Last chance to suggest an not well known man into the tournament. I think I have a good representation from a variety of sports. I should be able to release the field of 64 on Sunday.

Tommy definitely deserves to be in this. As does Landon Donovan, but he's already been mentioned.

Um... hockey is TOTALLY under-represented here... although that's totally understandable given the sad state of affairs in the NHL. That being said, I submit the following pro hockey studs who really ought to get consideration:

Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Jamie Lundmark, NY Rangers
Drake Berehowsky, Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Ference, Calgary Flames
Antoine Vermette, Ottawa Senators
Wade Redden, Ottawa Senators

Decathlete Dan o'Brien has a fascinating life story as well as an unusually well-toned physique that doesn't seem to have diminished as he approaches forty.

I saw him on an extended commercial last year advertising fitness equipment and it is surprising how well he has maintained himself.

I think it is unfortunate that most photos don't show his smile, which I find all the more sexy for its imperfection.

And apparently he is still available. wink

Is the NHL still around? Wow, I had no idea.

You offer a very good list (any list with Joe Sakic [swoon] is a good list) but I'd add my LA KIng Alex Frolov.

~Adam

Here is the brackets for the 2005 King of The Hard Wood competition. It was very difficult to sort out the seeds.

2005 King of The Hard Wood Brackets

The tournament begins with the East region on Tuesday with Eight games.

Here's the seeds/pairings:

East

1 Javy Lopez - Baseball
2 Alexander Despatie - Diving
3 Ben Cohen - Rugby
4 Drew Brees - Football
5 Christiano Ronaldo - Soccer
6 Kyle Korver - Basketball
7 Frederic Ljundberg - Soccer
8 James Blake - Tennis
9 Albert Pujols - Baseball
10 Tommy Skipper - Track & Field
11 John Zimmerman - Figure Skating
12 Joey Harrington - Football
13 Alexi Nemov - Gymnastics
14 Bode Miller - Skiing
15 Adam Van Koeverden - Kayaking
16 Dave Mirra - BMX

South

1 Andy Roddick - Tennis
2 Barry Zito - Baseball
3 Jason Taylor - Football
4 Marat Safin - Tennis
5 Michael Owen - Soccer
6 Kyle Boller - Football
7 Dain Blanton - Volleyball
8 Adam Vinietieri - Football
9 Blaine Wilson - Gymnastics
10 Antoine Vermette - Hockey
11 Richard Jefferson - Basketball
12 Cael Sanderson - Wrestling
13 Tiki Barber - Football
14 Ralf Schumacher - Auto Racing
15 Todd Thornton - Gymnastics
16 Jeff Gordon - Auto Racing

Midwest

1 David Carr - Football
2 David Beckham - Soccer
3 Mike Alstott - Football
4 Brian Urlacher - Football
5 Jan Michael Gambill - Tennis
6 Brad Ausmus - Baseball
7 Pat Burrell - Baseball
8 Koji Murofushi - Track & Field
9 Peja Stojakovic - Basketball
10 Kelly Slater - Surfing
11 Gervasio Deffer - Gymnastics
12 Adam Scott - Golf
13 Jamie Staff - Cycling
14 Terrell Owens - Football
15 Lenny Krayzelburg - Swimming
16 Felix Sanchez - Track

West

1 Jeremy Bloom - Skiing
2 Frederic Michalak - Rugby
3 Landon Donovon - Soccer
4 Tom Brady - Football
5 Wally Szczerbiak - Basketball
6 Markus Rogan - Swimming
7 Matt Shirvington - Track
8 Michael Phelps - Swimming
9 Simon Black - Aussie Rules Football
10 Jamie McMurray - Auto Racing
11 Eric Fonoimoana - Volleyball
12 Carlos Moya - Tennis
13 Juan Carlos Ferrero - Tennis
14 Emeka Okafor - Basketball
15 Sergio Garcia - Golf
16 Dario Franchitti - Auto Racing


Who will rule the board this year? We will find out starting Tuesday. Watch for the thread!

Edited to add: Due to "personal reasons" Jimmie Johnson will not be in the tournament. Instead, he has been replaced by fellow race car drive Jamie McMurray. Seeds 10-16 have been rearranged. to make room for the 2003 rookie of the year.

[ March 20, 2005, 09:10 AM: Message edited by: Mariner Duck Boy ]

So how does this happen? Who gets to vote? Who gets to sleep with the judges? Who samples the Final Four?

I want da scoop, baby!!

NO. ANDY. GRANT. :confused: :mad: :confused: :mad:

I'm so proud of Javy for obtaining the No. 1 seed!!

And my boy Marat at No. 4 in his division!!

I'm glad they don't have to compete against one another early.

Andy was one of the bubble (butt) men and just didn't make the cut. He was there at one point, but I think I added Adam (Kayaker) and Bode (skier). A bubble guy who I should have left in was Pro Bull Rider Justin McBride. Dave Mirra took his place. Another bubble guy was Curler Scott Pfeiffer but I just couldn't find many pictures of him.

How it works: Starting Tuesday with the East region, I'm going to create a poll with the match-ups. The poll will be open for two days and the person receiving the most votes in each match-up moves on. On Thursday, it will be another region (probably the Mid-west), then again on Monday & Wednesday of next week for the final two regions. If you check the link to the brackets, it lists the date when each match-up will be posted.

They Andy knock out of the running? I know two people I am not voting for, then.

Maybe I should have included a picture....
:mad:


wink

But Illini, your beloved Drew Brees is there.
Personally, I'm hoping for a Brees/Harrinton smackdown in round 2!

By the way, if you click on each of the individual names, it will bring up a folder containing photos of the jocks.

2005 KOTH Brackets

Thanks for including some volleyball players. Love it!

So, will the next prelims be this weekend? We have seen how Outsports traffic drops dramatically on weekends, so I'm wondering if the next prelim won't be until Monday. I'll be checking in, anyway.

Bobby, I took into account the drop on weekeds so I have one region ( I think it's the Southeast) scheduled to go on Monday-Tuesday and the West region will be Wednesday-Thursday.

I'm trying to stick to a Monday/Wednesday start date.

I've decided to protest this alleged tournament due to the omission of Nicolas Kiefer. The hottest thing to ever hold a racket.

You include Juan Carlos Ferrero:
http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/player...rsearch=ferrero

and not the the Colin Ferrel of tennis:
http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/sho...php/photo/10272

As McEnroe would say "YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!"

Well, there's always next year. You better start posting more pics of him in the hot tennis players thread!

The real tragedy is the omission of all the hot bowlers I campaigned for.

Well, if I included Shannon (or any others from the PBA), I didn't think it would have been a fair competition because they would have easily walked away with the KOTH crown.

You are wise and just, MDB. The rest of the field has nothing on Shannon. Eat your heart out, Javy Lopez!

You've gotta promise me that Andy Grant will get in next year. He got shafted this year. I think there should be a play in game just like in March Madness.

hi guys,

regarding some asian athletes mentioned here:

Koji Murofushi -- darn, is he hot. he's half-japanese, half-romanian. his father is a multiple asian and japanese champion in the hammer thrower and olympic finalist (6th in 1972, i believe). his mother is a former romanian junior javelin thrower champion, but apparently the parents divorced a long time ago.

same with Kariya and Bryan Clay, both are half-japanese (Kariya being half-white and Clay, half-black). Apolo Anton Ohno is also half-japanese.

Dat Nguyen -- please note correct spelling. he still plays with the Dallas Cowboys.

other asian hotties: Paradorn Srichaphan (tennis), Nobuharu Asahara (athletics) and Baichung Bhutia (soccer player, from India). do a google search and you'll see what i mean.