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It's MARCH MADNESS Time

cohibasurfer

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NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament!
Starts 3-15-25

A) I like doing a bracket contest. Anyone interested in playing for 5ers? This will be done using the ESPN Bracket contest. A $40 minimum 5er will be the entry fee. I also like for everyone to show the cigars they will be sending for the cigar porn. I made the entry as reasonable as I could to make sure the cigars are not bundle... and not to high end that it would exclude people do to prices. I use this as a way of sending a smokable fiver to a brother... or receiving a couple 5ers from a brother. No max of players but each player will have a max of 2 brackets.




We have a couple weeks to get this put together.
Post if interested in one or both. A and B

4 month active member rule or a vouch from a established member to sign up on both.

I hope a few of you WALLFLOWERS will play along in one or both.

If either gets a little traction I will post up in separate threads.

Thanks

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@Smart Ash
@cohibasurfer
@cabaiguan juan
@thinde
@smellysell
@StatHaldol
@StatHaldol (Christy)
@cohibasurfer (My Son Corey)

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B) Also wanting to do a Sweet 16 bracket. For this we need 16 entries. This can be for $$ or/and cigars. Either way $40 will be the target. In that everyone will draw a random team out of the final 16 teams left. We will play using the point spread. If your team is the favorite and wins and covers the spread you move on. If your team wins but the point spread gives the win to the losing team... the losing team steals the winning team and moves on. And if the underdog team wins out right... well they move on. This gives everyone a chance and is fun if you can steal a team. 😁
This doesn't seem to be getting any action. If we get more interest after the first round and some teams are in.... maybe we can still run this!!! If not we can try for eight.

B)
1) @Smart Ash
2) @cohibasurfer
3) @cabaiguan juan
 
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If your team wins but the point spread gives the win to the losing team... the losing team steals the winning team and moves on....
So if John Doe randomly draw Kansas, and Kansas is a 5 point underdog and loses to USC (who was my pick) by 2 points in the Sweet 16, then John advances to the Elite 8 with USC? Did I read that right?

*edited for clarity...response makes sense.
 
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Sorry for separate message, but one suggestion to avoid confusion...state the source of the point spread that you will use such as the opening spread listed on vegasinsider.com or draftkings etc.
 
So if John Doe randomly draws Kansas, and Kansas is a 5 point underdog and loses to USC by 2 points in the Sweet 16, then John advances to the Elite 8 with USC? Did I read that right?
Yes I believe you have it right.
What I also need to say is the underdog getting the points, will get a half point if the spread is even to prevent a tie. Like your example of the 5 point spread would look like this.

Kansas +5.5
USC -5.5

Final Score
Kansas -73 + 5.5 = 78.5
USC - 75

And yes if you had Kansas... you would steal USC and move on, and the person with USC would lose their team and be out. The line will be posted using scoresandodds.com on gameday tip, as odds change.

ETA- LINK FROM LAST YEARS FORMAT
 
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I'm in for either.
If it's only 1 Jon... I'd be more inclined to have you play in B- The sweet 16 .... as we need 16 to play that one.
A) the BRACKETT CHALLENGE can run with just me and Dan @Smart Ash if nobody else joins.

😏 Can I put you in Part B confirmed? But please consider both... and consider it easier than giving a Honey Enema... definitely easier than receiving one. 😎
 
Do to lack of interest ... I'm going to put these on the shelf.

Thanks @Smart Ash and @cabaiguan juan. ❤️

Maybe next year.
I should have posted prior to now and for that I apologize. I think you’re calling this too early. Plan A has a good chance to pick up more people as we get closer and the pay out structure can always stay flexible up to the first tip off. JMHO
 
I should have posted prior to now and for that I apologize. I think you’re calling this too early. Plan A has a good chance to pick up more people as we get closer and the pay out structure can always stay flexible up to the first tip off. JMHO
Tom you could be right, but I saw like 75-80 people viewed the thread and there wasn't much interest. Maybe you are the Pide Piper?
 
@cabaiguan juan ... can I convince you to play the Bracket contest now instead? We can make it for Fivers or $$

@thinde ... since you tossed your hat in. What would you prefer? fiver of cigars or CASH!!! @Smart Ash and @smellysell .... any input?
Basketball has been a bit of a hard sell here.

Maybe we can get 8 people after the Madness starts and we can get a "Random Elite 8 bracket team stealer" gig to roll..... for like $20-$25. Money is easy. We can even make it a gift certificate for an online cigar purchase or something.
 
@cabaiguan juan ... can I convince you to play the Bracket contest now instead? We can make it for Fivers or $$

@thinde ... since you tossed your hat in. What would you prefer? fiver of cigars or CASH!!! @Smart Ash and @smellysell .... any input?
Basketball has been a bit of a hard sell here.

Maybe we can get 8 people after the Madness starts and we can get a "Random Elite 8 bracket team stealer" gig to roll..... for like $20-$25. Money is easy. We can even make it a gift certificate for an online cigar purchase or something.
I’m in for whatever!
 
Well there is 6 players most likely 7 in the Full Bracket Challenge. So it will be a go. A $40 fiver to be shipped to the Winner(s) will be the ante.

Entries still being accepted.
 
@cabaiguan juan ... can I convince you to play the Bracket contest now instead? We can make it for Fivers or $$

@thinde ... since you tossed your hat in. What would you prefer? fiver of cigars or CASH!!! @Smart Ash and @smellysell .... any input?
Basketball has been a bit of a hard sell here.

Maybe we can get 8 people after the Madness starts and we can get a "Random Elite 8 bracket team stealer" gig to roll..... for like $20-$25. Money is easy. We can even make it a gift certificate for an online cigar purchase or something.
im in. @modo22 and @SKYDIVNEKD you people are degenerate gamblers, are you going to join too?
 
@cabaiguan juan ... can I convince you to play the Bracket contest now instead? We can make it for Fivers or $$

@thinde ... since you tossed your hat in. What would you prefer? fiver of cigars or CASH!!! @Smart Ash and @smellysell .... any input?
Basketball has been a bit of a hard sell here.

Maybe we can get 8 people after the Madness starts and we can get a "Random Elite 8 bracket team stealer" gig to roll..... for like $20-$25. Money is easy. We can even make it a gift certificate for an online cigar purchase or something.
I’d prefer cigars but will go with whatever the group decides.
 
im in. @modo22 and @SKYDIVNEKD you people are degenerate gamblers, are you going to join too?
I have thought about this several times, but just not that into college basketball and filling out the brackets is too much work for me, let alone filling out 2. @cohibasurfer , you did option B last year didn't you? I think I enjoyed watching that thread...
 
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