[LUconn]

I guess that's on the classier side of the table. Do you know who it is? I'm thinking about booting him.

[ToTheLeft]

It's a made up e-mail address. I could guess who it is, but it would be pure speculation.

I wouldn't be opposed to you booting them. Doesn't matter to me tho.

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

I guess that's on the classier side of the table. Do you know who it is? I'm thinking about booting him.

No idea... I didnt even know FF was doing a bracket or I would have filled one out and made all of you look better.

But I am not opposed to you booting him ... Just get rid of them because you dont like them, thats what Barber would do... OK OK KIDDING!!!!

[NG33]

Congrats to N. Iowa for destroying 75-80% of the brackets out there

[jcmanson]

yeah boot 'em

[Schfourteenteen]

Agreed. That has no place here. Boot them. Oh yeah and I move up a spot. WOOHOO!

[ATrain]

Agreed. That has no place here. Boot them. Oh yeah and I move up a spot. WOOHOO!

What he said

[Schfourteenteen]

• Rank Bracket Points Possible Pts
  1 Jack_Sparrow81 36 108
  2 TDDance234 35 161
  3 The Token Winthrop Fan 33 169
  3 NJ 33 163
  3 thepostman 33 143
  3 josh 33 109
  7 Prototype 32 112
  7 Swiss Militant 32 100
  9 whmatthews 31 139
  9 me likey 31 115
  9 Liberty Flames 31 103
  9 Hold My Own 31 99
  9 HeckofanIdea 31 97
  9 SlamDunkBaby 31 83
  15 AutomaticWinner 30 114
  15 Rooster Cogburn 30 114
  15 idk 30 112
  15 JEOWEN 30 110
  15 Carolina all the way! Oh wait 30 106
  15 LUconn * 30 104
  21 Heelz Bellz 29 161
  21 adam42381 29 159
  21 G-Webb1994 29 159
  21 thelouder 29 157
  21 UTEP Miners 29 155
  21 ATrain1 29 127
  27 th3rd 28 132
  27 Hater's Bracket 28 120
  27 jcmanson 28 108
  30 ImWINNNIGTHISTOURNEYLIKEPDIDDY 27 155
  30 jg 27 103
  30 Last Man Standing 27 99
  30 King of Evington 27 99
  30 Casper 27 99
  35 Run DMC 26 158
  35 JSmith 26 158
  35 LUFlamer09 26 94
  38 eyeluvmarchbasketball 25 133
  39 Innocent Bystander 22 116
  41 Dr. Sheh's Bracket 0 -

[flamesbball84]

bump just a reminder.



And just in case you work for the school or athletic department and think you're so special that you're not allowed to play, you can check a box that excludes you from any yahoo prize which makes this legal for you.

Actually, if you use strict liability when following NCAA regulations, it's still illegal for employees in NCAA athletic departments to be in any bracket pool rather money is on the line or not. In fact, even filling out an actual bracket without being in any competition is actually illegal as well. You can still pick games, so long as it's not in bracket format.

[LUconn]

prove it

[flamesbball84]

prove it

Talk with compliance folks. That's what the compliance officer at Lynchburg College said last year when I invited him to join a bracket challenge group on espn. He said the rule still applied this year as well. Unless the rule changed this year and he wasn't aware of it, I assume it would be the same this year.

[ATrain]

prove it

Talk with compliance folks. That's what the compliance officer at Lynchburg College said last year when I invited him to join a bracket challenge group on espn. He said the rule still applied this year as well. Unless the rule changed this year and he wasn't aware of it, I assume it would be the same this year.

From what I understand from LU's compliance officer, you are allowed to fill out a bracket just as long as there is no prize b/c with a prize it becomes sports betting and gambling. This is a consistent explanation from what I've heard from other institutions compliance officers on their boards. You may want him to re-check the rules just to be sure he is reading/interpreting it right.

[Sly Fox]

Was that some type of overarching reform in the wake of the Neuheisel fiasco? I admit I've never heard of any problems if no prize was at stake.

[flamesbball84]

actually, one of my friends who works in the athletic department at Washington College referred me to the below just had to talk with the NCAA office because he had to give a presentation to the athletic department about the bracket stuff.

"Student-athletes and administrators may participate, under current NCAA rules, in bracket contests where there is no entry fee but a possibility of winning a prize. Some NCAA member schools, however, have chosen to ban student-athletes from participating in these types of bracket contests."

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome ... s+wagering

So basically stuff like ESPN bracket challenge would be legal.

[flamesbball84]

Was that some type of overarching reform in the wake of the Neuheisel fiasco? I admit I've never heard of any problems if no prize was at stake.

NCAA is always changing rules, especially when it comes to bracket/gambling stuff, so who knows what the rule will be year to year.

[Hold My Own]

I would think every coach in the NCAA would print out a bracket and fill it out even if only some of it to understand future match ups and games of interest.

[flamesfilmguy]

NCAA coaches players and staff are not supposed to fill them out at all. I got an E-MAIL from the GSU AD before march about it... oops

[flamesbball84]

NCAA coaches players and staff are not supposed to fill them out at all. I got an E-MAIL from the GSU AD before march about it... oops

Maybe that's an institutional rule for GSU, but the NCAA website itself said people can participate as long as they don't put down anything of value on their bracket.

[RubberMallet]

prove it

Talk with compliance folks. That's what the compliance officer at Lynchburg College said last year when I invited him to join a bracket challenge group on espn. He said the rule still applied this year as well. Unless the rule changed this year and he wasn't aware of it, I assume it would be the same this year.

he was basically saying that he doesn't like you enough to join in your bracket game and made up an excuse.

[flamesbball84]

prove it

Talk with compliance folks. That's what the compliance officer at Lynchburg College said last year when I invited him to join a bracket challenge group on espn. He said the rule still applied this year as well. Unless the rule changed this year and he wasn't aware of it, I assume it would be the same this year.

he was basically saying that he doesn't like you enough to join in your bracket game and made up an excuse.

No, not the case, he turns down everyone's invitation. He turned down an invite from his own dad even.

[RubberMallet]

Talk with compliance folks. That's what the compliance officer at Lynchburg College said last year when I invited him to join a bracket challenge group on espn. He said the rule still applied this year as well. Unless the rule changed this year and he wasn't aware of it, I assume it would be the same this year.

he was basically saying that he doesn't like you enough to join in your bracket game and made up an excuse.

No, not the case, he turns down everyone's invitation. He turned down an invite from his own dad even.

if that helps you sleep.

[SuperJon]

We were told not to join any of the online ones. We asked about family pools where something was on the line (like dinner) and were told not to do that too. We've got a pool together but there was no entry fee and the only prize is bragging rights. That was about as much as we were allowed to do.

[g-webb1994]

Daggone....I rallied somewhat....however, it will be shortlived....I think Butler wins the whole thing, they are playing like a team of destiny.