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LET'S GET IT ON!

For this Throwdown tournament, the upper seed will select three (3) topics from three (3) different sports. The lower seed will select one of those topics and start the Throwdown.

HOWEVER... if the two Throwdowners can agree on a topic that is not listed, I will allow it. In this event, the lower seed must start the Throwdown as well.

Here are the match-ups:

(1) Bigalke vs. (16) Gu3

(8) Lana vs. (9) Nickb23

(4) Denis24 vs. (13) Dyhard

(5) Hyped78 vs. (12) Roberts#1

(6) PhillyEagles36 vs. (11) Agrippa

(3) DetroitFan vs. (14) Tha Fizz

(7) lakers#1 vs. (10) 0x NBA/NFL Champion

(2) Porkins vs. (15) travis31

Now, some rules.

1) There is to be absolutely no FanMailing or GroupMailing of your Throwdown link whatsoever, with the sole exception of to myself or Pitt so that we can publicize the Throwdown. Those who are found to be doing so will be booted from the tournament and will have their BVOF membership thrown into jeopardy.

2) There will be a losers' bracket for this tournament... so don't despair if you are eliminated early.

3) The winner of this tournament will be the outright holder of the BVOF Heavyweight Title Belt.

Here are your topics to choose from:

NFL
Who will be the top five picks in this year's NFL draft?
Who will end up being the worst free agent signing?
Who will end up being the best free agent signing?
What player with a second-day grade will end up being the best NFL player?
Will Matt Cassel ever be a Pro Bowl-calibre quarterback in Kansas City?
What is the greatest individual performance in NFL history?
Who are the five greatest coaches of all time?
Should coaches be allowed to call timeouts in order to ice the kicker?
Are the many arrests rung up by NFLers hurting the game?
Does the NFL need a rookie pay scale?
Should Jerry Jones hire a general manager?
What first-year-with-a-new-team coach will have the greatest impact?
Who are the five best owners in the NFL?
Should the Eagles have matched the Broncos for Brian Dawkins?

NBA
Is the signing of Stephon Marbury a good one for the Celtics?
Is the Defensive 3 Seconds rule a good one?
Make an NBA team out of players that DIDN'T make it to the All-Star Game this year. (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Atlantic Division players only (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Central Division players only (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Southest Division players only (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Northwest Division players only (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Pacific Division players only (12 deep)
Make an NBA team out of Southwest Division players only (12 deep)
Who's better, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant?
What is the greatest individual performance in NBA history?
Who are the five greatest coaches of all time?
Should basketball players have to stay three years in school before entering the draft?
Are the European leagues a valid threat to the NBA's supremacy?
What one figure revolutionized the game of basketball?
Make the all-not born in the USA team (all-time). (12 deep)
Who is the best NBA player (current) to have never made the playoffs?
Make an NBA starting 5 with players who have never made it past the first round of the playoffs.
A 28-year-old Michael Jordan starts playing with the current Bulls, from the start of the season. Would they make the Eastern Conference Finals or better this year?
It's game 7 of the NBA Finals, 3 seconds to go and you're losing by 1 point. Pick a player from the entire history of the NBA that you would want taking that shot for you.

MLB
Does the MLB need a salary cap?
World Baseball Classic: keep it or scrap it?
Who will prove to be the best free agent signing from this past offseason?
Who will prove to be the worst free agent signing from this past offseason?
Is Alex Rodriguez still a Hall of Famer?
What is the greatest individual performance in MLB history?
Who are the five greatest managers of all time?
Who should replace Kerry Wood as the Cubs' closer?
Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?
Should Shoeless Joe Jackson be in the Hall of Fame?
Make the ultimate all-time team (no DH, starters only with three pitchers), factoring in balance and defence.
Who will win the AL MVP?
Who will win the NL MVP?
Who will win the AL Rookie of the Year?
Who will win the NL Rookie of the Year?
Who will win the AL Cy Young?
Who will win the NL Cy Young?
Should there be a DH rule?
Should players caught using PEDs be banished from the Hall of Fame?
Should PEDs be legal?
Will Manny Ramirez be signed before opening day?
What will A-Rod's numbers look like this season?
Will Matt Holliday hit like he did in 2007 with Oakland?
Who will be the best closer in 2009?
Will Jorge Posada be an effective player in 2009?
Should the Orioles put Matt Wieters on their Opening Day roster?
Should teams be able to hold players back from the WBC?
Will Cliff Lee continue being an All-Star in 2009?

NHL
Is +/- an overrated stat?
Which coach fired this year least deserved to be axed?
Who are the top five coaches of all time?
What country will win gold at the 2010 Olympics?
Should the NHL institute no-touch icing?
Should the NHL make visors mandatory?
What is the greatest individual performance in hockey history?
Is Claude Lemieux's return good for hockey?
Make an all-Pre Original Six team (7 F, 4 D, 3 G)
Make an all-Original Six team (7 F, 4 D, 3 G)
Make an all-WHA team (7 F, 4 D, 3 G)
Make an all-never played in the NHL team (7 F, 4 D, 3 G)
Should penalty minutes be glorified as a stat?
Make the ultimate overtime/points system.
What teams should be eliminated or moved from the NHL? If moved, where to?
Is the NHL's system of allowing drafted players to remain with their junior teams a good one?
What is the best preparation for an aspiring hockey player: NCAA, or Major Junior?

MMA
Does Demian Maia deserve a title shot?
Who will win: BJ Penn or Kenny Florian?
Who will win: Keith Jardine or Rampage Jackson?
Who is the greatest MMA fighter of all time?
Who was the best MMA fighter this year?
What is the greatest fight of all time?
Is MMA's dependence on pay-per-view hurting the growth of the sport?
Who is the best UFC fighter that doesn't currently hold a belt?
Pound for pound, who is the best current MMA fighter not named Anderson, Georges, Fedor, or BJ?
What are the three biggest MMA upsets of all time?
What is the all-time best submission?
Who is the next fighter that should be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame?
Fedor or Anderson Silva. Who loses first?
Who is the worst champion in UFC history?

NCAAF
What is the greatest individual performance in an NCAAF game of all time?
Who will win the BCS Championship next year?
Who will play in the BCS bowls next year?
Make the ultimate playoff.
Who are the three greatest coaches of all time?
What should be done with the overtime system?
What first-year-with-a-new-team head coach will have the greatest impact?
Who are the top five players in the Big 10, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five players in the Big 12, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five players in the Big East, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five players in the SEC, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five players in the Pac 10, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five players in the ACC, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five non-BCS players, for the 2009-10 season?
Who are the top five offensive players in the nation?
Who are the top five defensive players in the nation?
Who will be the 2009-10 All-Americans?
Who will win the Heisman Trophy?
Who will win the Lombardi Trophy?

NCAAB
Who will make the Final Four?
What team not currently ranked has the best shot at a title run?
What is the greatest individual NCAAB performance of all time?
Who are the three greatest coaches of all time?
Who is the best PG in the country?
Who is the best SG in the country?
Who is the best SF in the country?
Who is the best PF in the country?
Who is the best C in the country?
Make the all-Senior team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Junior team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Sophomore team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Freshman team. (12 deep)
Who are the ten greatest players of all time?
Make the all-ACC team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Big East team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Big 10 team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Big 12 team. (12 deep)
Make the all-Pac 10 team. (12 deep)
Make the all-SEC team. (12 deep)
Make the all-mid major team. (12 deep)

Other
What is the top soccer league in the world?
Will the MLS ever become an elite soccer league?
What three sports would you add to the Summer Olympics?
What three sports would you add to the Winter Olympics?
What three sports would you eliminate from the Summer Olympics?
What three sports would you eliminate from the Winter Olympics?
What are the three greatest Olympic moments of all time?
What two cities should be awarded MLS expansion franchises?
Fix the MLS.
Is South Africa a deserving host for the 2010 World Cup?
Who are the five greatest soccer players (currently)?
What is the best form of rugby: league or union?
Make a soccer starting 11 with players aged 25 and lower.
After Maradona's "hand of God" goal, what is the most controversial goal in World Cup history?
Soccer at the Olympics: necessary or dispensable?

Good luck!