I've been remiss in updating the NXT Hoops Challenge and Bracketstravaganza this week, mostly out of the sickness I felt after watching Monday night's NCAA final.

The winner of this year's NXT Hoops Challenge and Bracket-stravaganza is none other than Kevin "Mr. Cardinal" Wack.

You may know Kevin in his other capacity as a writer for this establishment as well one of our rising political bloggers.

I also know Kevin as a die-hard college basketball junkie and absolute homer for Stanford athletics. (The man can talk about the Lopez Brothers for hours).

Only three out of 18 people picked Kansas (it hurts me to just type that) to win the tournament. One was a Jayhawk alum, the other the fiancee of a Missouri alum. (Be strong Matt, be strong.)

So KWack can look forward to receiving his custom-made NXT-desk designed T-shirt in the mail soon.

Here's the final standings:
1 Euro Treasure
2 Did Mizzou make the CBI?
3 Rock Chalk Jayhawks!!!!
4 Don't Mess with Sausage
5 Illini all the way ntschaub
6 Milled P The Rabbi
7 N(ot) I(ncluding) T(erps)
8 George Mason Dropouts
9 Xmid1990shardcoreX
10 The Boom Kings

(Your noble proprietor, who wrongly picked Georgetown and was left to root for Davidson, came in 12.)

IN other blog business I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of the upcoming NXT Blogaversary and meet-up party that is coming up on April 19 at Dock Fore.

It's your chance to meet some new folks, find out who's commenting as who, and in general harass the "youth culture" blogger.

The good times will begin around 7 p.m., there should be some food and possibly, maybe, if you are good, some stuff to give away. Maybe if we have some excess Bracket-stravaganza T-shirts left.

Mark your calendars!

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