March Madness Oops

You knew I would have an Oops Award for the NCAA Tourney, and it goes to CBS. Just the other day, I was praising them, saying "What would the NCAA Tourney be without them?" Now I might back track a little on that because of their actions the last two nights. First, the "controversal" Pittsburgh vs. Butler game. There were two fouls called in the last seven seconds (one on the Bulldogs and one on the Panthers) which ultimately led to a one point Butler victory. After the game, CBS talked for a good half hour about the calls and even had the guy who oversees officiating for the NCAA. The guys in the CBS studio grilled him who, you know, takes a lot of crap from people already. I don't understand the point of that when the refs in the game clearly made the right calls.

The second mishap was today after the UNC vs. Washington game. Once again, there was a "questionable" call at the end. First, fans (and CBS alike) seemed to think more time should have been added to the clock when UNC knocked the ball out of bounds. Also, fans thought John Henson of UNC interfered with a Huskie player's shot to tie. When they went to the studio postgame, Greg Gumble called the game "controversal" and they spent another half hour grilling the head official guy again! They kept babbling on and on, going back to the play when it wasn't necessary.

I'm honestly disappointed in CBS. I was even more disappointed in them after the UNC game. There was no point to keep talking about the end of that game. For starters, no time should have been added to the clock because the clock stops when the ref blows the whistle, not when the ball goes out of bounds. The guys on CBS at the time seemed to not understand that. Also, even if a goaltend had been called on UNC, it would have only been two pointer instead of a three, which is what the Huskies needed to tie the game. Way to go CBS for getting my NCAA Tourney Oops Award!