RBC V

Half of Initial Eight complete

Half of the matchups in the Initial Eight have been finalized and voting on the other half will start Monday evening.

Winners in the Wade Wacker Pod were No. 7 seed Phil Collins, who now faces No. 2 Reverse Mortgages and No. 8 Puppies, who will go against No. 1 Okay Boomer.

In the Brandon Williamson Pod, No. 10 Cleaning the Fridge was the lone lower seed to win, knocking off No. 7 Alabama Football. Also, No. 8 Public Speaking was a winner to set up a matchup with No. 1 Glinda the Good.

Again, voting resumes Monday.

Through Saturday you’ll be able to vote on the Initial Eight matchups in the Garland Buckeye and Milton Portmann pods.

If you don't already, here's a reminder to follow me on Twitter @sportsdr44 to participate in the voting. There will be status updates there.

Here’s a look at the next set of matchups:

Garland Buckeye Pod

8 Poutine vs. 9 Cop Rock

Poutine is a dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. It emerged in Quebec in the late 1950s in the Centre-du-Québec region. It has long been associated with Quebec cuisine, and its rise in prominence has led to its growing popularity throughout the rest of Canada.

Cop Rock was an ABC TV series created by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein. It premiered on Sept. 26, 1990, and broadcast 11 episodes before concluding on Dec. 26. It was both a critical and commercial failure.

7 MST3K vs. 10 Chester Arthur

MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) is an American science fiction comedy TV series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis on Nov. 24, 1988. It moved to nationwide broadcast on The Comedy Channel for two seasons, then Comedy Central for five seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. It had two short runs on Netflix and there were 13 additional episodes shown on the Gizmoplex, an online platform that Hodgson developed that launched in March 2022.

Chester Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881-1885. He was the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield, assuming the presidency after Garfield's assassination. Arthur's presidency saw the largest expansion of the U.S. Navy, the end of the so-called "spoils system", and the implementation of harsher restrictions for migrants entering from abroad.

Milton Portmann Pod

8 Take on Me vs. 9 Scrabble

Take on Me is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. The original version was recorded and released in 1984. The second version in 1985 was bolstered by the wide exposure on MTV of director Steve Barron's innovative music video featuring the band in a live-action pencil-sketch animation sequence.

Scrabble is a word game in which 2-4 players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward in columns and are included in a standard dictionary or lexicon. American architect Alfred Mosher Butts invented the game in 1931.

7 2005 PT Cruiser vs. 10 Nose Hair

The PT Cruiser is a compact car that was built by Chrysler from 2001-2010. Intended to invoke 1930s aesthetics, the interior packaging was noted for its high roof, high h-point seating, and flexible cargo and passenger configurations enabled by a multi-level rear cargo shelf and rear seats a user could fold, tumble, or remove. PT stands for "Personal Transport" or "Personal Transportation".

Nose Hair, also known as nasal hairs or cilia, are essential for filtering air and trapping dust and particles before they reach the lungs. While they serve a vital function, they can sometimes become long and noticeable, prompting people to consider removal or trimming.

Results and schedules

Wade Wacker Pod

Initial Eight

• Puppies 66, Fairmont 34

• Phil Collins 71, Colonoscopy Prep 29

First round

• Okay Boomer vs. Puppies

• Delulu vs. Cooper DeJean

• Reverse Mortgages vs. Phil Collins

• Canada vs. Lee Greenwood

Brandon Williamson Pod

Initial Eight

• Public Speaking 68, Myspace 32

• Cleaning the Fridge 59, Alabama Football 41

First round

• Glinda the Good vs. Public Speaking

• Palm Sunday vs. That Drunk Girl Meme

• Drinking From a Hose vs. Cleaning the Fridge

• Lunchables vs. Parallel Parking

Garland Buckeye Pod

Initial Eight

• Poutine vs. Cop Rock

• MST3K vs. Chester Arthur

First round

• Wheel of Fortune vs. Poutine-Cop Rock winner

• Slay vs. MST3K-Chester Arthur winner

• The Abbreviation Thx vs. Warren Commission

• 5 Neat Guys vs. Five Guys

Milton Portmann Pod

Initial Eight

• Take on Me vs. Scrabble

• 2005 PT Cruiser vs. Nose Hair

First round

• Hitting the Snooze Button vs. Take on Me-Scrabble winner

• Canadian Bacon vs. Extra VHS Tape Labels

• Sus vs. 2005 PT Cruiser-Nose Hair winner

• Chappel Roan vs. ELCA