The match-ups in round 1 of the Championship Bracket were much closer, but 32 have moved on including 13 of our 1 seeds (Bernard and HighHorse got bounced to join John Haddow in bracket purgatory). Also moving on are our two remaining underdogs: 9 seed vacougfan and the incredible 15 seed WDaddy. Here is how each of the match-ups in round 1 went down, depicted in famous movie quotes:
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SPIRIT BRACKET
- 1 Ashtrash 134 - 5 BellicoseButcher 115: Kramer: “Catfight?” Elaine: “Why do guys do this? What is so appealing to men about a catfight?” Jerry: “Because men think that if women are grabbing and clawing at each other there’s a chance they might somehow—kiss.” –Seinfeld
- 2 Cougazul 123 - 3 benny1982 115: "Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" –Truman, The Truman Show
- 1 foofcoug 184 - 4 cougarmanguy 67: “I’m your huckleberry…” –Doc Holliday, Tombstone
- 2 BE-WHY-YOU 107 - 6 BIG XII Coug 136: “It’s just a flesh wound.” –Black Knight, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- 1 Bernard 104 - 5 BGRTHNUMEGO 140: "And I-I said, I don't care if I lose, either. Because I told, I told Hambone that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting. I'm going to quit. And, and I told The Jeff too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels and they were married, but then they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler....And, oh, no, it's not okay because if they make me, if they, If I lose this contest then I'll, I'll have to, I'll set the CB on fire." –Milton, Office Space
- 2 chago04 160 - 3 BluePete 84: “I eat pieces of YEWT like you for breakfast!” –Shooter McGavin, Happy Gilmore
- 1 cougfanblue 124, OT18 - 13 Hambone 124, OT11: “Take Bubble Guinea Pig, cause I don’t want him anymore.” – Jimmy, Bubble Boy
- 2 BW84 101 - 6 BlueFrog140: “You can’t win a marathon without putting some Band-Aids on your nipples.” –David Harken, Horrible Bosses
TRADITION BRACKET
- 1 HighHorse 110 - 5 byutx 129: “There was Dallas, from Phoenix; Cleveland - he was from Detroit; and Tex... well, I don't remember where Tex come from.” –Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump
- 2 goose 154 - 3 Choke 87: “AHRGGGGGGG-ARGHHHH” –Jean-Claude Van Damme’s character when he gets sand in his eyes, Bloodsport
- 1 Mall Santa 155 - 4 mulletino 85: Boy: “If you really are Santa, you could do magic.” Bad Santa: “Wanna see some magic? OK, let's watch you disappear! *Shoves him away* –Bad Santa, Bad Santa
- 2 Epileptic Beagle 141 - 3 erkimust 102: “Well I'm gonna go then! And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you. I don't need anything. Except this.” *picks up an ashtray*--Navin R. Johnson, The Jerk
- 1 Indy Coug 128 - 13 Kama’aina 123: “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders—the most famous of which is, ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia’—but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!’ Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha…” [thunk] –Vizzini, The Princess Bride
- 2 Abe Froman 147 - 3 darkcoug 86: “I’ll be back.” –The Terminator, The Terminator
- 9 vacougfan 129 - 5 Heinz57 109: “That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Butch. They keep underestimating you.” –Butch, Pulp Fiction
- 2 flavordave 142 - 3 deliciousmocha 90: “Look at them beady, white devil eyes.” –Kirk Lazarus, Tropic Thunder
HONOR BRACKET
- 1 MantiCoug 188 - 4 UneducatedFan 50: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist.” –Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects
- 7 LaserCoug 112 - 6 srey 123: “I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.” –Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
- 1 riboflavin 187 - 5 snowbird 53: “Hey guys. Oh, Big Gulps, huh? Alright.” –Lloyd Christmas, Dumb and Dumber
- 10 MormonDevin 116, OT10 - 3 Malathion 116, OT19: “Du Jour means seat belts. Du Jour means crash positions!” –Les, Josie and the Pussycats
- 1 nashty 151 - 4 Thunder Buddy 90: “Gee, I’m real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky.” –Layne Myer, Better Off Dead
- 2 RyneK 119 - 3 JayOwen 104: "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." –Terry, On the Waterfront
- 1 oxcoug 123 - 5 russkiejedi 111: “I don’t know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal.” –Ron Burgandy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
- 2 kimchicoug 157 - 3 KingDave 76: “Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?” –Mr. Blonde, Reservoir Dogs
NoDUI'S BRACKET
- 1 Shimmy 140 - 13 gwalker 94: “You see, I’m not ‘like a boss,’ I am the boss.” –Don Carleone, The Godfather
- 15 WDaddy 116 - 11 CSoul 113: “Do you believe in miracles? YES!” –Al Michaels, Miracle
- 1 TNT 162 - 4 YardTime 80: “Some men just want to watch the world burn.” –Joker, The Dark Knight
- 2 scall 115, OT10 - 3 slim 115, OT20: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.” –President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- 1 Superkid 144 - 5 Supercoug 85: “I got a tiny head?” –Tommy, Tommy Boy
- 2 SuperTank 99 - 3 PharmCoug 129: “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” – Morpheus, The Matrix
- 1 thaws 156 - 5 supertux 79: “We’re on a mission from God.” –Elwood, The Blues Brothers
- 2 Sid Vicious 68 - 3 Ragnar Danneskjold 158: “Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.” –Conan, Conan the Barbarian