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$\"AJMadnessBracket2013Sal2\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Welcome to the Egregious 8 round!<\/p>\n

Why \u201cegregious\u201d? Because some obscure basketball tournament already laid claim to \u201celite\u201d and \u201cegregious\u201d was the first alliterating word that popped in my head other than the lame \u201cexcellent.\u201d<\/p>\n

And, little known fact, along with \u201cshockingly bad\u201d the word \u201cegregious\u201d can also mean \u201cdistinguished.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since we\u2019ve got a little of both in this tournament, I thought it was fitting.<\/p>\n

So, there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n

As usual, keep these (once again slightly updated) guidelines for voting in mind during the Egregious 8 round\u2026.<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0There are no rules for voting.<\/strong>\u00a0Vote for whomever you like for whatever reason you like. It\u2019s totally up to you.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0Voting is unlimited.\u00a0<\/strong>After voting click \u201cReturn to Poll\u201d and you can vote again.\u00a0However, if last year is any indication, Polldaddy (which runs the polling widget) will force you to \u201ctake a break\u201d for about 10 minutes (I think) if you vote a TON of times in a row. But once that \u201cbreak\u201d is over, start voting like crazy again!<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0Voting runs through midnight tonight.<\/strong>\u00a0After that I will close the polls, calculate the results using math, and\u00a0announce the winners and the bracket leaders tomorrow, March 22nd at 8am EST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0Voting for the 4rd round, <\/strong>which I call the \u201cFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse\u201d round (though maybe I should call it the Four Horsepeople to be politically correct?) will begin tomorrow, March 22nd at 9am EST. HOWEVER!!! <\/strong>Since that round decides who will play in the championship it will run until midnight Sunday night, March 24th<\/strong>\u00a0to allow as much time for voting as possible. I will keep you updated about the matchups throughout the weekend via Twitter.
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The American Jesus Madness 2013 championship matchup will be announced Monday, March 25th @ 8AM<\/strong>, with voting beginning that same day at 9AM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it. Time to start voting again!<\/p>\n

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE EGREGIOUS 8 ROUND.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CHECK BACK TOMORROW AT 8AM EST TO FIND OUT WHO MADE TO THE 4 HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE ROUND!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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