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Here's how fans responded via Twitter to NCAA tournament selection show, snubs

By Sam Newkirk

March 11, 2018 8:32 PM

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim yells instruction to his team during the first half of their ACC Tournament game against North Carolina on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com

Many fans took to Twitter during and after the Selection Sunday show on TBS.

Here are some of the better ones:

Don't call 911

Either the Lawrence, Kansas police department is trying to respond, tongue-in-cheek, for some attention or there was a real problem with fans dialing 911 during the selection show.

Please do not call 911 to complain about the format of the NCAA tournament selection show. We can’t do anything about it, no matter how bad it is.
— Lawrence Police (@LawrenceKS_PD) March 11, 2018

Irish first team snubbed

Notre Dame played a good chunk of the season without star Bonzie Colson, made an epic comeback to win an ACC tournament game against Virginia Tech but was left out of the NCAA tournament.

NCAA Selection Committee Chairman Bruce Rasmussen admitted on the selection show that the Irish was the first team not chosen for the tournament.

Allegedly, Davidson winning the Atlantic 10 bumped the Irish out of the tournament. Some other tweeters had other ideas.

A Rhode Island win would have put Notre Dame in.
— Jason Baum (@JasonBaumPR) March 11, 2018

Davidson's surprising A-10 title ousted Notre Dame from NCAA tourney. https://t.co/nJBEiPBDq5 pic.twitter.com/mavKs0vhff
— theScore (@theScore) March 11, 2018

God really must be a Notre Dame fan after all. Turned the lights out on the selection chair
— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) March 11, 2018

The selection committee chairman says Notre Dame (20-14, RPI 70) was the team Davidson knocked out, not USC (23-11 RPI 33). pic.twitter.com/qCmmsXxVL4
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) March 11, 2018

Ouch. NCAA Committee Chair says Notre Dame was the team that was the one that was knocked out by Davidson's upset of Rhode Island today. So that means Notre Dame was the last team out. Syracuse also the last team in. So Syracuse got the final spot over Notre Dame.
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlowndu) March 11, 2018

Orange last one in

On the other hand, Syracuse edged out Notre Dame for the final bid, according to Rasmussen.

Syracuse got the final at-large bid. Watch the moment the players found out they're going dancing https://t.co/B0UE904C2e
— SI College Hoops (@si_ncaabb) March 11, 2018

Jim Boeheim on @jppalmCBS having Syracuse in his bracket all along "He must be the smart one"
— Niko Tamurian (@NikoTamurian) March 12, 2018

Did one half of the selection committee want Saint Mary’s in and the other half wanted Oklahoma State in, and they couldn’t decide so they came up with Syracuse as the compromise? #MarchMadness
— Terrence Payne (@terrence_payne) March 11, 2018

Syracuse being in vs Ok State is just laughable. Getting extra credit for Buffalo/Iona wins in non-conference. Cuse didn’t beat a top 3 opponent in their league- 3 best wins @miami vs VT,vs Clemson - lost to Wake,BC,GT
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 11, 2018

We're dancin' #OrangeNation!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/KCvVbpI4Rf
— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 11, 2018

TBS format panned

Other fans did not like the new format of the selection show on TBS.

TBS airing a Will Ferrell comedy about a man heading to prison on federal charges right before the NCAA bracket reveal is extremely appropriate.
— Max Olson (@max_olson) March 11, 2018

Worst bracket show ever. No drama. Well done CBS. Sorry, TBS. Also: what the hell?
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) March 11, 2018

Audio is out of sync and there's a live audience. Good start for TBS.
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 11, 2018

As pointed out, TBS also butchered alphabetically order of NC State and Nevada and TCU and Tennessee. It's COLLEGE basketball.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) March 11, 2018

This story was originally published March 11, 2018 at 8:32 PM with the headline "Here's how fans responded via Twitter to NCAA tournament selection show, snubs."

Don't call 911

Irish first team snubbed

Orange last one in

TBS format panned

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