Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to the best NCAA Bracket Challenge in the entire country, the Anyone But Cro Invitational. It’s been a year since we last embarked on this epic journey, but the goal remains the same: To not let Cro win. He’s gone 0 for everything, we’re 6 for 6.I do want to make it known that I’ve been hearing the most pre-tournament smack talk from Cro since 2005 when dark horse Chris Streyle took the crown. It’s been non-stop since about mid-January. He tells me over and over that this is his year, that there isn’t any way he can be stopped. He’s compiled an obnoxious spreadsheet that details 8 years of historical data, claiming to have it all figured out. The noise coming from Cro has literally been deafening for the past 3 weeks. He’s been on my ass everyday telling me the blog needs updating, and of course reminding me that he’s going to win. Thankfully, the time has come for him to put up and shut up. It’s been a brutal stretch.
There was one brief moment of rational thinking from Cro this year however. He conceded that beating EEB is a close, close second to winning the ABC crown. This puts extra pressure on the EEB bracket this year, since we all know winning the title is unattainable.
You’ll notice a link the Official 2010 Bracket on the right side of the page. To get a copy, simply click the link and it will take you to a Google Docs page. Click on the download link, hit open, and voila, breakfast!! Fill it out and send it to matt.atallian@gmail.com. I’ll send you a confirmation e-mail shortly after receiving your bracket.
Please have this filled out and e-mailed back to me no later than 12 NOON on Thursday March 18. The first games tip-off at 12:20 eastern time, and we certainly do not want to compromise the integrity of this prestigious competition.
Entry free still remains $10.00 per person. I’ll accept cash entries as well as PayPal payments which can also be found on the right side of the screen. Payouts will be determined once we have a final bracket count. Last year we had a record 30 brackets (20 of which were real). Sports Illustrated has been a staple in the ABC for years, and if Obama has time to fill out a bracket this year, we’ll be happy to have him back. The ABC has grown every single year and we hope this year will continue the trend. As always, please refer anyone you know that may be interested.
Scoring will be as follows, for a maximum of 199 points.
1st Round - 1 Point
2nd Round - 2 Points
Sweet 16 - 5 points
Elite 8 - 10 points
Final 4 - 15 points
Champion - 25 points
The bracket is really wide open this year. Any team can lose on any given night, as there truly isn’t a clear cut, hands down favorite to win this year. I wish everyone best of luck and let’s make this year a year we’ll never forget. Any questions, please feel free to send me an e-mail or Facebook message.
Matt
The bracket is really wide open this year. Any team can lose on any given night, as there truly isn’t a clear cut, hands down favorite to win this year. I wish everyone best of luck and let’s make this year a year we’ll never forget. Any questions, please feel free to send me an e-mail or Facebook message.
Matt
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