[NCAA Tourney] Who's got their bracket filled out already?

[diaglo]

I did a pool at work. If NC wins then I win the pool by one point.

Mike

i still win our pool, if UNC loses.

my wife went to UNC medical school. so i may lose in other ways if i cheer too loudly.

 

[xmanii]

I don't have a stake either, but it looked to me like he was on the line. And how are the refs expected to see anything on a 12 inch TV on the sideline?

That's why they blew up the images

I personally thought his foot was _not_ on the line.

Still proud of them 'cats though

 

[xmanii]

Well, I'm only mildly cheering for the Illini, just because they're more or less local. I've also only been checking in on the games as they got down to 16 teams, and only toward the end of the games if I happen to be available to do so. So I've not really been much of a fan or nailbiter. If the Illini wind up as one of the final two teams, I might watch a full game.

I think it's Illinois's year to win it all. I was hoping for a UK/UL championship game.... but this the year or the Illini

 

[Evilhalfling]

I did a pool at work. If NC wins then I win the pool by one point.

Mike

I am in second in my Studio Class Pool - the problem is the person in first has the same winners picked as I do but she is ahead by 2 points from the early games. We both also have UNC to win over Illini.

I should get some of the pot, but I dont remember the split.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

cowards, afraid to make the right call.....

You're right about that, though not for the call you think. Although it's very, very close as to whether Sparks was on the line or not (much too close to overturn), what isn't close is that he was clearly fouled in the act of shooting. The bump was unmistakable and indisputable ... I saw it during the original play, and there's simply no way to miss it in the replays.

In college basketball, replays can't be used to review foul calls (or no-calls), which is fine with me. What I don't get is why nobody is even mentioning the obvious foul. If that call had been made, the game most likely would not have gone into OT.

BTW, I had a friend at the game, and he said the ref on the spot made an obvious "and one" hand motion. His theory is that the foul was called, but then conveniently "forgotten" to avoid adding more controvery about refs deciding games. Personally, I think that's a little paranoid ... I think it's more likely that the signal he saw was the ref indicating that the shot was taken in time. But who knows?

 

[Jeff Wilder]

once they go to the replay it is not being decided on the court though. the refs called it in favor of kentucky and that allowed them to continue playing. But the choice was made off the court.

That's crap. The call was made on the court. The only thing decided by going to the replay was not to overturn the call made on the court.

 

[Mark]

Well said, Mister Wilder ... *ahem* ... Jeff.

 

[Crothian]

That's crap. The call was made on the court. The only thing decided by going to the replay was not to overturn the call made on the court.

And that replay wasn't on the court. I'm not argueing about where the call was, but once they move to replay they ar enot on the court. They are trying to decide on this small TV. If these replay calls are that important they need to do soemthing better.

 

[Crothian]

You're right about that, though not for the call you think. Although it's very, very close as to whether Sparks was on the line or not (much too close to overturn), what isn't close is that he was clearly fouled in the act of shooting. The bump was unmistakable and indisputable ... I saw it during the original play, and there's simply no way to miss it in the replays.

As you said replays cannot be used to call a foul. And the refs in college Basketball are bnot good anyway. There are alway inconsitant calls and the quality of refs vary from game to game. But it wasn't much of a foul, I've seen worse get a no call. But I've seen less get a call.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Ahhgg!
the next games are schedualed for the same time as the game Im running.
the tabletop game runs from 3 -930 saturday. I like DMing and only do so on alternate weeks, it was bad enough to miss last weekends exciting saturday games.
I will tape it I suppose, If Kansas was still playing I would be more tempted to skip gaming. If UNC was'nt playing I would be satisfied with just watching the final game.

My other problem with taping it is that me yelling at the TV until midnight sat night is going to tick off the wife.

Anyone else having this problem? (the first )