Chattin’ live on the NCAA tourney, propped-up-feet and all
The channel I'm watching, alas, is NOT truTV. (Photography and pedicure by M. Bradley)
Charlotte — Welcome to our third annual live chat off the Thursday afternoon NCAA tournament games. The first two years weren’t without controversy. In 2009 you folks made fun of my TV. Last year the Milwaukee Hyatt impelled me to relocate to Major Goolsby, a sports bar across the street, by delivering the sobering news that it did not offer room service for lunch.
(For breakfast, yes. For dinner, yes. Just not for lunch. Are you kidding me?)
But I digress. And now I move to this year’s issue: Of the 65 channels available on the wide-screen TV here at the Civic Center Marriott, truTV isn’t among them. I confess that I’d never heard of truTV until it came a carrier of NCAA games, but now I know what it is. And it’s not here. So I’m going to miss those games today.
My life: Drama untold.
And here we are again. I’m pretty sure the Marriott offers at least a tuna sandwich if not truTV, so I should be OK. For early games we’ve got Clemson-West Virginia, Butler-Old Dominion (though I won’t see it), Louisville-Morehead State and Temple-Penn State. Those are pretty good games, you’ll have to concede. And I’ll try my best to offer semi-cogent commentary until around 4 p.m., at which time I need to head for the arena for Washington’s media availability.
Thanks to all who entered Bradley’s Bracket Fiasco. (Entries are closed.) Thanks to all who dare to hang with me this afternoon. And away, as the Great One would say, we go.
By Mark Bradley
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Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:32 pm
Hey all you dawgs,
Nice tatts on the Richmond boys, eh?
BW
March 17th, 2011
6:33 pm
SEC East not looking too strong. Hope this doesn’t bode trouble for UGA
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:33 pm
The founder of Vandy Cornelius Vanderbilt fancied himself a sailor. A Commodore is designation above a Sea captain, Rear Admiral (two star) and below a Fleet Admiral (4 star)… The US stop using the rank after the Spanish American War…
Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:35 pm
RDU,
The kick out to Jenkns for the 3 was there.
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
6:35 pm
JSS
Cornelius Vanderbilt also made his fortune in shipping
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
6:36 pm
Buckeye – they should have gone for the 3 on their last possession
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
6:36 pm
Buckeye why did you have to belittle me? As I have posted before my husband was a Korean War Air Force pilot that joined Delta after serving his commission. I have said nothing to offend you. I asked questions to gain some knowledge. I am guessing your are divorced buy how you have treated me.
Tell the truth
March 17th, 2011
6:36 pm
Looks like the SEC and ACC are looking pitiful again this year
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:37 pm
I know, but he also was one of the founders of the Americas Cup too
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
6:37 pm
Vanderbilt’s decendants built some nice dwellings – The Breakers in Newport, RI, Biltmore House
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
6:39 pm
JSS thank you again for giving me an answer I can understand and not talking down to me.
Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:39 pm
Stewardess,
I’ve seen you here before. Never engaged.
Good for you husband, a proud man, I’m sure.
Divorced? No.
Belittle you?
Go form a union.
Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:40 pm
Stewardess,
http://www.vanderbilt.edu
kral
March 17th, 2011
6:41 pm
could not give it up…dang V YOU never look like the team we play
kral
March 17th, 2011
6:42 pm
can here the Braves
Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:42 pm
Stewardess,
Nevermind. The ‘Dores are tostada. Another bracket buster.
kral
March 17th, 2011
6:42 pm
hear
Buckeye
March 17th, 2011
6:43 pm
Sigining out until Wisc v Belmont.
Tell the truth
March 17th, 2011
6:44 pm
Hey Buckeye- does anyone at OSU know anything that is going on with your football team?? Of course I did not know is a over used excuse- only seems to work for the Big 10/11/12 .
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:44 pm
@ DS…
No problem, it’s only a game….
collegeballfan
March 17th, 2011
6:45 pm
If GT does not make a major offer to Butler’s Brad Stevens then I will give up on them. Hell, he even looks like a Nerd. And that is on top of being one of the top 3 new coaches in NCAA history.
From the Butler website:
“In just his fourth year as a collegiate head coach and 11 years after leaving a business position as a marketing associate, Brad Stevens sits on top of the list for best basketball coaching starts in NCAA History.”
“Stevens, who owns two Horizon League Coach of the Year awards, has guided the Bulldogs to 110 wins in his brief career, breaking the previous four-year NCAA Division I record of 107 wins set by Everett Case of North Carolina State from 1947 to 1950. He also holds the NCAA three-year record with 89 victories, and he’s second on the two-year list with 56 wins. This season, he’s guided Butler to a 21-9 campaign and the school’s league-record fifth consecutive Horizon League regular season championship.”
Tech MUST make this guy say NO! A 110 wins in 4 years? Are you serious? Tech hire the damn guy! Jeez!
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
6:45 pm
How is the ACC looking bad? Clemson was forced to play an early games as a 12(?) seed in Ohio in the LATE game then FLY to TAMPA and still put on a damn good game. Clemson got screwed. Vandy was BEAT on the court. Clemson was beat in the Selection meetings.
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:46 pm
And the SEC better be thank for Florida, they are not a normal match-up for most teams for those outside of the SEC… Georgia might be in deep stuff tomorrow…
dcrane
March 17th, 2011
6:47 pm
shortest guy on the floor dominates the Richmond/ Vandy game. Intriguing matchup of Morehead State vs. Richmond, coach at Morehead would be a good find for GT…
dcrane
March 17th, 2011
6:50 pm
Brad Stevens will stay at Butler, they’ll lock him up. He’s got a good thing going, high profile mid-major, good fit.
kral
March 17th, 2011
6:50 pm
epiphany there Jss
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
6:51 pm
How SEXY do you gentlemen think BYU is now without the Center/ Power Foward? Can they make it to the Sweet 16? Gators are about tho take the court. I think the Gators by 9.
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:53 pm
Clemson made their bed against Carolina. They were always a team that would stop driving the ball and then would get deep in the shot clock and have to depend on Stitt to bale them out… If Florida State comes out and plays a full game, because they struggle shooting; then Duke, Carolina, and FSU might go far…
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:55 pm
@ Kral…
Nope, always felt that Florida is either going to go a long way or pull a Louisville!
kral
March 17th, 2011
6:57 pm
Have t o agree..dang agreeing is not my nature
JSS
March 17th, 2011
6:58 pm
I really like the Princeton coach and Shaka Smart at VCU… I doubt Stevens will leave for one of the upgrade jobs. He’s seen what happened at Indiana…
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
6:59 pm
I have Florida going all the way to the championship game
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:00 pm
@ Kral…
I had to agree with Katherine last week, I thought I’d lost my mind…
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
7:03 pm
Delta Stewardess
I picked BYU to lose to Wofford in the 1st round. Then again, I picked Vandy to make the Sweet 16.
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
7:04 pm
JSS
We’ll know that you have lost your mind when you start agreeing with UGABugKiller
bj fussell
March 17th, 2011
7:05 pm
who won vandy or spidey
Tell the truth
March 17th, 2011
7:05 pm
Delta Stewardess The ACC got 3 selections plus Clemson got to play in and the SEC got 5 . Bama got screwed with Ga getting in after Bama beat them twice. The ACC once upon a time got 6-8 selections. This is not a strong SEC nor ACC this year
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:07 pm
Man, BYU and Wisconsin better come out early… Or they are in for a long night
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
7:08 pm
Spiders won
Tell the truth
March 17th, 2011
7:10 pm
Richmond won
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
7:13 pm
RDU is is a NC team fan? Raleigh-Durham I am guessing?
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
7:16 pm
I understand football can not do the same thing as basketball, but is there not a HAPPY medium? These games are just TOO MUCH for the HEART to take. I wish football could make a playoff work without another 8 games to decide a National Champion.
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:18 pm
@ Paul RDU….
That is just straight crazy talk!!!
Paul in RDU
March 17th, 2011
7:20 pm
DS
I am a relocated Yellow Jacket. I live in Raleigh
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:21 pm
Wofford can not settle for 3’s, rest it
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:23 pm
As strong of point guard since Mugsy Bogues, Jimmer
JSS
March 17th, 2011
7:24 pm
The Bowl System is pure money, they won’t give it till TV takes the bank away
Mark Bradley
March 17th, 2011
7:25 pm
Here’s a little something off the Georgia/Washington media opportunities, if you’re inclined.
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
7:30 pm
My Dawgs got in on a Wing and a Hiked leg. Maybe they can win in the 1st round but I am not betting on much. Maybe Fox can surprise me but my hair will not turn blue holding my breath on a 2nd round game.
Delta Stewardess
March 17th, 2011
7:41 pm
Has the Chatting stopped? I know the other Dawg fans are not reading the junk Bill King posted. How did he get to blog? The Dawgs play many sports but all Bill tries to post about is football. He is not even good at that.