3 Great Ones and a Boiler

In fairness, Kansas may be one of the most talented teams left in the tournament and boy did they turn it on after spotting Purdue an eight point lead!!!  Another year with no Final Four since the days of the GREATEST BOILER EVER......

My Childhood Idol.....Joe Barry Carroll!!

 

 Boiler Up became Boiler UpChuck far too quickly last night as the Boilers lost by a gazillion!!!

The other 3 Elite 8 qualifiers last night were thoroughly entertaining - though all buzzer beating shots missed!!!

How about a big Hopski "Hoo-Rah!" for Going to Disney Again (Wes Maciejewski, proud Dad of 3 in Chicago and ex-Warsaw Expat Mayor......Nazdrowie Wes!!!) and Maybe Boeheim Has an Opinion (Mike Doud, a Rutgers grad and SR VP at Robert Half in NY) - Well done Gents!!!  THE only 2 entrants to pick Xavier to make the Elite 8 and both nabbed the big 9 bonus points to boot by picking Xavier over 'Zona in the Sweet 16 game last night!  Mike rode that 11 point gain to a 12 position jump in the standings to 2nd place!!!  Unfortunately - this is as good as it will get for Mike as his champion Duke is long gone.  Still - enjoy this shining moment!!  Udaman and Mike Ching remain in 1st place at the top, picking up 2 of the 4 winners from last night.  

Please drop an email to the Commish with your votes for Best Entry Name of this year's Hopski!!!  Some instant laughers out there - so pick your favorite and VOTE!!

Here are our former winners: 

	BEST ENTRY NAME
2016	Mid-Major Lives Matter (Beth Paul)
2015	John Calipari's Center 4 Kids Who Can't Read Good (Ryan Fazio)
2014	When I Think of You, I Touch Bill Self (Matt Powell)
2013	Winner (Tied) - 2012 NYC Marathon (Ron South)
2012	My Bracket Tebows (Bill Lefever)
2011	Rahm Emanuel's Motherf*cking Bracket (Beth Paul)
2010	Tiger, Show me the Hole! (David Miller)
2009	All Knocked Up and Looking to Dance (Mary Beck)
2008	Spears Family Planning Center (Scott Hoagland)
2007	It's So Good You'll Slap Yo Mama (Derek Ginn)
2006	Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner (Kevin Rockwell)

On a follow-up note, congrats to Alfordstillsucks and Deb Baratz - payment made yesterday and the good karma paid off with a Gonzaga victory, lifting her out of the Toilet Bowl and leaving Sheen Baldwin 2020 (Logan Jeffries) wallowing in last place!!

Adios-

The Commish