How do you guys watch; Best game in each time slot?

[Monorojo]

So I've taken both these days off from work/school since like the 3rd grade and this year is no different.

I usually scope out start times and have some sort of rough outline of where my attention will be. I have a three screen set up (desktop / Laptop / Big Screen TV) but I usually just stick to the big screen and let my eyes wander to the other two screens during commercials. This is what my intended schedule looks like...pending upset alerts, noncompetitive games, etc..

How do you guys watch?

In terms of best game for each time slot imo...

THURSDAY

Group 1
12:15 p.m. (10) Minnesota vs. (7) Louisville CBS
to
End of (12) New Mexico State vs. (5) Auburn TNT

Group 2
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Maryland TruTv
to
End of (12) Murray State vs. (5) Marquette TBS

Group 3
(10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada TNT to feel it out then at 720pm...
(11) Saint Mary's vs. (6) Villanova TBS

Group 4
(10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford CBS
to
End of (9) Baylor vs. (8) Syracuse TruTv

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FRIDAY
Group 1
(10) Iowa vs. (7) Cincinnati CBS
to
2(13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Kansas State TBS until...

Group 2
Start of (11) St. John's / Arizona State (toss up) vs. (6) Buffalo TNT
to
End of (12) Oregon vs. (5) Wisconsin TBS

Group 3
Start with 6:50 p.m. (9) Washington vs. (8) Utah State
until beginning of...
7:27 p.m. (12) Liberty vs. (5) Mississippi State truTV

Group 4
Close the night out with (11) Ohio State vs. (6) Iowa State and cry myself to sleep after a 30 point loss.

What about you guys?

 

[Noahtogo24]

I'm heading to bars for Thursday and Friday, since they have multiple TVs....

 

[Monorojo]

A Bar at 9 am on the west coast is pretty rough

 

[Noahtogo24]

Good point- wonder if they are even open at that time?

 

[Monorojo]

Good point- wonder if they are even open at that time?

Earliest ive been was 11 am but that was on a saturday.

Im sure buffalo wings is open

 

[RollTide7277]

I will have 3 games on at once: phone, laptop, and tv.

 

[speedfrk]

Multiple TVs son

 

[sgrooms]

I usually go to Vegas, but decided to host March Madness at our house in our newly remodeled backyard. Have about 15 buddies coming in to town. We have two TV's in the backyard, and setting up two projectors to have all of the games on.

 

[oldsports_]

A buddy has a gym at his house with a entertainment /dining room attached. 4 large screen tvs streaming games, crap tables, black jack tables and 4 Vegas slot machines for adults, kids will be playing basketball games and tournament on Final 4 weekend.
They will smoke 4 hogs, cook several types of wild game. BYOB
All this for every game day and he's been doing this 9 years. A 1 time donation of 50 bucks per person, or 100 bucks for families,, kids must live at home.

 

[IUfanBorden]

So I've taken both these days off from work/school since like the 3rd grade and this year is no different.

I usually scope out start times and have some sort of rough outline of where my attention will be. I have a three screen set up (desktop / Laptop / Big Screen TV) but I usually just stick to the big screen and let my eyes wander to the other two screens during commercials. This is what my intended schedule looks like...pending upset alerts, noncompetitive games, etc..

How do you guys watch?

In terms of best game for each time slot imo...

THURSDAY

Group 1
12:15 p.m. (10) Minnesota vs. (7) Louisville CBS
to
End of (12) New Mexico State vs. (5) Auburn TNT

Group 2
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Maryland TruTv
to
End of (12) Murray State vs. (5) Marquette TBS

Group 3
(10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada TNT to feel it out then at 720pm...
(11) Saint Mary's vs. (6) Villanova TBS

Group 4
(10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford CBS
to
End of (9) Baylor vs. (8) Syracuse TruTv

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FRIDAY
Group 1
(10) Iowa vs. (7) Cincinnati CBS
to
2(13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Kansas State TBS until...

Group 2
Start of (11) St. John's / Arizona State (toss up) vs. (6) Buffalo TNT
to
End of (12) Oregon vs. (5) Wisconsin TBS

Group 3
Start with 6:50 p.m. (9) Washington vs. (8) Utah State
until beginning of...
7:27 p.m. (12) Liberty vs. (5) Mississippi State truTV

Group 4
Close the night out with (11) Ohio State vs. (6) Iowa State and cry myself to sleep after a 30 point loss.

What about you guys?

It pisses my wife off, BUT....I just switch the games during any and all timeouts. Of course not win UK is playing...I ain't stupid.

 

[CDNCBBFan]

I love this topic.

I've taken those two days off for as long as I can remember as well. I grew up out in the country in Canada (about 10 minutes from a town of 5,000 people). We only had an antenna, no cable. So we would only get one game at each time slot. It made choosing easy obviously, and part of what I remember so fondly about the tournament in those days was when they would cut away for bonus coverage to a game that had a close ending. Similarly, it was so frustrating when they would stay with a 30 point blowout just because it was a team they assumed you'd be interested in.

Maybe it's because that's how I came to love the tournament, but I don't set up multiple screens like most of you guys. With the staggered start times I more or less watch one game to completion (or to when the outcome is near certain), then switch to the game with the next start time. I think there are positives and negatives to that approach. On the plus side, you get a pretty good feel for every game and are guaranteed not to miss a tight second half. On the downside, in my memory it becomes a fairly jumbled mess of second halves after doing this for 16 straight games.

Really any way is a good way to watch it though, best four days of the year IMO.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Most important game on the 65” tv
Second most important on the mounted 43” tv
3rd most important on my laptop

Took the next 5 days off.

 

[duckboy33]

Pretty much the same as you but I’ll flip around depending on scores

 

[cooljeff]

its really not that difficult to change the channel...I pick a game to watch and then monitor scores to decide if something else is more worthy of watching. I do not skip around a lot as I believe you miss the feel of a game that way...upsets, close games and hot cheerleaders all factor into my viewing choice

 

[jwardelt]

Most important game on the 65” tv
Second most important on the mounted 43” tv
3rd most important on my laptop

Took the next 5 days off.

Why waste a day on Wednesday?

 

[jwardelt]

Will this be @hailtoyourvictor on sunday?

 

[WeAreDePaul]

So I've taken both these days off from work/school since like the 3rd grade and this year is no different.

I usually scope out start times and have some sort of rough outline of where my attention will be. I have a three screen set up (desktop / Laptop / Big Screen TV) but I usually just stick to the big screen and let my eyes wander to the other two screens during commercials. This is what my intended schedule looks like...pending upset alerts, noncompetitive games, etc..

How do you guys watch?

In terms of best game for each time slot imo...

THURSDAY

Group 1
12:15 p.m. (10) Minnesota vs. (7) Louisville CBS
to
End of (12) New Mexico State vs. (5) Auburn TNT

Group 2
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Maryland TruTv
to
End of (12) Murray State vs. (5) Marquette TBS

Group 3
(10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada TNT to feel it out then at 720pm...
(11) Saint Mary's vs. (6) Villanova TBS

Group 4
(10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford CBS
to
End of (9) Baylor vs. (8) Syracuse TruTv

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FRIDAY
Group 1
(10) Iowa vs. (7) Cincinnati CBS
to
2(13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Kansas State TBS until...

Group 2
Start of (11) St. John's / Arizona State (toss up) vs. (6) Buffalo TNT
to
End of (12) Oregon vs. (5) Wisconsin TBS

Group 3
Start with 6:50 p.m. (9) Washington vs. (8) Utah State
until beginning of...
7:27 p.m. (12) Liberty vs. (5) Mississippi State truTV

Group 4
Close the night out with (11) Ohio State vs. (6) Iowa State and cry myself to sleep after a 30 point loss.

What about you guys?

This schedule doesn't make sense. The way the early games are spaced out this year you can watch the 2nd half of just about every game.

Me personally, I try and watch just about every game. I block out the sports ticker so I don't get the scores spoiled and I fast forward whenever they cut away to an update. Not perfect, but if I'm vigilant on the remote I can avoid most spoilers.

 

[FlGator22]

I only watch one, but monitor scores at the top to change if need be. I’m a weirdo and like the sound on of the game I’m watching so going to a bar isn’t my favorite. I took Thursday and Friday off, have the beer stocked and ready to roll.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Why waste a day on Wednesday?

Wednesday is my regularly schedule day off. I work ever Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Will this be @hailtoyourvictor on sunday?

I’m hoping so

 

[cooljeff]

I only watch one, but monitor scores at the top to change if need be. I’m a weirdo and like the sound on of the game I’m watching so going to a bar isn’t my favorite. I took Thursday and Friday off, have the beer stocked and ready to roll.

what are your beer choices?

 

[tw3301]

I'm heading to bars for Thursday and Friday, since they have multiple TVs....

This, have a table reserved at 11 am Thursday.

 

[DuckDuckGoose00]

A Bar at 9 am on the west coast is pretty rough

If you're a pussy, I do it every year. Even when I was in HS my parents would excuse my Thursday/Friday, buddies and I would go to the local sports bar downtown, sit on the couch all day, and just watch games.

 

[DuckDuckGoose00]

Flying into SLC tomorrow. Will pregame hard Thursday morning before watching the SLC pool. Friday will be BWW most the day before bar hopping. Then we will hit it hard again Saturday before the last sesssion. Fly home super early Sunday so I can catch all those games once I land.

Pray for me

 

[brooky03]

I take an extended lunch at a bar

 

[FlGator22]

what are your beer choices?

I’ve got Lagunitas, Goose Island, and Brooklyn East lined up in the fridge.

 

[JayhawkWriter]

I have 2 55" TV's setup with surround sound running to both TV's via a receiver. We will watch one game on one TV and split screen the other TV with the March Madness APP on the playstation. If one game gets better on the split screen we will switch it to the main tv or swap tv's on the split and switch sound on the TV's. Did it last year and it worked great. didn't miss any off the upsets or close games..

of course all goes out the window when KU plays...thats not coming off the main TV.

 

[HRTheCard]

Will be rocking the main 4K TV, and then 2 monitors off the side....one on watch march madness site on the computer, and the other doing the same thing but on Xbox

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

A Bar at 9 am on the west coast is pretty rough

Being a drunk I would be comfortable!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I have two TV's in my den. One 50" over a 70". I have two feeds to each TV.

The problem is I need four TV's and my wife protestseth too much.

So I am stuck with two. I switch channels for both TV's a lot.

But with the long commercial timeouts you don't miss too much.