Dirty-Dawg College Hoops Continues Starting Thursday
By: Boda (2026-03-25)
We're coming up on the College Hoops Sweet Sixteen Thursday and Friday, followed by the Elite Eight this weekend. Which brings up one immediate question. Can anyone catch our CBCC 2026 Contest leader Mack Morris ? The answer is yes. We just don't know how many and who. Six people are currently within 50 points of Mack and 47 people are within 100 points. Well, Mack's leading bracket has some cracks in it over the South Region, where his 63 confidence pick (Vanderbilt) took an unfortunate kill shot in Round 2. His 56 pick Florida, is also out - and his top remaining picks Illinois (57) and Houston (54) play each other in the Sweet Sixteen Thursday. So, there is a path to glory for many of you. Keep your fingers crossed.
For everyone else (well, just everyone) the dirty-dawg Redemption Contest Game Form is currently OPEN and awaiting your picks. Make your picks as usual with the deadline at 6 pm CDT/7 pm EDT Thursday, and remember to place 16 on the team you are most confident to win and a 1 confidence on the team you are least confident to win. If you get those reversed, you will be in last place and out of redemptions for this year.
Now that we're in the Sweet Sixteen, we have some heavy duty match-ups starting to show up. The Nebraska vs Iowa match-up is intriguing in that it could be more like a football game if Big Ten refs are allowed in the building. Look for a game with a ton of foul calls, or virtually none, with players on the floor during each and every possession. The Michigan vs Alabama game should be great, but challenging to call the winner. The dirty-dawg oddsmakers think one team will impose its will on the other and gradually pull away. That team will be Alabama if they are hitting their threes (and Michigan does not extend the defense past the 3 line very well), or Michigan will just dominate down low with their NBA front-line. Duke vs St. Johns promises to be the scrappiest game, with more hand slapping and flopping than any other. Look for a very low scoring game with Duke winning 55-53, plus or minus 20. Houston vs Illinois highlights Thursday night, with Houston getting the home crowd advantage. This one reminds us of last year's championship game with a high powered offense (Illinois) versus tough defense (Houston). We'll go with defense this time. And last, Iowa State has already taken out Tennessee State, and should take out Tennessee next, opening the door for a massive showdown with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Enjoy the games, and we'll have more updates Friday night and Sunday Night.