With it being tourney and bracket time again nationally (if you follow basketball at HS or college level). Since other folks like to do silly brackets (super models, Hollywood celebreties, favorite players, etc), I figure I'd do a "silly" bracket for US highways as well.
So if anyone is interested, I'll string out this thread using the poll options to decide which US route warrents being "the best" of the bunch.
One note, those bracket headings with two route numbers are "play-in" games, just like in the NCAA version.
WEST EAST
1) US 101 US 1 (1
16) US 491/US 412 US 211 (16
8) US 191 US 22 (8
9) US 395 US 13 (9
4) US 2 US 60 (4
13) US 160 US 201 (13
5) US 12 US 19 (5
12) US 550 US 44/US 3 (12
6) US 62 US 15 (6
11) US 16 US 202 (11
3) US 95 US 20 (3
14) US 730 US 113 (14
7) US 83 US 9 (7
10) US 24 US 7 (10
2) US 50 US 40 (2
15) US 181 US 222 (15
MIDWEST SOUTH
1) US 30 US 90 (1
16) US 400/US 425 US 192 (16
8) US 322 US 52 (8
9) US 422 US 29 (9
4) US 71 US 11 (4
13) US 35 US 78/US 74 (13
5) US 45 US 23 (5
12) US 10 US 49 (12
6) US 27 US 82 (6
11) US 68 US 69 (11
3) US 6 US 31 (3
14) US 151 US 171 (14
7) US 36 US 21 (7
10) US 42 US 421 (10
2) US 41 US 61 (2
15) US 8 US 371 (15
What's the rationale for which routes get selected for this bracket? US 181 is there, but no US 81, tons of 3 digit routes, but some fairly major 2 digits (US 70, US 77) are missing...
I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:
23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. :bigass:
So are we supposed to pick each "game?"
Well, I think US 13 is rated low at a 9 seed. Sure, it's not as long as some of the rest, but it has the CBBT.
US 1 just failed a roid test, so now what
The transporter of US 1's sample stored it in his basement for too long so the results got thrown out.
I don't see how you can do it but good luck
AASTO reports that both US 1 and Braun were outed by Interstate 41
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 04, 2012, 09:13:48 PM
What's the rationale for which routes get selected for this bracket? US 181 is there, but no US 81, tons of 3 digit routes, but some fairly major 2 digits (US 70, US 77) are missing...
US 81 had a poor SOS and no quality wins. US 77 had to win its conference, but got upset by US 151. US 70 is going to the NIT.
Oh I recognize this format....i have done it every year since 2002 for anime....how it goes is you match each US Route with the corresponding NCAA team...so when the NCAA team wins, the US Route 'Wins' and moves on...
US 301 was ineligible because of a recruiting violation...it gave VA 2 a Porsche in exchange for using its route from Richmond to Bowling Green.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 04, 2012, 09:33:00 PM
I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:
23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. :bigass:
You forgot 52 :hugeass:
Will be interesting to see if any schools end up with a seed that corresponds to a highway near that school. For example, Notre Dame being a #3 seed in the East would correspond to US 20 or a #3 seed in the South would correspond to US 31. Notre Dame being a #3 seed is very unlikely, so maybe somebody can come up with an example that has a greater probability.
Quote from: Takumi on March 04, 2012, 11:15:29 PM
The transporter of US 1's sample stored it in his basement for too long so the results got thrown out.
The same thing happened to U.S. 113 awhile ago, but the results were still upheld and it was assessed a 20-mile truncation. . .
Quote from: NE2 on March 05, 2012, 11:19:54 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on March 04, 2012, 09:33:00 PM
I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:
23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. :bigass:
You forgot 52 :hugeass:
52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 05, 2012, 02:28:47 PM
52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.
It officially enters Kentucky, maintained by West Virginia.
Quote from: NE2 on March 05, 2012, 05:16:00 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on March 05, 2012, 02:28:47 PM
52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.
It officially enters Kentucky, maintained by West Virginia.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.68562,-82.293327&spn=0.008575,0.016844&t=m&z=16 Looks pretty clear-cut to me.
Oh it definitely enters Kentucky, but not officially.
http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf (http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf)
My play-in route picks: 3, 412, 74, 400
Faulty planning on my part. :banghead: I thought I could poll each game (essentially which road do you "like" more for each game) in one thread (even I wouldn't want 67 different polls threads on the board).
I'm open to any suggestions as to how to play out "this tourney" within one thread. :hmmm:
we arm wrestle for world supremacy
Quote from: hbelkins on March 05, 2012, 09:26:19 PM
Oh it definitely enters Kentucky, but not officially.
http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf (http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf)
It officially enters Kentucky, just isn't maintained by KYTC. Just like any other road not maintained by KYTC but within the state.
US 550 received upwards of a million dollars.
US 1 gets to wear the red jerseys.
US 491 is under investigation for using a false identity and birth date.
Update: US 491's official statement says that it changed its name for safety reasons; under its old name, its signs were often stolen and after its parent died in '85 it was increasingly shunned.
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on March 05, 2012, 09:44:51 PM
Faulty planning on my part. :banghead: I thought I could poll each game (essentially which road do you "like" more for each game) in one thread (even I wouldn't want 67 different polls threads on the board).
I'm open to any suggestions as to how to play out "this tourney" within one thread. :hmmm:
I'm open to not trying :P
Quote from: Steve on March 06, 2012, 05:55:07 PM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on March 05, 2012, 09:44:51 PM
Faulty planning on my part. :banghead: I thought I could poll each game (essentially which road do you "like" more for each game) in one thread (even I wouldn't want 67 different polls threads on the board).
I'm open to any suggestions as to how to play out "this tourney" within one thread. :hmmm:
I'm open to not trying :P
Thanks for being uncooperative then.
Quote from: cabiness42 on March 05, 2012, 12:35:10 PM
Will be interesting to see if any schools end up with a seed that corresponds to a highway near that school. For example, Notre Dame being a #3 seed in the East would correspond to US 20 or a #3 seed in the South would correspond to US 31. Notre Dame being a #3 seed is very unlikely, so maybe somebody can come up with an example that has a greater probability.
If Ohio State makes #2 in the East, that's US-40 on this bracket
Quote from: cabiness42 on March 05, 2012, 12:35:10 PM
Will be interesting to see if any schools end up with a seed that corresponds to a highway near that school. For example, Notre Dame being a #3 seed in the East would correspond to US 20 or a #3 seed in the South would correspond to US 31. Notre Dame being a #3 seed is very unlikely, so maybe somebody can come up with an example that has a greater probability.
One year in my anime tourney, the series 'Seven of Seven" (Shinichin no Nana) received a #7 seed....described as the 'most fitting seed ever'....
us 41 is#1!
what
Well, US 10 and US 45 play each other every season, but US 10 wins out.
Also, even though they have yet to meet, US 41 easily over US 8.
Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on May 07, 2012, 10:34:28 PM
Well, US 10 and US 45 play each other every season, but US 10 wins out.
Also, even though they have yet to meet, US 41 easily over US 8.
Mike
It was awhile before the current format, back when only the top 16 made it, but US 8 did win in 1936 over US 94. So... sorta.
US 1 won 10 straight titles until 1993, when it stopped wearing the red uniform.
I have no idea what the fuck is going on in this thread.
Quote from: Takumi on May 07, 2012, 11:41:39 PM
US 1 won 10 straight titles until 1993, when it stopped wearing the red uniform.
I thought the NHAA was investigating them for doping...
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 07, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
I have no idea what the fuck is going on in this thread.
Well thanks to sr641 neither do the rest of us but it's gained more steam than any point before.
Quote from: Steve on May 08, 2012, 12:10:37 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 07, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
I have no idea what the fuck is going on in this thread.
Well thanks to sr641 neither do the rest of us but it's gained more steam than any point before.
Well, in that case, AR 43 to defeat OK 20 on a technicality; the latter's Fritzler Gambit was no good.
K-10 got the jump shot on MO 13, natch, but the yellow flag was waved, meaning the full court press was made into a two-point conversion trifecta. The field goal, however, was cancelled by a penalty shot in the Electoral College. MO 13 got the red card for excessive sticking, and it was all but over by that point. K-10's last-minute royal flush, though impressive, only served as the final nail in the coffin.
Quote from: Steve on May 08, 2012, 12:09:55 AM
Quote from: Takumi on May 07, 2012, 11:41:39 PM
US 1 won 10 straight titles until 1993, when it stopped wearing the red uniform.
I thought the NHAA was investigating them for doping...
That's right. It had to vacate the '93 title but the evidence for prior years was inconclusive.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 08, 2012, 12:15:10 AM
Well, in that case, AR 43 to defeat OK 20 on a technicality; the latter's Fritzler Gambit was no good.
K-10 got the jump shot on MO 13, natch, but the yellow flag was waved, meaning the full court press was made into a two-point conversion trifecta. The field goal, however, was cancelled by a penalty shot in the Electoral College. MO 13 got the red card for excessive sticking, and it was all but over by that point. K-10's last-minute royal flush, though impressive, only served as the final nail in the coffin.
MO 13 also struck out with 12 men on the field.
Quote from: Takumi on May 08, 2012, 12:21:30 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 08, 2012, 12:15:10 AM
Well, in that case, AR 43 to defeat OK 20 on a technicality; the latter's Fritzler Gambit was no good.
K-10 got the jump shot on MO 13, natch, but the yellow flag was waved, meaning the full court press was made into a two-point conversion trifecta. The field goal, however, was cancelled by a penalty shot in the Electoral College. MO 13 got the red card for excessive sticking, and it was all but over by that point. K-10's last-minute royal flush, though impressive, only served as the final nail in the coffin.
MO 13 also struck out with 12 men on the field.
But was there a sticky wicket??
K-10 also served up 9 straight ghost points, which effectively defended MO 13 in the the paint, by virtue of a planted median to force out the inside presence.
In the southeastern bracket, Alternate 27 showed up in their green jerseys, but was beaten squarely by US 70; tough news for them, which halts their comeback bid, as they were under investigation for a lack of defined terminii.
Everyone's talking about the little US 31EX, with their Cinderella-story, previously unheard-of can-do especially-suffixed spirit.
Quote from: formulanone on May 08, 2012, 05:59:57 AM
Everyone's talking about the little US 31EX, with their Cinderella-story, previously unheard-of can-do especially-suffixed spirit.
Historians say that US31EX reminds them of two early champions, US 17-1 and US 29A-1.
When US 150 faced off against US 41 it lost big time in Terre Haute.
US 60 and US 50 are ending a years-old rivalry over a dispute on where the annual game should be played. Both routes are at fault but since US 60 won the 2012 national championship, it has a lot more leverage in the discussion.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 08, 2012, 12:22:36 AM
Quote from: Takumi on May 08, 2012, 12:21:30 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 08, 2012, 12:15:10 AM
Well, in that case, AR 43 to defeat OK 20 on a technicality; the latter's Fritzler Gambit was no good.
K-10 got the jump shot on MO 13, natch, but the yellow flag was waved, meaning the full court press was made into a two-point conversion trifecta. The field goal, however, was cancelled by a penalty shot in the Electoral College. MO 13 got the red card for excessive sticking, and it was all but over by that point. K-10's last-minute royal flush, though impressive, only served as the final nail in the coffin.
MO 13 also struck out with 12 men on the field.
But was there a sticky wicket??
No, but the pitch was measured in yards rather than the required meters, and was thus about 9% too short.
Mike
Quote from: hbelkins on May 08, 2012, 09:18:40 AM
US 60 and US 50 are ending a years-old rivalry over a dispute on where the annual game should be played. Both routes are at fault but since US 60 won the 2012 national championship, it has a lot more leverage in the discussion.
I thought US 27 won the 2012 championship.
US 27 goes through both states involved. Plus, US 60 has more frontage on the championship team's arena than does US 27. Therefore it was US 60 that won.