(03-22-2019 01:31 PM)Wedge Wrote:  These long officials' reviews, over and over again, to add a second or half a second onto the clock are garbage. Just garbage.

The powers that be ought to rein in the officials' time wasting. Limit clock reviews to the last 30 seconds of each half or overtime period.

What really chaps me is when the officials hold up the game for two minutes, add a second on the clock, and then the team with the ball milks the clock. What was the point of adding that second?

All these reviews need to be reconsidered. Most of them aren't worth the damage they are doing to the game. I'm just not buying the "you've got to get the call right" argument to justify all this.

(03-22-2019 02:58 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Tennessee might be the absolute biggest winner ever today.....

Cincy lost so 2nd rd game now not a road game

top half of bracket for South could be-
Gardner Webb vs Oklahoma
UC Irvine vs Oregon

Colgate leads Tennessee. 11 to go.

(03-22-2019 03:15 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 03:09 PM)stever20 Wrote:  UC Irvine ices off Kansas St.70-64 with 7 seconds left..... unreal....

First Big 12 loss and biggest upset yet.

With 30 wins coming in I thought UCI should have been seeded a bit higher. Overall the Big West was weak this year but the Anteaters were clearly far better than any other team in the conference.

(03-22-2019 03:20 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 01:31 PM)Wedge Wrote:  These long officials' reviews, over and over again, to add a second or half a second onto the clock are garbage. Just garbage.

The powers that be ought to rein in the officials' time wasting. Limit clock reviews to the last 30 seconds of each half or overtime period.

What really chaps me is when the officials hold up the game for two minutes, add a second on the clock, and then the team with the ball milks the clock. What was the point of adding that second?

All these reviews need to be reconsidered. Most of them aren't worth the damage they are doing to the game. I'm just not buying the "you've got to get the call right" argument to justify all this.

The game suffers enough with CBS’ coverage and their incessant stoppages. A momentum buzzkill. Now, what, the game needs these official reviews so frequently now? Oh, and there’s time to jam in an ad? Wow, convenient.

But, you’re right. It’s not just these reviews, but how violent the game is getting with all of these flagrant fouls? Like, really? I thought it was suspicious how the MVC ccg turned on its ear by one moment...but with the game having some linkage between network (cameras) and officiating, the integrity is suspect.

(03-22-2019 02:14 PM)P5PACSEC Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 01:56 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  Oklahoma crushes Ole Miss, handing SEC first loss.


Big 12 looking strong.

That was a great win for the Sooners.

Very much so. It's been a rough year in conference for us. This team looked awful in certain Big 12 games. We played well against a good non-conference schedule and got a 9 seed. This is a flawed team, but still went out and won a NCAA tournament game. We've had much better teams lose in the first round.

We're playing with house money against Virginia. We'll see what happens.

(03-22-2019 03:18 PM)Big Frog II Wrote:  Kansas State without their best player today, Dean Wade.

That was my cue to pick UC Irvine in my bracket. I don't get all the upsets right, but I got that one.

Of course, I blew it on 10 seeds Minnesota, Florida, and Iowa, so good bracket picks get overridden by bad ones.

(03-22-2019 04:08 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 03:20 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 01:31 PM)Wedge Wrote:  These long officials' reviews, over and over again, to add a second or half a second onto the clock are garbage. Just garbage.

The powers that be ought to rein in the officials' time wasting. Limit clock reviews to the last 30 seconds of each half or overtime period.

What really chaps me is when the officials hold up the game for two minutes, add a second on the clock, and then the team with the ball milks the clock. What was the point of adding that second?

All these reviews need to be reconsidered. Most of them aren't worth the damage they are doing to the game. I'm just not buying the "you've got to get the call right" argument to justify all this.

The game suffers enough with CBS’ coverage and their incessant stoppages. A momentum buzzkill. Now, what, the game needs these official reviews so frequently now? Oh, and there’s time to jam in an ad? Wow, convenient.

But, you’re right. It’s not just these reviews, but how violent the game is getting with all of these flagrant fouls? Like, really? I thought it was suspicious how the MVC ccg turned on its ear by one moment...but with the game having some linkage between network (cameras) and officiating, the integrity is suspect.

You do understand the stoppages are exactly the same as in an ESPN game..... Or Fox.

At long last, a First Four team always advancing to the weekend streak comes to an end this year.

Buffalo up 74-49 with 9:20 left!

I can't believe how far this program has come

(03-22-2019 03:20 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(03-22-2019 01:31 PM)Wedge Wrote:  These long officials' reviews, over and over again, to add a second or half a second onto the clock are garbage. Just garbage.

The powers that be ought to rein in the officials' time wasting. Limit clock reviews to the last 30 seconds of each half or overtime period.

What really chaps me is when the officials hold up the game for two minutes, add a second on the clock, and then the team with the ball milks the clock. What was the point of adding that second?

All these reviews need to be reconsidered. Most of them aren't worth the damage they are doing to the game. I'm just not buying the "you've got to get the call right" argument to justify all this.

As I said, clock reviews would be ok if limited to the last 30 seconds. But in Iowa-Cincinnati it wasn't. There were too many stoppages.

(03-22-2019 04:51 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  At long last, a First Four team always advancing to the weekend streak comes to an end this year.

We don't know that. North Dakota St Could win over Duke tonight....

PAC tournament champ Oregon blows out Wisconsin in the second half.

B1G suffers first loss, another 12/5 upset.

Oregon has won 9 in a row, needing basically all of them to make the tournament, and eliminate a Wisky team that usually advances.

(03-22-2019 04:53 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  Buffalo up 74-49 with 9:20 left!

I can't believe how far this program has come

Heck of a story:

https://sports.yahoo.com/how-nate-oats-w...01441.html

Nate Oats was coaching high school basketball and teaching math at Romulus High School in Michigan six years ago. He was selling snacks in his classroom to help pay for the program. He won one state championship and made five state tournaments. Bobby Hurley discovered him while recruiting and offered him a job with him at Buffalo. Buffalo just upped his pay to $800,000, but he'll still get offers after the tournament.

(03-22-2019 06:28 PM)johnintx Wrote:  Heck of a story:

https://sports.yahoo.com/how-nate-oats-w...01441.html

Nate Oats was coaching high school basketball and teaching math at Romulus High School in Michigan six years ago. He was selling snacks in his classroom to help pay for the program. He won one state championship and made five state tournaments. Bobby Hurley discovered him while recruiting and offered him a job with him at Buffalo. Buffalo just upped his pay to $800,000, but he'll still get offers after the tournament.

I know UB won't be able to pay what P5 schools can but some UB fans have heard that Nate Oats and his family love Buffalo. Money talks but hopefully not in this case.

I wish the Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula would make a nice donation to the athletic department so we could give Oats more money.

The Bison setting itself up to be giant killers in basketball. I hope they do it!!

MWC conf rpi ranking looking pretty accurate

Houston looks impressive. Can they get to the 2nd weekend?

Can we get a 3rd 12/5 upset? Liberty up 2 with 2 minutes to go.....

Liberty upsets Mississippi State 80-76. Mississippi is having it rough this tournament.

(03-22-2019 08:49 PM)seaking4steel Wrote:  Liberty upsets Mississippi State 80-76. Mississippi is having it rough this tournament.

Yes, major collapse by MSST. They had a 90% chance of winning with just 6 minutes to go.

It was a tough day for the SEC. Ole Miss losing an 8/9 matchup was by itself no crime, but getting blown out like they did was telling. MSST loses as a 5 seed to 12 Liberty, and even though Tennessee won, they were hardly impressive in barely beating a 15 seed.

Overall, a very weak day for the SEC.