Bands Bracket Elite Eight
Well, the bands bracket seems to have created a good deal of interest and even a bit of controversy (apparently someone’s a Boxturtle fan out there). But it’s time to wrap up the first round and move on to the Elite Eight on the JM’s side of the Bracket. Despite hanging in for a while, Nickel Bridge couldn’t hold off the DMB onslaught. Dave and the boys move on to take on Mr. Greengenes. I think we said Mr. Greengenes “was” a fixture on the Dewey scene, but recent reports from the Rusty Rudder and its ilk seem to suggest the present tense remains appropriate.
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In the bottom half of the bracket, JMU’s own Everything lit up Shannon Worrell and looks primed for a strong tourney run while Gibb Droll pulled off one of the bigger upsets in the first round by just nipping Fighting Gravity at the wire. But a solid win for our little niche nostalgia. Should be a tight matchup in the next round of two true JMU acts.
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Vote quick this week as we’ll be sorting the other side of the bracket very soon to get onto the Final Four. And hey, we might even start rolling out some CAA Football previews this weekend and unfortunately reporting on what has been a bit of an offseason of discontent despite the enormous balm of New Bridgeforth.
Mr. Greengenes is the first band I think of when I think of Dewey. Well, them and Loveseedmamajump. And I try not to think of either of them at all. Although they both also are in rotation at FedUp Field, both in the Tailgate Club and the “5th Quarter” Club Deck afterparty. I bring all of this up just as a really strong endorsement for avoiding these bands at all costs, unless you are under 23 and severely overserved.
I completely agree with you Uncle Ron. I bet you the Dead Tree Crew loves them some Mr. Greengenes.
Can we have a recount on the DMB/Nickel Bridge matchup? I didn’t get to vote, but either way, I can’t imagine how Team Ramel/Garvin/Posey/Yanni could have gotten taken down by that hack Dave Matthews.
And who is doing the seeding here? How is NB an 8 seed? Even at 8, I gotta think NB is the VCU/GMU of the tourney. They could have shocked the world if they got a better draw. Shocked the world.
Regards – Archon of the Nickel Bridge Fan Club