March Madness strikes SiriusBackstage!
Once again the productivity of office workers all across the country plummets as the nation prepares itself for the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. And of course Sirius will be there for every moment!
…beginning on Tuesday, March 13, SIRIUS will provide uninterrupted coverage of the 2007 NCAAź Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. (March 13 - April 2) From the opening tip-off to the final buzzer, SIRIUS delivers every game in its entirety with absolutely no blackouts.
To mark the occasion, we here at Sirius Backstage will be hosting a pool for you bracket-pickers out there. Those looking for an edge might choose to listen to one of the 2 tournament selection shows that Sirius will be airing Sunday afternoon.
The Selection Sunday Show
Sunday, March 11th 6 pm - 9 pm ET
SIRIUS Sports Action Ch. 123
John Tautges and John Thompson broadcast live from the NCAA Broadcast Center for the announcement of the field of 65. College hoops experts Dave Gavitt and Bill Raftery drop by to analyze the match-ups, as well as talk with coaches and the NCAA Committee Chairman.Selection Sunday on ESPN Radio
Sunday, March 11th 6 pm - 9 pm ET
ESPN Radio Ch. 120
Long-time college coach Bob Valvano hosts this up-to-the-minute program of the bracket announcements. Andy Katz, senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. and Doug Gottlieb also give listeners a three-hour course in bracketology as well as get insights from key coaches and the selection chairs of both the men’s and women’s selection committees.

To participate, you’ll need a Yahoo login. Go to this link to join our group. The group number is 52508, and the password is “SiriusMadness”. Although Yahoo will allow you to create up to 5 brackets, only one may be entered in this group. We are lining up prizes, so make your picks count! Please be sure to put your Sirius Backstage username in the name of your bracket and post your bracket “name” here in the comments so that we know who is who. Yahoo users who are not members of SiriusBackstage are not eligible for prizes, and will likely get kicked out of the group!




Go Gators! by taxinvestor
I'm in as 7Aaron by 7Aaron
Bracket name acwilber by acwilber
i'm in by ilovelucy
Lets get it on!
Good luck to all, you'll need it.
Mountain by Mountain
Go Cats!!!! by jdll01
The Name: roscoryan
The Game: Winning. by roscoryan
Thanks by Timbushpk
A Haiku for the occasion:
MARCH MADNESS IS HERE
CAROLINA IS A LOCK
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
And yes, the pw should be entered in all lowercase...siriusmadness by DoublEE
My username is Scipione31.
GO HEELS! by Scipione
User name: Hektor by hektor
Sorry, that's my online dating name. Or is it how I sign my letters to the President...I can't remember...
I'm Casual Fan, the Badger Pickin' Man. by Casual Fan
Dabracket (bobbailey) by bobbailey
- Jon by jon01
No harm...no foul! by RoadRunner
Where the hell is the Maryland team we saw at the end of the regular season??? by Scipione
Butler beat Florida? HAHAHAHAHA
(BTW,I heard all of you reading this, just start to cheer for Kentucky....you're all banned!!!
(BTW,I heard all of you reading this, just start to cheer for Kentucky....you're all banned!!!
Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks
1 MRB42 52 40 of 48
1 ModMadness 52 38 of 48
(That's me...I know I didn't follow the naming rule, but I'm ineligible anyway!)
3 usiphi203 51 39 of 48
3 Mountain 51 38 of 48
3 taxinvestor 51 38 of 48
3 jon01 51 39 of 48
7 WolfViper 50 38 of 48
7 ed 50 38 of 48
9 DoublEE 49 37 of 48
9 Rungel 49 38 of 48
9 packiejuppet 49 37 of 48 by RoadRunner
FLORIDA VS. GEORGETOWN
Florida Wins:
1. Just Win Baby - 2. MRB42 - 3. RyanM
Georgetown Wins:
1. Timbushpk - 2. jameswparks - 3. jon01
FLORIDA VS. OHIO STATE
Florida Wins:
1. MRB42 - 2. malithon - 3. Just Win Baby
Ohio State Wins:
1. kozaks2 - 2. acwilber - 3. usiphi203
UCLA VS. GEORGETOWN
UCLA Wins:
1. Timbushpk - 2. Hektor - 3. Just Win Baby
Georgetown Wins:
1. Timbushpk - 2. jon01 - 3. Unoriginal
UCLA VS. OHIO STATE
UCLA Wins:
1. Hektor - 2. id10t - 3. MRB42
Ohio State Wins:
1. id10t - 2. DaJoker - 3. kozaks2 by id10t
Go Gators!!!
Go Me!!!
(sorry... I never pick these things right...) by mrb42
RyanM was top among the moderators/admins, but I put up a good looking 40th place.
Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 MRB42 176 54 of 63 99th 470
2 malithion 156 46 of 63 97th 49880
3 Just Win Baby 146 43 of 63 94th 13802
4 7Aaron 144 47 of 63 93rd 132666
5 RyanM 141 44 of 63 91st 163331
6 taxinvestor 139 47 of 63 90th 179348
7 Sean 138 41 of 63 90th 186806
8 BDBopper 131 40 of 63 86th 270063
9 kozaks2 128 43 of 63 84th 306638
10 acwilber 125 43 of 63 82nd 344218
I'll be contacting winners later this week for prize information.
I'll be contacting winners later this week for prize information.
<blockquote>...beginning on Tuesday, March 13, SIRIUS will provide uninterrupted coverage of the 2007 NCAAź Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. (March 13 - April 2) From the opening tip-off to the final buzzer, SIRIUS delivers every game in its entirety with absolutely no blackouts.</blockquote>
To mark the occasion, we here at Sirius Backstage will be hosting a pool for you bracket-pickers out there. Those looking for an edge might choose to listen to one of the 2 tournament selection shows that Sirius will be airing Sunday afternoon.
<blockquote><font color="#2099c8"><span class="t5bb"><strong>The Selection Sunday Show</strong></span>
</font><span class="t5gn"><font color="#333333"><strong>Sunday, March 11th 6 pm - 9 pm ET</strong>
</font><a href="http://www.sirius.com/siriussportsaction" target="_blank"><strong><font color="#2099c8">SIRIUS Sports Action Ch. 123</font></strong></a>
</span>John Tautges and John Thompson broadcast live from the NCAA Broadcast Center for the announcement of the field of 65. College hoops experts Dave Gavitt and Bill Raftery drop by to analyze the match-ups, as well as talk with coaches and the NCAA Committee Chairman.
<font color="#2099c8"><span class="t5bb"><strong>Selection Sunday on ESPN Radio</strong></span>
</font><span class="t5gn"><font color="#333333"><strong>Sunday, March 11th 6 pm - 9 pm ET</strong>
</font><a href="http://www.sirius.com/espnradio" target="_blank"><strong><font color="#2099c8">ESPN Radio Ch. 120</font></strong></a>
</span>Long-time college coach Bob Valvano hosts this up-to-the-minute program of the bracket announcements. Andy Katz, senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. and Doug Gottlieb also give listeners a three-hour course in bracketology as well as get insights from key coaches and the selection chairs of both the men's and women's selection committees.</blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/roscoryan/sbsncaa.gif" height="134" width="480" /></p>
To participate, you'll need a Yahoo login. Go to <a href="http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men/register/joinprivategroup" target="_blank">this link</a> to join our group. The group number is 52508, and the password is "SiriusMadness". Although Yahoo will allow you to create up to 5 brackets, only one may be entered in this group. We are lining up prizes, so make your picks count! <strong>Please be sure to put your Sirius Backstage username in the name of your bracket</strong> and post your bracket "name" here in the comments so that we know who is who. Yahoo users who are not members of SiriusBackstage are not eligible for prizes, and will likely get kicked out of the group!