Tournament expanding to 68

[JMM28]

Tourney is staying on CBS for the next 6? Years. All games will be broadcast live between CBS and Turner channels.

3 more playin games. The NCAA got this one right.

[TheAsianSensation]

They got the message from the populace at-large on this one. It's still probably a stepping stone, but at least everyone has time to breathe for now.

[JBinPeoria]

This is great! I also love the fact that you will be able to see all the games across 4 different networks. I hate it when you don't always get the best game on one network.

[PTownHawkeye]

Huge wins for the NCAA:

1. No ridiculous expansion to 96 teams...68 makes sense.
2. ALL GAMES will be broadcast live between CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV which are all available on the basic cable package on Comcast, Mediacomm DirecTV and Dish
3. No Dickie V broadcasting NCAA Tourney games
4. Gus Johnson!

[LittleBrave]

EXCLELLENT!

Now we need to get into the "expanded" field next year.
Let's not be the #68 team, but if we do, at least we can say we are on the rise!

[Nacho]

Anyway Gus Johnson can do every game?

[Da Coach]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5125307

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...042203235.html


Joe Lunardi reacts-

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10858/bracketologist-reacts-to-68

[Future Walk-On]

THIS ROCKS.

Except watching basketball on truTV....weird

[thefish7]

Great news! I did a bit of research to see how well the size of the tourney kept up with D1 expansion. I was surprised to find that it's stayed at a pretty constant 20% throughout time. That's stays true at this level of expansion but would not have at 96 teams. Also great to hear all games will be available now.

[BuBraves55]

What???????
What are us Forensic Files fans gonna do in tournament time? I call Kangaroo Court!

[LittleBrave]

THIS ROCKS.

Except watching basketball on truTV....weird

What is truTV?
I'm not familiar with this station - I live in Chicago.

[bugregshu]

What is truTV?
I'm not familiar with this station - I live in Chicago.

I'm from Chicago too and I get it up there. It was formerly CourtTV

[BradleyJD]

Huge wins for the NCAA:

1. No ridiculous expansion to 96 teams...68 makes sense.
2. ALL GAMES will be broadcast live between CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV which are all available on the basic cable package on Comcast, Mediacomm DirecTV and Dish
3. No Dickie V broadcasting NCAA Tourney games
4. Gus Johnson!

Well i am with you one #1 and #2.

#3 I could go either side of that issue.

#4 is the horrible and tragic part of this story. Gus Johnson is so awful, he makes me actually be willing to accept Jim Nantz. Johnson is an ESPN-clone gone crazy. He is over-the-top loud for no reason. He yells about lay-ups three minutes into the game.

But, I will take the rest.

[PTownHawkeye]

Well i am with you one #1 and #2.

#3 I could go either side of that issue.

#4 is the horrible and tragic part of this story. Gus Johnson is so awful, he makes me actually be willing to accept Jim Nantz. Johnson is an ESPN-clone gone crazy. He is over-the-top loud for no reason. He yells about lay-ups three minutes into the game.

But, I will take the rest.

Tongue in cheek BUJD, tongue in cheek

[Future Walk-On]

What is truTV?
I'm not familiar with this station - I live in Chicago.

MURDER SERIAL KILLERS FORENSIC SCIENCE!

Then a bunch of reality shows.