Just for the fun of it.

[former1dog]

This should appeal to the Nostradamus in all of us. Sight unseen with the match ups, what is your prediction.

[UberZagFan]

I abstain from this poll until I see the bracket.

[former1dog]

I abstain from this poll until I see the bracket.

Party pooper.

[lothar98zag]

If one were to put up a poll after the bracket comes out I think the odds are that this poll will be at least as accurate as the new one & probably more accurate.

[sonuvazag]

If one were to put up a poll after the bracket comes out I think the odds are that this poll will be at least as accurate as the new one & probably more accurate.

Could you be more specific about your odds for better odds? I might want to wager. After failing miserably in picking brackets for years and watching my mom, who doesn't follow anyone but the Zags, beat me as often as not.... you might be overthinking... vote your conscience.

[lothar98zag]

Could you be more specific about your odds for better odds? I might want to wager. After failing miserably in picking brackets for years and watching my mom, who doesn't follow anyone but the Zags, beat me as often as not.... you might be overthinking... vote your conscience.

What I'm saying is that w/o seeing a bracket GU fans won't be overthinking things. Once a bracket comes out, GU fans will analyze the team's chances to the n-th degree. I think what people vote for in this poll will have a better chance of correctly predicting what GU does in the tourney.

This poll w/o bracket : GU poll w/ bracket :: random know nothing office pool winner : knowledgable hoops fan that always loses the office pool

[sonuvazag]

Hahaha. Im confused.

It may be wishful thinking, but I picked Final Four because I see in the future some story highlighting GU's near miss in 99 at becoming the first mid-major in a final four and how they have been temporarily overshadowed by G. Mason's mid-major effort last year... that's the story I see. Plus GU was once the little team that could who is now a full-fledged major program finding it's way back to its overacheiving roots in light of all obstacles this year that have tried to squash our hope.

All I can say is the media would love it!

My point is: I don't think seeing the matchups will help me predict the future... too many variables. No one else out there has a better story that a final four run for GU this year. Of that, I am sure.

I also picked the Colts at the beginning of the season... and I'm a Colts fan.

[soonerterp]

I'm going to take the same approach that I take with my Terps:

I'm not going to make any grand or even fun prognostications ... the team just needs to take it one game at a time and not try to look past any opponent. That way I don't build myself up for a huge letdown.

I learned that the hard way in 2003 and 2004. Fortunately I was only out the cost of a couple of sub sandwiches.

I will say this, though: Gonzaga is very dangerous.

[Bulldog]

I have always picked the Zag's to win it all

I don't bet real money, just want what I want when I want it every year.
Someday I hope to win.

[TuckC]

4 saying winning it all, if that's not homerism, I dunno what is! But some can dream. And there is nothing wrong with that.

[former1dog]

Bump so everyone gets to play.

[TexasZagFan]

Nostrodamous was one bad dude...

This should appeal to the Nostradamus in all of us. Sight unseen with the match ups, what is your prediction.

Quatrain 69:

Between the bushes of the lone Star
Arose the mediocre leader.
The head of a rotund woman in his lap,
a hideous witch by his side.

Oh yeah...I think we can agree it all depends on the matchups. I'm thinking Sweet 16, but nothing that happens will surprise me. Our guards can hold their own with anybody in the nation, but our free throw shooting (except Raivio) has rivaled Shaq's and Wilt's incompetence. We simply cannot give up the points at the line like we have over the past two weeks.

A case can be made for each and every scenario, whether it be one and done, or a trip to the Final Four.

[Rubbadub]

When i got on the thread I was looking forward to picking 'more cowbell'. It wasn't there though...what kind of poll is this?

[TuckC]

Quatrain 69:

Between the bushes of the lone Star
Arose the mediocre leader.
The head of a rotund woman in his lap,
a hideous witch by his side.

Oh yeah...I think we can agree it all depends on the matchups. I'm thinking Sweet 16, but nothing that happens will surprise me. Our guards can hold their own with anybody in the nation, but our free throw shooting (except Raivio) has rivaled Shaq's and Wilt's incompetence. We simply cannot give up the points at the line like we have over the past two weeks.

A case can be made for each and every scenario, whether it be one and done, or a trip to the Final Four.

You can not make a statement for a NCAA Final Four appearance no matter how "great" their guardplay is. Pargo's 5 sec. drive play will not work in the tourney; Kuso, Mallon, and Pendo getting in foul trouble will not help either. You can't win championships against teams like LSU, Ohio St., Florida, or NC, when their bigs slam and go past your bigs because of size and foul trouble, thanks to Josh.

[former1dog]

Sorry, Rub. If LotharZag would have started the poll, you might have gotten more cowbell as a choice.

I use my own material.