FDH Insider: March 27, 2008

Tonight's edition of THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER (9-11 PM EDT on SportsTalkCleveland.com*) gets you completely ready for your baseball draft and/or auction. For the first 1 1/2 hours we will break down our mock draft and examine some other mock drafts of note. From there, our Senior Editor Jason Jones brings you more of his 2008 NFL Draft analysis. For all of your last-minute fantasy baseball prep, check out our FREE draft guide and watch/listen to our program tonight or later on the archives only on STC!

* We are heeding a request to start utilizing the SportsTalkCleveland identity because it is the lead one the station for marketing purposes right now. At the same time, we wish to remind everyone of the reason that the SportsTalkNetwork identity has also been in play: the wide variety of programs on the station appealing to a national constituency, from nationally-based general sports programming to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling to the NHL, Major League Baseball, motorsports, extreme sports and fantasy sports. Whether you cheer for Cleveland sports teams or not, we appreciate having you in our audience and we serve you equally well.

March 25 fantasy hoops installment

From now through the end of the 2007-08 basketball season, FantasyDrafthelp.com Managing Partner Rick Morris will be providing a breakdown of the most recent happenings in the NBA Eastern Conference on RotoTimes.com. Here is the March 25 column.

March 18 fantasy hoops installment

From now through the end of the 2007-08 basketball season, FantasyDrafthelp.com Managing Partner Rick Morris will be providing a breakdown of the most recent happenings in the NBA Eastern Conference on RotoTimes.com. Here is the March 18 column.

FDH Insider: March 20, 2008

Tonight on THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER (9-11 PM EDT) on SportsTalkCleveland.com*, we will bring all the analysis you need to get ready for Draft Day!

In Hour One, we recap some of the highlights of last week’s baseball mock draft program before examining the content available in our FREE fantasy baseball draft guide, available here.

In Hour Two, we run through some Draft Day Dos and Don’ts, before spending the last half hour examining the latest twists and turns of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Tune in at 9 PM EDT promptly to catch the fastest-paced two hours on STC each week and the anchor of our Thursday night lineup!

* We are heeding a request to start utilizing the SportsTalkCleveland identity because it is the lead one the station for marketing purposes right now. At the same time, we wish to remind everyone of the reason that the SportsTalkNetwork identity has also been in play: the wide variety of programs on the station appealing to a national constituency, from nationally-based general sports programming to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling to the NHL, Major League Baseball, motorsports, extreme sports and fantasy sports. Whether you cheer for Cleveland sports teams or not, we appreciate having you in our audience and we serve you equally well.

NCAA hoops winners for your bracket

(Cross-posted at The FDH Lounge blog).

Last year, we posted an NCAA hoops bracket that turned out quite well for anyone who chose to use it. Here's our version for 2008, listing the winners by round (oh, and here's where you can find a bracket that you can fill in with these winners):

EAST REGION

First Round
1. UNC
2. Tennessee
3. Louisville
4. Washington State
5. Notre Dame
7. Butler
8. Indiana
11. St. Joseph's

Second Round
1. UNC
2. Tennessee
3. Louisville
4. Washington State

Sweet 16
1. UNC
2. Tennessee

Elite 8
1. UNC


WEST REGION

First Round
1. Kansas
2. Georgetown
3. Wisconsin
4. Vanderbilt
5. Clemson
6. USC
9. Kent State
10. Davidson

Second Round
1. Kansas
2. Georgetown
5. Clemson
6. USC

Sweet 16
2. Georgetown
5. Clemson

Elite 8
5. Clemson


SOUTH REGION

First Round
1. Memphis
2. Texas
3. Stanford
4. Pittsburgh
5. Michigan State
8. Mississippi State
10. St. Mary's
11. Kentucky

Second Round
1. Memphis
2. Texas
3. Stanford
4. Pittsburgh

Sweet 16
2. Texas
4. Pittsburgh

Elite 8
2. Texas


WEST REGION

First Round
1. UCLA
2. Duke
3. Xavier
4. UConn
5. Drake
6. Purdue
7. West Virginia
8. BYU

Second Round
1. UCLA
3. Xavier
4. UConn
7. West Virginia

Sweet 16
1. UCLA
3. Xavier

Elite 8
UCLA

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
1. UNC over 5. Clemson
1. UCLA over 2. Texas

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1. UCLA 78, 1. UNC 73

2008 FDH College Hoops Bracket Draft

(This material is cross-posted at our FDH Lounge blog).

While FDH did not end up having the NCAA hoops bracket draft program on SportsTalkCleveland.com* tonight (as the great Kevin Malone from The Office might say "Because of reasons ..."), we did still conduct our draft off-line so that we could share the results with you here.

First, let's examine our recommended scoring system:

^ 2 points for an opening-round win
^ 4 points for a second-round win
^ 6 points for a third-round win
^ 8 points for a regional championship win
^ 10 points for winning a national semifinal game
^ 12 points for winning the national championship

Also, there are bonus points for having lower seeds win:

^ 2 points for each win by a team seeded 5th through 9th in a region
^ 5 points for each win by a team seeded 10th through 16th in a region

FDH Lounge Dignitaries participating in this event, which utilized our recommended scoring system, were Jason Jones, Nate Noy, Samantha Jones and Rick Morris (drafting in that order in a standard 12-round serpentine process).

Here's how each round materialized:

ROUND ONE
1. Jason: Memphis
2. Nate: UNC
3. Samantha: UCLA
4. Rick: Texas

ROUND TWO
1. Rick: Georgetown
2. Samantha: Kansas
3. Nate: Duke
4. Jason: Tennessee

ROUND THREE
1. Jason: Stanford
2. Nate: Louisville
3. Samantha: Wisconsin
4. Rick: Xavier

ROUND FOUR
1. Rick: Vanderbilt
2. Samantha: UConn
3. Nate: Washington State
4. Jason: Michigan State

ROUND FIVE
1. Jason: Clemson
2. Nate: USC
3. Samantha: Oklahoma
4. Rick: Pittsburgh

ROUND SIX
1. Rick: Notre Dame
2. Samantha: Purdue
3. Nate: Kentucky
4. Jason: Indiana

ROUND SEVEN
1. Jason: Gonzaga
2. Nate: Texas A&M
3. Samantha: UNLV
4. Rick: Butler

ROUND EIGHT
1. Rick: St. Mary's
2. Samantha: Arkansas
3. Nate: Arizona
4. Jason: Kansas State

ROUND NINE
1. Jason: St. Joseph's
2. Nate: Marquette
3. Samantha: BYU
4. Rick: Davidson

ROUND TEN
1. Rick: Oregon
2. Samantha: Temple
3. Nate: Mississippi State
4. Jason: Georgia

ROUND ELEVEN
1. Jason: Villanova
2. Nate: Miami
3. Samantha: George Mason
4. Rick: Drake

ROUND TWELVE
1. Rick: Kent State
2. Samantha: Oral Roberts
3. Nate: Western Kentucky
4. Jason UMBC

We will track the results of this event and announce the winner on STC. While actual brackets are fun, and we will certainly be participating in them ourselves, bracket drafts with the element of fantasy sports interjected in are also great fun and we encourage you strongly to partake of our recommended format.

* We are heeding a request to start utilizing the SportsTalkCleveland identity because it is the lead one the station for marketing purposes right now. At the same time, we wish to remind everyone of the reason that the SportsTalkNetwork identity has also been in play: the wide variety of programs on the station appealing to a national constituency, from nationally-based general sports programming to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling to the NHL, Major League Baseball, motorsports, extreme sports and fantasy sports. Whether you cheer for Cleveland sports teams or not, we appreciate having you in our audience and we serve you equally well.

FDH Insider: March 13, 2008 - Baseball Mock Draft

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER on SportsTalkCleveland.com* brings you our annual baseball mock draft extravaganza Thursday night at a special start time of 7 PM EDT, going through our usual FDH Thursday night hours of 7-11 PM EDT. We return with our usual hours next week, March 20, with THE GOON SQUAD bringing you the best hockey coverage anywhere and SEVENTH INNING SLOUCH dissecting our national pastime as the 7-9 PM EDT lead-in to the INSIDER from 9-11 PM EDT.

* We are heeding a request to start utilizing the SportsTalkCleveland identity because it is the lead one the station for marketing purposes right now. At the same time, we wish to remind everyone of the reason that the SportsTalkNetwork identity has also been in play: the wide variety of programs on the station appealing to a national constituency, from nationally-based general sports programming to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling to the NHL, Major League Baseball, motorsports, extreme sports and fantasy sports. Whether you cheer for Cleveland sports teams or not, we appreciate having you in our audience and we serve you equally well.

March 11 fantasy hoops installment

From now through the end of the 2007-08 basketball season, FantasyDrafthelp.com Managing Partner Rick Morris will be providing a breakdown of the most recent happenings in the NBA Eastern Conference on RotoTimes.com. Here is the March 11 column.

March 4 fantasy hoops installment

From now through the end of the 2007-08 basketball season, FantasyDrafthelp.com Managing Partner Rick Morris will be providing a breakdown of the most recent happenings in the NBA Eastern Conference on RotoTimes.com. Here is the March 4 column.

FDH Insider: March 6, 2008

This Thursday's edition of THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER on SportsTalkCleveland.com* (9-11 PM EST) is going full-blast straight at the most topical subjects of the season.

In Hour One, and for a third of Hour Two, we'll break down the material you need to survive Draft Day. We focused on hitters last week and we'll break down pitching in-depth tonight. Don't forget, we have our annual mock draft spectacular coming your way at a special start time of 7 PM EDT next Thursday night. For the remaining 40 minutes of the program, our Senior Editor Jason Jones will deliver an update on the NFL Draft as we move past the combine into the "Silly Season" of individual workouts. Join us Thursday night for the fastest-paced two hours on the network each week! Remember that this program is 1/2 of the new FDH Thursday night block on STC, with the hockey program THE GOON SQUAD and the baseball show SEVENTH INNING SLOUCH on for the previous two hours.

* We are heeding a request to start utilizing the SportsTalkCleveland identity because it is the lead one the station for marketing purposes right now. At the same time, we wish to remind everyone of the reason that the SportsTalkNetwork identity has also been in play: the wide variety of programs on the station appealing to a national constituency, from nationally-based general sports programming to mixed martial arts to pro wrestling to the NHL, Major League Baseball, motorsports, extreme sports and fantasy sports. Whether you cheer for Cleveland sports teams or not, we appreciate having you in our audience and we serve you equally well.