida | ||
| 2005 | Gregg’s Group 9 | Nancy Woodward | North Carolina | ||
| 2004 | Gregg’s Group 8 | Ron Woodward | Connecticut | ||
| 2003 | Gregg’s Group 7 | Diane Fawver | Syracuse | ||
| 2002 | Boise Bowl 6 | Lonny Bumgardner | Maryland | ||
| 2001 | Boise Bowl 5 | Gregg Koskela | Duke | ||
| 2000 | Boise Bowl 4 | Jim Steele | Michigan State | ||
| 1999 | Koskela’s Madness 3 | Gregg Koskela | Connecticut | ||
| 1998 | Koskela’s Madness 2 | Jim Steele | Kentucky | Diane Fawver | |
| 1997 | Koskela’s Madness 1 | Tim Hyatt | Arizona | Doug Koskela |
(The honorable mention goes way back before ESPN hosted this thing. I had another scoring method that gave you bonus points for picking upsets, and Doug and Diane won under that scoring method.)
So, I let you dream of the day when your name might be etched into this hall of fame.
With 12 games out of the way, who’s winning??? ME!!!!! Thanks for inviting me in, Gregg – you’re right, this is fun 😉
OK, a few hours later, I’m now in 53rd place with just 47%. I’m sure glad I bragged while I could!!!! 🙂
So where’s the hall of supreme mediocrity? I’ve been smack in the middle of the pack for a good number of those years. Thanks for offering most of us this opportunity to be beaten by our kids.