Updates from Bradley Center

[sailwi]

cell issue is your carrier not the BC, also the bandwidth is probably being used with 19k people on their phones during the game. Bad cell coverage happens a lot at big events due to the amount of devices accessing at one time.

[unclejohn]

That is one thing I'm sure fans traveling to any region in North Carolina are used to with Duke.

While it is nice to sell the building out (Milwaukee has always done its share to sell out), I can't stand it when in the first weekend one team has 80% of the arena filled with its fans. Just doesn't seem right, and it kind of ruins the NCAA tourney experience where everyone around is from different schools.

The worst I ever saw was with O'Neill's first NCAA team, when Marquette played at Indianapolis the same year Ix4 did. I think Ix4 was a #3 that year. The classy Ix4 fans booed Wright State's cheerleaders, despite the fact that their team was up by 20+. On every TV everywhere, you saw nothing but constant re-runs of Knight and his players spelling out Thank You to the fans on their home court. Well at least those advantages usually go to high seeds. The last time the rodents got to play in Milwaukee, they were a 6 playing #3 Pitt. Pitt won anyway, and predictably, Bo whined about seeding.

[mufan2003]

Best thing about American was the guy with the one-handed free throw.

[IWB]

It just ruins the atmosphere for all of the other schools. Instead of "We played in Milwaukee in the NCAA tourney" it becomes "We played at Wisconsin".

Not that I expect to see a lot of Oregon fans because of the distance, but the Oregon section looks like this....

Front row: 15 Oregon fans
15 Oregon fans
12 empty seats, 3 Oregon fans (empty because UW fans left)
2 Oregon fans, 7 UW fans, 4 Oregon fans
10 UW fans, four Oregon fans
10 UW fans, four Oregon fans
13 UW fans
13 UW fans
13 UW fans
4 Oregon fans, 9 UW fans
4 Oregon fans, 9 UW fans
13 Oregon fans
13 Oregon fans
13 Oregon fans

It just isn't right.

[Litehouse]

When MU played MSU in Winston-Salem in 2007, the UNC fans completely dominated the place, and the loudest cheer of the night was when the scoreboard showed that Duke lost to VCU.

[MayorBeluga]

Back when they used to have the sub regionals actually be geographic, only the 1 seed got the home court. Now the (corrupt money grubbing) NCAA is finding out they can't guarantee sellouts. Like the nfl they are finding sitting at home can be better and cheaper. I know this is the last time I'm buying tickets in Milwaukee. I'm finding out that it's not the same and is rather be watching multiple games.

Question for those at home: are there beer commercials during games? Does the NCAA take that money whole refusing to sell beer at venues ?

[Gato78]

Oregon's cheerleaders are spectacular.

[Gato78]

Unusual that Badger fans cheered loudly when Dayton-Ohio State final was announced. Must not care about the Big Tenleventwelve.

[Halo]

Mike Hunt sporting red today. Odd. Actually, not really.

[MayorBeluga]

Oregon cheerleaders. That is all.