2018 March Madness selection show game thread

[Ale Xander]

The show will be on TBS instead of CBS this year, moves back to CBS in 2019

by 6:10 ET or so, the matchups/brackets by 6:30

http://www.tbs.com/watchtbs

 

[shawnrbu]

The audio is out of sync with the video.

Glad they aren't making us wait as long.

 

[canderson]

Why are they treating this like Let’s Make a Deal?

 

[shawnrbu]

Arizona State is in.

 

[Ale Xander]

Ugggh, TBS, another channel that Fubo doesn't get and has crappy streaming. Chrome telling me to upgrade Flash, Firefox not loading.

 

[johnmd20]

This is choppy.

 

[johnmd20]

The audio is on delay b/c of the live audience. But the video isn't on delay. Leading to what is a brutally bad show.

 

[Ale Xander]

Why couldn't they just do it like in the past. Especially those years (2014?) when both CBS and ESPN had its own reveal. ESPN is one the best for streaming.

 

[canderson]

If they chose land burglar over ND I’ll kick a dog.

 

[johnmd20]

Notre Dame OUT.

 

[shawnrbu]

Louisville, Marquette, Middle Tennessee, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State are out.

Oklahoma is in.

 

[canderson]

WHAT THE F

 

[johnmd20]

If they chose land burglar over ND I’ll kick a dog.

Hide Lassie. And Spuds.

 

[johnmd20]

Seriously, though, Oklahoma making it is ridiculous.

 

[shawnrbu]

Syracuse is in.

 

[shawnrbu]

St. Mary's and USC are out.

All about Quadrant 1 wins.

 

[Ale Xander]

Suck it Irish.

 

[Ale Xander]

Oklahoma in over Louisville, USC, or even MTSU is stupid though

 

[Ale Xander]

All about Quadrant 1 wins.

In 2017

 

[Greg29fan]

Oklahoma is the first team in the current era to finish 2-8 or worse their last ten games and get an at large bid.

 

[shawnrbu]

Guessing St. Bonaventure, Oklahoma, Syracuse and Arizona St will be the first 4.

 

[canderson]

@YahooForde
Louisville out. USC out. Oklahoma State out. What do they have in common? Part of the federal investigation of college hoops.

 

[Ale Xander]

Did the Committee choose these teams over Christmas Break?

 

[johnmd20]

Oklahoma wasn't even one of the last 4 in. That is laughable.

 

[shawnrbu]

PC avoids Virginia. Good.

 

[shawnrbu]

The Buffalo Bills!

 

[shawnrbu]

Virginia/Cincy will be a rock fight.

 

[johnmd20]

Wichita could come out of the east.

 

[shawnrbu]

Villanova got a cake region.

 

[canderson]

SFA gets a quasi home game at Dallas, but Texas Tech is legit.

I’m flying down. #AxeEm

 

[Ale Xander]

Details please.

 

[shawnrbu]

Will UNC get Xavier or will the committee be unable to resist putting Roy against Kansas?

 

[shawnrbu]

Looks like PC is a 10.

 

[Ale Xander]

Turns out NCAA had a better feed
https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch?cid=mml_partner_ncaa_generic

 

[shawnrbu]

URI gets Oklahoma.

 

[shawnrbu]

Duke gets sent to Pittsburgh. Wow.

 

[Ale Xander]

Duke to Midwest, YES! (via Pitt)

UNC gets Xavier I guess

 

[johnmd20]

Xavier as a 1, Mich State as a 3. Heh.

 

[Ale Xander]

URI gets Oklahoma.

I hven't rooted this hard for URI since the Lamar Odom days

 

[shawnrbu]

Zags will play UNC in the Elite 8. Revenge game.

 

[johnmd20]

A&M is beatable.

 

[Ale Xander]

Gonzaga going to have home court crowd in Staples v. Xavier.

theyre used to sending people to Loyola/Pepp/USD etc.

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

Friars look ahead to UNC in Charlotte. Fuck those guys.

 

[canderson]

When do they typically release game times? I always forget.

 

[Ale Xander]

When do they typically release game times? I always forget.

tomorrow 12:30 ET?

You can book Duke and Kansas for 7:15 ET though and Duke for first game on the weekend.

 

[Ale Xander]

Notre Dame team #69

Tournament is already a success.

Thanks, Sons of Steph Curry.

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

I hven't rooted this hard for URI since the Lamar Odom days

Just wait till they see Duke in Round 2. [And they will see Duke in Round 2.]

 

[Ale Xander]

Just wait till they see Duke in Round 2. [And they will see Duke in Round 2.]

What round did you think I was talking about?

 

[Ale Xander]

I wouldn't be surprised if UCLA makes elite eight.

if Hands and Welsh heal up and play at their best, they'll be tough.

 

[Ale Xander]

Oklahoma with zero road wins in 2018, this true?
Oklahoma State beat them twice and Kansas twice, yet land grabber gets in over them? WTF