Temperatures are warming up, the day is longer, and that can only mean one thing. That the Madness is upon us! Here is your announcing assignments, and schedule for the first round. Enjoy the tournament, and be sure to check back here for videos from time to time.

New Orleans, LA: Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
Providence, RI: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
Oklahoma City, OK: Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
San Jose, CA: Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel
Jacksonville, FL: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
Buffalo, NY: Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
Milwaukee, WI: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
Spokane, WA: Tim Brando, Mike Gminski

Tuesday, March 16th

Arkansas-Pine Bluff v. Winthrop (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Dave O'Brien, Steve Lavin

Thursday, March 18th

7 Brigham Young v. 10 Florida (12:20pm)- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
3 Baylor v. 14 Sam Houston State (12:25pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
2 Villanova v. 15 Robert Morris (12:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
4 Vanderbilt v. 13 Murray State (2:30pm)- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel
2 Kansas State v. 15 North Texas (2:50pm)- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
6 Notre Dame v. 11 Old Dominion (2:55pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
7 Richmond v. 10 St. Mary's (3pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
5 Butler v. 12 UTEP (4:55pm)- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel
8 UNLV v. 9 Northern Iowa (7:10pm)- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
1 Kentucky v. 16 East Tennessee State (7:15pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
6 Marquette v. 11 Washington (7:20pm)- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel
3 Georgetown v. 14 Ohio (7:25pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
1 Kansas v. 16 Lehigh (9:40pm)- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
8 Texas v. 9 Wake Forest (9:45pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
3 New Mexico v. 14 Montana (9:50pm)- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel
6 Tennessee v. 11 San Diego State (9:55pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery

Friday, March 19th

2 West Virginia v. 15 Morgan State (12:15pm)- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
6 Xavier v. 11 Minnesota (12:25pm)- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
5 Temple v. 12 Cornell (12:30pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
4 Purdue v. 13 Siena (2:30pm)- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
7 Clemson v. 10 Missouri (2:45pm)- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
3 Pittsburgh v. 14 Oakland (2:55pm)- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
4 Wisconsin v. 13 Wofford (3pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
5 Texas A&M v. 12 Utah State (4:55pm)- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
8 Gonzaga v. 9 Florida State (7:10pm)- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
7 Oklahoma State v. 10 Georgia Tech (7:15pm)- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
5 Michigan State v. 12 New Mexico State (7:20pm)- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
1 Duke v. 16 UAPB-WIN winner (7:25pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
1 Syracuse v. 16 Vermont (9:40pm)- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
2 Ohio State v. 15 UC-Santa Barbara (9:45pm)- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
4 Maryland v. 13 Houston (9:50pm)- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
8 California v. 9 Louisville (9:55pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg

Saturday, March 20th

UK-ETSU winner v. TEX-WAKE winner- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas (New Orleans, LA)
BAY-SHSU winner v. ND-ODU winner- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas (New Orleans, LA)
GTOWN-OHIO winner v. TENN-SDSU winner- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery (Providence, RI)
VILL-RMU winner v. RICH-SMC winner- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery (Providence, RI)
KAN-LEH winner v. UNLV-UNI winner- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner (Oklahoma City, OK)
KAN ST-UNT winner v. BYU-FLA winner- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner (Oklahoma City, OK)
UNM-MONT winner v. MARQ-WASH winner- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel (San Jose, CA)
VAN-MURR winner v. BUT-UTEP winner- Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel (San Jose, CA)

Sunday, March 21st

WISC-WOFF winner v. BUT-CORN winner- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg (Jacksonville, FL)
DUKE-Play In winner v. CAL-LOU winner- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg (Jacksonville, FL)
WVU-MORG ST winner v. CLEM-MIZZ winner- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore (Buffalo, NY)
SYR-UVM winner v. GONZ-FLA ST winner- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore (Buffalo, NY)
OHIO ST-UCSB winner v. OKST-GT winner- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel (Milwaukee, WI)
PITT-OAK winner v. XAV-MINN winner- Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel (Milwaukee, WI)
MD-HOU winner v. MICH ST-NMSU winner- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski (Spokane, WA)
PUR-SIE winner v. TAMU-USU winner- Tim Brando, Mike Gminski (Spokane, WA)

It's getting close to Tournament time, and I wanted to pass along the CBS broadcaster pairings for March Madness®. The set of games tip-off at noon on Thursday, March 18 and concludes on Monday, and will end on April 5 with the National Championship game in Indianapolis. All the teams are the same as last year, with the exception of the addition of Spero Dedes.

Studio: Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, Seth Davis

Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
Dick Enberg//Jay Bilas
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel

Now I'm not one to stop people from having a day of goofiness and fun, but is there a lamer day on the calendar than April 1st? Not only have there been terrible attempts at jokes like....Brady for Cutler and John Calipari already being fired, but Hasheem Thabeet took the lame award for the day....


Hahahaha! Get it? He's joking that he failed a drug test and can't play in the Final Four!!! Oh that's hilarious, especially given the sense of humor that the NCAA has these days. And really? Is Thabeet's nickname really "The Dream"??? That's worse than LaDanian Tomlinson stealing LT.

Hasheem Thabeet Plays the April Fool of March Madness (The Arena)

It always comes with great sorrow that I post the last announcing schedule of a specific Sport. You obviously know that there are only three games left in the Men's NCAA season, but it may come as a surprise that this is one of the most busy weeks in the Sport. Well, that is when you add in the N.I.T., CBI, C.I.T. and Women's schedule. Get all the action you can this week, because after Monday, College Basketball will be off until November.

Oh and a random FYI....Calipari is heading to Kentucky. Here is your schedule....

Monday, March 30th

Women's Elite Eight: #3 Louisville vs. #1 Maryland (ESPN, 7pm)- Mike Patrick, Doris Burke and Holly Rowe
Women's Elite Eight: #4 Iowa State vs. #2 Stanford (ESPN, 9pm)- Dave Pasch, Mary Murphy and Todd Harris
CBI Championship Game One: UTEP at Oregon State (HDNet, 10pm)- Michael Reghi, Tim McCormick

Tuesday, March 31st

Women's Elite Eight: #6 Arizona State vs. #1 Connecticut (ESPN, 7pm)- Pam Ward, Debbie Antonelli and Rebecca Lobo
Men's NIT Semifinal: Baylor vs. San Diego State (ESPN2, 7pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, Bill Raftery
CIT Championship Game: Bradley vs Old Dominion (8pm)- Not Televised
Women's Elite Eight: #6 Purdue vs. #1 Oklahoma (ESPN, 9pm)- Dave O’Brien, Nancy Lieberman and Beth Mowins
Men's NIT Semifinal: Penn State vs. Notre Dame (ESPN2, 9pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, Bill Raftery

Wednesday, April 1st

CBI Championship Game Two: Oregon State at UTEP (HDNet, 10pm)- Michael Reghi, Tim McCormick

Thursday, April 2nd

Men's NIT Championship (ESPN, 7pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, Bill Raftery

Friday, April 3rd

CBI Championship Game Three: UTEP at Oregon State (HDNet, 10pm)- Michael Reghi, Tim McCormick

Saturday, April 4th

Men's National Semifinal #1: Michigan State vs. Connecticut (CBS, 6:07pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
Men's National Semifinal #2: Villanova vs. North Carolina (CBS, 8:47pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg

Sunday, April 5th

Women's National Semifinal #1 (ESPN, 7pm)- Mike Patrick, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe
Women's National Semifinal #2 (ESPN, 9pm)- Mike Patrick, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe

Monday, April 6th

Men's National Championship Game (CBS)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg

Tuesday, April 7th

Women's National Championship (ESPN, 8:30pm)- Mike Patrick, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe

I was waiting until we got all the way through the Elite Eight before putting a ratings post up, and now that we're into the Final Four, here it is. Despite a lack of upsets, and even close games, CBS' ratings are almost entirely up across the board from 2008. Here are the regional semifinals and finals numbers via Sports Business Daily....

Thursday (Regional Semifinals)

Game 1: 2009- 6.2, 2008- 6.0, 2007- 6.4, 2006- 7.7, 2005- 6.9, 2004- 6.2
Game 2: 2009- 7.4, 2008- 5.9, 2007- 7.6, 2006- 7.3, 2005- 7.4, 2004- 7.2

Friday (Regional Semifinals)

Game 1: 2009- 5.7, 2008- 5.6, 2007- 6.2, 2006- 6.5, 2005- 7.7, 2004- 6.2
Game 2: 2009- 7.4, 2008- 5.2, 2007- 7.0, 2006- 6.9, 2005- 7.9, 2004- 7.0

Saturday (Regional Finals)

Game 1: 2009- 6.2, 2008- 5.4, 2007- 6.4, 2006- 6.0, 2005- 7.2, 2004- 5.3
Game 2: 2009- 7.5, 2008- 7.1, 2007- 7.3, 2006- 7.0, 2005- 9.1, 2004- 7.2

Sunday (Regional Finals)

Game 1: 2009- 5.9, 2008- 5.7, 2007- 6.3, 2006- 6.5, 2005- 7.2, 2004- 5.7
Game 2: 2009- 7.7, 2008- 9.3, 2007- 8.4, 2006- 8.5, 2005- 10.8, 2004- 9.1

8-DAY OVERNIGHT AVG. RATING

2009- 5.9, 2008- 5.5, 2007- 6.2, 2006- 6.1, 2005- 6.7, 2004- 5.9

Well, that's certainly good news, however the Final Four will probably not be seeing such an increase with some of the lesser seeded teams making it through. Although, that may not actually be true because the lower seeded teams do come from larger markets. We shall see.

CBS Averaging 5.9 Overnight Through Second Weekend Of Tourney (Sports Business Daily - $)

Game: South Regional Final
Teams: Oklahoma Sooners vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Start Time: 5:05PM EST (CBS)
Network and Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg
Favorite: UNC (-7)

Game: Midwest Regional Final
Teams: Louisville Cardinals vs. Michigan State Spartans
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Start Time: 2:20PM EST (CBS)
Network and Announcers: Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
Favorite: Louisville (-7)

Game: East Regional Final
Teams: Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Villanova Wildcats
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Start Time: 7:05PM EST (CBS)
Network and Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
Favorite: Pitt (-2)

Game: West Regional Final
Teams: Missouri Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies
Location: Glendale, Arizona
Start Time: 4:40PM EST (CBS)
Network and Announcers: Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
Favorite: UConn (-6)

Who cares that three of the four games last night were blowout? Especially when you have high scoring DII action the following day! Well high scoring is a bit of an overstatement, considering the final score was 56-53....in overtime, but it gave us the first official buzzer beater of March Madness....

With that win, Findlay also finished 36-0 on the season. Pretty impressive if you ask me. March officially got exciting....too bad no one was watching.

Wanted to make sure you knew the tip times and announcers for tomorrow. Here's your schedule....

Saturday, March 28th

Michigan State vs. Louisville (2:20pm)- Gus Johnson, Len Elmore
Oklahoma vs. North Carolina (7:05pm)- Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg

I have to admit that I haven't watched Blake Griffin as much this year as I wanted to, or should have. That said, the guy is a complete machine, and I think this clip summarizes that mindset more than any other this season.

With Oklahoma up 20+, Blake decided to go baseline on a dunk that was as equally amazing as it was ridiculous. No defender challenged him, but he decided that wasn't enough for him. Yes, Griffin decided to battle the backboard itself, apparently out of sheer boredom....

Man. That guy is a straight up man child. He's Dwight Howard without the College experience. If Oklahoma was up against any other team but UNC, I might give them a chance, but with their outside shooting and free throws, you have to go with UNC. Still though, very very impressive.

I apologize for the lack of an open thread last night (for some reason Blogger was down), and for the whole Tourney, but feel free to choose whichever post looks good to put comments in (like you've been doing). CBS released the tip times, and announcers for this Saturday, and I wanted to make sure you knew when to block of some time to check out the games. Here's your schedule....

Saturday, March 28th

Connecticut vs. Missouri (4:40pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas
Pittsburgh vs. Villanova (7:05pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery

While I'm not necessarily stoked to see a Big East rematch in Pitt-Nova, I think UConn-Missouri could turn out to be a heck of a game. I'll be sure to have open threads up this weekend, and I might be around to post some comments and quotes.

Thanks to the colorful SS Reporters, and the506, I'm proud to present what you've all been looking for. The regional maps for tonight's games! The majority of the Country will be getting the UConn and Duke games, but those lucky of you to be in the Mid-Atlantic region for the early games and Middle of the country for the late ones, will get the alternatives.

I'll have open threads and highlights later on tonight, but in the meantime check out which game(s) you'll be getting....


Thursday’s Sweet 16 Coverage Maps (SS Reporters)

Not only was there news recently that one James William Nantz, III could run for office in the near future, but today we've learned that more importantly (kidding) Nantz will be appearing on the Price Is Right! Not only that, but one of the showcase prizes will be a trip to the Final Four!!! From Fang's Bites via CBS PR....

CBS Sportscaster Jim Nantz, the 2008 National Sportscaster of the Year, will make a special appearance on CBS's Emmy Award-winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT, with host Drew Carey, Thursday, April 2 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT), on the CBS Television Network. Nantz, who pre-taped his appearance earlier this month, will introduce a special Showcase trip to the NCAA Final Four in Detroit.

Well that was the shortest press release/blockquote in the history of the Internet. It still should be fun. I would also encourage Nantz to wear some kind of "I Love You Drew!" homemade t-shirt of some sort. Preferably bedazzled.

Jim Nantz! Come On Down! You're the Next Presenter on The Price is Right! (Fang's Bites)

I love these stat based press releases that ESPN puts out. I just picture an intern having to sit at his desk for three days, counting all of the data, and then sending the spreadsheet to the PR Department, so they can put it into words. Either way, the data always amazes, and today's is everything about the selections YOU made on your Bracket Challenge sheet. There are over 5 million entries, and so far only eight are picked exactly correct (mine is not one of them....stupid Wake Forest). Here are some of the more interesting facts....

* 6 entries (0%) predict that Arizona, Purdue, Gonzaga and Xavier will advance to the Final Four;
* 459,038 entries (9.9%) predicted all four top-seeded teams - Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Louisville and Connecticut – will advance to the Final Four
* 80,931 entries (1.7%) predicted Arizona, Purdue, Missouri and Gonzaga would reach the Sweet 16;
* 3,925,017 entries (84.8%) predicted that all four top-seeded teams – Connecticut, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Louisville - would advance to the Sweet Sixteen;
* 28,791 entries (.6%) predicted that Cal State Northridge would defeat Memphis in the first round;
* 1,339,080 entries (28.9%) incorrectly predicted Wake Forest and Washington would reach the Sweet Sixteen;
* 11,115 entries (.2%) predicted Oklahoma, Memphis, Michigan State and Duke advancing to the Final Four
* 382,802 entries (8.3%) predicted USC would defeat Michigan State in the Second Round;
* 1,511,193 entries (32.6%) predict Syracuse will defeat Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen;
* 207,520 entries (4.5%) predict Xavier will defeat Pittsburgh in the Sweet Sixteen;
* 86,663 entries (1.9%) predicted Purdue and Missouri advancing to the Elite Eight;
* 6,817 entries (.1%) predict Gonzaga and Purdue meeting in the Final Four;
* 536 entries (.1%) predict Xavier and Arizona meeting in the Final Four.

If Arizona plays Xavier, or Purdue plays Gonzaga, for the Championship....I will quit writing this site entirely. Actually, I won't, but you get what I'm saying. People, and their brackets, continue to amaze me every year.

Well okay, that title was a bit of hyperbole, but at least in the C.I.T. we get a buzzer beater or two. Like take this one for example. The powerhouse matchup of Bradley vs. Oakland was decided by one heck of a shot. A 70-footer to be exact....

You know, I actually thought that the C.I.T. was a make believe tourney, but I guess the video proves me wrong. Good stuff.

It can't be easy to jump between three games, while all are under a minute left to play, but that's exactly what CBS has had to do multiple times in the Tournament so far. For the most part, they've been doing a splendid job, but there have two specific incidents that caused an uproar. The first one came on Friday, as a potential buzzer beater by Wisconsin was switched away from in mid-air, and the second was a change away from the supposed "constant feed" in Louisville during their game against Siena.

Well today, CBS Sports Exec VP/Programming Mike Aresco apologized for the problems, and explained that one was a control room error, and one was just a bad idea. Via SBD....

"We always plan on staying with a constant. In some situations, and we've done it over the years, we'll try to get to just a buzzer-beater and get right back to the constant. In this particular case we had an unusual situation that developed. You had two exciting potential buzzer-beaters at the same time. We're trying to what we call ping-pong back and forth and then there were some bizarre circumstances in those games and we did use commercials as best we could. When games were stopped we would go back but in this particular case, yeah, we didn't get back fast enough and things were happening quickly and it happens." Aresco said CBS "in this particular case" made a mistake. Aresco: "I think in this particular case we probably needed to get back a little quicker." Meanwhile, Aresco described the network cutting away from Friday night's Wisconsin-Florida State game while the final shot was in mid-air as a "control room error"

While I was one of forty people yelling at a bar during the Wisconsin-FSU one, I could understand the slip up, as both games were extremely close in the last minute of play. The whole constant thing in Louisville is only really an issue because they were trailing Siena by two at the time. Had they been up, no one would have complained about missing just a minute of action.

I think CBS does an amazing job of switching between the games, but it might be time to go with a split-screen if they can. That way they cover all of their bases.

Bait and Switch (Sports Business Daily - $)

Every year, I try to put together some of the better quotes from each round of the Tournament, and this year is no different. The first two rounds had some hilarious quotes, and thanks to everyone who took the time to send them in or post them as comments. Before we get to those, I'd like to take a look at some of the early CBS announcing "winners and losers". Let's get into it....

LOSERS:

Tim Brando- I thought Brando had a much better showing this go around, but he still tries to force things. You don't need to try to come up with an analogy or witty comment for every single play during a game. Especially when you're terrible at it.

Gus Johnson- GuJo seemed a bit rattled in the first few rounds, and even read scores from other regions while trying to relay the score of the game he was calling. Maybe he was still reeling from the restaurant incident a few days back.

Clark Kellogg- Just isn't ready for the big time yet. He's another guy who tries to force everything and make the routine exciting. You don't need to yell at the top of your lungs about a box-out....especially in the first four minutes of an opening round games.

WINNERS:

Bill Raftery- Raft has taken away the "Gus Johnson Karma" and ended up calling just about every close game in the first two rounds. He always has fun and anytime he brings his "lingerie" reference into a game, I just crack up. Some might find him annoying, but I've always loved his passion, and he should be on the first team with Nantz. DOUBLE ORDER!

Jay Bilas- I still think he seems a bit angry at times, but there isn't a better live game analyst in the game at the moment.

Jim Nantz- He surprisingly didn't get on my nerves early this year, and he made up for Clark Kellogg's hyperbole throughout the first two rounds.

QUOTES:

“With the nine inches size advantage he has on Abrham.”- Clark Kellogg
“And that’s a big one.”- Jim Nantz
“That sure is a large one.”- Clark Kellogg
“It’s a big one too.”- Jim Nantz
“That’s big all the way around.”- Clark Kellogg

“Oh Onions! Double order!!!”- Bill Raftery

"He is working up on Johnson." - Jim Nantz

"The iron down right rude."- Tim Brando

"He gets that guy behind him and takes him for a ride." - Clark Kellogg

"He is listed at 210, but I think that is with 2 anvils in his pockets."- Dan Bonner

"Brockman with his 59th double double of the season."- Kevin Harlan

"Manny just being Manny from downtown!" - Tim Brando

"A lot of DNA left on the floor tonight." – Tim Brando

"A lot of blood, cotton swabs, are we here for CSI?" – Tim Brando

"That brings back memories of my wedding night."- Kevin Harlan, talking about a song they played coming back from break (BTW- It was “The Humpty Dance)

"You gotta bring your slingshot and be ready to go." - Clark Kellogg

"Larry Sanders shot...shocking..block.....SHOCKING BLOCK SHOTTING..." - Dick Enberg

"Tigers lead by a dozen. They've got the eye of the tiger." – Tim Brando

"They've got fans in full throat today in Portland." - Kevin Harlan

"Most of the times you need a saddle to ride a guy like that"- Jay Bilas

"They don't necessarily have to score, but the ball has to touch the rim every time they are down there." - Clark Kellogg

"I can't drive 55, in Kansas City."- Tim Brando referring to the score of the game which is 55 all.

“Hackett pops out wide open. And strokes it." – Gus Johnson

And my personal favorite....

“Lingerie in the air! Swirling!!!”- Bill Raftery

I don't think I could ever see Gus Johnson getting mad at anyone, but maybe all of those MMA fights he covered recently have made him a little testy. According to a police report, found by Deadspin, the March Madness staple got into it with a Restaurateur in Memphis before calling the opening round action in Minneapolis, and was even handcuffed and detained by an officer. Here's the tale of the tap via the Memphis Commercial Appeal....

According to the report, officers were called at 2 a.m. Saturday to the bar at 138 Beale, where Reed told them Johnson refused to leave after complaining about the service.

While officers questioned the two men, a disturbance in another part of the restaurant distracted them.

They then heard a "loud crash" and returned to find Johnson and Reed grappling on the floor.

Police detained Johnson when he refused to let go of Reed as the officers tried to break up the scrum.

Reed told them Johnson had pushed him and that he'd grabbed the play-by-play man when he thought Johnson was about to deliver a punch. A waitress, Milly Dalbey, 35, told police Johnson had indeed pushed Reed.

Johnson, however, said he'd been pushed first.

Officers didn't arrest anybody, the report states, because they didn't see what started the tussle.

Well that's certainly not a story CBS wanted to have out there at the start of the Tournament. It's obviously a few days old, and neither man was charged, but it would interesting to hear someone's account of the scuffle, who was at the cafe.

Police Report: Gus Johnson Fought With Restaurant Manager (Deadspin)
CBS announcer Gus Johnson was in scuffle at Blues City Cafe (Commercial Appeal)