In the only bracket with any real underdog stories still thriving, the NoDUI's Bracket continued to be interesting with three close calls and the Cinderalla story of the year. The only thing more intriguing than waiting for the next 1 seed to fall is waiting to see which "super-" will fall. All four move on to the next round, as do all the 1 seeds. A weekend summary will be posted shortly, but for now, here are your results. This time we had a triple team covering the writing duties:
- 1 Shimmy vs. 9 Zach Morris: Zach showed up with his game face on, performing a pretty convincing Lebron James pageant of clapping chalk into the air. By the end however, Shimmy was forcing Zach to make him a sandwich. You can’t beat Shimmy, guys. He wins easily, 104-57.
- 13 gwalker vs. 5 spugeddy24: A living compilation of every “Haters gonna hate” meme, gwalker strolls on to the next round with another sweet victory, 85-74. Up next, Shimmy, who is already polishing his pinky ring. (I’m trying to convey that Shimmy is a pimp. Like a real pimp that will hit you and take your money. That’s the joke here. Not funny, I know, but I’m sticking to it.)
- 15 WDaddy vs. 10 Bronoc: The top of this bracket is blown up. Chockfull of upsets, WDaddy makes history to be the first 15 seed to advance past the second round, taking down Bronoc 95-62. How far can this guy go?
- 14 Napoli vs. 11 CSoul: With about as much authentic soul as Kip from Napolean Dynamite, CSoul still manages to thwart the harmless Napoli who really had no business making it to the second round, or really even being in the tournament at all. This was the biggest blowout of the second round, finishing 121-33 in favor of CougarBoard’s only OG.
- 1 TNT vs. 9 quikandskinny: Is he the CougarBoarder everyone loves to hate or the imp everyone hates to love? TNT's grass roots campaign continues as the homeless and destitute rally to take out the unsuspecting quicknskinny-- who is just left wondering "what's that smell" as TNT is running up wind ahead of him. TNT finishes in first with a final score of 104-62.
- 4 YardTime vs. 5 Tim: Tim's exit from the board for a time may have hurt him as one of the longest members of the board gets outpaced by a mod. As a former mod, Tim is confused why one of his own kind pulled out all the stops to shut him down. This is the round where [X] did not mark the spot. Tim loses 124-39.
- 2 scall vs. 10 slowhiteguy: With a valiant showing, slowhiteguy bows out to the applause of pundits and fans alike. scall was just too weathered and poised. He takes this round 80-75.
- 3 Slim vs. 6 LiveCoug: Is LiveCoug a mod? I can’t remember, but if he is, just insert a nice little mod joke here. I’m so tired of these stupid write-ups. Slim wins easily 92-67.
- 1 Superkid vs. 9 TonyStark: Superkid was able to outpace the spunky TonyStark easily, preserving a solid 109-53 win. Asked about his secret to success, he explained that his personal trainer had him focus exclusively on his glutes all week. I have no idea how this helped him earn votes in a lame Internet popularity contest, but there it is.
- 4 Mayor of Cougartown vs. 5 Supercoug: Always a prankster, Supercoug started this match by yanking off his opponent’s tear-away gym pants when the Mayor wasn’t looking. This disoriented the venerable Mayor, who started demanding that his pants be returned immediately (he speaks in a pretty thick, Quimby-esque Boston accent). By the time MOC got his pants back, Supercoug already had an insurmountable lead and takes this with a final score of 96-65.
- 2 SuperTank vs. 10 Y'zFan: Y’z didn’t ask for the laughing gas, but SuperTank gave it to him. That wasn’t the only thing he gave to him, he also doled out a 108-51 ousting from the tournament. Better keep your wits next time, Y’z.
- 3 PharmCoug vs. 11 OldCosmo: PharmCoug continues to sedate the competition and bribe the field with promises of little blue pills for Mall Santa and picker uppers for 203. Even with his “old man strength,” Old Cosmo is just too old to compete with the likes of a druggist with a quick wit and an intimidating icon. The final score here is a narrow 86-80 win for CougarBoard’s real life Heisenberg. SAY MY NAME!
- 1 thaws vs. 8 TN_Coug: I mean, we're not saying he IS T. Haws of BYU basketball fame. How crazy would it be for him to be posting on CougarBoard? Totally unlikely, right? But we're also not saying he's NOT T. Haws. Because sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Top of the leaderboard with votes? Thaws isn't a stranger to getting lots of points. :wink: TN_Coug put up a good fight, but thaws buried the two handed dunk on this one, 109-54.
- 4 Cosmo Kramer vs. 5 supertux: The 5-4 upset has been a recurring theme in this week's round of voting and supertux continues the trend by overtaking Cosmo Kramer. How did he get it done? Let's just say his definition of a "tux" involves jean shorts, black socks, and slide on sandals. To make it "super" he adds a Justin Bieber t-shirt. How could CB resist voting for a guy who so clearly looks homeless? supertux wins this one 97-66.
- 2 Sid Vicious vs. 7 Smoke Monster: When Sid was choosing a CB moniker, he knew how tough the mean streets of CB could be. So he went with a tough guy name. Truth is, when you get to know him...well, he's much closer to Sid the Science Kid than Sid Vicious. Punk rock band? Lulz, no. Telling jokes to a group of stuffed animals using a play microphone? Hey, we're not casting aspersions on his FO, but...yes. Either way, Sid beat up on Smoke Monster like he was an overstuffed pillow and lives to see another round. Sid93, Smoke Monster 61.
- 3 Ragnar Danneskjold vs. 6 messi: Regular stuf Oreos. Non select-a-size paper towels. Single ply toilet paper. Pop-tarts without frosting. V egetarian Hot Pockets. Plain Cheerios. Some things defy all explanation and frankly, don't make any sense. Men like Ragnar Danneskjold provide order in a senseless world. They bring light to the darkness. They ride around on a flying wolf during prayers to make sure everyone's eyes are shut. Okay, that last part might have been made up. Okay, this whole thing was made up. The important thing is, Ragnar won, 111-51. And regular stuf Oreos suck.