Here's the other map I promised to make. Obviously, it would have been nicer if I had started all green then changed it later. But I didn't put it together til today, so yesterday's games are already in red. I'll update it at the end of each day to reflect the teams still dancing.
Green= Still dancing
Red= Lost in the first round
Pink= Lost in the second round
Purple= Lost in the Sweet 16
Yellow= Lost in the Elite 8
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Friday, March 22, 2013
NCAA 2013 Location Map
I made a map to see where each school in the NCAA Tournament is located. The different colors indicate seeding. All number 1's are the same colors, all number 2's are the same color, etc. I plan to make another that I'll update when I have time of teams still in the tournament vs. teams that have been knocked out.
View NCAA 2013 in a larger map
View NCAA 2013 in a larger map
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Agony of the Great Play
I'm hoping this one will be a little interactive. Perhaps get some outside perspectives on this one.
I was watching the UK-Arkansas game yesterday. I really wasn't emotionally invested in the game, but something else struck me. During halftime, CBS ran a promo for their "75 years of March Madness" series, where they highlight certain aspects of the tournament. In this particular spot, they showed a certain play. At this point, I'll allow my friend and co-worker, Bob Herzog, fill you in.
@Bob_Herzog: Just ONCE... ONE TIME... I would like to watch a UK game on#CBS and NOT see "The Shot" at halftime. #KillingMe #BBN
The shot he's referring to is the infamous "Grant Hill tosses a 3-quarter court baseball pass to a wide-open Christian Laettner who pivots, shots, and drains the game-winner" shot. It is considered by many sports observers to be one of the best game-winning plays in history. But I have a feeling Kentucky fans don't feel that way. I have friends who live in the Commonwealth who shudder at the mere mentioning of the name "Laettner".
So, my premiss for this post is simple. There are many "Greatest Plays of All-Time". Many elated fans have watched their teams climb to the top of the mountain. However, the beauty and the curse of sport is that in order for these teams to reach their pinnacle, other teams must fall. And this is what fuels my curiosity. What "Great Sports Moments" drive you crazy to watch, every time they play it, because your team was on the losing end of the incredible feat? Does the pain increase as the importance of the feat increases?
And also, what do you believe is the play that a losing fanbase is most vocal about? Who gets most indignant about their team's misfortune? Is it Laettner's shot? "The Catch"? "The Music City Miracle"? "The Immaculate Reception"? "Michael Jordan's game-winner in game 6 in 1998? Fisk waving his homer fair in Game 6 of the '75 World Series? Stanford/Cal's "The Play"?
Or is it something else that I didn't list?
As an aside, at nearly the same time Bob sent out his lamentation of "The Shot", I personally said this:
@BrianWedge88: Haha. CBS did it again. Halftime of a UK basketball game, they show the Laettner shot. Classic.#Wildcats #BBN
So, remember. One man's pain is often another man's pleasure. That's schadenfreude.
I was watching the UK-Arkansas game yesterday. I really wasn't emotionally invested in the game, but something else struck me. During halftime, CBS ran a promo for their "75 years of March Madness" series, where they highlight certain aspects of the tournament. In this particular spot, they showed a certain play. At this point, I'll allow my friend and co-worker, Bob Herzog, fill you in.
@Bob_Herzog: Just ONCE... ONE TIME... I would like to watch a UK game on
The shot he's referring to is the infamous "Grant Hill tosses a 3-quarter court baseball pass to a wide-open Christian Laettner who pivots, shots, and drains the game-winner" shot. It is considered by many sports observers to be one of the best game-winning plays in history. But I have a feeling Kentucky fans don't feel that way. I have friends who live in the Commonwealth who shudder at the mere mentioning of the name "Laettner".
So, my premiss for this post is simple. There are many "Greatest Plays of All-Time". Many elated fans have watched their teams climb to the top of the mountain. However, the beauty and the curse of sport is that in order for these teams to reach their pinnacle, other teams must fall. And this is what fuels my curiosity. What "Great Sports Moments" drive you crazy to watch, every time they play it, because your team was on the losing end of the incredible feat? Does the pain increase as the importance of the feat increases?
And also, what do you believe is the play that a losing fanbase is most vocal about? Who gets most indignant about their team's misfortune? Is it Laettner's shot? "The Catch"? "The Music City Miracle"? "The Immaculate Reception"? "Michael Jordan's game-winner in game 6 in 1998? Fisk waving his homer fair in Game 6 of the '75 World Series? Stanford/Cal's "The Play"?
Or is it something else that I didn't list?
As an aside, at nearly the same time Bob sent out his lamentation of "The Shot", I personally said this:
@BrianWedge88: Haha. CBS did it again. Halftime of a UK basketball game, they show the Laettner shot. Classic.
So, remember. One man's pain is often another man's pleasure. That's schadenfreude.
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