2018 TBS March Madness Selection Show

2018 TBS March Madness Selection Show

[@johnwaffle7917]

I liked the music introducing the auto bids and at large teams. Wish I could listen to those somewhere

[@worldsgreatestdude1784]

This was the year UMBC an a game & my 2 favorite teams faced off in the first round in the west region

[@251to502]

Virginia was the first team to go from unranked in the preseason to overall #1 since the field expanded to 68.

[@5roductionz1466]

Biggest snub ever for Saint Mary's, they were literally ranked and didn't get in lmaoooo.

[@creydadj]

Man never ever bring back this format again!!!!!!

[@vdubproductions2646]

I liked the studio audience part but I hated the Alphabetical Order bullshit.

[@johnnyballenatl]

@@vdubproductions2646 I hated _everything_ about that selection show, so much so that they reverted to the classic format (and back in New York on CBS with Greg Gumbel doing the bracketing and no one else) the following year.

[@GohanLovesSports]

tbh its just a format

[@christiansmith2516]

Me 3 years ago: I’m banking in UMBC cause if they loose then my bracket is screwed My friends: your stupid, Virginia is winning the whole thing Me after UMBC vs Virginia: Why didn’t I take this to Vegas?

[@neetrab]

Lol smh

[@gavmillz2066]

I remember that I chose umbc to win that game and it was a mistake then I realized that would never happen so I changed it.

[@danalong1237]

0:01-0:08, “The following is a presentation of Turner Sports... exclusively on TBS!”

[@raisedonAMradio]

This was a well produced and interesting (although we knew all the automatic qualifiers.) - The best moment, Ernie and the crowd trying crappy Pizza Hut pizza, and he asks them “how was it” and crowd groans in utter disgust. Then Charles Barkley says “Well, it’s hard to screw up pizza.” I was dying laughing. Pizza Hut probably paid $20 Million to endorse this tournament!

[@jonathanpartin9833]

Yours is certainly an unpopular opinion. I found the Pizza Hut bit to be unbelievably cringeworthy.

[@raisedonAMradio]

Jonathan Partin Did you even read my post, idiot. The hosts were crapping on the horrible product that Pizza Hut probably paid millions in cash to promote on live television. That isn’t cringeworthy. You’re cringeworthy.

[@jonathanpartin9833]

At least the pizza's good. It was painful when Ernie asked the crowd to show more enthusiasm.

[@raisedonAMradio]

Jonathan Partin On that point I completely agree with you.

[@creydadj]

18:05 everyone caught off guard in that pick

[@251to502]

Bracket Analysis MIDWEST #1 Kansas/#16 Penn, #8 Seton Hall/#9 NC State (Wichita, KS) - In Bill Self's defense, Penn was not an ordinary 16 seed. NC State (under a different coach) gave Kansas a tussle in the 2012 Sweet 16 while Seton Hall (coached by another Pitino assistant like NC State) defeated Big 12's Texas Tech on a neutral court. #5 Clemson/#12 New Mexico St, #4 Auburn/#13 Charleston (San Diego, CA) - Clemson and Auburn were set to meet each other months before, but didn't as Temple defeated both teams on a neutral court. #6 TCU/#11 Syracuse, #3 Michigan St/#14 Bucknell (Detroit, MI) - Jamie Dixon and Jim Boeheim used to be fierce Big East competitors, and a decade ago Dixon and Izzo faced each other in Denver which Michigan St prevailed in a dogfight. Syracuse had not faced Michigan St since 2010 when the Orange defeated the then ranked Spartans until they had a rough descent. #7 Rhode Island/#10 Oklahoma, #2 Duke/#15 Iona (Pittsburgh, PA) - Rhode Island faced Duke in Uncasville, CT the previous season. Lon Kruger (Oklahoma) faced Duke in the 1994 Final Four as Florida coach.

[@jeffreyhietala3666]

What a joke of a " selection show"!! They turned this into basically the Oscar"s with the live audience. And there is really no suspense with revealing the entire field before the seeds. It was more dramatic and suspenseful when they would announce the field bracket by bracket.

[@brooklynmane]

Jeffrey Hietala exactly that format sucked. Please go back to what it was. All that was over the top unnecessary last night

[@brendenade9491]

Facts

[@jonathanpartin9833]

That Ernie Johnson Pizza Hut bit though.....

[@jonathanpartin9833]

I STILL have no idea why they wanted to do a live audience, or how they even got those people!! Feels like they randomly plucked them off the street!

[@johnnyballenatl]

Apparently CBS heard the message loud and clear, and this year, it was back to the classic format we know and love.

[@neetrab]

33:10 - of course a CREIGHTON director is claiming it was "clear cut" between UVA and Nova who was the overall #1 seed. Well, in the end, we saw how great UVA (lost in the 1st rd) was and how great Nova was (won the chip).

[@251to502]

Virginia overachieved that year. They were the first overall #1 seed to begin the season unranked since the field expanded to 68.

[@251to502]

Bracket Analysis SOUTH #1 Virginia/#16 UMBC, #8 Creighton/#9 Kansas St (Charlotte, NC) - Similar to Georgetown (2012-13), Virginia grinded their way to an ACC regular season title which most folks thought Duke's talent alone would be enough. However, that grinding style caught up with them like it did with Georgetown (lost to FGCU). Creighton/Kansas St was a clash between offense and defense #5 Kentucky/#12 Davidson, #4 Arizona/#13 Buffalo (Boise, ID) - A lot of folks wanted Pittsburgh-bred coaches John Calipari and Sean Miller (both who have known each other many years) to meet because of the size, athleticism and talent of both teams. #6 Miami (FL)/#11 Loyola-Chicago, #3 Tennessee/#14 Wright St (Dallas, TX) - Loyola-Chicago stunned Florida in Gainesville, thus were matched up with another Florida school and eventually another SEC team. Rick Barnes, when he was at Texas in 2005-06 spent the first weekend of March in Dallas (lost in OT to #4 LSU in the Elite 8) #7 Nevada vs. #10 Texas, #2 Cincinnati vs. #15 Georgia St (Nashville, TN) - In 2012, Cincinnati was a #6 seed and defeated both Texas and Florida St in Nashville on their way to the Sweet 16. Bearcats also defeated SEC's Mississippi St.

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

18:48 DID HE SAY BUFFALO BILLS? THEIR COLLEGE NAME IS BUFFALO BULLS NOF BILLS

[@StFidjnr]

2:34 a hearty hometown cheer for Georgia St Panthers

[@asadfalconsfan1851]

Go Panthers!

[@251to502]

Bracket Analysis EAST #1 Villanova/#16 Radford, #8 Virginia Tech/#9 Alabama (Pittsburgh, PA) - Villanova faced Alabama (under current Dayton coach, Anthony Grant) on a neutral court in 2012. Virginia Tech was a #9 seed in VIllanova's bracket in 2017 #5 West Virginia/#12 Murray St, #4 Wichita St/#13 Marshall (San Diego, CA) - Wichita St and West Virginia were both in Kentucky's bracket in 2015. Wichita St was an #11 seed in Kansas' 2016 bracket (VIllanova was the 2) #6 Florida/#11 St. Bonaventure, #3 Texas Tech/#14 SFA (Dallas, TX) - Nothing to note here #7 Arkansas/#10 Butler, #2 Purdue/#15 Cal-St Fullerton (Detroit, MI) - Arkansas and Butler were both in the SOUTH bracket in 2017, Purdue was in the adjacent MIDWEST.

[@neetrab]

24:00 dang, Seth was so right, looking into the future, I guess. TT was defeated by Nova in the elite 8. 🤷‍♀️

[@251to502]

2018 NCAAT Top 16: 1 - 1. Virginia, 2. Villanova, 3. Kansas, 4. Xavier 2 - 5. North Carolina, 6. Duke, 7. Purdue, 8. Cincinnati 3 - 9. Michigan St, 10. Tennessee, 11. Michigan, 12. Texas Tech 4. - 13. Auburn, 14. Gonzaga, 15. Arizona, 16. Wichita St

[@JoshGubbins]

Michigan St. lost to Syracuse in the 2nd round

[@251to502]

@@JoshGubbins And it was their first meeting since the 2010-11 season when the Orange knocked off the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten that season, who was coming off two straight Final Fours.

[@Imnevergonnapostvids]

18:02 lol

[@NOOB-mz9hl]

The ‘Buffalo bills’ it’s the Buffalo bulls lol

[@footballtalkwithfreddy8684]

😂😂

[@KJSCalderon]

I loved the format (with the live audience)

[@devin9456]

I thought that was cool too. I feel bad for the ones that brung posters because the crowd wasn't behind the set.

[@StFidjnr]

hey @@devin9456 I've notice that the sound and video are not in sync

[@devin9456]

Yeah I know it is. It's not on my end because on the broadcast the first segment (before 1st commercial break) the audio was behind on the broadcast

[@MrAvila-qm3bg]

U knows where to see selection show in past 10 years?

[@johncole273]

March Madness

[@robjohnson1530]

Definitely could have been better BUT I did like how they went ahead and set the field before the bracket simply because I dont like shock and awe and im susceptible to heart trouble lol

[@neetrab]

I want THAT Nova team back. 😢

[@Monkey832]

Same

[@thebigchap101]

As a Michigan fan, please no

[@thomasdevine3716]

Social Distancing before 2020 😮😮😮😮😮

[@raider8sox]

UMBC!

[@StFidjnr]

8:46 ho-hum duke made the field again

[@StFidjnr]

sound not in sync

[@dellerly9324]

Oh boy

[@TG8Productions]

18:50 Buffalo Bills

[@footballtalkwithfreddy8684]

The buffalo bills could easily win this tournament

[@neetrab]

@@footballtalkwithfreddy8684 lol

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

Buffalo Bulls

[@ClicheOriginals]

ah yes the worst selection Sunday reveal ever

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Opening the worst idea ever

[@TDTam11]

Worst.Selection.Show.Ever.

[@thomasdevine3716]

This Selection Show was a Disgrace

[@vdubproductions2646]

Didn't mind the studio audience, but I hated the revealing of teams before the brackets were released.

[@wiggz2254]

This one was ass i'm sorry but the CBS one was a lot better.

[@Jsnsndbnensnsn]

UVA is doo-doo

[@taylorharding1372]

Hands down, the worst march madness ever, the whole thing was rigged for villanova

[@neetrab]

You was mad?? 🤣🤣🤣 #NovaNation

[@thebigchap101]

I’m not a Villanova fan, but that was one of the best tournaments I’ve seen. There were huge upsets, buzzer beaters, a Cinderella run, crazy games, etc.