The Redscape group has been revived.

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/game

Name: Redscape
Password: Diplomacy

Good luck!

We're over 10. C'mon guys, go fill out a bracket.

Dang, Mike, you're so deep in last place it's hard to even see you. What happened? Did you sponsor you kid's picks who picked teams based upon their mascot?

Shut up, George. Just shut up.

geojanes wrote:Dang, Mike, you're so deep in last place it's hard to even see you. What happened? Did you sponsor you kid's picks who picked teams based upon their mascot?

Go George, Go!

I know I should be quiet, but copied from ESPN for those who aren't playing:

SLOTerp2
Terpinob
PCT5.8%
RANK10,900,178
POINTS490

Almost 11,000,000th place!

For the record, I'm not much better than 7,000,000th place, but still have a chance to win, amazingly enough.

I actually participated in my first March Madness event ever. It was an Auction. Basically, you bid on a team. Highest bidder gets the team. Payouts begin at the Sweet Sixteen and is as follows;

Team makes it to the Sweet Sixteen - 2.5% of the pool
Team makes it the Elite Eight - 5%
Team makes it to Final Four - 10%
Final 2 - 15%
National Champion gets 25% of the pool

This is not cumulative. You get a pay out based on the level your team is eliminated.

I came out of the auction in a pretty good place. I have a 3rd seed, a 5th seed and a 12th seed and it only cost me $70. (Kentucky went for $207 and Villanova went for $150). The pool total was $2,000 so I only needed 2 teams to make it to the Sweet Sixteen to cover. I thought I had a good chance.

Unfortunately, my 3rd seed (Baylor) was eliminated by a lowly 12th seed. My 5th seed (Arkansas) lost in the round of 32 and my 12th seed was forgettable. Crap.

However, I had a lot of fun. I plan on doing it again next year but I will bring more money to bid with.

Unfort