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Unofficial 2011 NCAA Tournament Thread

My friend at VCU texted this picture to me (taken at the VCU/UR send off party):

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March Madness weekend 2

Why do they insist upon putting the games at 7:15, 7:27, 9:30, and 9:57? Why not run them back-to-back-to-back-to-back?

2:30, 5:00. 7:00, 9:30?
 
Also they are just combining the various networks' ratings (i.e. 2.0 on CBS and 1.5 on TBS means a 3.5 for their coverage), so there is no real downside (from their perspective) to airing games at the same time
 
ellisat2 said:
Why do they insist upon putting the games at 7:15, 7:27, 9:30, and 9:57? Why not run them back-to-back-to-back-to-back?

2:30, 5:00. 7:00, 9:30?
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You also have to remember that not everyone lives in the Eastern Time Zone. For people on the west coast, those games would be at 11:30, 2:00, 4:00, 6:30. Meaning that 2 of those games would not be viewable for a lot of people that have 9-5 jobs. If it was the weekend, I would agree with you. And like was posted above, the goal is ratings and add dollars. Those come in the evening, not the morning/afternoon.
 
Tempted to root for Butler and BYU tonight, especially since Johnson is doing their games. A Butler/Jimmer regional final called by Gus? YES PLEASE
 
If only it was the first round every week....

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A BYU win would kill my bracket since I have Florida in the FF. But I have been on the Jimmer bandwagon all year and have watched a good amount of MWC hoops because of it. I will probably end up pulling for both Butler and BYU to win tonight for that very reason wsc pointed out.
 
9:57 games were easier to watch when I didn't have a newborn. Almost wish I was west coast.
 
Two reasons why 'Zona could cause Duke problems ... have the #3 3% D in the country and they give up very few 3s generally speaking. That should be a good one tonight (as they all should be really)
 
PaddyWF said:
If only it was the first round every week....

New to this forum, lurked occasionally on scout. Thanks to irish/dv7 for providing an open arena for wake forest discourse.

Looking forward to contributing.
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Looking forward to BYU - Florida the most. This may be the biggest test BYU's faced all season, and it will be interesting to see how they respond. I think Florida wins, though.

UConn, Duke, and Wisconsin advance, IMO.
 
Any more predictions for tonight?

I hate to go straight chalk, but I do like all the higher seeds tonight.

Least likely upset IMO is Arizona over Duke... especially if Irving contributes at all.

Wisconsin seems more fit for a longer run this season, but if I had to pick an upset, this would probably be it for the Fighting Stevens'.
 
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