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Member Mayhem Championship Results

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:18:04 EDT

In a battle that was fittingly close, TeddyD defeats Sfrye4585 to become the 2009 Member Mayhem winner! Congratulations Teddy! The prize will be on its way shortly.

Both competitors put together solid entries. Sfrye loaded up on stats, and broke down the best games from the 2009 NCAA Tournament, scoring a perfect 25 points on the knowledge portion. Teddy, meanwhile, was awarded the maximum for the passion he envoked with his portrait of Detroit, and the impact the Final Four and Michigan State team have had on it's struggling citizens. In the end, Teddy's essay was good enough to earn him a 87-85 victory.

I just want to send one final message to everyone involved... Thanks to all of you who competed in this year's contest. It was a lot of fun, as usual, and it was great to see all the different thoughts and opinions. If you're reading this after the fact, take a look back at some of the great submissions your fellow Community members have put forth in the last few weeks. If you're a college basketball fan, I guarantee it will be worth your while.

Final Four Essays and Grades!

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:35:47 EDT

That's right, we're finally down to our final two competitors. Regretfully, that means we have to eliminate two of my favorite writers, kmvenne, and ArkIrish. Both players did an outstanding job, and left me with very tough grading decisions. In the end, though, I had to award one-point decisions to TeddyD and Sfrye.

Gentleman, you've been great competitors and sportsmen. Thank you so much for taking part in the Contest.

As for our winners... Congratulations! You've made it to the championship round. This time around, you'll have 1000 words for your essay. Your writing will be due by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, April 6.

Member Mayhem Homepage

Elite 8 Essays and Grades!

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:01:11 EDT

I have no idea where this graphic came from. It came out kind of... interesting.

Anyway... Very nice job with the Elite 8 essays. There are now only four of you left in pursuit of Member Mayhem glory and one pretty cool piece of autographed memorabilia. Good Luck!

Your next essay will be due by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, April 3. You will have a 750-word limit.

Full Essays and Grades Below

Member Mayhem: Sweet 16 Essays and Grades!

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:48:42 EDT

Whew... looks like this graphic came out much more manly than the last one.

In any case, the grading for the Sweet 16 in complete, and the field is set for the Elite 8. Surprisingly, a few players decided to bow out without an essay, making it that much easier for eight of you to chase down the prize.

This week, for the first time, I was unable to give anyone a score lower than an 80, which should prove that the talent level is increasing. Meanwhile, we also had our first player crack the 90-point plateau. Congratulations to kmvenne, this week's high-scorer!

The next round of essays will be due by 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 31. Essays cannot exceed 500 words. Good luck in the next round!

Round 2 Essays and Grades!

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:19:12 EDT

Well... that graphic came out kinda girlie? Good thing I added the little basketballs down at the bottom.

In any case, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post the results. I had to read most of the essays at least twice to insure that I was giving everyone the correct grading. With all the great essays and close matches, one point can make all the difference! (Special condolences to mrgocubs, who posted a score of 88, but lost by one point, in a tiebreaker, to the week's high-scorer, D2Moo.

*Also, I had to make another small tweak to the schedule, to space out the remaining rounds as evenly as I can. Your Sweet 16 essays will now be due on Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m. ET. The maximum allowed length is 400 words.

As always, best of luck!

2009 Member Mayhem: Round 1 Results!

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:44:13 EDT

Well, usually, I would create some kind of "awesome" graphic to go with this post, but I decided I might try to escape and go watch tonight's Wake Forest vs. Cleveland State game in person. (What can I say, reading all those great essays got me in the mood!)

On that note... I was absolutely impressed with the quality of the essays. Except for the "clarity" portion, I was almost unable to give out anything below a 20. I can tell already that this year's field is stronger, as a whole, than the crew we had for 2008. (But watch those word-counts!)

Because of that, we had a ton of close matchups in the first round, and I can only assume that there are a lot more to follow. There were even a few unexpected upsets that I'm sure most Community regulars will recognize.

Member Mayhem: Championship Results

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 4:05:51 EDT

Congratulations to the 2008 Member Mayhem winner: Badgerdiver, the representative for Wisconsin. We would also like to thank all the users, including our runner-up, DaPillCaper, who participated in the tournament. There were many, many great writers, and the amount of interest in this event insures that we will have similar competitions in the future.

Finally, thanks to everyone who voted, or was actively involved in the essay debates!

Check out the final Bracket.

Grading for the finals is below.

Member Mayhem: Final Four Results

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:39:58 EDT

The field is finally set for the Member Mayhem championship match. The Final Four featured two tight matches, as Badgerdiver edged HogsRoll07, 70-69, and DaPillCaper slipped past Zacky103210, 69-68.

Championship essays will be due by 4 p.m. ET on Monday, April 7. We will once again discard the voting to avoid controversy, but the thread will contain a poll so that other members can participate in some way.

Check out the updated bracket for a tournament overview, and see the final essay question on the Member Mayhem Message Board. Complete Final Four grading is below.

Final Four Grading

Member Mayhem: Elite Eight Results

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:19:01 EDT

Grading is complete for Member Mayhem’s Elite Eight. All the competitors did a great job with, what I’m sure was a pretty tough topic. Zacky103210 had the high score for this round, racking up 85 points.

I’ve decided to make a change to the original schedule. Final Four essays will now be due at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, April 4. By cutting this period a little short, championship competitors will have an extra day for their final essay. Get your submissions in soon, and check out the updated Bracket and Message Board for match-ups.

Full grading for the Elite Eight is below.

Elite Eight Grading EAST

Member Mayhem: Sweet 16 Results

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:48 EDT

Grading is complete for Member Mayhem’s round of 16. As expected, the essays have gotten better, and the grading process has grown increasingly difficult. Miamigregory had the high score for this round, racking up a very solid 85 points.

The next round of essays are due at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 30. That’s only 48 hours away...so get your submissions in soon! Check out the updated Bracket and Message Board for match-ups.

Full grading for the Sweet 16 is below.

Sweet 16 Grading

Member Mayhem: Round Two Results

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:05:57 EDT

Grading is complete for round two of Member Mayhem. The stage is now set for the Sweet 16, where essay length will increase to 250 words, and the competition is sure to heat up!

The next round of essays are due at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Check out the updated Bracket and Message Board for match-ups.

Full grading for the second round is below.

EAST

First Round Results!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:35:25 EDT

The field has been cut to 32 members! The few who did not show up for the first round have been punished (check out their avatars). These users took up valuable space in the tournament, and I think we should ostracize and ridicule them until we get an apology.

Round two starts now, so check out the updated Bracket and Message Board! Grading for round one is below.

First Round Grading

East Region

Play-in game decided!

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 9:41:44 EDT

In the 2008 Member Mayhem play-in game, FutureNole10 defeated THE MAN by a slim 73-70 margin. FutureNole now takes Coppin State in to a first-round battle with UNC representative dookisevil. Check out the updated Bracket and Member Mayhem Message Board.

FutureNole10 (Choppin State)

Why is the eagle the better mascot. The better question is why are the Mountaineers a worse mascot. What exactly is a mountaineer anyways. The eagle is one of the most fierce and beautiful birds on earth. It's so cool, it even represents the U.S.A. Last time i checked, we as a nation arent represented by the bald mountaineer. Coppin State is a 20 loss team that had the heart of an eagle, and fought through their conference tournament to get a shot of post season play. Go EAGLES!

The 2008 March Mayhem Field!!!

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:31:49 EDT

*Note: Schools that received no nominations were replaced by nominations for teams that did not make the tournament.

Those schools are:

Florida State (For Cal State-Fullerton)

Syracuse (For American)

Member Mayhem links and such

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:39 EDT

Once the compeitition is under way:

- Make sure you know the Rules

- We'll be posting the winning entries for each round on the Member Mayhem Blog.

- We'll be keeping tally of who moves their teams forward on the Member Mayhem Brackets.