The shot heard 'round Amherst

AMHERST – Never has one shot had such an impact on an entire Calcutta than the one yesterday to wrap up the Elite Eight.

The Chieftans could have been sipping from the Chalise, other than one errant pass that found its way into enemy hands.

“The shot” opened the door for the Amigos and Catholic Boyz to keep their title hopes alive.  The Amigos can win it all with a Michigan sweep and can clinch a tie with a win in the Final Four.

The Catholic Boyz can only tie for the title and need an Illini sweep to accomplish that.

There is a rare scenario where all three can tie if Illinois beats Michigan in the final.

The Win-Docs and Counselors will continue to play looking for that natty cash and definitely will have the Chieftans riding their respective band wagons.

Let’s take a team-by-team capsule look into the weekend festivities:

Chieftans experience thrill of victory; agony of defeat all in one game

The Bunch of Chieftans looked like 9-time title holders (and could still get there) at halftime of the Duke-UConn game. What I’d give to see that group text thread. They now play leaders in the clubhouse with no dog left in the fight. Need help (or should I say “send help’).

Amigos almost pull off weekend double

At halftime on Saturday, it looked like the Amigos would be sitting chilly as Iowa continued to outkick their coverage and lead the Illini into the break. They held serve on Sunday with a powerful display by the Wolverines, but Arizona looms next weekend.

Catholic Boyz clinging to third

Purdue ran into a buzzsaw, but the Fightin Illini advance to let the Catholics see another day. You gotta be in it to win it and the Catholic Boyz have made a valiant Calcutta run. They secured a top three spot and can do no worse than third.

Counselors'
miraculous comeback – keeps them live for the natty

Need a sweep to cash – but had to be the moment of the tournament for the legal beagles.

Win-Doctors with the silent killer could take down the final

The Win-Docs get to follow for another weekend and the silent killer Arizona just keeps dismantling teams. Looking forward to the Michigan game and hoping it’s the late contest on Saturday.

Here are the eight potential scenarios and payouts:

UConn over Michigan:

Chieftans (11) - $750

Amigos (11) - $750

Catholic Boyz (9) - $300

Counselors - $200 

UConn over Arizona:

Chieftans (11) - $1,000

Amigos (10) - $500

Catholic Boyz (9) - $300

Counselors - $200 

Illinois over Michigan:

Catholic Boyz (11) - $800

Chieftans (11) - $600

Amigos (11) - $600  

Illinois over Arizona:

Catholic Boyz (11) - $950

Chieftans (11) - $750

Amigos (10) - $300 

Michigan over UConn:

Amigos (12) - $1,200

Chieftans (11) - $500

Catholic Boyz (9) - $300 

Michigan over Illinois:

Amigos (12) - $1,200

Chieftans (11) - $500

Catholic Boyz (10) - $300 

Arizona over UConn:

Chieftans (11) - $1,000

Amigos (10) - $500

Catholic Boyz (9) - $300

Win-Docs $200 

Arizona over Illinois:

Chieftans (11) - $1,000

Amigos (10) - $400

Catholic Boyz (10) - $400

Win-Docs $200

 

 

Good luck everyone!