**2022 NCAA Tourney Thread** (including play-ins)

[dahliaclone]

I know it's the B team but this studio crew is rough. Thank god for Candance Parker, she's carrying this broadcast. She knows her stuff, I'd like to see her doing more games in person. She's a bball nerd.

Rex Chapman is absolutely cringeworthy bad

 

[Clonehomer]

Isn't Rutgers supposed to be a good defensive team? Look like Swiss cheese so far.

Might be considered good for a Big10 team?

 

[Acylum]

Isn't Rutgers supposed to be a good defensive team? Look like Swiss cheese so far.

They look like they’re afraid to play as physically as they’re used to. Which will be interesting for us also.

 

[JP4CY]

Entertaining so far

 

[madguy30]

Feels like this is going to be a weird tournament.

 

[HoopsTournament]

If Rutgers wins, then Big Ten will be the first conference to win two First Four games in the same tournament. I am sure they will put that in all of their promotional videos.

 

[Cyclonepride]

They look like they’re afraid to play as physically as they’re used to. Which will be interesting for us also.

Odd to get afraid in advance. Only 3 fouls total called in the first 10 1/2 minutes

 

[cstrunk]

Why can't we have on-site announcers? I hope they don't do that for any more games.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Why can't we have on-site announcers? I hope they don't do that for any more games.

They're there. They were having audio issues earlier that made them sound weird.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Why can't we have on-site announcers? I hope they don't do that for any more games.

Aren’t all the announcers on site in basketball? Or is it a covid carryover thing?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Notre Dame shoots 38%! on the year from 3. You can kind of see why Rutgers is trying to chase them off the three point line, but I wonder how many layups they're willing to give up before they try something different. Might not matter, because Notre Dame can't stop them either.

 

[cstrunk]

They're there. They were having audio issues earlier that made them sound weird.

I did hear something about power issues in Dayton at the end of the other broadcast while they were apologizing for some technical difficulties.

Meanwhile, the NCAA March Madness Live app is one of the worst apps out there. This app has all kinds of streaming issues. Uuughh

 

[cstrunk]

Aren’t all the announcers on site in basketball? Or is it a covid carryover thing?

We had a number of remote announcers in ISU games this season.

 

[Lafaester54]

I like the ND offense. Kind of a four out with a lot of Princeton like back cuts. Helps that they can shoot from the outside and they can get good spacing. Entertaining so far.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

We had a number of remote announcers in ISU games this season.

Oh damn, really? Was it a covid thing?

 

[alarson]

Oh damn, really? Was it a covid thing?

It was a "ESPN wanted to save money" thing. We had top 25 matchups with remote crews.

 

[heitclone]

Rex Chapman is absolutely cringeworthy bad

It's like Johnny Depp trying to be a basketball analyst or something

 

[cstrunk]

Oh damn, really? Was it a covid thing?

Not 100% sure but I think it was more of a cutting cost thing on some of the lower quality matchups?

 

[cstrunk]

It was a "ESPN wanted to save money" thing. We had top 25 matchups with remote crews.

Not 100% sure but I think it was more of a cutting cost thing on some of the lower quality matchups?

Yeah you're right.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Big Ten - The Conference of (First Four) Champions