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Final Four Results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13652902/5

1. Appetite for Destruction   87' - Guns n Roses

Have world-wide sales of over 28 million copies sold.

The Album still remains the fastest selling debut album in history.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 61 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

#1 Song Sweet Child O'Mine

1. Back in Black   80' - AC/DC

Have world-wide sales of over 42 million copies sold, making it the Second Best Selling Album of all time.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 73 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time

Elite 8 results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13530821/4

Alpha Region Winner:

1. Appetite for Destruction   87' - Guns n Roses

Have world-wide sales of over 28 million copies sold.

The Album still remains the fastest selling debut album in history.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 61 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

#1 Song Sweet Child O'Mine

Delta Region Winner:

1. The Joshua Tree   87' - U2

Have world-wide sales of over 25 million copies sold.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 26 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group & Album of the Year.

#1 Songs I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For & With or Without You.

Beta Region Winner:

1. Back in Black   80' - AC/DC

Have world-wide sales of over 42 million copies sold, making it the Second Best Selling Album of all time.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 73 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time

Charlie Region Winner:

1. The Wall   79'(DEC) - Pink Floyd

Have world-wide sales of over 30 million copies sold.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 87 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

#1 Song Another Brick in the Wall(Pt.2)

Final Four results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13512300/3   

1. George Washington 1789-1797

1st President

Founding Father who helped forge a people & the Country together.

Remains the only president to receive 100% of the electoral votes.

Presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.

Supported plans to build a strong central government by funding the national debt, implementing an effective tax system, and creating a national bank.

His unilateral Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793 provided a basis for avoiding any involvement in foreign conflicts.

1. Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

16th President.

The President who fought to keep a divided Country together.

Successfully led the country through it's greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery.

Issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

First Republican president winning on the strength of his support in the North, he was not even on the ballot in nine states in the South.

The first presidential assassination in US history.

Sweet 16 Results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13401083/5

Alpha Region:

1. Appetite for Destruction   87' - Guns n Roses

Welcome to the Jungle

Mr Brownstone

Paradise City

Sweet Child O' Mine

2. Pyromania   83' - Def Leppard

Photograph

Foolin'

Rock of Ages

Billy's got a Gun

Delta Region:

1. Joshua Tree   87' - U2

Where the streets have no Name

With or Without You

I Still haven't found what I'm looking for

Bullet the Blue Sky

7. 4   81' - Foreigner

Juke Box Hero

Waiting for a girl like you

Urgent

Break it up

Beta Region:

1. Back in Black   80' - AC/DC

Hells Bells

Back in Black

You shook me all night long

Shoot to Thrill

2. 1984   84' - Van Halen

Jump

Panama

Hot for Teacher

I'll Wait

Charlie Region:

1. The Wall   79'(DEC) - Pink Floyd

Another brick in the Wall

Hey You

Comfortably Numb

Run like Hell

2. Moving Pictures   81' - Rush

Tom Sawyer

YYZ

Limelight

The Camera Eye 

Elite 8 results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13381649/3

North Region Winner:

1. George Washington 1789-1797

1st President

Remains the only president to receive 100% of the electoral votes.

Presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.

Supported plans to build a strong central government by funding the national debt, implementing an effective tax system, and creating a national bank.

His unilateral Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793 provided a basis for avoiding any involvement in foreign conflicts.

South Region Winner:

1. Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809

3rd President

One of the most influential Founding Father.

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

Major events, include the Louisiana Purchase(1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition(1804-1806).

Favored states rights and a strictly limited federal government.

Only President to serve two full terms in office to veto no bill of congress.

East Region Winner

1. Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

16th President.

Successfully led the country through it's greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery.

Issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

First Republican president winning on the strength of his support in the North, he was not even on the ballot in nine states in the South.

The first presidential assassination in US history.

West Region Winner:

4. John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

35th President.

Second youngest president.

Only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize.

Events include, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African Civil Rights Movement and early events of the Vietnam War.

Created the Peace Corps in 1961.

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Here are the Finals. I've had fun with this and I hope you all good peeps did too.

Final Four Results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13361114/6

Alpha Region Winner:

1.   IV   '71 - Led Zeppelin

One of the best selling albums with 37 million sold worldwide.

Ranked 66th on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Most of the songs are staples on classic rock radio stations, includiing Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Misty Mountain Hop, Going to California, When the levee breaks and Stairway to Heaven.

Stairway to Heaven was voted #3 by VH1 on their list of the 100 greatest rock songs.

Beta Region Winner:

1.   Dark Side of the Moon   '73 - Pink Floyd

Third best selling Album of all time, worldwide total over 40 million

Ranked 43rd on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Spent a total of 741 consecutive weeks, over 14 years, on BillBoard's list of the Top 200 Best selling Albums, longer than any other album in the history of music.

Songs like Time, Money and Us and Them remain radio call-in request favourites

Results for Rd. 2: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13281008/5

Alpha Region:

1.   Appetite for Destruction   '87 - Gun n' Roses

(charted) #1

(sold) 18 million

5.   Love at First Sting   '84 - Scorpions

(charted) #6

(sold) 3 million

6.   Hysteria   '87 - Def Leppard

(charted) #1

(sold) 12 million

2.   Pyromania   '83 - Def Leppard

(charted) #2

(sold) 10 million

Delta Region:

1.   Joshua Tree   '87 - U2

(charted) #1

(sold) 10 million

5.   90125   '83 - Yes

(charted) #5

(sold) 3 million

6.   Paradise Theater   '81 - Styx

(charted) #1

(sold) 3 million

7.   4   '81 - Foreigner

(charted) #1

(sold) 6 million

Beta Region:

1.   Back in Black   '80 - AC/DC

(charted) #4

(sold) 22 million

5.   Master of Puppets   '86 - Metallica

(charted) #29

(sold) 6 million

3.   Synchronicity   '83 - The Police

(charted) #1

(sold) 8 million

2.   1984   '84 - Van Halen

(charted) #2

(sold) 10 million

Charlie Region:

1.   The Wall   '79(Dec) - Pink Floyd

(charted) #1

(sold) 23 million

5.   Shout at the Devil   '83 - Motley Crue

(charted) #17

(sold) 4 million

3.   Born in the USA   '84 - Bruce Springsteen

(charted) #1

(sold) 15 million

2.   Moving Pictures   '83 - Rush

(charted) #3

(sold) 4 million 

Sweet 16 Results: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13256445/4 

North Region:

1.   George Washington   1789-1797

2.   Theodore Roosevelt   1901-1909

South Region:

1.   Thomas Jefferson   1801-1809

2.   Dwight D. Eisenhower   1953-1961

East Region:

1.   Abraham Lincoln   1861-1865

2.   Ronald Reagan   1981-1989

West Region:

4.   John F. Kennedy   1961-1963

2.   Harry S. Truman

Results for the Elite 8: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13230694/5

Alpha Region Winner:

1.   IV   '71 - Led Zeppelin

One of the best selling albums with 37 million sold worldwide.

Ranked 66th on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Most of the songs are staples on classic rock radio stations, includiing Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Misty Mountain Hop, Going to California, When the levee breaks and Stairway to Heaven.

Stairway to Heaven was voted #3 by VH1 on their list of the 100 greatest rock songs.

Delta Region Winner:

1.   Who's Next   '71 - The Who

Ranked 28th on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Many of the tracks are perennial favourites on classic rock radio, including Behind Blue Eyes, Going Mobile, especially Baba O'Riley, and the closing track Won't get fooled again.

Baba O'Riley is in the Rock and Roll HOF for being one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.

Beta Region Winner:

1.   Dark Side of the Moon   '73 - Pink Floyd

Third best selling Album of all time, worldwide total over 40 million

Ranked 43rd on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Spent a total of 741 consecutive weeks, over 14 years, on BillBoard's list of the Top 200 Best selling Albums, longer than any other album in the history of music.

Songs like Time, Money and Us and Them remain radio call-in request favourites

Charlie Region Winner:

1.   Rumours   '77 - Fleetwood Mac

Sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

Ranked 25th on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Spent a total of 31 weeks Number One.

Contained the hits like #1 Dreams, #3 Don't Stop, #9 You make loving fun and #10 Go your own way.

Won the Grammy for Album of the Year for 1977

There were a few upset in Rd. 1...geez were they!

Results:

WEST: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13157737/5  

EAST: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13158037/4

Alpha Region:

1.  Appetite for Destruction   '87 - Guns 'n' Roses

8.  ...and Justice for All   '88 - Metallica

5.  Love at First Sting   '84 - Scorpions

4.  Brothers in Arms   '85 - Dire Straits

3.  Full Moon Fever   '89 - Tom Petty

6.  Hysteria   '87 - Def Leppard

7.  Purple Rain   '84 - Prince and the Revolution

2.  Pyromania   '83 - Def Leppard

Delta Region:

1.  Joshua Tree   '87 - U2

9.  Rebel Yell   '83 - Billy Idol

5.  90125   '83 - Yes

13.Screaming for Vengence   '82 - Judas Priest

14.Texas Flood   '83 - Stevie Ray Vaughan

6.  Paradise Theater   '81 - Styx

7.  4   '81 - Foreigner

15.Blizzard of Oz   '80 - Ozzy Osborne

Beta Region:

1.  Back in Black   '80 - AC/DC

9.  The Pretenders   '80 - The Pretenders

5.  Master of Puppets   '86 - Metallica

4.  Dr. Feelgood   '89 - Motley Crue

3.  Synchronicity   '83 - The Police

11.Blackout   '82 - Scorpions

7.  Skid Row   '89 - Skid Row

2.  1984   '84 - Van Halen

Charlie Region:

1.  The Wall   '79 - Pink Floyd

8.  Escape   '81 - Journey

5.  Shout at the Devil   '83 - Motley Crue

4.  Slippery When Wet   '86 - Bon Jovi

3.  Born in the USA   '84 - Bruce Springsteen

11.British Steel   '80 - Judas Priest

7.  Speaking in Tongues   '83 - Talking Heads

2.  Moving Pictures   '81 - Rush 

Vote...Vote...Vote

Results from Rd. 1: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13136203/3

North Region:

1.  George Washington - 1789-1797

4.  John Adams - 1797-1801

3.  James K. Polk - 1845-1849

2.  Theodore Roosevelt - 1901-1909

South Region:

1.  Thomas Jefferson - 1801-1809

4.  James Monroe - 1817-1825

3.  Grover Cleveland - 1893-1897

2.  Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1953-1961

East Region:

1. Abraham Lincoln - 1861-1865

5.  George W. Bush - 2001-2009

3.  Andrew Jackson - 1829-1837

2.  Ronald Reagan - 1981-1989

West Region:

1.  Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1933-1945

4.  John F. Kennedy - 1961-1963

3.  Woodrow Wilson - 1913-1921

2.  Harry S. Truman - 1945-1953

Results for the Sweet 16: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/
entry/12788791/13113830/5

WEST Bracket

Alpha Region:

1.   IV   '71 - Led Zeppelin

                   (sold) 23 million   (songs) Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks

                   (charted) #2                    Rock and Roll, Black Dog

2.   Boston   '76 - Boston

                   (sold) 17 million   (songs) More than a Feeling, Foreplay/Longtime

                   (charted) #3                    Peace of Mind, Rock and Roll Band

Delta Region:

1.   Who's Next   '71 - The Who

                    (sold)  3 million   (songs) Baba O'Riley, behind Blue Eyes

                    (charted) #4                    Won't Get Fooled Again, Going Mobile

2.   Van Halen   '78 - Van Halen

                     (sold) 10 million   (songs) Runnin' with the Devil, Eruption/You Really Got Me

                     (charted) #19                   Jamie's Cryin', Atomic Punk

EAST Bracket

Beta Region:

1.   Dark Side of the Moon   '73 - Pink Floyd

                     (sold) 15 million   (songs) Time, Money

                     (charted) #1                     Us and Them, Breathe

2.   Hotel California   '76 - The Eagles

                      (sold) 16 million   (songs) Hotel California, New Kid in Town

                      (charted) #1                    Life in the Fast Lane, Victim of Love

Charlie Region:

1.   Rumours   '77 - Fleetwood Mac

                      (sold) 19 million   (songs) Dreams, Go Your Own Way

                      (charted) #1                    Don't Stop, The Chain

3.   Wish you Were Here   '75 - Pink Floyd

                       (sold)  6 million   (songs) Wish you Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond

                       (charted) #1                    Have a Cigar, Welcome to the Machine   

Beta Region:

1.   Back in Black '80 - AC/DC

16. Doolittle '89 - Pixies

8.   Combat Rock '82 - The Clash

9.   The Pretenders '80 - The Pretenders

5.   Master of Puppets ' 86 - Metallica

12. Holy Diver '83 - DIO

4.   Dr. Feelgood '89 - Motley Crue

13. Permanent Vacation '87 - Aerosmith

3.   Synchronicity '83 - The Police

14. So '86 - Peter Gabriel

6.   Metal Health '83 - Quiet Riot

11. Blackout '82 - Scorpions

7.   Skid Row '89 - Skid Row

10. Violent Femmes '82 - Violent Femmes

2.   1984 '84 - Van Halen

15. Ace of Spades '80 - Motorhead

Charlie Region:

1.   The Wall '79 - Pink Floyd

16. Fair Warning '81 Van Halen

8.   Escape '81 - Journey

9.   Pump '89 - Aerosmith

5.   Shout at the Devil '83 - Motley Crue

12. License to Ill '86 - Beastie Boys

4.   Slippery When Wet '86 - Bon Jovi

13. Ride the Lightning '84 - Metallica

3.   Born in the USA '84 - Bruce Springsteen

14. Surfing with the Alien '87 - Joe Satriani

6.   Open Up and Say...Ahh '88 - Poison

11. British Steel '80 - Judas Priest

7.   Speaking in Tongue '83 - Talking Heads

10. IV '82 - Toto

2.   Moving Pictures '81 - Rush

15. An Innocent Man '83 - Billy Joel

Alpha Region:

1.   Appetite for Destruction '87 - Guns 'n' Roses 

16. Candy Apple Grey '86 - Husker Du 

8.   ...And Justice for All '88 - Metallica 

9.   Hi Infidelity '80 - REO Speedwagon 

5.   Love at First Sting '84 - Scorpions

12. High 'n' Dry '81 - Def Leppard

4.   Brothers in Arms '85 - Dire Straits

13. The Number of the Beast '82 - Iron Maiden

3.   Full Moon Fever ' 89 - Tom Petty

14. Sentimental Hygiene ' 87 - Warren Zevon

6.   Hysteria '87 - Def Leppard

11. Avalon '82 - Roxy Music

7.   Purple Rain '84 - Prince & the Revolution

10. Sports '83 - Huey Lewis & the News

2.  Pyromania '83 - Def Leppard

15. 5150 '86 - Van Halen

Delta Region: 

1.   The Joshua Tree '87 - U2

16. Ghost in the Machine '81 - The Police

9.   Rebel Yell '83 - Billy Idol

5.   90125 '83 - Yes

12. Lick it Up '83 - Kiss

4.   Thriller '82 - Michael Jackson

13. Screaming for Vengeance '82 - Judas Priest

3.   London Calling '79 - The Clash

14. Texas Flood '83 - Stevie Ray Vaughan

6.   Paradise Theater '81 - Styx

11. Heaven and Hell '80 - Black Sabbath

7.   4 '81 - Foreigner

10. Against the Wind '80 - Bob Seger

2.   Eliminator '83 - ZZ Top

15. Blizzard of Oz '80 - Ozzy Osborne

Now with Obama sworn in as our new President. My question is Who's the Best President of all Time?

I designed my bracket of 32 from a few sites of Best Presidents and I hope it doesn't bring me too much flack. Have fun!

North Region:

1.  George Washington - 1789-1797

8.  Ulysses S. Grant - 1869-1877

5.  James Madison - 1809-1817

6.  George H.W. Bush - 1989-1993

7.  John Quincy Adams - 1825-1829

South Region:

1.  Thomas Jefferson - 1801-1809

8.  Richard Nixon - 1969-1974

5.  William Howard Taft - 1921-1930

6.  Rutherford B. Hayes - 1877-1881

7.  Gerald R. Ford - 1974-1977

East Region:

1.  Abraham Lincoln - 1861-1865

8.  Benjamin Harrison - 1889-1893

5. George W. Bush - 2001-2009

6. Bill Clinton - 1993-2001

7.  Chester A. Arthur - 1881-1885

West Region:

1.  Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1933-1945

8.  Herbert Hoover - 1929-1933

5.  Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963-1969

6.  Calvin Coolidge - 1923-1929

7.  Martin Van Buren - 1837-1841