Day 6 Recap

Cinderella is dead. Chalk wins yet again as every higher seed advances to the Elite Eight.

The Ole Miss Rebels start of strong but Sparty fights back in the 2nd Half to erase a double digit deficit to advance to the Elite Eight. Tennessee makes quick work Kentucky getting revenge for both regular season defeats.

Auburn also comes back against Michigan after a high octane shooting second half where Houston’s Milos Uzan hits a brilliant lay-in to break the hearts of Boilermakers

Incredibly, everybody makes it through the Sweet Sixteen unscathed. 3 people predict a perfect Elite Eight (the first time since 2013) Otto Mitchell and Sam Wynne shoot up the standings, while former BCV star Ryan Nieman joins Jake Wilson at the top of the Leaderboard

This tournament has been unfathomable. An eye-watering 48 people still have an intact Final Four. But fear not, we are guaranteed to have brackets bust in every remaining game.

Buckle your seatbelts, games are now worth 8 points this weekend. It’s going to be an absolute space race to the finish line.

Maybe the lack of madness was the real madness all along?

FADERS THOUGHTS

• I am quite stunned of how this tournament has turned out. Many will be quick to blame NIL and the transfer portal, but just like 2023 which saw much chaos this year could just be a outlier.

  
  

• I am chomping at the bit to bust some brackets, the fact that everybody survived the Sweet 16 is something we will almost certainly never see again at the FBC.

  
  

• 48 People have intact Final Fours. If you are one of them you are very much alive, but here on out you'll have to be perfect on almost if not every game to have a chance

  
  

• Congratulations to Niems, Otto and Sam on predicting perfect Elite Eights. 1v2, 1v2, 1v2 and 1v3 isn't exactly bold but an incredible achievement nonetheless which hasn't been done since Saeed in 2013. However disaster stuck as he lost every single Eilte Eight game. Will the fate of our elite three be differenent?

  
  

• I have really been getting into darts. Ever since shooting them for 6 hours at a bar in Nynashamn, Sweden I have been hooked. Shooting the shit with your friends, drinking a pint and slinging at the board. What could be better? My YouTube algorithm is all darts and I can't wait to buy a board once I have space. Also might hop across the pond for my 30th birthday to watch the World Championships. If you are reading this and interested, text me.