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OT - NCAA basketball pool

Philtex
Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member
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The NCAA basketball tournament announces the 2025 field this Sunday. I have created a GOAD bracket pool using the CBS Sports app and website. I know it is early, but I wanted to allow plenty of time for anyone who wants to participate to get signed-up, and time to fix anything that might be goofed-up.

The link below should take you to the pool. I am getting an error message from MFP about the link, so if it does not work, I can send invites by email. Write to me at philipmurch@yahoo.com if that happens.

You will need an ID and Password to CBS Sports. The pool name is GOAD. The pool password is goad. (creative, huh?)

Participants can complete one or two brackets once the field is announced, but I request that you sign-in prior to next week so we can work the bugs out, in case anything comes up.

The prize for the winner is bragging rights. Is everybody ready for March Madness?

https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2geztinjygmytk===?pool-join-key=gvo0a7di&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhizdamrrgm3tanry&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=m2aynvadg0ebrq

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  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,535 Member

    I'm in!

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    So far Brian and I each have a 50/50 chance of winning the pool. Anyone else interested?

  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,535 Member

    I like those odds.

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  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,828 Member

    I'll sign up. I have been meaning to, but work keeps drawing me back in…

  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,828 Member

    Joined.

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member
    edited March 12

    I see you in the pool. Good to see it works. Maybe some others will join us before the games start next week.

  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 9,141 Member

    Ducked them is every place I ever worked.

  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,828 Member

    I don't see Brian.

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    He plans to play, but I don't think that he has signed-up yet.

  • Jerdtrmndone
    Jerdtrmndone Posts: 6,012 Member

    I was never into basketball.

    Since I remarried after the loss of my wife never having children my step grand daughter plays for a high school so she is getting me into women's basketball. So still learning.

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    Jerdtmndone: The tournament can be very unpredictable. The bracket is seeded 1-16 in each of four regions, so you can tell who is supposedly the better team in each game. My wife has been known to pick teams based upon their name (works for the Kentucky Derby too). What I am getting to is that you could complete a bracket and have as much chance as anyone. Plus, it gives you a team to root for in all the early games on TV. Why not join in the fun?

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    whathapnd - is that you with the initials ES?

  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member

    Yep! Looking forward to winning the big pot in this high stakes game!

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    I don't suppose you will be picking Duke to win it all. 😁

  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member

    Haha!! Not even if they were the only team playing. Although there was an incident this year that shook my confidence in thinking I could never root for them. Turns out I dislike Bill Belichick more than I dislike Duke. That's new info to me.

  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,535 Member
    edited March 14

    Now I'm in. I had hurdles to cross before getting in because I already had a CBS/Paramount account. All ok now!

    @Philtex - will you also invite the GoaD Facebook folks?

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    Brian, I had not thought of that. I'll do it today.

  • Philtex
    Philtex Posts: 1,447 Member

    Brian - I see you on the pool. Glad you figured it out.

    I sent an invite to the Facebook Goadies. Will there be a friendly competition between the two groups? I'm not going to start it, but if it develops……

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