Before the tournament started, my kids were asking questions about the Glimm, including what I did to run it. Among other things, I mentioned that I send emails throughout the tournament, and try to make them fun.

“Fun?” Stephanie asked. “Like, with lots of emojis?”

To a 9-year-old, a fun email is filled with emojis. So Stephanie, this ✉️ is for you.

Glimmer Mike Mahoney was 😂 after two late upsets on Saturday: Abeline ✝️ beat Texas 🐮 and UCLA 🐻 beat BYU put him in first place 🥇 in the Glimm. Mahoney’s MizzouTgr11 1 🐯 bracket picked just 21 of 32 first-round games correctly, but he was 🔥 with the upsets — on top of Abeline Christian and UCLA, he correctly picked upsets by ♞, 🍊, 🦆, 🟩 and 🐈.

Mahoney’s 45.5 points gave him a slim lead over Jordan Brenner’s JBrenner bracket (45 points) and Jon Schwartz’s 🎻 Mike Smith: The Opposite of Lee Bollinger bracket (43.5 points).

As for Stephanie? Her Voty Doty Dunkin Doty 🍩 bracket was in 106th place with 28.5 points, and her Kleinbaum Crew bracket was in 253rd place with 20 points. 😞

Click here for the full 🏀🗑️ standings.

And a final reminder: The women’s tournament ⛹️‍♀️ begins at Noon today ⏰, which means the inaugural Glimm Memorial Women’s NCAA Pool does, too! To enter, click here to fill out your bracket, and make sure to join the Glimm WBB 2021 group with password Alma.