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Welcome to the official Big Texas Shootout Web Site. Twenty-five years ago I started out with a small office bracket for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Last year the Shootout hosted 238 entries from all over the United States. The Big Texas Shootout is unlike the dozens of other brackets you will see floating around in March, as we offer every participant a "second chance". Once the tournament field is narrowed to 16 teams, everyone gets to pick again! This 2nd bracket will earn you points (hopefully) right along with your original bracket. Please read the “Rules” page and understand how the 2nd Chance Bracket works before entering this tournament. |
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"But I don't know anything about college basketball!" This is the most common phrase we hear. Although familiarity with the teams can prove to be an advantage when picking your bracket, there are MANY documented cases of NCAA gurus going down in flames after the first round and a complete novice jumping to the head of the pack! It’s March Madness! It is a maddening tournament with upsets around every corner. So click on the "Bracket" link above to fill out your bracket because “It’s Awesome Baby, with a capital A!” |
"This is a private tournament!" If you happen upon this website by accident, please know that this is a privately held contest for friends and family of Greg and Amy Painter, John Painter,our Mom and Dad, my nephew, my aunts, uncles. and cousins, friends of their families. as well as our closest friends.. Once you start getting into friends of friends of friends, it gets tougher for me to get in contact with them if I need to. You must have some connection back to someone in the Painter family to participate in this contest. (I will also say to all of our friends, as I have in the past, I am holding you accountable for anyone you invite into the tournament. Make sure they behave themselves and follow all of the rules.) Please note that you will be required to list the person that introduced you to the Shootout on the bracket page. We have a pretty large network of friends out there so you just need to know the right people. If we know you or friends of ours know you, we would love for you to play. If you don't fall in this category, thank you for your interest but please recognize this as our private tournament. If you have played in the past, of course you will be welcomed back as a past participant. "Everything you need is here!” This website is your key to everything. Again this year we will only accept on-line entries. If you click on the BRACKET link above, you will be taken to a form which is the entry bracket. All you need to do is fill out the form with your picks, print the form so you will have a copy of your picks, and then hit submit. It's just that easy, but I MUST stress, please check the website after your submission to make sure your entry is received. I update a list often after the bracket is released so make sure you check back on the website to validate receipt of your picks. It is YOUR responsibility to check on this, not mine. With this website, everything you will need is right here. You will be able to print out a blank bracket to fill out if you choose, you can view the rules, see standings updates, view all the interesting tidbits that I can uncover as the tournament progresses, and you also have all the vital information on how to contact us. What more do you need? I hope everyone enjoys the Shootout again this year. I know I always look forward to hearing from everyone each year. |
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