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Old Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:02pm
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Just did the napkin math on just the first round (2nd is more complicated as I can't just assume 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc - but have to go by the same percentages I calc'd for each upset in the first round).

I used the following odds:
1 vs 16 = 99.99%
2 vs 15 = 96%
3 vs 14 = 92%
4 vs 13 = 85%
5 vs 12 = 72% (I was tempted to say 50/50 given the oddities we've seen on these over the years)
6 vs 11 = 66%
7 vs 10 = 60%
8 vs 9 = 53%

You are 27,574 times more likely to get a perfect bracket than what was posted above. (I'll work on adding the other rounds, but it's more than napkin math) Or 334 trillion to 1.
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MD - what are the odds of Robert Morris beating Ky in round one of the NIT?

Anyone see the flagrant 2 w/ 3:41 left in the game? Yikes.
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Old Wed Mar 20, 2013, 08:16am
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MD - what are the odds of Robert Morris beating Ky in round one of the NIT?

Anyone see the flagrant 2 w/ 3:41 left in the game? Yikes.
It's being talked about around the water cooler this morning at work.

Does anyone have a video link?
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It's being talked about around the water cooler this morning at work.

Does anyone have a video link?
You haven't looked very hard.
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Just did the napkin math
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Old Wed Mar 20, 2013, 05:05pm
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Who do I send my money to? Mark Padgett?

Also. How does one pronounce the capital of Kentucky? "Louis-ville", or "Louie-ville"?
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Also. How does one pronounce the capital of Kentucky? "Louis-ville", or "Louie-ville"?
It's pronounced "Frankfort".
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It's pronounced "Frankfort".
You can count on that just like the annual off topic baseball thread and jbdukefan showing up after the dookies are bounced out.
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Oh, the Madness!
18 seconds into the South Dakota State vs Michigan game, Mich at the line shooting the second of two FT's......TWEEET, lane violation on SDS. Shoot again.
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The annual off topic baseball thread.
I probably haven't been less excited about the Red Sox since the winter of 1966-67. I'm a Red Sox fan, and at this point, I couldn't list their starting lineup. What's wrong with me? Am I slowly becoming a Liverpool FC soccer fan? Is this fatal? How much time do I have left?
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Also. How does one pronounce the capital of Kentucky? "Louis-ville", or "Louie-ville"?
Either is equally correct.
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Either is equally correct.
Very thoughtful answer Adam. How do you answer the question, "So, Adam, have you stopped beating your wife"?
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Guess when I return to camp at FGCU there will be some new banners...
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Guess when I return to camp at FGCU there will be some new banners...
I'm praying for a UF/FGCU matchup. I'm guessing their first win is going to boost attendance...and they won't be confused with Gulf Coast Community College any more.
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