Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Recovering from the Madness

  • CBS execs are busy number-crunching the TV ratings of the NCAA tourney. 2006 Tourney TV ratings summary. The final got an 11.2 rating vs 15.0 for last year's final. It did slightly better than the Okafor final (2004). The 26 CBS telecasts averaged a 6.3, up 2% from 2004, but down 9% from 2005 (6.9 rating).
  • Onto the NBA they go: Rajon Rondo will sign with an agent. Tubby Smith must be secretly hoping he doesn't have to go through another Randolph Morris-like draft-drama with Rondo.
  • On the fence: Cal's Leon the Show Powe is 50-50.
  • Former Rutgers coach Gary Waters is heading at Cleveland State. He joins the fraternity of Matt Doherty, Dr Tom Davis, Buzz Peterson, ...
  • In an Instant Classic, the Women's final went to the Terps in over time. Another loss for the smug dookies! Woohoo! :-)
  • ESPN's trio of star-analysts already gave us their Top 5 teams for 2006-07. No shockers there, with North Carolina, Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, Texas, Kansas leading the way.
  • Job Openings: NC State, Oklahoma, UAB. Almost-filled: Temple, Seton Hall. Soon to become open: Penn, Manhattan.

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