when will CBS change the way they do coverage

ipickwinners · 03-23-08, 03:16 PM

u can go to their website and watch whichever game ud like

hi-rez · 03-23-08, 03:17 PM

I have a HDTV I enjoy using

ipickwinners · 03-23-08, 03:18 PM

hook ur computer up to ur tv

dont know how to do it personally, but it can be done

hi-rez · 03-23-08, 03:22 PM

I hear ya man, I'm just bitching at this point. I find it really annoying, thanks for the info

ipickwinners · 03-23-08, 03:23 PM

lol didnt give u toomuch info. but ya i know what ur saying. i do question what they air sometimes as well

hi-rez · 03-23-08, 03:27 PM

Good to know about the website, hadn't checked - that makes a big difference in my original complaint. Doesn't help if you're at a bar though

ritehook · 03-23-08, 03:46 PM

I tried the cbs free stream to you pc screen last year. Or I should say, I tried to try it, There's a LONG waiting list.]

Like, forever,. Next year sign up for it when the first of the conference tourneys begin. That way when the ncaas roll around you might be near the top of the list.

billmunny · 03-23-08, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by ritehook

I tried the cbs free stream to you pc screen last year. Or I should say, I tried to try it, There's a LONG waiting list.]

Like, forever,. Next year sign up for it when the first of the conference tourneys begin. That way when the ncaas roll around you might be near the top of the list.

You can sign up earlier than that-- and you get a "VIP pass," which means no lines...

You can submit your email address to get notified next year here.

ritehook · 03-23-08, 04:02 PM

OK thanx, didn't know that. You do, I assume, get all the commercials too? (Have to, CBS doesn''t mean Charity Basketball Site)

Seattle Slew · 03-23-08, 07:51 PM

What pisses me off more than anything is the one zillion commercials after EVERY clock stoppage in the final minute. They must have aired 6 commercial breaks in the last 30 seconds of the UConn game Friday and it never stops. Even if it's a 30-second timeout, they air a commercial.

They suck.

Illusion · 03-23-08, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by Seattle Slew

What pisses me off more than anything is the one zillion commercials after EVERY clock stoppage in the final minute. They must have aired 6 commercial breaks in the last 30 seconds of the UConn game Friday and it never stops. Even if it's a 30-second timeout, they air a commercial.

They suck.

Exactly!!!!! It drives me nuts. They do the same fvcking thing when they broadcast the NFL.

You wanna know the real reason why they breakaway from blowout games. Those teams are less likely to use their timeouts, so they switch to a closer game where they know all timeouts will be consumed.

I also love when they switch to game after you just watched 8 minutes of commercials and the game they switch to goes into timeout like 9 seconds later. Then you are forced to watch another set of commercials.

I am commercialed out CBS!!!!!

Louisvillekid1 · 03-23-08, 09:36 PM

Cbs blows,

If ESPN had it they could have different channels for each one.

Seattle Slew · 03-25-08, 01:32 PM

You've uncovered their scam for sure. When they switch games, they air commercials before the switch every time. Then, if the game in question is near a commercial, you get twice as many.

They just started doing it in the NFL a few years ago. The old ad system was the network programmed a certain amount of ads per game. Once they used them up, they didn't air ads, so you might get no ads in the final 2 minutes.

Someone obviously saw that as a waste, so now they have extra ads ready. If they air, the ad gets billed. If they don't, they get no charge or they air it another time.

Originally posted by Illusion

Exactly!!!!! It drives me nuts. They do the same fvcking thing when they broadcast the NFL.

You wanna know the real reason why they breakaway from blowout games. Those teams are less likely to use their timeouts, so they switch to a closer game where they know all timeouts will be consumed.

I also love when they switch to game after you just watched 8 minutes of commercials and the game they switch to goes into timeout like 9 seconds later. Then you are forced to watch another set of commercials.

I am commercialed out CBS!!!!!

Louisvillekid1 · 03-25-08, 01:49 PM

We will only see the half of the Sweet 16 games as well, Louisville better be on.

xyzky · 03-25-08, 02:41 PM

You can move to Nevada and watch all the games you want at the books, just dont get married because that goes away also!!

SBR Lou · 03-25-08, 02:44 PM

That website with the games streaming free by CBS is annoying as hell, after every commercial some window randomly pops up and keeps doing it even with my popup blocker on. I had signed up for it a few days before the tournament too.

onlooker · 03-25-08, 03:05 PM

You can get Directv and order Mega March Madness.

The commercials are overkill.

I did post about the VIP sign ups on CBS Sportsline. I think it was the end of December when they put the reminder out.

http://forum.sbrforum.com/ncaa-basketball-handicapping/51483-2008-ncaa-march-madness-demand.html

treece · 03-25-08, 04:39 PM

they should give nbc, abc, espn, etc some games to broadcast. cbs hogs all the games and it sucks.

awhitejackson · 03-25-08, 05:52 PM

Yeah I got 3 CBS channels and most of the time they have been all playing the same games....Interest here is in Big East (Pitt/ Mountaineers) Why cant they work something out here to show other games especially when the same area gets 3 channels...Oh well

onlooker · 03-25-08, 05:54 PM

It is because they want you to buy the Mega March Madness package. If any other network had the rights, they would do the same thing. It is all about the money these days.

imgv94 · 03-25-08, 05:56 PM

Guess I'm the only one who likes it the way it is..

Illusion · 03-25-08, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by treece

they should give nbc, abc, espn, etc some games to broadcast. cbs hogs all the games and it sucks.

That won't even be possible for many years. CBS signed a huge contract last year to keep the exclusive rights for the tournament.

Louisvillekid1 · 03-25-08, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by imgv94

Guess I'm the only one who likes it the way it is..

You like not gettin to watch all the games or choose which games are on?

imgv94 · 03-25-08, 07:50 PM

Guess I've been lucky to see all the games I've wanted too. The only time I was bothered was when they were showing Texas/Miami instead of Davidson/G'Town..

That sucked.. But I kinda like the way it is, guess I've gotten used to it.

Wassymac · 03-25-08, 10:12 PM

I agree with IMGV. I like it how it is and if I want all the games I can get 'em. CBS has always done a great job with the tourney.

BuddyBear · 03-25-08, 10:33 PM

CBS has mastered the art of the "live look in." What they do is they take you away from your game as soon as it comes back from the 3 minute commercial break on and then they move you to a "random" game but of course the game they send you to is the one closest to going to an official timeout. This way they do a double wammy for advertisements. You can go like a 10 minute stretch and watch commercials for about 8 minutes during CBS coverage while there may be 4 games going on at once....

The CBS coverage is horrible IMO....

regularguy · 03-25-08, 10:52 PM

It reminds me of ABC's Wide World of Sports. Or, worse, the coverage of the Olympics.

WestsidePete · 03-25-08, 11:24 PM

a bunch of old farts run CBS...until they get some younger blood in there nothing will change...

Saunders FTW · 03-25-08, 11:37 PM

Originally posted by regularguy

It reminds me of ABC's Wide World of Sports. Or, worse, the coverage of the Olympics.

haha

awhitejackson · 03-26-08, 12:44 AM

Only good thing about CBS= Gus Johnson...I know I rambled negatively about him in the past (so dont go searching for the post, I admit it) but he can really call a game and his shrieks which used to be annoying to me only add to the excitement level of the game (or add a little humor: see youtube UCLA vs Gonzaga finish) Hope he gets to call a good one here, seems like hes been getting stuck with blowouts so far.....