A few last second victories and two more 2 seeds fall. Mostly, however, the Honor Bracket is business as usual with the highest remaining seed being MormonDevil's 10. The NoDUI's Bracket, on the otherhand, is crammed with cinderellas.
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Here's today's round-up brought to you by our infamous ghost writer:
- 1 MantiCoug vs. 9 Bronco4Prez: Another round of polygamy jokes here would just be lazy. And if there's one thing sister wives AREN'T, it's lazy, right Manti? Whether they're stitching a patch onto their jean jumpers, mixing a fresh vat of homemade AquaNet, or homeschooling little Jedeliza, Jerediah, Jehosarath, Jenesaisquoi, or Bob, those women know how to get things done. MantiCoug got it done in similarly impressive fashion, taking out everyone's favorite Loyal Cougar by a count of 115-55.
- 4 UneducatedFan vs. 12 StantonMac: Did you ever notice that the username "StantonMac" can be rearranged to spell "Conman Tats"? Or "Scan Tan Tom"? Or "Cat Man Snot"? Meanwhile, "UneducatedFan" can be rearranged to "Face Undaunted." That's deep, man. You planned that, didn't you? The Undaunted knocks out the Conman 102-64.
- 2 SausageKing vs. 7 LaserCoug: Andouille. Bangers. Bologna. Bratwurst. Braunschweiger. Chorizo. Frankfurters. Frizzes. Goetta. Kielbasa. Linguica. Mortadella. Pepperoni. Salami. And finally - Wieners. LaserCoug is the wiener of this one by no more than a Vienna sausage-sized link as SausageKing just didn’t see a point in continuing if he wouldn’t be able to face off against JimmyDean in the next round for the only matchup that matters to him. Final score is SausageKing, 82, LaserCoug, 86.
- 3 JamesDean vs. 6 srey: Actual James Dean quote: "Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you'll die today." Actual JamesDean quote: "Chickens don't have nuggets." Hmm. We're gonna spend some time pondering these thoughts while munching on some Kirkland Signature trail mix, but in the meantime, srey drives off with the win to the tune of 111-59.
- 1 riboflavin vs. 8 Texas Hammer: A riboflavin deficiency (also called ariboflavinosis, which would make a great board name) can result in stomatitis, cheilosis, and oily, scaly skin rashes on the nasolabial folds. Thankfully, good sources of vitamin B2 include milk, cheese, yeast extract, leaf vegetables, liver, twitter, CB, and FO. Texas Hammer had all the riboflavin he could handle this round as CB's favorite vitamin moves on to the next round with a score of 131-39.
- 4 SoCalCoug vs. 5 snowbird: Plenty of underdogs coming out ahead in this round as 5th seeded snowbird takes out 4th seeded SoCalCoug. Turns out maybe Techno Viking dances to the music after all - we'll count this one as his swan song as one of CB's most outspoken left leaners gets left behind. Snowbird is king of this mountain and wins 100-70.
- 2 kccougar vs. 10 MormonDevil: Another top seed falls! MormonDevil gets CB's stamp of approval and takes down kccougar in a contest that wasn't close. We hope these gentlemen can get together for a meal the next time kc is near ASU campus - we're sure he knows of a suitable restaurant in the area. MormonDevil wins this one 99-73.
- 3 Malathion vs. 6 Mantis Mutu: Did you know? According to the fount of all internet knowledge (nope, not CB - wikipedia), malathion is an organophosphate parasympathomimetic which binds irreversibly to cholinesterase. Unintended plot twist, folks: Mantis was taken down by an insecticide. I think we all know how Mantis intends to sign off on this one: "mutu." Malathion takes this one home 109-57.
- 1 nashty vs. 9 gurt: Some people call him the space cowboy. Yeah. Some call him the gangsta of love. Some people call him Maurice. Cause he speaks of the pompatous of love. Gurt got so distracted by looking up the meaning of "pompatous" that he didn't notice top seeded nashty shaking his tree. Nashty's a picker, a grinner, a lover, and a winner with 131 votes to gurt's 41.
- 4 Thunder Buddy vs. 12 Mister P: Strangely enough, the curse of the recent name change didn't seem to affect Thunder Buddy. Maybe that's because if more CBers remembered that he's formerly known as 2rueblue - the same 2rueblue who encouraged Cougar fans to become Husky fans - Mister P would have looked more appealing? We know you were just joking, Thunder Buddy. Right? RIGHT?? Mister P packs his bags, mutters "Seahawks suck" under his breath, and exits the building as Thunder Buddy receives 110 votes to Mister P's 55.
- 2 RyneK vs. 7 jdub: You'd think that eventually, if it comprises 90% of what one CBer posts, terrible taxidermy would cease to be hilarious. You'd be wrong. As long as it has creepy eyes, a nasty smile, matted fur, a top hat, glass slippers, and is playing a trombone, you keep beating that dead horse as long as you want, RyneK. With 105 votes to jdub's 59, RyneK's not dead yet.
- 3 JayOwen vs. 6 RSLCoug: JayOwen grew a manly beard in honor of yesterday's contest in an attempt to out-testosterone his competition. By this morning, his beard had grown to...approximately one day's worth of stubble. That's majestic, JayOwen. Seriously. We're impressed. RSL did his best but fell just a few hairs short as JayOwen wins 83 to 80.
- 1 oxcoug vs. 9 YSMACK: In this one, the gentlemen decided to settle things with a battle of wits. The opening salvo was fired: "If I have 5 apples and a skateboard and am traveling toward you at a speed of 23 mph, how many games will BYU win next season?" oxcoug's reply: "Applesauce." YSMACK's reply: "Ipod." The Apple fanboys tried to help YSMACK out, but ultimately, CB loves its creamy, pureed apples and oxcoug wins the round 111 to YSMACK's 56.
- 4 The Dude Abides vs. 5 russkiejedi: russkie's victory speech: "During this fight, I've seen a lot of changing, in the way you feel about me, and in the way I feel about you. In here, there were two guys killing each other, but I guess that's better than twenty million. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!" The Dude Abides' response: "Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man." Russkie does Mother Russia proud with 82 votes to Dude's 81.
- 2 kimchicoug vs. 10 Pete: At first it looked like things in this contest would at least remain civil, but when someone suggested that vaccines might do more harm than good and then recommended lavender and peppermint oils for a sore leg, Angry Kimchi came out to play and this one was over. In one of the widest vote differentials this round, kimchicoug gets the rast raff and Pete's goose is cooked (and his cat. and his dog. and - is that a turtle?). Final score of 129-40.
- 3 KingDave vs. 6 JamesWestfall: Despite his strong showing in the last round, it took a while for KingDave to lock this away, or "sill the dill." Don't count him out early in next week's action - like the energizer bunny, he plans to keep this going, and going, and going. Unfortunately James, looks like you'll be taking your ball and going home after this one as KingDave comes out on top, 86-81.