2006 Championship Bracket Challenge

by **Andy Sharp** on Mon May 01, 2006 8:25 pm

2006 USL-MDIA Championship Bracket Challenge
Sponsored by www.LaxShopper.com

Division A

Division B

I have started work putting together another Bracket Challenge, prepare to pick your teams. Don't know exactly when it will be open for votes, but stay on the lookout.

This will truly be a great test this year with major bragging rights for the winner, especially if they pick all 15 games correctly.

As in the past 2 years you will be asked to chose a winner for each game and the spread with points awarded for being within 4 goals:

5 Bonus Points for Correct Margin
4 Bonus Points for +/- 1 Goal Margin
3 Bonus Points for +/- 2 Goal Margin
2 Bonus Points for +/- 3 Goal Margin
1 Bonus Points for +/- 4 Goal Margin

For each game I propose we scale down the bonus for later round games, here is what I'm thinking:
1st Round: 20 Points for Each Correct Winner
Quarters: 25 Points for Each Correct Winner
Semifinals: 30 Points for Each Correct Winner
Championship: 35 Points for Each Correct Winner

I will work to also include Division B's bracket in the challenge, so study up on those teams as well.

**Sponsor**

by **laxative** on Mon May 01, 2006 9:39 pm

Will there be separate challenges for each division?

by **gibertjs** on Mon May 01, 2006 10:33 pm

time to reseed the B division and the bracket is only an hour old

by **KnoxVegas** on Mon May 01, 2006 10:45 pm

He never got it right in the first place.

EDIT:
Now the above bracket includes Augustana in the B Division.

by **gibertjs** on Mon May 01, 2006 10:46 pm

what was wrong with it in the first place?

by **btriley01** on Mon May 01, 2006 11:00 pm

I don't get it. Now we are in? When did harding get in?

by **btriley01** on Mon May 01, 2006 11:05 pm

oh..., never mind...

by **Andy Sharp** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:02 am

Flag Down, technical foul, "excessive useless postings".

In case you haven't noticed the images have been getting updated as more info comes out.

Of course these aren't official, they are simply posted to serve as tools for people to get ready to make their selections prior to my opening the ballot box.

If you have questions about how the challenge will work, feel free to ask.

Will there be separate challenges for each division?

Feel free to post your thoughts on this, I am leaning towards requiring both, to reward those who really have a grasp of all the teams.

by **CATLAX MAN** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:18 am

I think they should be separate. B Division followers don't necessarily follow the A Division and vice versa.

by **dubbs11** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:18 am

Andy, maybe do an individual A, and B, and the one in which both are combined? This would probably be more work that it is worth however

by **laxative** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:23 am

CATLAX MAN wrote:I think they should be separate. B Division followers don't necessarily follow the A Division and vice versa.

I agree with CATLAX. I've had a hard enough time keeping up with all the A Division games. I don't think I could handle all of the time necessary to put together an informed B Division bracket.

by **WaterBoy** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:30 am

Separate, but equal.

I literally just felt the ground move as thousands of people simultaneously turned over in their graves.

by **Andy Sharp** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:41 am

Fine, it'll be separate, but I will plan to work in an overall prognosticator extraordinaire declaration.

What do you think about the points for this year?

by **lil lady lax fan** on Tue May 02, 2006 12:52 am

Points look pretty good. Sure glad I did picks on point all year. Maybe I'll do better than last year!

by **jimh3983** on Tue May 02, 2006 1:06 am

Is there going to be an actual sponsor with a prize this year or is there going to be a promised one that never happens like last year (when I won)? I will refrain from using the sad face emoticon thing.

This year is going to be much harder to pick I think.