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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 11:05pm
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summary, Thursday: No OT. No 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, or 5's downed. No 50 point spread. Pac-10 3-2. Other leagues?
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 11:09pm
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Big 10: 3-0, 1 remaining tomorrow (Indiana vs. Arkansas)
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 02:31am
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I guess it matters what region you are in but there was a break in the games where CBS went to 10 straight minutes of ads. awful coverage at times. At least they left the ucla game early
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 09:14am
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I had a feeling...

...someone would be 16-0 after that drama-lacking day. Congrats to JYates.

Sitting 15-1 and I don't think I ever have won 15 on the first day and it doesn't seem like an enormous accomplishment.

How many others would've tossed their brackets in the trash with glee had Dook lost. And how many time did we have to hear about the rat being sick on the sidelines?

BTW, I loved the officiating in the Duke game. Lots of physical play, whistles in pockets for the most part. It really benefited Belmont's style of defense and their nothing-to-lose attitude.

Had to laugh when the clock got just below 8 minutes though and the most ticky-tack hand check was called out top. Goes to my theory that once they're under the media timeout threshold it seems as though they're looking for a pretty quick whistle. Now, it's not like when I was a kid going to the WWF TV tapings and Gorilla Monsoon would come out of the back and run his finger across his throat and the match would end within 10 seconds or so....
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 09:16am
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Big 10: 3-0, 1 remaining tomorrow (Indiana vs. Arkansas)
Surprisingly the Big XII went 3-1, with UT and OU still to play although I only see KU an UT making through the weekend.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 11:26am
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And we have our first Billy Packer sighting. He's calling the Gonzaga-Davidson game at Raleigh.

I think I should get a stopwatch out to see how long until the first dumb comment.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 11:45am
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And we have our first Billy Packer sighting. He's calling the Gonzaga-Davidson game at Raleigh.

I think I should get a stopwatch out to see how long until the first dumb comment.
I don't think you could click it quickly enough.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 11:58am
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And we have our first Billy Packer sighting. He's calling the Gonzaga-Davidson game at Raleigh.

I think I should get a stopwatch out to see how long until the first dumb comment.
I have friends at that game. They should have that sign with them.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 01:08pm
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I have friends at that game. They should have that sign with them.
What sign?
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 01:16pm
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I'm annoyed from a local fan perspective. CBS was showing the St. Mary's/Miami game and they switched to Tennessee and American. I know St Mary's is getting their butts kicked but its a local team, I'd rather watch that game.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 03:42pm
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This one.

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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 03:55pm
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What sign?
The 'not having to listen to Billy Packer: Priceless!' sign.
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Old Fri Mar 21, 2008, 11:27am
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More from ESPN First Take: Jemele Hill, commenting on the USC/Kansas State game, said matter of factly that NBA refs are cognizant of the fact that "the stars have to stay on the floor," while this is not the case in NCAA. Not sure whether this was supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing, one way or the other.
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