C Palmisano

"You can never cross the ocean, unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@JonRothstein

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

Well, John, we thank you.

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

Thoughts on the NCAA basketball tournament 76-team expansion…

-The already watered-down regular season is now a complete joke. Teams with losing in-conference records will routinely get in the tournament. It is impossible to even imagine a single regular season game having ANY intrinsic meaning.

-The primary motivation, other than giving the big conferences 8 more free spots, appears to be increased gambling inventory, which is also why the football playoff will eventually expand.

-The implementation appears to be as bad as the idea. Instead of taking the 24 worst-ranked teams (essentially the winners of the smaller conferences) and putting them in a situation where they might win a very competitive tournament game, it appears some very lowly ranked teams will get a “bye” into the real 52 team field, while other higher-ranked teams will be forced to travel with VERY short notice to a play-in game, and face having to win 7 games to win the title (which will NEVER happen).

-The logistics of this are almost insane. 24 teams play (possibly rather early to create TV inventory) on Tuesday or Wednesday after finding out where/who they play on Sunday evening. Then the 12 winners have to travel again to play their next game on Thursday or Friday. Good luck if we get a mid-March snow storm in Dayton!

-Clearly the tradition of everyone filling out their brackets has been greatly diminished, because there is no way casual fans are going to get that done by Tuesday morning, with 6 games now being scheduled starting that afternoon.

-College sports have been ruined, but at least the gamblers and TV people are happy!

😡🤮

[JL @JLas43_]

I have an idea for a road alternate jersey…

[Derk @captainderk]

THE DESECRATION OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES

2017: New Era logo on hat
2020: Nike logo on the front
2023: Starr Insurance patch
2025: Facial hair policy removal
2026: Alternate uniforms

COMING IN 2027: CITY CONNECT
COMING IN 2028: NAMES ON JERSEYS

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

How it feels listening to Kevin Harlan in crunch time during March Madness

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

We planned the birth of our first child so it didn't conflict with March Madness.

[Jeff Ermann @Jeff_Ermann]

With High Point out, the only chance for a non-power conference team to make the Sweet Sixteen is Utah State. Which has to beat Zona to get there.

It's not a fluke. The Sweet 16 was 16 power conference teams last year.

Still love the tourney, but it's losing a lot of its charm.

[OutKick @Outkick]

One Channel, No Streaming, and Sneaking Sick Days: The old-school March Madness experience was electric.

Box-televisions, no @truTV and finding betting-lines in the newspaper!

I don’t know if folks realize how good they have it. ✏️ @TreyWallace https://t.co/4OTK9ZZJSU

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@HelbingBob @itsahooded4iron They play in the second worst conference. Thats why they are a 16

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@mid_madness Checking back on this.

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@JustAnthrSean @StanfordSteve82 He has 3 more years on his contract. Was given an extension of two years last season. Was not publicized for some reason.

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@JustAnthrSean @StanfordSteve82 Another 3 more years unfortunately

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@ChucktownHoops @apgripsh You forgot 2023. It’s even worse! He’s lost 5 straight and 0-7 overall. Fire Pat!

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@lean_whittit Fire Pat!

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@KHeiserCBB Skerryball ruined it

[C Palmisano @CPalm1]

@Jason_Davis48 @TowsonTigers Fire pat!

[brian @lean_whittit]

Nah Doc is hip, he knows legendary March Madness Choker Pat Skerry is Coach