March Madness 2012 - sponsored by Aquarium Shine

[jimsflies]

http://www.captivereefs.com/misc_images/march-madness-aquarium-shine-reef.gif

CR March Madness is here! Whether you follow college basketball on a regular basis or not, you might as well fill out a bracket and follow along. It's 100% free to join our contest. We are going to use the CBS.com bracket software to manage everyone's picks. So to get in on this contest, reply to this thread to see the hidden link and password to sign up for our group (you may need to refresh the page to see it once you have replied).


Go to this page to sign up:

CR March Madness - Group Link (http://captivereefs.mayhem.cbssports.com/e)
group password: captivereefs

When you enter your name, put your CR username for your last name!


http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/icons/vbactivity/medals/basketball-award.pngThe prize for the person with the most points is a $50 gift certificate to Aquarium Shine (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/sponsor-site/1014). If you win and cannot make it to Aquarium Shine, I'm sure the guys can send you some drygoods/additives. The winner will also get a trophy added to their CR Trophy Case!

Brackets will be available to complete starting Sunday evening (March 11, 2012). You will need to fill out your bracket before the first round of the tournament on Thursday 3/15/2012. You must get your bracket filled out by then. In the meantime, I would suggest replying to this thread and get registered on the CBS site so any bugs can be worked out as soon as possible.

Scoring goes like this, for each game picked correctly:

First Round - 1 point
Second Round - 2 points
Third Round - 4 points
Fourth Round - 8 points
Semi Finals - 16 points
Finals - 32 points

tie breaker total score of final game

:marchmadness:

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[larryandlaura]

Im in thanks Aquarium Shine.

[purerebel]

I'm in, thanks for the prize!

[Sir Patrick]

I will fill one out!

[WillBattle]

Sounds fun!
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[Kmurraylhs]

I am in.....and Go Blue!

[thepanfish]

May wanna change the wording in the banner from: "fun free win" to something else. Makes it sound a little depressing lol.

[jimsflies]

I guess I don't see it. How do you equate those to depressing words? Would work, expensive, lose be more cheerful? :confused:

[thepanfish]

I guess I don't see it. How do you equate those to depressing words? Would work, expensive, lose be more cheerful? :confused:

Fun free win
as in fun free winning?

[Rook]

Nice - should just send me the GC now.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Looks like it's guessing time!

Thanks Aquarium Shine!

Tom

[MizTanks]

I'm outta my league here but wanna say...Thanks Aquarium Shine!!! Good luck to all da playaaaa's!!! :)

[BCTate]

I'm in! Go Heels!

[Lynxer]

Ill jump on this one, why nott.

[Rook]

Will this be the official "smack talk" thread as well? :shifty:

[jimsflies]

Will this be the official "smack talk" thread as well? :shifty:

Yes...

Hopefully your more current on your bball than your signature. :basketball3:

[Rook]

I have no idea what you are referring to.

Rook

[MyNemesis]

Yahoo!! Always great fun, especially when MSU is doing well. Sign me up and thank you for the prize, Aquarium Shine.

[jimsflies]

I have no idea what you are referring to.

Rook

Your signature is one "W" short ....again, this could be a bad sign for your bracket. :jester:

[joe ringbloom]

One year I will win

[Sir Patrick]

I am going to just guess my way across the boards...hehehe....

[Rook]

Your signature is one "W" short ....again, this could be a bad sign for your bracket. :jester:

I used that one for the big WIN in my NCAA bracket :D

[Chesneyfan06]

im in lets have some fun and free winning

[scubamomma]

i may try again!

[spartyblaze]

I want in - thanks AS!

[bigbill]

Iam in an ty AS

[dlhirst]

Jim, you know my picks... Go Green!

[jimsflies]

OK...the brackets are up and ready to be completed! There are just a few days to fill them out so don't delay. It only takes a few minutes.

[MyNemesis]

Looks like we have about 40 reefers participating and five people have filled out their brackets. I love this time of year. Go State!

[Sir Patrick]

Done!

Hope my guesses are good!

[Rook]

Done, but let it soak for a day and then revisit my crazy upset picks. GO GREEN

[EMUreef]

should be fun like last year

[woods4542000]

Count me in !

[Tankster]

Jim, too much weight on the late games.

[Tankster]

Harvard says U of M is going down.

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-SE499_COUNT0_D_20120312204702.jpg

They got the top three right last year.

[jimsflies]

Jim, too much weight on the late games.

I'm open to suggestions. But I think there needs to be a slant toward picking the later rounds correctly.

[jimsflies]

got mine filled out...we have a few more peeps in the queue that need to fill out their brackets. Still not too late to get signed up and in on this!

[toddman74]

time for some madness !!!

[Sir Patrick]

When does it get locked in?

[jimsflies]

When does it get locked in?

I think you can edit or add up to the first game of the tourney on Thursday.

[Sir Patrick]

I think you can edit or add up to the first game of the tourney on Thursday.

You sure??????

[jimsflies]

You sure??????


I was until you used 6 question marks...

https://cbssportsfantasy.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1206 :propellerhead:

[Paradise Corals]

in it to win it

[Heidi]

Ill take a stab at it. I haven't followed college ball this year like I normally do. :shrug: But still worth a shot :)

[Tankster]

I haven't followed college ball this year like I normally do. :shrug:



sounds like you're winning it!

[Sir Patrick]

Im sure Jim, I did some changes late last night after receiving some secretive information lol

You been peeking at my pics???? :secret2:

[Synergy]

I'll give it a try this yeatr

[Bluuuedude]

Im in go Bluuuue

[jimsflies]

Last chance to sign up... got about 1 hour!

[WillBattle]

Good luck everyone!

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[jimsflies]

Well I must say that joe ringbloom has the best top pick of anyone!

I'm extremely disappointed with Skyhigh's top pick.

[Sir Patrick]

Looks like I am not in last place!

[Sir Patrick]

But maybe I am in last place now....

[WillBattle]

But maybe I am in last place now....

You still have a chance to beat me! lol

[Rook]

Well I must say that joe ringbloom has the best top pick of anyone!

.


Not so fast my friend. THE Ohio University :basketball3:


GO GREEN :spartan:

[Sir Patrick]

Uh oh.......I am creaping up the boards......

[Tom@HaslettMI]

GO GREEN :spartan:

GO WHITE! :spartan:

[jimsflies]

Man this is ugly!

[Sir Patrick]

:marchmadness:

The Duke and Georgetown losses really surprised me......

Are there more games being played Monday?

[Sir Patrick]

5th place...hehehe.....

[jimsflies]

Bummer for you guys who had MSU going all the way. :cryin:

[Sir Patrick]

Looks like I am in 3rd place

[Sir Patrick]

Hehehehe....

[jimsflies]

I got quite in here. :cricket:

[spartyblaze]

I'll break the silence - I'm look for a UK win tonight and a trip to Aquarium Shine next weekend!

[spartyblaze]

Looks like it's Johnpurerebel vs yours truly.

Kentucky vs. Kansas... winner take all!

Well at least $50!

[purerebel]

Good luck Ryan! Should be a good game!

[spartyblaze]

Same to you my friend.

One thing can be sure - this has been a great Tourney!

[Sir Patrick]

Congrats R McD!!

[jimsflies]

Congrats R McD ( spartyblaze )! Contact me and we'll get you the prize info.

[spartyblaze]

Thanks everybody.

Great game last night...

Jim - PM sent.

[purerebel]

Grats Ryan! Great tourny and a fun time for sure. Thanks Aquarium shine!