IntheVicinity: Poor Showing Edition

Scrape together you're 7 closest friends before gametime, folks, it's IntheVicinity!

So Round 1 is over...let it go, it's a ghost -- a hollow, flickering spectre burnt inside your dreams. There's nothing you can do to change the past, so let's move on to the future...

BUT, let's take just a moment to reflect on my 14-for-16 prediction record, and the fact that the two that I missed, were my two if-iest selections, admittedly. I'm kinda disappointed that Gang Green couldn't come out on top, but I won't get into any kind of game analysis until my scouts send me some more detailed reports of the games played this past weekend. I am happy, however, that Team Lucky is still with us in the playoffs! Frankly, they're an awesome team and I'm glad they're still around.

The point -- since this is not about analysis, until I get my scouting reports-- of this post, however, is to talk about something I didn't even MENTION in my 4 prediction posts, because I thought that there was NO way it would even be worth mentioning : FORFEITS. WHAT?!?! Maybe one team only has 7 for the 10 am game....maybe. BUT TWO Playoff games flat out forfeited, and one team playing with 8 in the first round of the playoffs? Come on guys. It seems too early for vacations, it's not a Congress/Recess thing, the weather was nice enough, so what could it be? I certainly hope it wasn't a "we'll probably lose anyway let's not show up" kind of thing, cause that sucks.

I don't expect any more forfeits in the rounds to follow, but I guess we'll see.

Check back later today/early tomorrow for a little more about the week that was. Some teams didn't play up to snuff, and others, noteably the Pourhowzers, far exceeded expectations. They, as I said despite the fact that I did not pick them, certainly have the ability to take it all.

Now I'm going to get some coffee.
-Play ball!