With a healthy 101 entries this year, EQE March Madness is back with a vengeance! We here at headquarters are thrilled to see the enthusiastic response and participation. We’ll be even more thrilled if we can figure out how to collect the entry fees. Still working on that. Expect to see a personal mail in your mailbox early next week regarding a payment request to one of our designated collection agents.
At the halfway point of the first day, i.e., with eight games down, we have one lone leader. That would be Pad Rat, the only entry to have all correct picks so far. At this point it’s largely meaningless, because there are still many games yet to be played and certainly more upsets to come. But Pad Rat, enjoy your 15 minutes……uh, make that 130 minutes, of fame. Because that’s when the results for the next rounds for Day 1 will start rolling in.
So, the always reliable twelve over five has already occurred and shockingly only eight entries had the 12th seeded Richmond taking down 5th seeded Iowa. If you’re feeling a little down and out about picking Iowa to make a run or even get to the final game (seven of our entries did this), take heart. You are among 93 others whose bracket is similarly damaged. By the looks of things during the first half of the first day, plenty of upsets are yet to play out. And why not? With COVID resulting in sixth and seventh year seniors returning to play, there is experience like never before. Remember, until those deadly asterisks appear next to your entry, you’re never out of the competition!