So, WHY is 60 minutes not on now? Basketball??????

[wartrace]

Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe they should start their games earlier in order to avoid upsetting those of us who enjoy sixty minutes but don't give a rats behind about basketball?

[flvegan]

1. Uh oh.

The NCAA obsessed should be here in 3...2...1...

[charlie and algernon]

2. seriously? it's not on where you are?

I've got the Marquette-Missouri game on and its a serious thriller, will go down to the wire.

[EastTennesseeDem]

3. It's impossible to do that

There are 64 (65 technically) teams in the tournament. This is the round of 32 and there are eight tournament sites. They have to play them all day.

[wartrace]

13. They can play them, do they have to be on network television?

I would think they could show them on espn, why pre-empt things? It isn't as if they don't know how long the games will be.

[EastTennesseeDem]

16. Too much demand for ESPN

ESPN runs the women's tournament. CBS has the fatter wallets and the ever so slightly larger amount of people who watch it.

I'm sure ESPN would LOVE to show the Big Dance, much like they would love to show the BCS. They just can't.

[taterguy]

20. Miillions of people don't have a cable package that carries ESPN

I'm one of them.

The NCAA Tourney is one of the few sporting events I enjoy watching, not worth paying extra for ESPN just for that.

[DS1]

4. fuck basketball

it fucking sucks

[MadBadger]

5. Bahhh...Humbug

It will start in its entirety when the AMAZING games are over.

[charlie and algernon]

6. there's an AMAZING game on now

Marquette and Missouri are trading punch for punch. I'm shocked that CBS isn't broadcasting this everywhere.

[EastTennesseeDem]

8. Siena-Louisville and Michigan State-USC are equally amazing

These first two rounds have each ended with a bang.

[TZ]

9. Siena is beating Louisville....

Thats a pretty big upset brewing...

[charlie and algernon]

10. holy shit, wow!

well we haven't had any big upsets yet, I guess we're due.

[WolverineDG]

12. and I was laughed at for picking them

:evilgrin:

too bad the rest of my picks didn't go so well.... :evilfrown:

dg

[TZ]

7. Oh come on. During Football season this happens all the time

as well.

[wartrace]

14. I bitched about that this past fall. But now BASKETBALL is the problem. nt

[NYC_SKP]

11. In Amerika, sports is way more important than silly news, silly.

rah...

rah.

[Bluzmann57]

15. Did it ever occur to you that a LOT of us like b'ball?

In other words, quit yer bitchin'. Sports is a national passion and you just have to deal with it.

[Mojambo]

17. Basketball brings in more money than 60 minutes.

Money is what makes the world go around.

Does this really need to be explained?

[gmoney]

18. Ratings?

I'm guessing NCAA games beat the pants off 60 Minutes for ad revenue

[LostinVA]

19. "60 Minutes" is NOW messing up "Amazing Race"

[rurallib]

21. They could have cut a few commercials.