OT: College Basketball - Round 1

by jtts on Mar 15, 2007 9:02 PM CDT

Wow. VCU showed some real chutzpah at the end of that game. After getting beat for layups two straight possessions, I guess I can see how Duke might play a little bit off of him, but he had no pressure when he stopped at the FT line and took that shot.

Always nice to get Bob Knight out of the tournament as early as possible. Hopefully nobody want to ask him to do any studio work. Even though Indiana fired him, I still can disassociate them enough to not hate the Hoosiers.

How about Marquette's inability to score? they made 15 field goals all game, 10 of them were from 3pt range. That's just terrible.

As the first major sporting event I've watched in HD, I'm now totally sold on its greatness.

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Best Part of Duke-VCU

Whenever they would show the team colors.

"VCU-- Black; DUKE-- White"

Classic unintentional comedy.

Rangers in '07. Obama in '08.

by ghtd36 on Mar 15, 2007 9:05 PM CDT reply actions

I want HD bad

However, it's an extra $20+ a month on my already bloated cable bill.

HD should just be free, like it's assumed to be regular TV instead of some sort of premium thing. Cant wait for that day. Of course, since cable companies are horrible monopolies, it may never happen if they dont get some competition from the telecoms.

My current plan is to most likely get HD closer to football season, at least experience it for a couple months then drop it.

Sexy 13 year old in a bikini lying on the beach..., (NSFW)

by Sharky on Mar 15, 2007 9:31 PM CDT reply actions

you know...

does your tv have a HD tuner in it?

if it does, you could buy a 50 dollar or so HD antenna and get fox/abc/etc. off the air and at least get some sports in HD.

by DShep on Mar 15, 2007 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Nope

I bought it, kind of unbeknownst to me, right on the cusp of some FCC regulation that mandates all HDTV's have an integrated HD OTA tuner. Which I think started in January 2007.

Before that, it was common practice for the manufactors to sell "Hd ready" sets without a built in HD tuner because of course, it was cheaper. And that's the type of set I got.

I'm not sure how many channels I could get where I'm at, I suspect like two. Still, it'd be two networks with lots of football.

I wish I could find an external HD tuner for less than $200.

Sexy 13 year old in a bikini lying on the beach..., (NSFW)

by Sharky on Mar 15, 2007 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, my roommate and I

got ours almost 2 years ago now, only a 27 inch (not even widescreen) and is only HD Ready. When we were shopping, it took us a while to figure out the difference between "HD Ready" and "HD Built-In"
At any rate, I kind of wish we at least got a widescreen. The whole reason we got the HD TV was because of the XBOX 360, and even still, we can't utilize it, because without widescreen stuff is stretched off the screen, etc.

At any rate, I'm jealous of my dad, he has a 55 inch, widescreen, sony, LCD.

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 15, 2007 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Heh

My other regret is not going bigger. I got a 27", but now you can get a 37" (probably about twice as big) for not much more.

But yeah, I researched the 4:3 vs 16:9, and somehow I made the right decision I guess. 16:9 is actually part of the HDTV spec. It's not really HDTV if it's not 16:9.

I got my Tv for my 360 too. Seems a very common thing.

Sexy 13 year old in a bikini lying on the beach..., (NSFW)

by Sharky on Mar 15, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah, there is still an insane difference

between the 4:3 in HD and no HD at all. But you're right, it is not 1080i if its not in 16:9 and if you're not in 1080i, its not really HD.

At any rate, I'll be out of school eventually with a real job and I'll get a good one.

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 15, 2007 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions

samsung

Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Tuner

You can get them at Amazon for less than $200. I have one and it works great with a decent antenna.

by Hubris on Mar 16, 2007 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Duke sucks

by Longhorn on Mar 15, 2007 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

thankfully...

I had them losing to Pitt in the next round, so I really only lost 1 point there...
Not that I'm going to win anything out of my brackets...Not that I've ever really watched much baskeball before...Not that I really care about NCAA basketball...

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 15, 2007 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions

i like duke

but they just suck this year. i had them losing to VCU. Yay for me! (brackets).

by Longhorn on Mar 15, 2007 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions

hah, go you!

As a Seminole, I obviously have a natural distaste for Duke, so I'm okay with them losing, I just didn't imagine it would happen that fast.

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 15, 2007 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions

I missed 4 games today

Duke, Texas Tech, Marquette, and BYU. Considering that 2 of them lost by 2 points, I'm not too disappointed with myself, and all 8 of my Sweet 16 teams that played today won.

by hurley325 on Mar 15, 2007 11:08 PM CDT reply actions

always bet against

the mormons. they're only right in God's eyes.

by dubman @ Lone Star Ball on Mar 15, 2007 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Bracket

I missed all 4 of those too.

by coolaid on Mar 16, 2007 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I missed on:

Duke, Gonzaga, Texas Tech and BYU

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 16, 2007 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions

ugh

my brackets got totally screwed last night, glad i'm not a gambler like pete rose

Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!

by rentz on Mar 16, 2007 7:05 AM CDT reply actions

obnoxious fans

I hate college bball but I am rooting hard against Florida because there is a guy at work who just won't shut up about them. He is such a complete jackass (about this and everything else) I would root against them even if I were an alum.

by t ball on Mar 16, 2007 9:30 AM CDT reply actions

Please...

Dear...God...
do not let Florida win another national champtionship. I will never hear the end of it!

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 16, 2007 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

championship

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 16, 2007 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions

I was 12-4 in day one

and called the VCU upset of Duke. Fortunately, my four losses will probably lose in the next round (Maryland over Butler; UCLA over Indiana; Washington St. over Vandy; Ohio St. over Xavier).

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Mar 16, 2007 10:04 AM CDT reply actions