Hey everyone. As most of you know by now, we are running a Bracket Challenge over at Yahoo! Sports. Sixty HOTTIES already are registered.I'm here to add some incentive.
Scottie B., our resident textiles expert, has agreed to bestow upon our winner a ONE-OF-A-KIND HABOTN T-shirt with this printed on the back.
2009
HABOTN
BRACKET
CHAMPION
... so get your bracket handled if you haven't already.
Here is the registration information as I understand it:
fantasysports.yahoo.com
Click on the "Tourney Pick'em" box
ID: 23214
Password: hatebama
*I didn't pick that password.
DEADLINE IS 11:15 a.m. CST. Get on it.
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ReplyDelete8-year-olds, Dude.
ReplyDeleteThe Dude abides
ReplyDeleteSweet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for throwing in the extras!
I want the shirt. How about a last place prize? I am more likely to win that.
ReplyDeleteI would love to get that shirt, but I know it's not gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to launch video player for free tourney games online. Evidently you have to launch through Internet Explorer (which I despise). Microsoft = Dark Lord
ReplyDeleteit must be noted that the winner will receive a Large on an XL. that's the only two sizes we have to offer.
ReplyDeleteif you're the winner and those sizes don't work for you.....well, you'll have to hang it on your wall like a trophy. it's still going to be pretty flippin' sweet. :)
Scottie said...flippin' sweet
ReplyDeleteScottie, that's sounds like a line from Napolean Dynomite.
i think it is Luv. sadly, i have never seen the movie start to finish. only parts. but i'm pretty sure it's in there.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think you had seen it at all.
ReplyDeleteWhen I win, I will take a Large. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty funny smoothie and "flippin" is used many a time. If i win I'll take the XL and try to grow into it
ReplyDeleteOh man I hope I make it on time, I'm about to attempt to complete this bracket during school...intense
ReplyDeletejhag, do you still have Pitt taking it all?
ReplyDeletefunny, but i was anticipating adding another HABOTN tee to my wardrobe. come on Memphis!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks JGT for pimpin the challenge. And thanks to Scottie B for his support.
ReplyDeleteVirtual high 5's to you both.
thanks D.M.
ReplyDeletegood luck in class there Jhag. i'm sure you'll pull through just fine. you always do.
I'm torn between Syracuse and UNC... time to flip a coin.
ReplyDeleteAaannd... Syracuse it is!
i love a good high five. you have to slap it so hard your hand stings for a good 30 seconds.
ReplyDeleteMiller- since Mercer didn't make it, I am pulling for N. Iowa or Dayton to make the final four, preferrably both
If anyone ever wants a "regular" HABOTN T-shirt, I have a few extras.
ReplyDeleteVery cool of you Scottie. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of the Diamond Dallas Page "Self High Five."
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me about the bracket challenge. I almost forgot to fill mine out.
ReplyDeleteI've never participated in a bracket challenge. How is the winner determined? The one who has the most correct picks?
ReplyDeleteScottie, out of AU I lived in:
ReplyDeleteAthens, TN
Alcoa, TN
Walland, TN (between Townsend & Maryville)
Very cool part of the world.
i thought it was whoever bought the most Yuengling Luv so i'm at a loss.
ReplyDeleteAnd I wish I could name my bracket something other than my handle. Something like, "I'm DUMB." Because that's how I feel when I finish.
ReplyDeleteaaawww, she said, I liked it your other avatar better. It always reminded me of a story from my past...my "Throw Mama From the Train" story.
ReplyDeleteI think that is your scariest picture yet, shesaid.
ReplyDeleteWhat do i have to do to get you people to stop doing high fives?
ReplyDeleteHarrison,
ReplyDeleteI was disappointed that Mercer didn't make it to the NCAA's or the NIT. I refuse to wear my AU shirt during the NIT. I wore my Mercer shirt during the conference tourney and they got beat. I wore my Georgetown shirt last night and they lost to Baylor. I'm afraid to jinx AU.
i'm familiar with all ehyoutiger.
ReplyDeletei live in northeast Knoxville (Halls).
it's not Auburn but it's pretty nice.
Dang....it's blocked at work. I guess someone else will be getting the shirt.
ReplyDeleteMichael, just don't let me catch you with any wire hangers!
ReplyDeleteMonica, do you prefer fist bumps?
ReplyDeleteYes, Luv.
ReplyDeletefist bump from TN to WVA.
ReplyDelete:)
I just felt like a change in avatar for some reason. The recurring theme seems to be either scare expressions on powerful womens' faces or just scary a$$ women in general.
ReplyDeleteYou current one is burning a hole through my soul with her eyes. But I have subjected all of you to Jan Terri, so it's all even steven.
ReplyDeleteRandomania:
ReplyDeleteShesaid ... NO WIRE BRACKETS!!!
Jhag ... There's a spot in the stadium mural for you. It's waiting. Just commit to Auburn and watch the history will unfold. Destiny can't be denied.
Lovin' the idea of the T-shirt I can't win. Harrison and I will be battling for the last place shirt.
Jay G ... any chance to gather by the Campfire tonight -- March Madness style?
I'm having some serious doubts about a few folks here today... JGT has some hatred for golf, now Mon has something agaisnt high 5's. What is this world coming to?
ReplyDeletei want one of those sweet hoodies!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm pretty sure if I met Joan Crawford in person I would have peed a little.
ReplyDeleteIt is saying invalid password or ID over and over again for me :(
ReplyDeleteD. Miller, I'm a serial high-fiver. I do knucks too but the high-five is tops in my heart.
ReplyDeleteDo I have to sign up for yahoo?
ReplyDeleteyup. sign up Jhag. TIME IS TICKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletehigh fives are so much more meaningful and personal than a fist bump
ReplyDeleteMon, I can't acces FB.... Could you please post the link to the brackets for jhag?
ReplyDeleteThanks hun.
fist bump back attcha, Smoothie
ReplyDelete;-)
Alright!!!
ReplyDeleteLink to join Brackets
ReplyDeleteGroup ID: 23214
Password: hatebama
I'm all about it. High 5s, fist bumps, chest bumps, chill bumps, hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.
ReplyDeleteI like a good fist bump when the time is right. But you can't beat a good hi-5 when time calls for it.
ReplyDeleteI am stupid. I am off on Thursdays, but a couple weeks ago i agreed to a switch with a lady i work with forgetting the tourney started today. She is probably at home drinking and grilling out. I am not happy
ReplyDeleteamen, Miller
ReplyDeletealright signed in!!! now were do i find the complete my bracket thingy?
ReplyDeleteJet, you made me chuckle.
ReplyDeletesing it!
nevermind i got it!! my picks are in the process!! yes!
ReplyDeleteKids ...
ReplyDeleteI've had four cups of coffee, got an empty house (except for ZillaThrilla -- Jet team dog), and a 52 inch HD in the cave.
One of my favorite days of the year.
If I get a little outta control, well, you've been forewarned.
Call me retarded but I put Nova in the final 4
ReplyDeleteY'all are easy to rile up. It's one of the many reasons I love ya.
ReplyDeleteWhat am I thinking?
ReplyDeleteJet- this is definitely my favorite sports time of year outside of big Auburn games. not even a close 2nd. Maybe Masters Sunday, but Hootie Johnson kind of ruined that by changing the course
ReplyDeleteAs a completely off topic and random comment. (Or 2)
ReplyDeletePandora on my blackberry is the best thing to happen to it since the HABOTN on my blackberry.
I have found out that I like the Zac Brown Band. Why did I not figure this out sooner? 'Whatever It Is' is a great song!
I am not confident in my bracket to be honest, i tried to go out on a limb though.
ReplyDeleteWe should have worked the NIT bracket contest.
ReplyDeleteD. Miller that is a great song
ReplyDeleteHarrison ...
ReplyDeleteYeah, Hootie and the Blowhards did their best to mess it up.
But I love me some first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and the Masters.
I'll be extra snarky today ... just for you, oh, Secretary of Snark.
Facebook has cool brackets.
ReplyDeleteRoland,
ReplyDeleteI thought about that, but I couldn't find anywhere hosting a NIT bracket contest to do it.
Thanks Jet, it seems like I have to carry snarkism all by myself on this blog. It's nice to have some of the weight off my shoulders
ReplyDeleteI am in.
ReplyDeleteI'm terrified of my selections
ReplyDeleteI will say that it's not going to happen, but if a 16 was going to upset a 1 ... I'd pick Chattanooga to beat UConn. And I have UConn going a loooong way in my bracket.
ReplyDeleteButler/LSU at 12:20 huh? GEAX Tigers!
ReplyDeleteJay G,I need to order a regular HABOTN t-shirt...if i Don't win this freebee.
ReplyDeleteWho wins? LSU or Butler?
ReplyDeleteI'm going with the Samuel L. Jackson rule. Trent Johnson looks like a bad man like SLJ ... I'm taking LSU to pistol whip Butler.
UTChatanooga is like 17-15 man, don't worry about that.
ReplyDeleteOne of the very few upsets I picked was Miss St knocking off Washington.
ReplyDeleteAnybody got game times for the games today? Do I need to take my lunch now or wait a little while? I want to optmize my watching potential at lunch today.
I'll take LSU over the white boys...
ReplyDelete3 games starting in just a few minutes.
ReplyDelete1. lsu/butler
2. tex am/byu
3. memphis/csun
Jhag, when you come in 2nd place i have Large's and JG has the XL's.
ReplyDeletebut good luck to ya!
Eastern times...
ReplyDeleteLsu/Butler 12:20
Memphis/CS Northridge 12:25
Texas A&M/BYU 12:30
Northern Iowa/ Purdue 2:30
UNC/Radford 2:50
Maryland/CAL 2:55
Uconn/ UTC 3:00
Miss State/ Washington 5:00
I got yo dough, scottie!
ReplyDeleteIt's on!!!
ReplyDeleteL-S-U!
ReplyDeleteLaissez bon derriere kick roulez
ReplyDeleteUpset alert ... CSNorthridge 2, Memphis 0
ReplyDeleteThat sucks. I didn't finish mine before the game started and now I'm locked out.
ReplyDeleteWhew. They extended the deadline, I guess, because I got my last picks in at 11:19. Close.
ReplyDeleteNIT and ESPN first round ESPN had 10 of 16 games on TV NO 1st seed Auburn. Second round they will have 5 of 8 games on TV NO 1st seed Auburn. If Auburn gets to the final 4 will ESPN cancel the games so they won't have to show Auburn. Roller derby or Wrestling will still be available
ReplyDeleteEvidently Cal State is going to screw my bracket on the first game :)
ReplyDeleteDangit. I picked Butler and so far, they aren't looking so hot...
ReplyDeleteI have Butler too, last place is mine! Maybe I should pick to lose then maybe I would win
ReplyDeleteCome on Memphis!
ReplyDeleteBrackets are locked, and with a late morning surge, we got up to 74 entries...
ReplyDeleteHowever, 12 of those did not submit picks...
The field stands at 62 as the first games are in progress.
Good luck folks!
i got bumped from the CBS video player do to inactivity.
ReplyDeletesucks having to work. oh well.
what's with this March Madness On Demand?? All I'm getting is advertisements.
ReplyDeleteI had to switch it to audio.
ReplyDeleteHarrison, at least Butler isn't letting LSU run away with it. Maybe they'll turn things around in the second half... One can hope, right?
ReplyDeleteat least that is a one and done game. what's one point when you're going to finish at the bottom of the pile anyway?
ReplyDeleteMaybe you won't be at the bottom...that might be me!
ReplyDeletei have an awesome dirty joke to follow that post. but i am going to hold it in.
ReplyDeleteI guess I should have formulated that one a little longer...
ReplyDeleteOh wow Memphis was a bad pick to take far :(
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the team that I picked to take it all is only up by 3 at the half against a 15 seed!
ReplyDeleteUConn's Coach Calhoun will not be at their game... he's in the hospital. How much could this affect their play?
ReplyDeleteBack to high fives...
ReplyDeleteI like the awkward four or five man simultaneous high fives (typically employed by uncoordinated white folks) where one or two particpants either go too low or too high, as seen on the opening credits of Saved By the Bell.
jhag, you know where to find me.
ReplyDeleteD. Miller, can you answer my 10:45 question?
ReplyDeletejhag, I have Memphis going deep as well. I think we'll be okay. In the few games I've seen this yr, they have played way better in the 2nd half. Takes them a while to get going.
ReplyDeleteWill, I sure hope so or I'll be out from the get go!
ReplyDeleteMe and you both LUV
ReplyDeleteHow bout the last place bracket gets an old, stained undershirt with "LOSER" written in sharpie on it.
luv,
ReplyDeletesorry I missed it earlier...
You get points for every correct pick.
1 point for a correct pick in the 1st round, 2 points for a correct pick in the 2nd round, 4 points in the next round, 8 points in the next round, .... and so on.
There are 32 points possible in each round.
Will....I might could provide that. HAHA!
ReplyDeleteI have Memphis in the final game as well... sheesh...
so far 3-0 on winning teams in the lead...sorry i'm getting way to into this
ReplyDeleteButler is only down by one now!
ReplyDeletethat's the spirit, jhag! productivity be damned!
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining that me, D. Miller. I'm sure it was stated on the website, but I never bothered to read it (plus, I can't access it here at work).
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of productivity...I guess I need to go do an x-ray!
ReplyDeleteWill, I see you failed to make picks in our other bracket.
ReplyDeleteJay G, the paper gave me Northwestern's record. Since we are playing Tulsa.
ReplyDeleteI should have known not to pick Memphis they are 1-2 against top 25 teams and I still picked em
ReplyDeleteI am back at work and need constant score updates people. Thanks to whoever steps up.
ReplyDeleteYeah Harrison. Sad thing is, by not picking any of the games, my score will only drop by about 13 or 14 pts.
ReplyDeleteWell, Will, Memphis has turned around yet...DANGIT.
ReplyDeleteback home and I'm digging in with laptop and high def CBS -- I'm watching all 3 games -- this is my favorite four days of the sporting year
ReplyDeleteTX AM 64 BYU 48 7:58 to go
ReplyDeleteLSU 60 BUT 58 4:51
MEM 61 CS 64 8 mins to go
D Miller: LSU up 2 ; Memphis down 1; Texas A&M up 16
ReplyDeleteWell that BYU pck isn't looking so good right now. And WTH is wrong with Memphis?!!
ReplyDeleteI have two words for Memphis right now: Lame.
ReplyDeleteI meant HASN'T
ReplyDeletewhat's the other, shesaid? 'Cause I have a few!
ReplyDeleteIf memphis loses -- I'm not winning that shirt
ReplyDeleteI picked BYU over A&M just for the fact that I can link A&M to UAT in 1 degree of separation. I'm nothing without my principles.
ReplyDeleteI guess I should have formulated that one a little longer...
ReplyDeleteSNORT!
Memphis is up by 3 with 6-something left.
ReplyDeleteLSU up 6 - 2 mins left
ReplyDeleteI hope memphis loses. I had them losing in sweet 16 anyways.
ReplyDeleteCOME ON BYU!!
Yay things are looking up
ReplyDeleteYay things are looking up
ReplyDeleteLSU up 5 with 45 seconds left
ReplyDeletemy two words for Memphis:
ReplyDeletecome back
Memphis up by 6 with less than 3 minutes
ReplyDeleteI like the awkward four or five man simultaneous high fives (typically employed by uncoordinated white folks) where one or two particpants either go too low or too high, as seen on the opening credits of Saved By the Bell.
ReplyDeletenice
DMiller
ReplyDeleteTX AM cruising
MEM up by 10 w/ 1.5 mins
The team we beat by 15 up by 5 w/ 35 secs
YAY! Memphis up by 10!!
ReplyDeletebleh. Memphis pulling away.
ReplyDeleteI missed the Butler game. So it goes.
ReplyDeletememphis survives - up 10 late
ReplyDeleteWill, I'm pretty sure if you wanna execute that awkward group high five we can make that happen anytime in September.
ReplyDeleteTexas A&M, LSU, and Memphis are the winners.
ReplyDeleteDidn't MEM beat Tulsa by a ton in their champ game?
ReplyDeleteI'm diggin' CBS College Sports. I get to see all the games!
ReplyDeleteMemphis disemboweled Tulsa ... twice.
ReplyDeleteSo Tulsa can only use consonants now?
ReplyDeleteI (along with everyone else who picked the first 3 games correctly)have taken a commanding lead on the rest of the field!
Now I get the Kansas press conference. Awesome. Thrilling. Feels just like work.
ReplyDeleteI just commented to my wife this morning how bad Jim Calhoun looked at his press conference....he looked gaunt and sickly
ReplyDeleteThings not looking so good for me, I picked BYU and Butler.
ReplyDeleteNevermind just checked, I picked A&M, I guess I picked BYU in my facebook bracket.
ReplyDeleteNow, follow me here ... how bad would the acting coach feel if UConn spits the bit against Chattanooga?
ReplyDeleteIt would like be revenge against Calhoun for his "not a dime" statement.
How did I know that Alby can't create his own shot? Or that Roman can't defend for squat? Or that the Hendricksen graduated from the Lebo Institute of Free Throw Shooting?
ReplyDeleteBYU, myeh.
I am tied for number one. This one is ovah. Self high five!
ReplyDelete3 down, 60 to go.
ReplyDeleteThat's okay Wake, I picked Butler and BYU for ya. That Memphis game was about to put me well in last place, but they decided to show up in the last 5 minutes I guess. Not worried about BYU nor Butler since I don't think either will make it past Uconn or UNC. Atleast I hope they don't.
ReplyDeleteOK so now my bracket i sin serious trouble.
ReplyDeletePurdue looking good
ReplyDeleteI think the Texas am vs ucoon game is gonna be a lot closer then expected
ReplyDeleteWakeriderof87 said...
ReplyDeleteThings not looking so good for me, I picked BYU and Butler.
I'm there with ya! I picked A&M initially, but it looks like I changed my mind when I officially committed. Dangit!
I am currently in 1,267,904th place on espn.com --- seriously
ReplyDeleteWe've got some slow starters today!
ReplyDeleteWay better than NOT SUBMITTING A BRACKET. FSJ? Monica? Huh?
Maybe they all do this, but I really like how our bracket is constantly updated, including scores of games currently being played.
ReplyDeleteJay G, yeah, I don't know what's up with Monica. She's had the link since D. Miller created our bracket...
ReplyDeleteI think LSU is gonna give UNC a run.
ReplyDeleteAnd Texas A&M is for sure gonna give UCONN a run.
North Carlina is playing Radford.
ReplyDelete"He lives on Radford, near the In and Out Burger."
"Walter, the In and Out Burger is on Camrose."
"I said NEAR the In and Out Burger!"
Radford doesn't look like a 16 seed, so far.
ReplyDeleteHal Baird witnessed Joe Ciampi's first hole-in-one this morning.
ReplyDeleteI'm here to break the hard news.
UNC will beat radford by 25 - 30
ReplyDeleteI saw over 30, Hornet
ReplyDeleteI got Maryland ova Cal...anyone else?
ReplyDeleteWow i just realized i didnt fill in the Champion blank, I am retarded to the maximum extenet.
ReplyDeleteHarrison takes a commanding lead for the t-shirt
ReplyDeleteI was in the process of doing my bracket when the games started and it kicked me out!
ReplyDeleteCan you be disemboweled twice?
I've got Maryland as well.
ReplyDeleteI have Portland State, too.
Monica ...
ReplyDeleteOnly if you spend $250 and buy another bowel.
I guess the tournament snuck up on you, MonD. It happens.
ReplyDeleteOK, I admit it.
ReplyDeleteThat Buffalo Wild Wings commercial with the mongo flash on the camera makes me laugh ... even if the premise is preventing your team from winning.
I'll spend 25 to be able to pick a damn champion
ReplyDeleteThat would be like the Super Bowl sneaking up on you
ReplyDeleteWords can't describe my anger
ReplyDelete"Can you be disemboweled twice?"
ReplyDeleteOnly if you were reemboweled in between, Monica.
has anyone ever seen a XXL HABOTN shirt or it just a myth?
ReplyDeleteLook Harrison! Jay G. has come to help you with the snarkiness on the blog! He's so sweet.
ReplyDeleteCome on Terps!
ReplyDeleteBoth the one seeds are pulling away
ReplyDeleteC'mon, you left wing pinkos from the Peoples Republic of Berkeley!
ReplyDeletenice work by Ciampi. thanks for the hard news JG. you are the best.
ReplyDelete2 bills!
ReplyDelete