The selection committee must admit that we did not foresee a Final Four consisting of a #4 seed, a #5 seed, a #11 seed, and a #12 seed.

But here we are, tallying up the votes as we approach the championship game of our Eagles media Field of 64 bracket.

The theme, to this point, has been voter turnout. Bleeding Green Nation is showing up for Brandon Lee Gowton. The Green Legion has mobilized their loyal supporters. Adam Caplan has the support of the Inside the Birds community and Seth Joyner is pulling thousands of votes from somewhere. Perhaps we underestimated his appeal as a no-nonsense former player who appears on the NBC Sports Philadelphia post game show.

Alas, the Final Four voting went like this:

 

#5 Brandon Lee Gowton vs. #12 Seth Joyner

  • Twitter: BLG 602, Joyner 387
  • Instagram: Joyner 158, BLG 144
  • Total: BLG 3,474, Joyner 2,456

A commanding victory for Brandon Lee Gowton, who was able to pull nearly 3,500 votes to surpass Joyner’s strong effort.

Bleeding Green Nation will be represented in the finals, while Joyner should be extremely pleased to reach the Final Four as a #12 seed.

 

#4 Adam Caplan vs. #11 The Green Legion

  • Twitter: Caplan 537, Green Legion 126
  • Instagram: Caplan 197, Green Legion 87
  • Total: Green Legion 2,504, Caplan 1,198

Caplan showed well on social media but didn’t have the necessary votes on the web.

The Green Legion, meantime, has been an unstoppable juggernaut en route to the finals, but did not pull the same amount of votes as BLG did in his Final Four matchup. Can they keep the base energized and rip off one more upset to win it all?

A battle for the ages, coming this week. It’s Bleeding Green Nation vs. The Green Legion, for all of the marbles. It’s awesome baby!