Comments on: Friday iChing: March Madness edition http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: adam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13128 adam Mon, 22 May 2006 16:41:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13128 There are some significant similarities between cricket and baseball, although to those of us from the British Empire, baseball is clearly more recognisable as rounders. There are some significant similarities between cricket and baseball, although to those of us from the British Empire, baseball is clearly more recognisable as rounders.

]]> By: adam2002 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13129 adam2002 Sun, 21 May 2006 20:43:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13129 For some reason, people think that baseball is same as cricket. But having a cricket background - I can tell you guys that is not true. Both of these games are totally different. Adam, <a href="http://www.newbalanceindy.com" rel="nofollow">New Balance</a> For some reason, people think that baseball is same as cricket. But having a cricket background – I can tell you guys that is not true. Both of these games are totally different.

Adam, New Balance

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13127 Sean Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:54:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13127 Yeah, that is scary. (For those of you non-clickers, Villanova guard Allan Ray got his eyeball poked right out.) Ray is supposed to be able to play by the next game, but it's got to be a little traumatic to go through something like that. Fortunately he seems to be okay. Yeah, that is scary. (For those of you non-clickers, Villanova guard Allan Ray got his eyeball poked right out.) Ray is supposed to be able to play by the next game, but it’s got to be a little traumatic to go through something like that. Fortunately he seems to be okay.

]]> By: Steinn Sigurdsson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13126 Steinn Sigurdsson Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:21:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13126 Well, <a HREF="http://www.slate.com/id/2137959/?nav=tap3" rel="nofollow">this kinda changes our perspective on it all...</A> Hm, I'm thinking Jingling Baby foreshadowed this, unless there's something more appropriate in some of the songs I really don't know... ;-) Well, this kinda changes our perspective on it all…

Hm, I’m thinking Jingling Baby foreshadowed this, unless there’s something more appropriate in some of the songs I really don’t know… ;-)

]]> By: Tom Renbarger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13120 Tom Renbarger Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:24:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13120 Boosterism almost impelled me to say that Michigan State is the finest 11-loss team in all the land, but I think the 'Cuse might have something to say about that, actually. Still, with Carolina and Tennessee being the only higher-seeded teams on their side of the DC bracket, the Spartans have as solid a chance to reach the regional finals as a 6-seed has any right to expect. If they can get past their first-round matchup, of course... Boosterism almost impelled me to say that Michigan State is the finest 11-loss team in all the land, but I think the ‘Cuse might have something to say about that, actually. Still, with Carolina and Tennessee being the only higher-seeded teams on their side of the DC bracket, the Spartans have as solid a chance to reach the regional finals as a 6-seed has any right to expect. If they can get past their first-round matchup, of course…

]]> By: Elliot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13125 Elliot Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:20:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13125 Big 10 highest conference RPI rating. Gotta like Duke though. Big 10 highest conference RPI rating. Gotta like Duke though.

]]> By: macho http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13124 macho Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:57:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13124 Xavier all the way. Xavier all the way.

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13123 Rob Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:48:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13123 Cool J in "The House" can only mean one thing. JJ Redick and Duke! Cool J in “The House” can only mean one thing. JJ Redick and Duke!

]]> By: spyder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13122 spyder Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:14:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13122 Light the cigar, but it will probably burn for an ACC team. I could see four of the Big East teams making it to the round of sixteen (esp if all 8 are distributed equally around the country), but after that, it will be UConn and maybe Nova to the 8. My own local Zags won't see 16, no matter how much the locals desperately want to see that happen. Light the cigar, but it will probably burn for an ACC team. I could see four of the Big East teams making it to the round of sixteen (esp if all 8 are distributed equally around the country), but after that, it will be UConn and maybe Nova to the 8. My own local Zags won’t see 16, no matter how much the locals desperately want to see that happen.

]]> By: Tom Renbarger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/comment-page-1/#comment-13121 Tom Renbarger Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:47:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/10/friday-iching/#comment-13121 Based on #7, I can see that you're particularly excited by 'Nova's chances this year, perhaps even past the point of rationality. :-) Based on #7, I can see that you’re particularly excited by ‘Nova’s chances this year, perhaps even past the point of rationality. :-)

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