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First time since 2006 I didn't watch the Selection Show

I haven't looked at it yet either. I don't intend to, but I suppose if I got really -faced that some stray thought could potentially lead me to do so, kinda like sleeping with someone you wouldn't have if sober. I do think it's likely I'll check it out before the real first round(not the play ins).
 
Yep, didn't see the show. Only checked any of it to make sure Pitt and Yvonne were not in. Tourney is cancelled this year as far as I'm concerned.
 
My god people. I watched the conference tournaments specifically the ACC, I watched the selection show, and i'll watch the tournament.

Yeah it sucks and odd we were not even eligible to be in my our own hand. But we can and will be next year.

It's different/odd and sucks, but it's only this year.
 
Watched LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers game ( that's soccer in case you were wondering) didn't care one bit .
 
Sounds like you weren't alone:
CBS drew a 3.9 overnight rating for the Selection Show, lowest figure for the show in at least a decade.


Sport is dying unless they fix it.
 
CuseHulk said:
My god people. I watched the conference tournaments specifically the ACC, I watched the selection show, and i'll watch the tournament.

Yeah it sucks and odd we were not even eligible to be in my our own hand. But we can and will be next year.

It's different/odd and sucks, but it's only this year.
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When I was younger I was more into the whole national scope. I knew that UNLV had the hottest dance team. I reckon it's like fornicating too often. After awhile, it isnt as exciting, especially if the choice of product is devalued recently. I think I am outdoing JarHeadJim for one moment in time?

CuseHulk, this was before your time. But folks round here been telling me you need some culturing. Oddly, you seem like you are on strong tranquilizers lately. If they are benzos, be careful as they can be habit forming. Also, they digest more rapidly if administered to an empty stomach. If you ever need to talk, chances are I can be a decent listener...well, I suppose "reader" would be more accurate. Just depends if I can see straight at the moment.
Anyhow, I figured this may be inspirational to you, and cheer you out of whatever malady is ailing you. That, or if you see Charlie Sheen tip toeing behind you with a grin and his arms up but hands hanging down not unlike a kangaroo, I think that would be about as therapeutic as it could get. I'd be willing to wager cash money on it.

 
JarHeadJim said:
In 2006 I was in Iraq and couldn't watch it. I haven't even looked at the bracket yet. :(
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You haven't missed much. It appears that the committee might have been out of the country, too, and missed the whole regular season. In short, one of the worst jobs of seeding and team placement in the history of the 64 (68)-team tournament.
 
djcon57 said:
Sounds like you weren't alone:
CBS drew a 3.9 overnight rating for the Selection Show, lowest figure for the show in at least a decade.


Sport is dying unless they fix it.
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And they had as good a lead in Big 10 game as possible. Two popular enough teams... Wisconsin playing for the #1 seed... an overtime that could have made some viewers stay on since they were getting closer to 6:00.

I don't think it will die any time soon. There is still plenty of money and decent media content to make money from college ball. But it could be less than before and on more niche channels.
 
jncuse said:
And they had as good a lead in Big 10 game as possible. Two popular enough teams... Wisconsin playing for the #1 seed... an overtime that could have made some viewers stay on since they were getting closer to 6:00.

I don't think it will die any time soon. There is still plenty of money and decent media content to make money from college ball. But it could be less than before and on more niche channels.
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Yeah, I used some hyperbole there. It won't die as TV networks are eating up sports content due to it being live, but your point is more what I meant. Niche channels, less mainstream coverage.
 
Missed it too, but for good reason, NYCFC season opener! Had a feeling SU wasn't going to get a good seed anyways.
 
Upstate said:
Missed it too, but for good reason, NYCFC season opener! Had a feeling SU wasn't going to get a good seed anyways.
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The home opener was much better than the game last week against OCSC, exciting to see the start of the season but man was the play generally poor in that one.
 
Upstate said:
Missed it too, but for good reason, NYCFC season opener! Had a feeling SU wasn't going to get a good seed anyways.
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all the articles in the paper were about how good the surface was...well no shlit sherlock, the problem will be after a few games and once the Yankees get out there.

and not only that, nobody really cares about how it holds up for them.

im nervous as all hell for our outfield boys this spring and summer.
 
longtimefan said:
You haven't missed much. It appears that the committee might have been out of the country, too, and missed the whole regular season. In short, one of the worst jobs of seeding and team placement in the history of the 64 (68)-team tournament.
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I have seen worse. I would give them a grade of C-, so it was still a poor job,

In part because it was really impossible to separate the first line. So they couldn't go wrong. If there had been a chance they may have well screwed it up. But I think teams 3-6 all equally deserved it.

In terms of the field itself, I only saw two overall weaknesses:
1) UCLA and they way they explained it. Colorado St and Temple over others... Maybe, but not massive error.
2) Seeding of the Big East. And this was also a bit understandable because I'm not sure if there have been a conference that is not top heavy, have 50% of its mid-level teams seem tourney worthy. It was going to cause some gaudy resumes that were going to be difficult to put down -- but they should have realized there was a certain "fakeness" to them all. This seems to happen in the Big 10 in the past as well.
 
Personally, I don't particularly enjoy college basketball all that much anymore, so with SU out of it, the selection show is basically meaningless to me.

I'll probably watch the early rounds just to hope to catch an upset, but otherwise I really have no interest.

But I'd rather watch the NBA than anything the college game is going to put out there at this point.
 
jncuse said:
I have seen worse. I would give them a grade of C-, so it was still a poor job,

In part because it was really impossible to separate the first line. So they couldn't go wrong. If there had been a chance they may have well screwed it up. But I think teams 3-6 all equally deserved it.

In terms of the field itself, I only saw two overall weaknesses:
1) UCLA and they way they explained it. Colorado St and Temple over others... Maybe, but not massive error.
2) Seeding of the Big East. And this was also a bit understandable because I'm not sure if there have been a conference that is not top heavy, have 50% of its mid-level teams seem tourney worthy. It was going to cause some gaudy resumes that were going to be difficult to put down -- but they should have realized there was a certain "fakeness" to them all. This seems to happen in the Big 10 in the past as well.
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It just came to my attention that Villanova played exactly one team in the non-conference that made the NCAA--VCU. And they were the #2 overall seed?
 
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