Might be a new year, but it sure looks like the Lunatic curse is alive as well.\u00a0 My upset picks had Duke going to the Championship game – so of course, that would mean that the Atlantic Sun champions from Mercer would take them out in the Blue Devil’s first game.<\/p>\n
That also ended our last perfect bracket of the tournament.\u00a0 Dooomps managed to go 16 of 16 in day 1.\u00a0 But Mercer ended that run of perfection early.\u00a0 The first day leader is still hanging onto the lead in a tie with Michael Strange and Kevin Flippen.\u00a0\u00a0 And the Lunatic’s 7 year old son, Charlie, has managed to get into the small group tied for 4th (of course, he also has Duke in the finals, so his fame this year might be fleeting).<\/p>\n
So, since the Lunatic knows that his teams are probably doomed – lets go for crazy upsets as well.\u00a0\u00a0 Let Wichita State, Virginia, Iowa State, and UCLA – none of the top 4 protected seeds that have played today have managed to win by large amounts – the underdogs are sticking around – if the top seeds aren’t careful, they might suffer the same fate as the Blue Devils……<\/p>\n
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