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[Brian Fellows]

This could be Northwestern's window.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

Sigh.

 

[RBH]

As it has in previous years, the NCAA division I men's basketball tournament -- also known as March Madness -- will be streamed both online and to iPhones and iPads. Unlike previous years, iPad and iPhone users will need to pay $3.99 to watch the entire tournament. CBS and Turner are sharing the NCAA broadcast duties across four television stations. Here's how it breaks down:

Mac users will be able to watch all the CBS-broadcast games for free on CBSSports.com. Games aired on TBS, TNT and TruTV will be available to authenticated watchers of certain pay-tv providers.

For iPad and iPhone viewers, everyone will be required to pay a $3.99 fee to watch the entire tournament. That fee covers all devices, so no mucking about with authentication to watch tournament games on the Mac. Once the fee is paid, all 67 games will be streamable on iOS via Wi-Fi or 3G.


"NCAA(r) March Madness(r) Live will offer higher quality live video streams across platforms; video highlights for every game of the Tournament on the iPhone and Android phones; live game alerts for Android phones, as well as iPhones and iPads; an updated design; and live radio broadcast courtesy of Westwood One/Dial Global Radio Network, for all 67 games across the suite of digital products. In addition to the new offerings, NCAA(r) March Madness(r) Live will again provide the same fan-favorite features from last year including: schedules and live game scoring, live tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, and live social companion views."


The NCAA March Madness apps for iPhone and iPad will go live on March 7th, in time for the tournament to begin on March 13th.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/16/march-madness-comes-to-ipad-and-iphone-march-7-for-3-99/

 

[GodfatherX]

wasnt the app free last year?

also I requested off work for that thurs/fri for the first 2 rounds, and i'm celebrating my 30th birthday a week early because it conflicts with the first round lol

 

[Mac the KNife]

Purdue's Barlow kicked off team, Byrd suspended.

That should help.

 

[GodfatherX]

we are playing like complete shit, havent played this bad this year other then against Providence

 

[TheNatural]

Down 10, should be 6 after a bullshit call at the end of the half.

 

[GodfatherX]

Russ with 2 great shots, Gorky needs to put on 30 lbs, i dont care if its muscle or fat, he shouldnt be outplayed these last few games, he looks weak against far inferior players

 

[eosos]

Goddamn Crowder, you're amazing.

 

[GodfatherX]

these announcers are almost as bad as the officials...almost

 

[TheNatural]

Whew what a game. DePaul is terrible and it was too close to call going into OT, but it sure as hell was entertaining. Hopefully we can keep this grit up going into Cincy because we'll need it.

 

[GodfatherX]

this is out of bounds? alright big east refs...noted

 

[TheNatural]

this is out of bounds? alright big east refs...noted

Yeah they're fucking horrible man. #1 reason above all else that I wish we were in a different conference. Don't forget Kuric got the fuck hacked out of him before that.

 

[Griegite]

This is pretty ugly for Maryland. We've scored 8 points in 13 minutes.

 

[Meier]

FSU has now beat all 4 North Carolina teams in one season for the first time. Keep it up fellas.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Iowa state wins again. Looking good.

 

[DocTarHeel]

Let's make it 56-0.

GO HEELS!

 

[GoldenEye 007]

omg there are no conference refs. they dont exist.

 

[TheNatural]

Shitty day of games. Only two games with top 25 teams playing one another today, one a bracketbuster. New Mexico looks like the real deal though, kicking UNLV's ass.

 

[TheNatural]

omg there are no conference refs. they dont exist.

OMG well then the group that typically refs one conference over and over. Semantics, get over it.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Facts. How do they work?

People in every conference bitch about refs. Get over that. The one common denominator is that these are NCAA refs. Thus it is their fault if they put out shit-tier refs. Conferences have nothing to do with it.

 

[Pollux]

Facts. How do they work?

People in every conference bitch about refs. Get over that. The one common denominator is that these are NCAA refs. Thus it is their fault if they put out shit-tier refs. Conferences have nothing to do with it.

Nobody says they do. But Karl Hess is an SEC ref since he refs mostly SEC games. And he's shit. Thus he's a shitty SEC ref.

EDIT: I hate when we play like this. Damn

 

[GoldenEye 007]

He would be a shitty NCAA ref that the NCAA picks to ref in a certain location.

And people are clearly blaming the conferences. Stating that omg i wish i was in the Big XII since these BE refs are so bad. When in reality, every conference has shit refs, everybody complains, and it is the NCAA doing the selection and cutting the checks.

 

[alstein]

Nobody says they do. But Karl Hess is an SEC ref since he refs mostly SEC games. And he's shit. Thus he's a shitty SEC ref.

EDIT: I hate when we play like this. Damn

He's a shittier ACC ref.

 

[Pollux]

He's a shittier ACC ref.

He's screwed over UK so many times that I'm blinded by my hatred of him. Doesn't surprise me he screws over everyone else also.

 

[truly101]

FSU has now beat all 4 North Carolina teams in one season for the first time. Keep it up fellas.

And still lost to Princeton and BC, cut that shit out. Its funny thar FSU has actually been better for the ACC's conference strength in basketball than football.

 

[truly101]

He's screwed over UK so many times that I'm blinded by my hatred of him. Doesn't surprise me he screws over everyone else also.

NOBODY likes Hess and everyone in the ACC thinks he's screwed them over.

 

[Pollux]

NOBODY likes Hess and everyone in the ACC thinks he's screwed them over.

Did we, a duke and uk fan, just agree on something? we have a common enemy? world really is ending in 2012, huh?

 

[truly101]

Did we, a duke and uk fan, just agree on something? we have a common enemy? world really is ending in 2012, huh?

Clemson is still losing in Chapel Hill so no, the world is not ending.

Hess makes some ...bizarre ass calls.

 

[Pollux]

Clemson is still losing in Chapel Hill so no, the world is not ending.

Hess makes some ...bizarre ass calls.

That's an extremely generous way to put it. He's a fucking moron.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Iowa state wins again. Looking good.

Keep it up!

 

[UraMallas]

Iowa state wins again. Looking good.

They have to win against K State. If they win the next two and can pull off the upset against Baylor at home to finish the season I'll be a very happy 'Clone fan. I want Texas to lose to give ISU some breathing room for that number 4 spot in the Big 12 tourney with the added bonus of strengthing the loss to OSU that ISU suffered last week.

 

[Seth C]

That Lamb to Davis dunk. Oh my.

 

[Pollux]

That Lamb to Davis dunk. Oh my.

Not as good as the Miller-time dunk.

 

[Seth C]

Not as good as the Miller-time dunk.

I personally liked it better due to him getting a bit horizontal.

 

[Pollux]

I personally liked it better due to him getting a bit horizontal.

Miller doesn't dunk much, but when he does it's always pretty awesome.

 

[kkaabboomm]

Go cats! 4 left in the SEC...

 

[scoobs]

to be fair, the SEC is garbage.

 

[Pollux]

to be fair, the SEC is garbage.

and we still beat you.

 

[kkaabboomm]

50 game home winning streak (49 in rupp under calipari, 1 at memorial gym under billyG in the NIT).

18 wins in a row.

davis on the bench for 10 minutes in the first half? c'est la vie, we get confused, play through it, and get up by 8 at the half, and then up 15+ when our scrubs go in at the end.

5 players in double digits. davis got 4 blocks (beneath his 4.9 average per game). Ole miss did shoot 47.2%, incredibly high against us, and were 3-5 from three (60%, high for them as well). we were 10-18 from 3 (zone busting!) yet the weakest point was our FT's at 64.7% (11/17) which is low for us recently i believe.

either way 77-62 is a W at Rupp. our next is tuesday night AT Miss St, which I'm worried about. I bet Davis learns to just let the team get the basket instead of getting the second foul and sitting out for half of a half, though.

 

[ascii42]

Florida is killing it with the 3 pointers tonight.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Jesus christ, Illini.

Oh well, NIT after all. WOOOOOO!!!

At least now we can fire Weber without any (further) handwringing. Bring on Brad Stevens or Shaka Smart or whoever, I don't give a craaaaaap

 

[Brian Fellows]

Oh well, NIT after all. WOOOOOO!!!

Well its a good thing you guys got rid of the Chief huh?

 

[Elfforkusu]

Well its a good thing you guys got rid of the Chief huh?

I was on campus for that travesty. smh.

 

[ErasureAcer]

Jesus christ, Illini.

Oh well, NIT after all. WOOOOOO!!!

At least now we can fire Weber without any (further) handwringing. Bring on Brad Stevens or Shaka Smart or whoever, I don't give a craaaaaap

Yeah, just saw the score against Nebraska as I was looking for the Minnesota-NW tip time. Illini isn't making the NCAA's nor is the loser of MINN-NW. Come on Gophs!!!!!!

 

[bachikarn]

Damn, these gator boys are hot

 

[kkaabboomm]

Damn, these gator boys are hot

9/14 from three at halftime. to be fair, though, they are playing arkansas and have sometime to prove after losing back to back games.

 

[Pollux]

Dude on Murray St. rocking the fro. love it.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Wow @ that Illini boxscore. Came home from work and saw that and had to double and triple take. This is what happens when you throw your players under the bus. Weber has lost this team. This is only going to get uglier.

Mike Thomas, call a presser tomorrow, you know what to do.

 

[kkaabboomm]

Murray St with a big W against St Mary's tonight. the crowd went all out for Dickie V showing up (because really, when does Dickie V ever go to Murray, Ky?) and the team puts up the W.

8 min left in the florida game, they've made 2/7 3's in the second half (11/21 overall) and lead by 27 against arkansas. I guess UK won't wrap up the SEC regular season title just yet (had florida lost, they'd be 4 games back with 4 games left, giving UK at minimum a share of the regular season crown, something that never happens this early in conference play)