March Madness

JetsJetsJets' Crystal Ball NCAA Finals Prediction

Posted Sun, 04/05/2009 - 12:38 by Anonymous

Monday night will provide us with an interesting matchup as North Carolina faces Michigan State for the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. To me, the game will boil down to the following factor:

"Tangibles vs. Intangibles"

Five shots, Four boards, Five misses...

Posted Sun, 04/05/2009 - 09:16 by SouthernEagle

Villanova’s Cinderella run came to a screeching halt before 72,000+ fans at Ford Field last night. A team that knocked down three’s at a 35% clip all season long, could not buy a basket from that range (5 for 27) despite many open looks. A sequence occurring in the second half would tell the story of Villanova’s night.

JetsJetsJets' Crystal Ball -- Final Four Predictions

Posted Thu, 04/02/2009 - 20:11 by Anonymous

The Crystal Ball has a 9-3 record in picking NCAA games so far. We went 6-2 in the Sweet 16, and a respectable 3-1 in the Elite 8. We hope to improve on that record by correctly predicting two exciting Final Four games on Saturday. All four of these teams have a legitimate chance to cut down the nets on Monday evening at Ford Field. Here are our selections:

JetsJetsJets' Crystal Ball Elite Eight Predictions

Posted Sat, 03/28/2009 - 11:11 by Anonymous

The Crystal Ball went 6-2 in his Sweet 16 Picks. There were four 2-seed vs. 3-seed games this week, and we went 2-2 (.500) in those games. We didn't forecast the Missouri upset of Memphis, and we were surprised at how Oklahoma easily handled the surging Syracuse Orange. The Top 4 seeds in the tournament all won their games which helped our record. Now...let's move on to the four games which decide who goes to the Motor City & the Final Four next weekend:

the sweet 16 is no longer sweet for mid majors

Posted Fri, 03/27/2009 - 19:40 by THE GLC

the NCAA made sure that big schools
would be at the dance this year.just look at the numbers
in the elite eight.
in 1996 there were 12 mid majors that came to the dance
next year the NCAA has already dropped hints that
they are only be selecting two mid majors..
this is not right or fair for all mid majors who have worked
so hard all season to get into the big dance
it is time to really
change march madness to either include everybody
or make the NIT really mean something

Sweet 16 NCAA Picks from jetsjetsjets' Crystal Ball

Posted Thu, 03/26/2009 - 13:21 by Anonymous

I just wanted to do my first blog on the "New & Improved" Ownersboxsports.com. As many of you know, my Crystal Ball loves to make predictions. He has his Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Picks ready to go! I have to make this one quick as I am doing this on my lunch hour at work. However, everyone will see much more of the Crystal Ball in the coming weeks/months. We will write a more detailed blog on our Final Four Thoughts/Selections:

East: Pitt 76 Xavier 69 -- Sam Young & Co. too much for the scrappy Musketeers

The Madness Begins

Posted Sat, 03/21/2009 - 12:50 by SouthernEagle

Photobucket Wake Forest is done. The Demon Deacons, who just a couple months ago stood atop the rankings of the best teams in land, suffered a 84-69 thumping that left their faithful disheartened and many 'bracketolists' scratching out a sweet 16 spot. Wake Forest fans were not alone however as the ACC took it on the chin in the opening stanza of the tournament. Also sent packing (by lower seeded teams) were Florida State, Clemson, and Boston College. Of those games, Cleveland State's upset was the most shocking development as they destroyed a Wake Forest team that finished 24-7 including victories over both North Carolina and Duke. Yes, the #13 Vikings of Cleveland State eased their foot into Cinderella's slipper yesterday and have no intentions of taking it off anytime soon. Often times, teams take on the personality of their coach and the Vikings are no different as they scratch and claw very much like their fiery coach, Gary Waters. They now move on to face a talented Arizona (#12) squad, which has faced its share of adversity this season yet remains in the tourney after pulling of an upset of their own over #5 Utah, 84-71. Be sure to tune in for that match-up. There were also other upsets including Dayton, W. Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Sienna. Clearly, the Madness has begun.