Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge
2014 CTC Day Four: Bry’s Huge Day Puts Him into the Overall Lead; PapaCim Also Makes Big Splash
Bry had a huge Day Four, catapulting him from middle of the pack to the top of the overall leaderboard. PapaCim had a meteoric rise on Day Four, vaulting from 24th place to #6 in one day. The top 3 … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: Gersh Hits It Big to Win Day Three and Take the Overall Lead
Gersh – the only one to hit the two biggest upsets of the day (Charleston-Southern and Saint Francis PA) – has a huge day and takes the overall lead heading into Day Four. Colton also has a huge day, including … Continue reading
2014 CTC Day Two: Scoot and Stri are Perfect on the Day; Stri Stays Perfect for the Challenge
7-for-7 tonight for both Scoot and Stri. The grizzled CTC veteran, Stri, is also one of the 13 that were perfect on Day One, so he is off to a fantastic start here in 2014. Day Three will get a … Continue reading
2014 CTC Day One: Thirteen People Hit Both Patriot League Games to Open the Festivities
With only two games on the docket in the first ever First Monday in CTC history, more half the field started the competition with perfection. Everyone is officially on the board, as no one missed both picks. The Lafayette upset … Continue reading
2014 Conference Tournament Challenge
Only 12 days and counting before… …the BSB Conference Tournament Challenge. Every year since I can remember, Doogan, J, and I have been picking every conference tournament bracket from the ACC to the WAC. Stri joined us about 7 or 8 years ago. … Continue reading
CTC Day Thirteen: A Nearly-Perfect Stumpf Wins the Final Day, but No One Catches Mac, who Takes the 2013 CTC Overall Title
Stumpf was a UNC win away from a perfect Day Thirteen. Bry was a UNC win away from the 2013 CTC Overall Title. But, Miami came through, won the ACC, and Mac is our 2013 CTC Overall Champion! Defending champion, … Continue reading
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2013 CTC: The SEC (FINAL)
Has this been the worst season in the history of the Southeastern Conference? No, seriously. And, this is the season they expanded to 14 teams, including adding a really good program, Missouri, and a decent program, Texas A&M. And, they … Continue reading
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2013 CTC: The Big Ten Conference (FINAL)
For a while, I thought that this conference might be the best conference I had ever seen. And, it still might be, but the bottom falling out of Northwestern, the injury to Penn State’s Tim Frazier, and the disappointing play … Continue reading
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2013 CTC: The Atlantic Coast Conference (FINAL)
In my basketball developmental years, the only “conference power” debates that could reasonably be had revolved around the second-best conference. There was no contest who the best was – the ACC. Now, while the conference is still elite, it is … Continue reading
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2013 CTC: The Atlantic Ten Conference (3/17)
Well, for one year, we got to experience a truly fascinating conference. The 16-team A-10 this year may not have lived up to the highest of expectations, still gave us a pretty incredible season for one season. With newcomers VCU … Continue reading
