Join The BN March Madness Pool on Yahoo

by Patroclus on Mar 14, 2011 8:00 AM PDT in BN Community

She wants you (not you Coach Neuheisel) to dive into our pool.

Continuing on with the Madness, we have set up a Bruins Nation group inside Yahoo's Tournament Pick'em bracket challenge. The pool is open to any of you on Bruins Nation, though you will need a Yahoo account to participate - if you don't have a Yahoo login, it is simple to create one. Entries need to be made and brackets finalized before 9am PDT on Thursday, March 17. Details will be posted below the jump.

This year's bracket winner will receive a pair of prizes. As we have done in some years past, the group winner will be given a one-time spot on the Bruins Nation front page, where he/she can write about anything that is near and dear to him/her (as long as the post is at least 400 words, not trollish and germane to all the matters concerning BN). Here's the post from the inaugural winner, fyi.

In addition to having one of your posts directly placed on the front page, we will also be giving the winner a DVD of "The UCLA Dynasty", HBO's 2007 documentary on the Wooden-Era Bruins. In order to enter and be eligible for these prizes, you must be a registered member of BN - Lurkers, let this be your excuse to register and share a few comments.

Yahoo group information:

Direct link: CLICK ME.

Group ID: 74055

Password: Coach

This will also serve as an open thread for any bracket-related discussion, as well as other general March Madness related talk that doesn't fit elsewhere.

GO BRUINS!

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God, this team can go to the final four or get blown out in the first round…

by Daniel Fox on Mar 14, 2011 8:38 AM PDT reply actions

Go with your gut

Yeah I know that means early loss, but at least you can get excited if you are wrong.

Louisville, KY for UCLA class of '87

by kingslook on Mar 14, 2011 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions

I hope everyone here participates.

Bracket pools are always fun (sorry CRN), and having that DVD as a prize is really cool.

There are no markdowns or bans if you have the Bruins losing in the first round.. But I may heckle you some.

greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com

by gbruin on Mar 14, 2011 9:03 AM PDT reply actions

Lol

Tough to take this year’s tourney Bruins- they tend to perform a little under par in tournament play

by Josh Schlichter on Mar 14, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

I am in!

And the “Duh. Winning” team – awesome name. LOL!

by freesia39 on Mar 14, 2011 9:25 AM PDT reply actions

You're welcome :)

by bruinmike on Mar 14, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I want that DVD!

=P But really, I’m just obsessed with March Madness. It’s the greatest playoff system in any sport at any level. I’m totally in (though I haven’t won a pool since UConn won it several years ago).

by BruinMW on Mar 14, 2011 9:41 AM PDT reply actions

The last pool I won

Was our 2006 run. I had UCLA winning it all, and that propelled me over a lot of people since they didn’t expect it.

by freesia39 on Mar 14, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Same here

Though my bracket went for a little more accuracy – I had UCLA beating LSU in the national semi-final before losing in the title game (to UConn).

formerly bruinhoo

by Patroclus on Mar 14, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions

in 2003?

that year I had all four Final Four teams right, but whiffed on both semifinal games.

I remember Duke blowing an 8-pt. lead with 2.5 minutes to go against UConn… Okafor cost me a decent chunk of change.

by bruinhoya on Mar 14, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions

yea, that sounds right.

I can’t remember if it was 03 or 04, but I remember changing my Title winner last second from Maryland (who I think got bounced in the second round) to UConn. I can’t remember why, but it won me $50! Woo hoo!

by BruinMW on Mar 14, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions