I am 5 hours from take-off to Barcelona - so this is short and sweet!!!
QUICK UPDATE HERE RE RULES, ETC....:
Welcome to the 27th Annual Hopski International March Madness Pool!
FOR ALL LATEST UPDATES - https://thehopski.blogspot.com/ You should also receive these automatically by email via mailchimp - but just in case.
Splash Sports has bought RunYourPool - but same set-up as last year in terms of hosting the Hopski this year.
Thus, for any returning entrants, just use your same login and password from last year to enter this year’s pool. If you've forgotten your login information, use the 'Forgot username or password' link in the login area (e.g. don’t contact me!). DEFINITELY come up with a NEW ENTRY NAME as this keeps the Hopski colorful AND YOUR WILL AVOID PUBLIC HARASSMENT BY THE COMMISH!
A Heads Up from a longtime Hopski Participant that already went to sign-up/sign-in at Splash Sports (thanks Scott Iantosca - clearly the best of that bunch!) - "Just a heads up so everyone doesn’t get mad, the app apparently got bought by “splash sports” so everyone’s same password works, but you do have to download splash sports. Not a big deal. Everything is still there from last year, I think it just needs to be reactivated. Shouldn’t be an issue for anyone."
For new entrants - give them this link for the pool:
https://sm.app.splashsports.com/contest/?jCode=d745a9cdff5445a893b3aa22da96dadd
The pool ID is: 226932
The points and underdog points (when you pick the lower seed to advance - you get the point differential) are as they have always been!! Enjoy the Madness!!
The entry fee remains at $30!! Payment via venmo (@Mark-Hopper-27) or zelle (3175233988). NO PAYPAL THIS YEAR.
More importantly, in our ongoing effort to keep this time of year societal productive, we will stick with $5 going to Ukrainian relief fund given the ongoing issues there and the ties that the Commish, our family and many Hopski entrants have to the region. These fees will go to POLISH HUMANITARIAN ACTION (https://www.pah.org.pl/en) a relief charity that is supporting Ukrainian refugees. In this respect, if the $5 seems paltry - GREAT!! Click the above link and donate directly to PHA OR donate to YOUR favorite Ukrainian support charity and send me the receipt by email. For new donations of at least $100, I will cover your Hopski entry. Nothing like a bit of ingenuity towards making your Hopski participation tax deductible!!!
This link to PAH for donating may work best: https://www.pah.org.pl/en/donate/
A brief reminder: Get your bracket(s) in before the pick deadline and make sure to review the pool settings for scoring and tiebreakers. Only the main 64 teams that make up a standard bracket are included (i.e. the play-in games, or 'first four', are NOT included).
If you have any questions, please contact me at markhopski@yahoo.com.
— The Commish
