OKAY, we have our winners in what's clearly been the most contentious round yet. We've had some cyber bullying, some lack of sheer ability to count by multiple poasters (hopefully myself excluded), and lots of other mayhem. I'm going to show the # of votes for each as evidence. If y'all think there's been an error on my part, please let me know. Here are the winners:
The John Bunting Region, Presented by Stihl
#1 Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits (9) vs. #8 Mellow Mushroom (10)
-- Our first #1 seed has been jettisoned! Some experts thought Bojangles had the chops to cut down the nets, but instead they didn't even make it to Sweet 16. Could Mellow pull off another upset over N.C.-loved Hardee's to advance to the Elite Eight!?
#12 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (4) vs. #4 Hardee's (15)
-- Hardee's made easy work of the Cajuns in this one. This one wasn't even a fair fight. Is Hardee's suddenly in control of this region, with the exit of Bojangles?
#6 Outback Steakhouse (15) vs. #14 Fuddrucker's (4)
-- Outback is a strong 6-seed and showed us that in this round. Some may argue it was a favorable match-up for the Faux Aussies, but nevertheless, you gotta play who's on the schedule, and O.S. fukked up Fuddrucker's.
#7 The Cheesecake Factory (11) vs. #2 Cracker Barrel (8)
-- The #1 AND #2 seed in this region go down! It's pandemonium in the John Bunting Region. It's Connor Barth's kick all over again.