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  • #16
    Originally posted by Matt Trump View Post
    CBS has admitted to Sports Illustrated that "Cinderallas are nice for a little bit". The ratings for the Final 4 dropped last year when George Mason was in it so now the committee has pressure from CBS to keep things interesting. So they put all the upset potential against each other and giving bids and better seeds to the known names who have national appeal. Its a joke but until the Valley gets on CBS, ESPN, and ABC every weekend we're stuck with it.
    Is that printed somewhere? I can't believe they would EVER let that be public.
    If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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    • #17
      I remember them saying it during the tournament last year. They were talking about teams like George Mason being "neat" stories for a while but the announcers couldn't help but wonder if they "upset" better teams along the way. Teams they thought had legitimate shots at winning the championship but were beaten in "one" game by a pumped up mid-major school.

      I remember watching a discussion just like that and thinking, "wow, what a slap in the face to mid-major schools."

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      • #18
        http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/berniemiklasz/story/67CA1A02FF24EDF08625729C0014848A?OpenDocument

        Committee has message for Valley: Get lost
        By Bernie Miklasz
        ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
        03/12/2007
        The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
          Is that printed somewhere? I can't believe they would EVER let that be public.
          In Sports Illustrated from Friday. Haven't found the article yet but will be searching for it soon.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
            http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/spo...A?OpenDocument
            Committee has message for Valley: Get lost
            By Bernie Miklasz
            ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
            03/12/2007

            The RPI is now worthless.

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            • #21
              http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/03/07/selection.sunday/index.html


              http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/03/07/selection.sunday/1.html


              If you're wondering what schools traditionally draw the best viewership during the tournament, CBS News and Sports president Sean McManus said Big Ten conference teams do very well because of the large number of television homes among the fan bases of those schools followed by traditional powers such as North Carolina, Duke, UCLA and Kentucky.

              "It's hard to quantify exactly because the ratings are so dependent on how close the game is," McManus said. Generally, national programs do better in national windows such as the Final Four and championship. "Cinderella stories are great up until a point," said McManus, smiling. "But we'd probably prefer to have the traditional teams in Atlanta this year."

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              • #22
                Very interesting...thanks for posting that!
                The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
                  Very interesting...thanks for posting that!
                  You're welcome. It sure explains a lot and is pretty discouraging.

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                  • #24
                    "THE NCAA IS WHAT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE"- Denny Green

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                    • #25


                      HILARIOUS!

                      Let's just not let them off the hook!
                      The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                      • #26
                        "But we'd probably prefer to have the traditional teams in Atlanta this year."

                        Wow - what a huge slap in the face from that article....what a jerk.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by PantherChic View Post
                          "But we'd probably prefer to have the traditional teams in Atlanta this year."

                          Wow - what a huge slap in the face from that article....what a jerk.
                          Hang on a second. Keep in mind that he's strictly referencing TV ratings...his business. The TV networks always want a Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Championship, etc., with large market teams. There's no such thing as a "large market" in college sports, but it sounds like (per an earlier post) the Big Ten and other traditional powers represent the closest thing.

                          As to whether this played a role in the selections by a supposedly neutral, and supposedly completely separate group, that's another matter. If so, all of our anger is probably better directed at the selection committee, not CBS.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by SteinPizza View Post
                            As to whether this played a role in the selections by a supposedly neutral, and supposedly completely separate group, that's another matter. If so, all of our anger is probably better directed at the selection committee, not CBS.
                            Don't be naive about the influence of CBS on the committee.

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Matt Trump View Post
                              Don't be naive about the influence of CBS on the committee.
                              Not being naive, and CBS has a right to some influence due to the money they spend. What I probably most have an issue with is the hypocritical stance taken by the committee year after year where they claim to be above influence and neutral. CBS is a for-profit, private enterprise, so I can't blame them for attempting to look after their own self interests, even if I don't like the outcome. The NCAA has always had kind of a holier-than-thou attitude though.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by SteinPizza View Post
                                Hang on a second. Keep in mind that he's strictly referencing TV ratings...his business. The TV networks always want a Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Championship, etc., with large market teams. There's no such thing as a "large market" in college sports, but it sounds like (per an earlier post) the Big Ten and other traditional powers represent the closest thing.

                                As to whether this played a role in the selections by a supposedly neutral, and supposedly completely separate group, that's another matter. If so, all of our anger is probably better directed at the selection committee, not CBS.
                                You're right. The Big Ten is the #1 conference in the country in terms of TV homes (something like 1/3 of the country's TV households in the Big Ten area). Like many of us, conferences become somewhat territorial, and fans tend to 'follow' other teams from their league. The Big Ten is always a "home run."

                                I would imagine other teams are similar...the usual Basketball powers, teams from the Southeast, UCLA, etc.

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