The Hopski Podium - pretty boring here as no change over the past 8 games!
Docent Darling Returns (from the desert) from Bay Area's Terry Kenney refuses to relinquish the top spot - clinging to a two point lead despite having lost its champion (Virginia) and another Final Four pick (Gonzaga). Terry needs Villanova and Duke to win tomorrow to retain a shot at the title. I still have no idea as to the origins of this entry name (a little help maybe.....anyone?!) nor can I locate any pic online.....so Terry remains a bit of a mystery while remaining on top of the Hopski!!
The Unpredictable Kim Jong Nofe from NYC's Mark Noferi, the 2008 Hopski Champion, holds onto 2nd place as well, 2 points back of DDR as both picked 3 of the Elite 8 teams. Nofe has a Michigan vs Kansas title game with KU winning, giving Nofe a shot at the top spot in advance of Sunday night.
Chasing the top spot still from third place is Lock Sean Miller Up from Ryan Fazio - also of NYC!
Ryan dropped 7 points on the leaders, picking only 2 of the Elite 8 winners. Ryan's Villanova Championship pick of Villanova still gives him a shot at an in the money finish this year!
Aside from our leaders, another TEN entries are still in the hunt for this year's Hopski title as we head into the Elite 8 games.
This Loyola vs Kansas State has no impact for the pool as no entries have picked either of them into the Elite 8. A big shout out to the Humpty Dumpty entry from Peter Davinci, the ONLY entry to pick K State into the Elite 8. Unfortunately for Peter, Kansas is the only other team he picked into the Elite 8 and thus, Humpty Dumpty sits in 50th place and pretty much in a free fall with a max point total of 86....still, nice pick with Kansas State!! Another big shout out to Louisville's Brothel House from Darin "the King" Townsend (a college roommate of mine and famous not only for consumption at IU but also for realizing he had no passport THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR BIG 50th BIRTHDAY SCOTLAND GOLF OUTING!!! LBH was the lone entry to pick Loyola's advance to the Elite 8!! That has done little for the King though as his entry sits in the Toilet Bowl for the moment, hoping that Villanova can win tonight and help him avoid finishing in the Toilet Bowl!
The other 3 Elite 8 games will move a lot of entries up and down prior to the Final Four weekend. Although no entries have picked Florida State into the Final Four, numerous entries will gain from these five teams advancing to the final weekend:
VILLANOVA - 120 entries
KANSAS - 23 entries
MICHIGAN - 30 entries
DUKE - 57 entries
TEXAS TECH -2 (yes JUST TWO!) entries
Hide Yo Wife, Hide Yo Husband from Grant Quasha (a Kentuckian now based in NYC and CEO of Paringa Resources) and and Panicked Final Picks from Eric Gates (a BIG recovery shout out to Eric's wife Laura who is going through a big cancer battle right now - lots of prayers needed there!) were the only 2 to pick Florida State into the Elite 8!! FSU powered Grant up to 8th place and with Michigan picked to win it all - Grant certainly with Hopski Champion aspirations this year! Panicked Picks should not have gone with Purdue as Gates is pretty well over with these picks for 2018. He should have picked his MBA alma mater as Loyola Chicago is just putting K State away at the moment!!
TOILET BOWL
Well, yours truly thought that he had moved full circle from the title 20 years ago to the Toilet Bowl this year - but as mentioned - there is still a shot to avoid the enigma of the TB as a Texas Tech victory tomorrow night will leave The King with the Toilet Bowl rather than The Commish. Oh Guns Up please!!!
BEST ENTRY NAME
NOW is the time to drop a quick email with your vote for BEST ENTRY NAME for 2018!! Send me an email this week so we can celebrate some creativity. A few of my favorites include:
One More Year Until the Hopski's Legal (Joe Drozdowski)
Hide Yo Wife, Hide Yo Husband (Grant Quasha)
50 Fades of Grayson (Matt Powell)
#metoomuch (Scott Hoagland)
How Sad.....Very Sad!! (Jay Baum) - my daughter drops this on me all the time unfortunately!!
Three Backboards Outside Warsaw (Kyle Bowers)
Searching For Steve Fisher (Chris Kinkela)
$100,000 Make Ya Hollar (Cat Miller)
It Was A Dark and Stormy Daniels Night (Richard Rykhus)
My Picks Changed More Than Trump's Cabinet (Dave Menzel)
Alright Ramblers, Let's Get Ramblin (Beth Paul - why didn't you pick them to win!?!)
If These Balls Could Talk (David Miller)
PLEASE VOTE!!
PLEASE PAY!!!
I have still not checked payments to entries - but you know who you are and if you have not paid - please make my job easier and get the money in now (Snow?)
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