tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544180035939625973.post4497246235346119287..comments2023-10-31T12:10:49.218-04:00Comments on GRBG: EEWCP, We Pick A WinnerTeddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935989991466298719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544180035939625973.post-38398395322526965092009-12-14T15:19:38.280-05:002009-12-14T15:19:38.280-05:00Yeah, the non-European WCs have generally featured...Yeah, the non-European WCs have generally featured one random team, so I'm also a little leery of how chalky I made the QF through the finals. That's how the brackets worked out, though.<br /><br />I do think there's a pretty good chance that we'll see a couple top seeds stumble to a 2d place finish in their groups, which will blow up the brackets and maybe create a soft spot where a random team could sneak through. For example, make that Brazil/CdI flip I mentioned earlier, and CdI looks good through at least the semis.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935989991466298719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544180035939625973.post-20074246939858502402009-12-14T13:47:13.852-05:002009-12-14T13:47:13.852-05:00I like the picks in general, but I am convinced we...I like the picks in general, but I am convinced we're going to get a random team in the Final Four, like Turkey in '02, Croatia in '98, and both Bulgaria & Sweden in '94. I recognize that '06 was pretty chalky, but that was in Europe, FWIW.El Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145024095815950963noreply@blogger.com