CrimsonWeltall Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Play-in games are lame. Cut the field to 64 and call the wahbulance for the 4 mediocre bubble teams who don't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 02:25 PM) Yeah, but those are just the lowest picked teams, why not the worst four overall? I would say a team that earned a birth based on a whole season, versus just winning three or four straight games at end of a season deserves it more. I agree 100%. I think its even dumber that they have play-in games for both the worst overall & worst at-large. At least be consistent and either have the worst 8 overall teams or the worst 8 at-large teams in the play-in round.. Not a few of these teams and a few of those teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 03:02 PM) Threres the ESPN one in the contest forum above. Did you start one? Lets use yours as a pay bracket. I can take the responsibility of collecting the cash. Ok. On Yahoo! ID: 134172 pw: soxtalk10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I think if you win your conference then youre in the tournament. They did what they were asked to do to make the field of 64. The play-in games should consist of the lowest at-large bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) I think if you win your conference then youre in the tournament. They did what they were asked to do to make the field of 64. The play-in games should consist of the lowest at-large bids. Completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Join the pay pool everyone!!!!! Link is in the contest thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) I think if you win your conference then youre in the tournament. They did what they were asked to do to make the field of 64. The play-in games should consist of the lowest at-large bids. You prove more in 30 games than you do in 4. Conference tourneys are a terrible way to rate teams as better than an entire body of a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 07:27 PM) You prove more in 30 games than you do in 4. Conference tourneys are a terrible way to rate teams as better than an entire body of a season. Then do away with conference tournaments. But for so long all conference champs made the tournament. Now they want to have extra games and the NCAA wants to punish the worst teams just so they can find away to add one more team that probably doesnt deserve it. One team did what they had to do to make it and the other didnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) Then do away with conference tournaments. But for so long all conference champs made the tournament. Now they want to have extra games and the NCAA wants to punish the worst teams just so they can find away to add one more team that probably doesnt deserve it. One team did what they had to do to make it and the other didnt. Honestly I am pretty Bobby Knight on the conference tourneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeavyTime Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I just realized most people don't get TruTV. And if your home team is playing on TruTV, it is not switched to CBS, so you are f***ed. Dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Most people don't? I didn't realize that. Pretty sure you could watch your team's games online though. However I do like that all games are televised and you can watch whatever you want. I know they do a good job flipping you around, but having complete control over that without having to buy the package is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) Most people don't? I didn't realize that. Pretty sure you could watch your team's games online though. However I do like that all games are televised and you can watch whatever you want. I know they do a good job flipping you around, but having complete control over that without having to buy the package is awesome. The option of watching it on my phone this year is going to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 07:55 AM) I just realized most people don't get TruTV. And if your home team is playing on TruTV, it is not switched to CBS, so you are f***ed. Dumb. I was worried about that last night, but I found TruTV on Comcast. Never realized I had the channel and have no idea what kind of programming it has either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 So Yahoo = Pay and ESPN = free? I just jumped out of the yahoo one, but wanna double check, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 08:45 AM) I was worried about that last night, but I found TruTV on Comcast. Never realized I had the channel and have no idea what kind of programming it has either? It is on Comcast? Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 06:31 AM) Honestly I am pretty Bobby Knight on the conference tourneys. I actually completely understand why people would feel this way but to me, the conference tournaments play into what March Madness is, leave them alone. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 08:55 AM) It is on Comcast? Sweet. It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 10:34 AM) So Yahoo = Pay and ESPN = free? I just jumped out of the yahoo one, but wanna double check, too. No, Brian created a new pay bracket on Yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Just saw a blurb on the play-in halftime show that Kyrie Irving is practicing. I might have to change my bracket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 If Turner was serious about this whole CBB thing, they would hire actual CBB analysts. You can tell Barkley and Kenny Smith have never seen a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeavyTime Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's like 145 on Comcast but I don't get it. Must be a top tier package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 07:28 PM) It's like 145 on Comcast but I don't get it. Must be a top tier package? 320 on hd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 07:58 PM) 320 on hd Perfect. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Um, they aren't play-in games. They are the first round. Think of it more like 60 teams are getting byes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 They are play-in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 09:57 PM) Um, they aren't play-in games. They are the first round. Think of it more like 60 teams are getting byes. Shut up, that's stupid. Look at the crowd for UAB Clemson and tell me that's a real tournament game. You can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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