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Is there a TCDB bracket going on?  If not would anybody be interested in doing a bracket for fun/braggin rights?  Maybe winner can get some cards or something? 

If there is one going on....can I join? Did not see any posts about it when I did a search. 

I haven't seen one yet but would really like to get in one on this site.

I too would be interested. I don't know a darn thing about college basketball, but I'm always willing to get into a fun bracket (I don't know enough to put any money in it). If there is enough interest and no one else wants to set up a group, I volunteer to do so (but I won't be offended if someone else does it first). Not sure what we would do as a prize, but I'm sure we could figure something out! Additionally, I believe the tournament starts Thursday, doesn't it (tomorrow if you count the "First 4" games)? That means we would need to act fast.

I filled out a couple on Yahoo Sports, mainly because a local radio station has one on there.  In the last few years I've really stopped doing them or caring much about brackets.  In fact on twitter I started using a hashtag #W4TG which is Watch For The Game.  I think a lot of people only watch because of who they pick in a bracket or who they think will win and it takes away from a good game.  Last year Middle Tennessee beat Minnesota as a 12 seed and while it was a 9 point win, the game seemed closer than that at times.  Instead of hearing how we got an upset win, all I remember hearing was either people's bracket was busted or how they picked the underdog to win.  It seemed to take away from the team they got a big win and the spotlight just because some people did or didn't fill their name in on a bracket.

I'm not against filling out brackets, its become part of a tradition, but I remember growing up watching the games because I loved watching basketball, not so much who I filled out on a piece of paper (yeah, I remember printing out and filling in brackets in the "old days").  I think that's kind of when it changed, once it mostly became electronic.  That and the fact that social media started hyping it more than the games themselves.  Plus overanalyzing the games themselves, I understand they need filler between games, but the days leading up to it is a pain.  This team is 0-4 in neutral site games starting before 7 PM.  THANKS FOR THE ENTIRELY STUPID STAT ERNIE!

Sorry if this seemed like a rant.  My point is, have fun filling out the brackets, and by all means fill out more than one, one cool one that you wish how it would go (kansas loses in the first round and Mizzou wins it all!) and one that takes a lot of effort in hopes of maybe winning a prize (kansas makes it to Elite 8 and Mizzou forgot they have a game because Jordan Barnett got a DUI last weekend and won't play Friday and are losing by 15 to the Seminoles at halftime).  But once you fill out all your brackets, put it in the back of your mind, and watch for the love of the game- #W4TG!  *Yeah I'm trying to get that hashtag to catch on, so feel free to use it on twitter, the same site I said ruined the tournament in the first place.

That sounds good Jason.  I know if we do the CBS one we have till Wednesday night.  I always wait to fill mine out anyway so I can see the outcome of the play in games. 

I've always used ESPN. Would that be okay? If there are no issues with using ESPN, I will set it up tomorrow morning with a Wednesday night deadline so a) we can see the results of the play-in games and b) more time to get everyone involved. Open to suggestions, however.

I use ESPN too, but I’m terrible at this. Best I’ve done was 15/16 in the first round last year, but then nothing else.

That sounds good Jason. I am definitely down for sure. 

If you need another to join to make it happen (and it's free), I will. If you don't need me, I'll be over there ------->

It will definitely be free. I will set it up in the morning. There will be prizes sponsored by Hoarding Cardboard (my blog). I will set up a new thread with details. Expect the post between 8:00 and 9:00 central time.