It's Official

I submit one bracket and one bracket only. It's an integrity thing....I go w/ my picks and stick w/ them....if you're one of those people that fills out five different brackets and then brags about beating a friend/co-worker/mistress/baby in one out of the five, then you and I have some serious philosophical differences. If any of you want advice on your picks, I think this clip sums it up. Onto the highlights of my bracket...

First Round Lower seeds winning - Arizona, USC, Texas A&M, Maryland, Tennessee, Portland State, Butler, Michigan. I really don't see a many of 11, 12, 13, 14 seeds winning this year. I was skeptical to even pick Arizona as a #12 because EVERYONE is picking them.

Sweet 16

• MIDWEST - Louisville, Wake, West Virginia, Mich St.
• WEST - UConn, Purdue, Missouri, Memphis
• EAST - Pitt, Florida St, Villanova, Duke
• SOUTH - North Carolina, Gonzaga, Arizona St., Oklahoma

Elite 8

• MIDWEST - Wake, West Virginia
• WEST - UConn, Memphis
• EAST - Pitt and Duke
• SOUTH - North Carolina and Oklahoma

Final Four - Wake, Memphis, Pitt, Oklahoma. Pitt beats Memphis for championship.

There ya have it folks. Onto gambling.... Diddy and I went through the first round games and picked every game against the spread. He has basically owned me the past two years, so I'm looking for a little revenge. I've always got off to a slow start, so I'm looking to at least not be down 11-5 or something ridiculous after the 16 games on Thursday.

I'm also going to bet on 2 games each day against the spread for the first and second round games. I'm putting my Super Bowl winnings to good use....

Alright, everyone enjoy the games this week/weekend. I'll be sure to get back on here in a few days to provide my expert analysis and commentary on the Tourney thus far for those of you who aren't fortunate enough to watch the games with me personally.

2008 Taxable Income Reviewed to Date - $18,673,381

Let us take a trip down memory lane...safe to say you won't here that during the 2009 tourney