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Title: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: nicname on March 18, 2014, 12:46:19 PM
You pick the games with the actual teams left to mystery.  I could figure out a few (didn't try too hard to figure out identites). Easily picked out K-State which let my homerism shine through.

http://projects.wsj.com/blindfold-brackets-2014/

My final four: Florida v Villanova, Arizona v L'Ville. Florida beats Arizona in title game.

3 B12 teams in S16, none in E8.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on March 18, 2014, 01:01:03 PM
Florida, Zona, WSU, Mich St. WSU beating Florida in championship. I have Florida and Mich St in my real bracket, fwiw, but WSU and Zona losing in sweet 16.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: GCJayhawker on March 18, 2014, 01:01:46 PM
I love the blind brackets every year.  I intentionally did not try to figure out which team represented each blind resume to avoid bias.  I had KU losing in the second round to New Mexico, I'm very saddened by this and afraid it could happen in the real tournament. 

My F4 was Florida, Michigan St., Arizona, and Wichita St.  My championship game was Wichita State beating Michigan St.  Again, this gave me the sads.

Had 0 Big XII teams in the sweet 16.  NDSU and SFA were the Cinderella stories, both making the S16.  In another shocker St. Joseph's made the E8.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: signature move on March 18, 2014, 01:26:12 PM
uva and wichita state in the championship game, with wsu winning it all.  :flush:
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on March 18, 2014, 01:43:30 PM
uva and wichita state in the championship game, with wsu winning it all.  :flush:
They're both very good. 
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: Brock Landers on March 18, 2014, 01:47:19 PM
Virginia over Arizona in the championship game.

Also, LMAO at KU's codename.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: ydarg2012 on March 18, 2014, 02:05:17 PM
If my blind picks are accurate this could be the wildest tournament ever. . .  with predictable teams in the conclusion.

Elite 8:   NDSU, Creighton, Louisville, Mercer, Iowa State, Mighigan State, New Mexico, Stephen F. Austin

Final 4: Creighton, Louisville, Michigan State, New Mexico

Championship Game: Michigan State vs Louisville

Winner: Michigan State

Notable game outcomes: I have Nebraska beating Baylor and KSU and ISU are the only Big XII teams that make it out of the first weekend.  Bold predictions blind me. BOLD!
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on March 18, 2014, 02:10:38 PM
did you base your predictions off whoever had the ugliest cheerleaders or something?
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: EllRobersonisInnocent on March 18, 2014, 02:13:57 PM
'Nova beating New Mex, 'Ville beating 'Zona, 'Ville champs
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: nicname on March 18, 2014, 02:14:53 PM
Brad's Lumberjacks made it to the second weekend for me as well.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: signature move on March 18, 2014, 02:19:44 PM
uva and wichita state in the championship game, with wsu winning it all.  :flush:
They're both very good.

well, yeah, they're both number 1 seeds. i just don't think either makes it to the e8, much less the championship game.

my pick for the title, fwiw, is sparty as they looked terrific in the big 10 tourney (kinduva :Rusty: view, admittedly).

 my picks generally suck, tho', so what the hell do i know?
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: AbeFroman on March 18, 2014, 02:23:08 PM
I did this last year and it was my worst bracket  :dunno:
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: ydarg2012 on March 18, 2014, 02:32:52 PM
The criteria they share is too limited.  If there was a blind pick-em that involved certain match up intangibles I think that might be more accurate.  Teams that defend the post well but are awful against a good back court vs a team that is listed as having an elite back court. That is better then a vague offensive rating vs a vague defensive rating. 
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on March 18, 2014, 02:36:21 PM
The criteria they share is too limited.  If there was a blind pick-em that involved certain match up intangibles I think that might be more accurate.  Teams that defend the post well but are awful against a good back court vs a team that is listed as having an elite back court. That is better then a vague offensive rating vs a vague defensive rating.

agreed. they should also list all their players in alphabetical order by mothers maiden names and whether or not they like strawberry cheesecake.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: ydarg2012 on March 18, 2014, 02:39:54 PM
The criteria they share is too limited.  If there was a blind pick-em that involved certain match up intangibles I think that might be more accurate.  Teams that defend the post well but are awful against a good back court vs a team that is listed as having an elite back court. That is better then a vague offensive rating vs a vague defensive rating.

agreed. they should also list all their players in alphabetical order by mothers maiden names and whether or not they like strawberry cheesecake.

would be interested if there was some random stat that ESPN could pull out in a game about players who like strawberry cheesecake. . . .

something like,

"Well Bob, Foster is heading to the line as the leading scorer in the nation who prefers his cheesecake plain. Quite an achievement for a Freshman."
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: AbeFroman on March 18, 2014, 02:46:03 PM
I'd be interested in a blind bracket program that had _FAN-like numbers for each team
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: AbeFroman on March 18, 2014, 02:52:26 PM
 :lol: I have Eastern Kentucky beating ku
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: Stevesie60 on March 18, 2014, 02:55:27 PM
You pick the games with the actual teams left to mystery.  I could figure out a few (didn't try too hard to figure out identites). Easily picked out K-State which let my homerism shine through.

http://projects.wsj.com/blindfold-brackets-2014/

My final four: Florida v Villanova, Arizona v L'Ville. Florida beats Arizona in title game.

3 B12 teams in S16, none in E8.

That is literally my Final 4, Championship game and winner. So you picked it right, even though you were blind!
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on March 18, 2014, 05:05:52 PM
My final four was Florida, Villanova, Arizona, and Louisville. I have Louisville beating Villanova in the final.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: MadCat on March 18, 2014, 05:18:27 PM
uva and wichita state in the championship game, with wsu winning it all.  :flush:
I got the same
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: Trogdor on March 18, 2014, 07:01:39 PM
Florida over Nova, Louisville over Zona, FLA taking it all
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: scottwildcat on March 18, 2014, 07:05:56 PM
Got the KSU Cats winning it all.
Title: Re: Wall Street Journal Blind Brackets
Post by: yoman on March 18, 2014, 07:14:15 PM
Mich State over 'Ville. Could see this happening