2025 March Sadness – The Salty Sixteen
Happy Monday! Welcome to the Salty Sixteen! Tough decisions will need to be made. Polls will close at 9 PM EDT.
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2025 March Sadness Round of 32 – Day One
Maybe next year we will come up with a catchy nickname for this round. Regions N and V compete today. Polls to remain open until 8 PM EDT.
March Sadness Round One Day 3
Last ten of the opening round.
Polls will be open until 10 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Round Two next week!
March Sadness Round 1 Day 3 Preview
If you went to bed early last night you missed a couple of white knucklers. Scott Zolak pulled out a dramatic last second win over Rich Keefe, and Rob Bradford got Guregian’d after a day-long rock fight with Karen. Remember to vote early and often, and to check back in regularly throughout the day to follow the dramatic proceedings.
Region C
8 Mark Dondero vs 9 Jared Carrabis
Mr. Dondero is going to get the entire Bellingham Jr. High lunchroom to stuff the ballot box.
7 Dan Shaugnessy vs 10 Meg Ottolini
This should have been the Battle of the Recovery Ward. Shank is back in the tournament after almost missing last year due to emergency quadruple-bypass surgery. Jeff Howe was exempt in 2024 with a severe case of what physicians now refer to as factitious disorder imposed on self (formerly known as Munchausen syndrome). But then Ottolini had to stick her upsetting feet into the mix and pull off the wild card win over Howe. Jeff may never recover. Meg O thinks she’s hilarious, has momentum and hammer toes – that’s proving to be a winning formula.
Region V
1 Chris Gasper vs 16 Dan Greenberg
Kid Gas facilely matriculates to the subsequent echelon.
3 Albert Breer vs 14 Chris Smith
Bert once again whips it out and gives Smith a golden shower.
7 Bob Ryan vs 10 Jackie MacMullen
Jurassic World: The Journalistic Trenches. Watch as Bob “T-Rex” Ryan takes down Jackie “Metriacanthosaurus” MacMullen in a battle that time forgot! The CGI budget for Mr. Ryan’s teeth alone must have broken the bank. Good thing we have been tipped off on how to make money just for charging our phones.
Region N
1 Gabby Starr vs 16 Joe Haggerty
Pretty tricky of the committee to pit Ms. Starr up against “Pork Chop” Joe right before Shabbat. Expect Gabby to persevere.
5 Nick “Fitzy” Stevens vs 12 Chris Forsberg
The Greek carpetbagger bags another victim.
2 Michael Felger vs 15 Phil Perry
Felger doesn’t under perform until the Final Four.
Region T
6 Taylor Kyles vs 11 Kendra Middleton
The DEI Derby! Were there no Boston bred slightly chubby 6’s that the Sports Hub could have hired? The Jacksonville Jackass will put a banana in Kyles tailpipe and pull off the minor upset.
2 Mike Reiss vs 15 Trenni Casey
MAJOR UPSET ALERT! Historically these seedings should be reversed, but Trenni has become somewhat irrelevant, while Reiss has taken a dramatic heel turn in the past year. Hopefully Mrs. Casey gives Myke Crease a personal apology once she’s done beating his ass.
Patrick is from Andover del Norte.
2025 March Sadness Day One – Round One
Update – Polls stay open until 10 PM EDT. Enjoy Day One!
March Sadness Tournament Five Timer’s Club
Let’s hear it for these local media ‘personalities’ who have been involved in this tournament since its inception. Some obvious names, and some unexpected ones. Might one of them finally take home the crown?
Pete Abraham
Christian Arcand
Marc Bertrand
Albert Breer
Trenni Casey
Kevin F. Paul Dupont
Michael Felger
Chad Finn
Christopher Gasper
Mike Giardi
Joe Haggerty
Andy Hart
Adam Jones
Rich Keefe
Tony Massarotti
Jim Murray
Bob Ryan
Dan Shaughnessy
Jerry Thornton
Fred Toucher
Scott Zolak
Football Cat’s Pick for Super Bowl LIX
As we close the books on yet another record setting campaign of profitable professional pigskin prognostications, we here at Football Cat World Headquarters would like to reflect back on all the wonderful things that happened over the course of the season. Who can forget when that crazy thing happened to that guy on that team way back in September? And then that other thing came out of nowhere and caught everybody off guard. People are still talking about how we will never see something like that ever happen again! And don’t get me started on that wild and crazy thing that made headlines for days on end. The airwaves are still sizzling from all the hot takes. So many memorable moments, there a just too many to mention. What an unforgettable season!
And finally, a big shout out to the intern for always keeping the drinking water cool, his lap warm, the snack drawer full and the litter box empty. Imagine doing all that work for no pay and no college credit? We wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors.
(Intern’s Note: What? )
To play us out, we turn the clock all the way back to 1966 when “The Happenings” were happening…
See you in September
See you when the summer’s through
Bye-bye, so long, farewell
Bye-bye, so long
SUNDAY DINNER TIME
Chiefs (-1.5) at Eagles
It started at the very first Thanksgiving, when William Brewster’s wife’s green bean casserole gave Hobbamock a severe case of gastroenteritis. And it’s been all downhill since then, from the Manhattan land deal, to small pox, to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, then the Battle of Wounded Knee and the Trail of Tears, all the way to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, and the cultural appropriation by Iron Eyes Cody, Chief Jay Strongbow and that guy in the Village People. For over 400 years, the American Birds have been continuously getting the better of the Indigenous Peoples. The subjugation will continue in New Orleans.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Championship Sunday Picks
News item: Some new executive orders have just been signed…
- “Saturday” will be renamed to “Caturday”.
- Catnip will be allowed to flow across the Southern border.
- All online betting advisors will be required to publicly display their success rate or something else (*wink wink*).
- Amnesty for the accused in the “Shedd Park Incident of July 4 1992”.
- Laser pointers will be outlawed.
- Designated nap times throughout the day, with comfortable sleeping spots readily available in all public spaces.
- All deadbeat squatters will be evicted from the homes of their deceased mother’s former boyfriend. Their cats will be allowed to stay.
- Dogs will be banned from most public areas, with designated “dog parks” far away from cat territory.
- Anyone using “Y’all” will be banned from all social media platforms, even the Chinese ones.
- Humans must be readily available for head scratches and belly rubs whenever a cat desires.
- Only Union workers will be allowed on the roads between 4 am and 6 am.
- The records from the Loyko investigation must be immediately released.
SUNDAY EARLY DINNER TIME
Commanders at Eagles (-6)
American Birds haven’t been this surprised by a Commie offensive in January since 1968
SUNDAY EARLY PROWL TIME
Bills at Chiefs (-1)
As has played out on the great plains for hundreds of years, the Native Americans, once again, take down the Tonawanda Tatanka
The buffalo seemed more stunned by the audacity of the tactic than they are surprised the wolves are actually dudes
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Divisional Round Picks
Breaking news from the Football Cat Storm Center, it’s going to be bitter cold at this weekend’s games. How cold you ask? Well, let’s go to a special report from Nimbus, the official cat of the Mount Washington Weather Observatory, for a live report…
NIMBUS: “You want a prediction about the weather? I’ll give you a winter prediction. It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life.”
Thanks Nimbus for that in depth forecast. It sounds like you might want to spend some of your future gambling winnings on a Seasonal Affective Disorder light therapy lamp. We hear they do wonders for your mental health.
(If you look closely you can see her reflection “accidentally” caught in the photo of the clock/lamp thingy.)
SATURDAY DINNER TIME
Texans at Chiefs (-8.5)
Indoor Tex-cats can’t survive in the Chiefs’ winter encampment
SATURDAY PROWL TIME
Commanders at Lions (-9)
These indoor cats know where it’s at! The Jungle Kings crunch Commie caps in climate controlled comfort.
SUNDAY EARLY DINNER TIME
Rams at Eagles (-6)
Fiery hot Rams blow torch frozen American Birds
SUNDAY EARLY PROWL TIME
Ravens at Bills (-1)
Scary Black Birds get snowed under by Hairy Cows
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Wild Card (Wildcat?) Weekend Picks
Happy days are here again! The skies above are clear again, Let us sing a song of cheer again, Happy days are here again!
Friends, last Sunday was a day of independence for all Patriots fans and their descendants!
If you don’t agree that the high point of the season was watching Thunder eat a big shit sandwich on Monday, then you are just weird! Weird! WEIRD!
But have no fear weirdos, you can still admit the error of your ways and join those of us who were right all along. You have no idea how your life is gonna improve as a result of this. Food tastes better. The air seems fresher. You’ll have more energy and self-confidence than you ever dreamed of! I am as giddy as a drunken man!
SATURDAY DINNER TIME
Chargers (-3) at Texans
Bolts barbecue Texans
SATURDAY PROWL TIME
Steelers at Ravens (-9.5)
Scary Black Birds snowplow Steelers
SUNDAY LUNCH TIME
Broncos at Bills (-9)
Bills bounce back, beat Broncos
SUNDAY DINNER TIME
Packers at Eagles (-4.5)
Bert Bell’s American Birds send Green Bay packing
SUNDAY PROWL TIME
Commanders at Buccaneers (-3)
Bucs master the Commanders
MONDAY PROWL TIME
Vikings at Rams (-1.5)
Rams host a Viking funeral (in Glendale, AZ)
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
The 15 