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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool


    i thought we talked about that before. it is cool.....

    i was not a fan of barkley and kenny smith on the selection show last night though. they seemed out of place and you could tell davis and anthony knew much more of what they were talking about.

    the cable providers should find a way to put all these channels right next to each other during the tourney. i can see it getting a little confusing flipping all over the place and trying to remember where trutv is.....i would like this better if they kept cbs as the main station and still had that one cutting into the games that were on the cable channels when they got interesting.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,908
    The Juggler wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool


    i thought we talked about that before. it is cool.....

    i was not a fan of barkley and kenny smith on the selection show last night though. they seemed out of place and you could tell davis and anthony knew much more of what they were talking about.

    the cable providers should find a way to put all these channels right next to each other during the tourney. i can see it getting a little confusing flipping all over the place and trying to remember where trutv is.....i would like this better if they kept cbs as the main station and still had that one cutting into the games that were on the cable channels when they got interesting.

    TRUtv is 841 on comcast Hi-Def in suburbs.

    agree on Barkley and Kenny smith. They seemed totally out of place. I thought they went to them too often and not enough of Greg Anytony and Seth Davis. Greg Anthony is really good on there.

    Watched the Fab 5 on ESPN last night. I guess it was like the 30 for 30s. Was good but thought it could have been better. HBO did one on Tarkanian's UNLV but i missed that one. Have to check that on-demand.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Yeah, I didn't watch any of those tourney shows. I can't take the talking heads complaining about va tech and colorado getting screwed...like it matters if those teams are in or not. I do like Seth Davis a lot...he is usually pretty good with his upset predictions.

    I would bet money that dick vitale has duke in the finals.

    pjhawks, I saw the unlv thing. HBO's docs are tremendous
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool

    This will be like a few years ago when everyone had to find TBS for the baseball playoffs.

    I wonder where tru is for fios.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool

    This will be like a few years ago when everyone had to find TBS for the baseball playoffs.

    I wonder where tru is for fios.

    Or finding VS for flyers games. I remember thinking, 'what the hell channel is VS?'

    temple laying 2.5...nova getting 1.5. Should be two good games
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    Big news: Scootie practiced yesterday. Might want to lay those points Fixer. ;)
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    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • booomm11
    booomm11 Posts: 865
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool

    That Doris Burke chick drives me nuts! So annoying! Thank God espn doesn't have the dance
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    booomm11 wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Gus Johnson is the fucking man. He should be calling the Super Bowl & Final Four.

    He is good. McDonough is still my favorite announcer. He's great doing all sports.

    Might be old news, but did you guys see that all of the tourney games are being televised this year? cbs, tnt, tbs, and truTV (no clue what channel that is). that's pretty cool

    That Doris Burke chick drives me nuts! So annoying! Thank God espn doesn't have the dance

    she did way too many nova games for my liking this year.....that said, i do think she sounds like she knows what she is talking about....somewhat. i just don't like her.
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  • booomm11
    booomm11 Posts: 865
    oh she's def knowledgeable, just bugs the shit out of me for some reason
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    booomm11 wrote:
    oh she's def knowledgeable, just bugs the shit out of me for some reason

    Sounds like your mom announcing the game and kind of nagging you at the same time.
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    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • booomm11
    booomm11 Posts: 865
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    booomm11 wrote:
    oh she's def knowledgeable, just bugs the shit out of me for some reason

    Sounds like your mom announcing the game and kind of nagging you at the same time.

    :lol: exactly
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    booomm11 wrote:
    oh she's def knowledgeable, just bugs the shit out of me for some reason

    Sounds like your mom announcing the game and kind of nagging you at the same time.

    hahaha, that is perfect.

    I'm biting my tongue on this topic. Don't want to get myself in trouble
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    The Fixer wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    booomm11 wrote:
    oh she's def knowledgeable, just bugs the shit out of me for some reason

    Sounds like your mom announcing the game and kind of nagging you at the same time.

    hahaha, that is perfect.

    I'm biting my tongue on this topic. Don't want to get myself in trouble

    Yeah, I think we are all already there. Of course, many male announcers are worse (including one former CBS analyst).
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,908
    ok real fun starts tomorrow. here are a few spread picks that i like for thursday and friday:

    Thursday games:
    Temple at -2 1/2 (best bet, temple a lock)
    Kentucky at -13 1/2
    Missouri at Pick Em
    Gonzaga at +2

    Friday games:
    Marquette at +1 1/2
    Indiana State at +11 1/2
    Arizona at -6
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    pjhawks wrote:
    ok real fun starts tomorrow. here are a few spread picks that i like for thursday and friday:

    Thursday games:
    Temple at -2 1/2 (best bet, temple a lock)
    Kentucky at -13 1/2
    Missouri at Pick Em
    Gonzaga at +2

    Friday games:
    Marquette at +1 1/2
    Indiana State at +11 1/2
    Arizona at -6

    I've been looking at the lines. I like temple and gonzaga a lot too. I like cincy over mizzou. I don't like the marquette/xavier game at all.

    I like utah st a lot tomorrow. Also like ODU, bucknell, and wofford.

    Can't wait for noon tomorrow. Close to 98 straight hours of gambling coming.

    Also, I think USC crushes VCU tonight
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    The Fixer wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    ok real fun starts tomorrow. here are a few spread picks that i like for thursday and friday:

    Thursday games:
    Temple at -2 1/2 (best bet, temple a lock)
    Kentucky at -13 1/2
    Missouri at Pick Em
    Gonzaga at +2

    Friday games:
    Marquette at +1 1/2
    Indiana State at +11 1/2
    Arizona at -6

    I've been looking at the lines. I like temple and gonzaga a lot too. I like cincy over mizzou. I don't like the marquette/xavier game at all.

    I like utah st a lot tomorrow. Also like ODU, bucknell, and wofford.

    Can't wait for noon tomorrow. Close to 98 straight hours of gambling coming.

    Also, I think USC crushes VCU tonight

    Gonzaga is always a sucker bet.
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    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    ok real fun starts tomorrow. here are a few spread picks that i like for thursday and friday:

    Thursday games:
    Temple at -2 1/2 (best bet, temple a lock)
    Kentucky at -13 1/2
    Missouri at Pick Em
    Gonzaga at +2

    Friday games:
    Marquette at +1 1/2
    Indiana State at +11 1/2
    Arizona at -6

    I've been looking at the lines. I like temple and gonzaga a lot too. I like cincy over mizzou. I don't like the marquette/xavier game at all.

    I like utah st a lot tomorrow. Also like ODU, bucknell, and wofford.

    Can't wait for noon tomorrow. Close to 98 straight hours of gambling coming.

    Also, I think USC crushes VCU tonight

    Gonzaga is always a sucker bet.

    st johns wasn't anything special away from MSG this year. and one of their best players is out. I'll be on the zags +1.5
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    fixer--i'm with you odu, and bucknell. i can see that bucknell game coming down to the wire. that's a decent amount of points for some tired legs.

    don't sleep on those st peters peacocks either :mrgreen:

    and, i'm with you on usc tonight.

    big money. big money. big money.
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  • The Juggler
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    nova's now laying a point...hmmm
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