Playing tournament games at 9:57 is 'dumb as dirt'

Posted Mar 21, 2007

There were several questions I wanted to ask UNC coach Roy Williams on Tuesday, but none more interesting than what he thought about Friday's "approximate" 9:57 p.m. starting time against Southern California at East Rutherford, N.J. I hate it. You should hate it. In their infinite wisdom, the NCAA and CBS figure "approximate" 9:57 starting times for Sweet 16 games in the NCAA Tournament must be good for Americans wherever we live. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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