Leaked NCAA Tournament bracket trumps two-hour CBS selection show
News earlier this year that the CBS was going to extend its Selection Sunday show to two hours was mostly met with shrugs.
But on Sunday, the reality of 120 minutes of air time allotted to the unveiling of 68 NCAA Tournament teams was harsh.
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About halfway through the show, a purported “leaked bracket” showed up on Twitter. It turned out to be true. In fact, St. Mary’s found out it didn’t make the tournament through the leak:
Randy Bennett on the moment he knew Saint Mary's was out. #leakedbracket pic.twitter.com/4VLflJTbXP
— Jimmy Durkin (@Jimmy_Durkin) March 13, 2016
Still, the leaked bracket made many, many people happy, either because the selection show was too long or they didn’t like the tournament choices.
The leaked bracket saved me the hour I lost from daylight savings time! ... Seinfeld was right, everything evens out!
— Zach Eisendrath (@zeisendrath) March 13, 2016
Me watching the reveal of the brackets matching the leaked bracket perfect: pic.twitter.com/MzEdHEq83T
— Joe Yerdon (@JoeYerdon) March 13, 2016
Haha. America revolted against CBS' 2-hour show. #LeakedBracket
— Jeremy Werner (@JWernerScout) March 13, 2016
ESPN should just start its analysis show now based on the leaked bracket. Skip over this filler.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) March 13, 2016
Between the leaked bracket and the ridiculously long show, the ISU watch party has all the excitement of a trip to the dentist right now.
— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) March 13, 2016
If I could give the committee below an F... and the leaked bracket only made it worse. Pathetic.
— Danny Shin (@danny_shin131) March 13, 2016
The leaked bracket = EPIC FAIL for CBS. Learn from your mistakes. Get ahead of it. Release it then analyze.
— Veronica R. Chiesi (@VRCB32) March 13, 2016
The leaked bracket = EPIC FAIL for CBS. Learn from your mistakes. Get ahead of it. Release it then analyze.
— Veronica R. Chiesi (@VRCB32) March 13, 2016
Mike Brey's son text him the leaked bracket and Mike thought son was messing with him. Then realized it was true.
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlowndu) March 13, 2016
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This story was originally published March 13, 2016 at 10:12 PM with the headline "Leaked NCAA Tournament bracket trumps two-hour CBS selection show."