The "cbs sucks" thread: Post comments about cbs' sucktitude here

[hurleyfor3]

It happens every year. Everyone's boundless enthusiasm for the NCAA Tournament lasts until about 12.15pm Eastern on Thursday, when cbs shoves some apnea-inducing Big Ten game up our collective rear ends... and never switches back.

When it happens... post here. And don't think it won't happen to you. It's not just a crappy game: maybe Clerk Kellogg's head has finally morphed into a basketball, or Seth has more than three hairs out of place, or this year's annual Dean Smith Honorary Studio Studio Analyst turns out to be none other than Jim Calhoun.

Remember, you can't spell "sucks" without "cbs".

[Exiled_Devil]

I am all prepared to curse at CBS, Billy Packer and cutting to a new game after commercial, just as the new game goes to commercial.

However, I did realize yesterday that I will not have to deal with the sportscenter '30 at 30' and the driving of the program I chose to watch into a small screen while Dan Patrick tells me some stupid story about Barry Bonds or T.O.

CBS at least realizes we want to watch interesting games. And commercials, of course.


Exiled
P.S. Gotta love living in the Triangle - Time Warner has all the regional feeds available up in the HD channel range - the 200's.

[CMS2478]

I'm assuming the Duke game is the first one of the evening (correct???) So we don't have to worry about some cut-in of another game's ending during the game. I HATE THAT!!! I ususally like seeing the endings of a good game during the tournament, but during the DUKE GAME!!!

[Karl Beem]

I am all prepared to curse at CBS, Billy Packer and cutting to a new game after commercial, just as the new game goes to commercial.

However, I did realize yesterday that I will not have to deal with the sportscenter '30 at 30' and the driving of the program I chose to watch into a small screen while Dan Patrick tells me some stupid story about Barry Bonds or T.O.

CBS at least realizes we want to watch interesting games. And commercials, of course.


Exiled
P.S. Gotta love living in the Triangle - Time Warner has all the regional feeds available up in the HD channel range - the 200's.

However, you will have to put up with all the promos for the crappy CBS TV shows.

[devilish]

P.S. Gotta love living in the Triangle - Time Warner has all the regional feeds available up in the HD channel range - the 200's.

Duke, UNC games on HD ... sort of

[Chard]

I can't post about it enough: 30 @ 30 sucks with a capital SUCKS, baby!

At least we can watch on a puter and see an entire game without much interuption.

[tombrady]

Anyone know of anyway to get these games online without going through the terrible CBS "waiting room"? I'm on a 2 hour waiting list right now, what a stupid idea -- do they not have the bandwidth to let anyone in?

[Clipsfan]

Anyone know of anyway to get these games online without going through the terrible CBS "waiting room"? I'm on a 2 hour waiting list right now, what a stupid idea -- do they not have the bandwidth to let anyone in?

I know! I didn't watch online last year (I was back in school, and had set myself up with a couple TVs at home and the DirecTV package), so didn't know that I should have logged on to MMOD a couple hours ago (not that I would have wanted to come to work at 7). This waiting line is crazy.

[Clipsfan]

As a quick update on the waiting line: It's not actually moving! And I'm #26000 or so

[CMS2478]

I can't post about it enough: 30 @ 30 sucks with a capital SUCKS, baby!

At least we can watch on a puter and see an entire game without much interuption.

It would be different if they were showing some "breaking news" but it is always something that I have already seen after watching ESPN like 12 times that day.

[Karl Beem]

Is it true that CBS will not be initially splitting their HD channels into 3 subchannels, like last year? I can find no mention of extra channels.

[Karl Beem]

Is it true that CBS will not be initially splitting their HD channels into 3 subchannels, like last year? I can find no mention of extra channels.

Whoops! The Multicast just appeared.

[tombrady]

Whoops! The Multicast just appeared.

What does this mean exactly? I have Time Warner Digital Cable with the HD package... will I be able to get all the games at my home? Unfortunately, I live in Ohio, which means the OSU pounding will be on instead of the Duke game.

[willywoody]

it only took them about 15 minutes to figure out they had the regular feed going on the hd broadcast of md/davidson. probably the local yocals screwing it up.

[DankeShane]

OK I thought up a complaint. The score tracker on the top of the TV picture for the other games, the team seeding looks 100% identical to the scores. Not a big deal, but it takes my eyes an extra 4 seconds to process and figure out which is the score. For example,

4 Maryland 19
12 Davidson 18

It hurts my brain...

[tombrady]

for anyone on MMOD, how the hell do you select a game to watch????

[Lulu]

for anyone on MMOD, how the hell do you select a game to watch????

Although the tourney certainly seems over, I guess it isn't. I had this problem on my laptop running xp; the orange buttons which say "Watch this game" (or something to that effect) simply don't appear where they should, which is right under the game in the scrolldown list on the right. Drove me nuts for a little while. CBS links to a patch for this, but it didn't work for half the day so I just watched on my desktop with Win2K.

What kills me is the little popup that wants to ensure you're watching before kicking you off to reclaim the bandwidth you're using. Always comes up during commercial when I'm not paying attention anyway... Were lines really 2hours long??? Do the early VIP notice thing with the button in the upper left for next year, takes about 30 sec every time (and I thought it was just a gimmick...)

I read an article, just a few weeks or a month ago maybe, that said in very clear terms that CBS was going to broadcast some first round games on CSTV. What happened? I see no indication they are doing so now. How long until ABC/ESPN/2/U/News can buy this back???

30@30 blows!!! any chance the stanford pick has ended kellog's career?

[coblue]

I only have 2 gripes really, their greed driven mentality and how many of their announcers could barely control their giddiness at how mediocre a team Coach K and the boys produced this year.

[SharkD]

It used to be tradition, at least at my home, to mute the TV and tune the radio to 620AM to listen to Bob Harris (and Jay Bilas, at the time).

I tried doing it in DC, but the online audio feed/XM sync delays made it nearly unwatchable.

A long time ago, it was possible to call WDNC's phone number and ask to be put on hold to listen to the game -- my father used to do that on his cell phone while driving out of state...

[throatybeard]

They talked incessantly about the Hendo/Hansbrough experience during UNC-Michigan State, complete with replays from every angle and 27 8x10 color glossy photographs with a paragraph on the back of each one explainin what each one was.