Xavier Cromartie

They weren't denied by orders from Barack Obama's campaign team nor by Barack Obama. They were denied by two dumbass volunteers who made mistakes. The Obama campaign doesn't have any sort of anti-scarf or anti-Muslim-picture policy.

Schedule: 15 January: 2 hours of Philadelphia auditions. 16 January: 2 hours of Dallas auditions. Other audition cities (1 hour each): San Diego, CA Charleston, SC Omaha, NE Miami, FL Atlanta, GA Amalgamation episode 12 February: Hollywood episode. 13 February: Semi-finalists selection. 19 & 20 February: Semi-finals begin. 11 March: Top 12. 21 May: Finale. Links: http://www.americanidol.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_(season_7) http://www.votefortheworst.com/ http://www.dialidol.com/

The issue is Tim Tebow's performing circumcisions in the Philippines. Rate of HIV infection in the Philippines: .01% (9,400 of 84 million).[1] Rate of HIV infection in North America: .39% (1.3 million of 335 million).[2] RepoMan and Kawalimus, who you crappin'?

What's this "mutual decision," "Public Account 3"?

Happy birthday, Weird Horror Movie Freak Guy.

CHICAGO OBAMAS SNIPE PARK RIDGE CLINTONS

I win! Yay! Ortonsault versus The Czech Republic in an epic fight to the death for Yahoo!-pool supremacy!

I'm not an expert on college basketball. But, I am good at mathematical reasoning and analysis. I decided it would be a good idea to study the stats of the previous NCAA champions, going back to 2000. I noticed that all of the championship teams dominate in particular stats, and other stats don't seem to matter much. Last season, two teams exactly matched the championship model that I formulated: Florida and Kansas. So, here's how the 2008 teams fare. Teams that exactly match the championship model: 1. Kansas. Teams that almost match the championship model: 2. North Carolina 3. Memphis 4. Xavier. Teams that only somewhat match the championship model: 5. Georgetown 6. UCLA 7. Duke 8. Gonzaga 9. Wisconsin 10. Tennessee 11. Texas. Everyone else falls in the category 'teams that barely resemble the championship model,' or worse. In conclusion, I'm taking Kansas. Teams 2–4 have a decent shot at winning, and teams 5–11 are possible but unlikely.

Kansas vs. Memphis. Ortonsault vs. The Czech Republic. OMG.

Quality list. Brady Quinn is incredibly handsome. Soccer: Lindy Slinger. Golf: Michelle Wie. Indoor volleyball: Just about everyone.

Hey, Joe Morgan, how would you compare these two teams? Joe Morgan: Well you cannot compare anything anymore anyway.

Who's the most handsome NFL player?

Because I wrote the TSMass article.

TSMpedia, you mean, right? "Before posting here?" Where are you getting that? The term is 'TSMass,' not Masshole. Czech coined[1] it in the Sports folder just a few months ago.

Not really, I was just on the Patriots' bandwagon until they lost. I heart Randy Moss.

Because this ain't Carmen Sandiego.

I think that Randy Orton should win.

I know, I'm crushed. I still love Xavier, though. I can still win the pool if I go 6 for 6 on my remaining picks!

Thanks Simon, Venk, King, and Czech. And Leelee, of course. No, I sold it immediately. After all the taxes, I got about $22,000. Also, I'm going to Bristol this week, actually. I'm having lunch with Trey Wingo! Yes, I would like to be able to post in the gulag with my good friend Alyanna. Also, you should make Xavier defeat UCLA.

I'm a man! I'm 25!

I would like to see the following posters unbanned: Queen Leelee, Hotbutter Spoontoaster, The_Amazing_Rando (colloquially known as 'Fake Rando'), Damaramu, Anglesault, Randy Orton's Theme Music.

Yes, I like to experiment and theorize and systemize. I agree that it's not a good idea to pick game-by-game with statistical breakdowns. Human judgment tells us that Gonzaga wouldn't even win in round 1. The goal here is only to find the champion, because it's almost impossible to win your pool if you pick the wrong champion. People who don't know anything about college basketball can win, sure. But not 'always.'

Campbell must have jammed its 7 inch camel cock down everyone's throat. I agree that there's no magic spell that reveals who will win 6 games in a row, because teams do have bad games or go into berserker mode. But we can look at probability, can't we? It's more likely that Kansas will do it than Mississippi Valley State. And so we try to identify why it is that Kansas is more likely to win it.

It's fine to criticize. I want a system that works. Here's what I theorize. If you ran a simulation on this tournament many times, I think teams 1–5 would become the champion almost every time. That's it. Like, here's a theoretical breakdown (just making it up): Kansas 29% North Carolina 19% Memphis 18% Xavier 12% Georgetown 8% UCLA 3% Duke 2% Gonzaga 2% Wisconsin 2% Tennessee 2% Texas 2% All others combined 1%.

Well, Neifi Perez, you're my pal, so I'll tell you. Note #1: All of these stats are from BEFORE the tournaments started. Note #2: The only thing that this system intends to determine is the champion. Teams that meet the championship criteria can still lose in the first round or any other time. [Remainder of post removed by Xavier Cromartie in order to prevent stealing of my system.]