I'm loving Lundquist and Raftery. I swear it is like Verne has never watched a basketball game in his life, and Raftery is the biggest fan. Watching them call the Siena v. OSU game was just money! Best duo of the tourney!

I echo David...I don't think I've ever met anyone who has found Raftery annoying.

My favorite quote from Bill was during the 1st half of the Pitt/Okie State game when each team was draining threes and not playing defense.

"Verne, it appears the coaches signed a non-aggression pact before the game."

Verne then laughed for 3 minutes straight.

I forgot to add another awesome Raf quote. Siena was down 1 to Ohio State with almost no time left in regulation and the Siena player had 2 free throws. He missed the first. Pressure mounting...he makes the second. Raf says...

"Good for him. You always root for the kid."

That was awesome. And I had picked Ohio State.

Raft had another good one when they showed the 11 year old daughter of the Morehead State coach as Louisville was pulling away and she put her head in her hands.

"Daddy! Do something!"

I laughed for about 5 minutes.

Also no mention of Bilas dropping a Hey Now after a huge Larry Sanders rejection?

" Larry Sanders out of nowhere for the block. HEY NOW!"

As great as they are, I thought it was hilarious listening to Verne scream "YES!" all day Friday. He was about to lose his pitch by the end of the night when Siena kept making big shots and he kept screaming, "YES!". Love the duo, and they've been the best on the tourney for some time. The Raft, Bilas, McDonough trio during the season in the Big East is also top notch.

Clark was better than the alternative. Of course, almost everyone would be better than THAT alternative. How Tim Brando remains employed amazes me. Bolerjack I thought was a bit better than last year. We have to give Carter Blackburn a full slate of games next year. He is one of the best young guys to make it probably since Jim Nantz.

When Craig Bolerjack is welcoming you to the arena...you know you are watching a game CBS does not care about.

Brando was unbearable on Saturday. After not going 15 seconds without mentioning Blake Griffin's name, he said that he has had a "quiet 30 and 15". Also, he (or maybe the other guy) praised the defense of an Oklahoma defender for "sliding into a charge" which is, you know, illegal.

And as for the iron being rude quote, the "iron was unkind" after every single miss. Someone needs to tell him to switch it up a bit.

Bolerjack and Wenzel are turrible. Since both Wisconsin and Marquette were in Boise, residents of my fine state got to hear a lot of these two. Wenzel isn't so bad trying to rip off Raftery but Bolerjack drags him down. He would never tell you why a whistle was blown and said that a player had been tied up every time a fould was called. I must've heard the phrase "Hanging on a pivot" about 20 times from him Bolerjack.

I don't care what you say about Gus. When he informed the public that Dayton's Charles Little is affectionately known as "Dinosaur Head", it was the best moment of the tournament.

I was stuck with a lot of Brando and Wenzeljack this past weekend. And my ears still haven't quite bleeding.

I have no idea, when Packer was let go, why CBS did not make Lundquist and Raftery the number one team on college basketball. They are the best duo around period. Clark Kellog, Kevin Harlan and Tim Brando make my ears bleed.

I was *SO* lucky this week. I live in the Alabama area, so I got Verne/Raft all weekend. Was so awesome.

What Joe said.

Also, I really, REALLY enjoyed Bilas this weekend, and I really wish he was doing the big games and the Final Four... I'm hoping this gets fixed next year.

After one – of many wrestling and near-wrestling matches underneath the basket this weekend – in which one player was felled by a rather large forearm, Raftery said it wasn't intentional but "unattractive." First time I've heard that, and I grew up listening to the late Chick Hearn.

Nathan Brice is on blogger.com?

Does he still live with his mommy in a basement in a van down by the river?

/sarcastic mode

I think it is obvious that Jim Nantz's time has passed. Without Packer it just isn't working anymore and he needs to move on. Too boring, slow, and has no feel for the dramatic. His response is always canned and made-up well in advance. It is almost as if he is using the NCAA to prepare for the Masters.

My best came when Ian Eagle talked about avoiding puns involving Temple's Dionte Christmas, and then said what Raft would have done by saying "It's Christmas time!" in his Raftery impression.

And another from Rafterty: "And Ohio State goes...ZZZZZZZZZZONE!"

Bob Wenzel is the worst. He tries way, way too hard, and is all over whoever is winning at the time.

I'll second Verne and Raft as the best crew. The game winner was an awesome call in the OSU-Siena game.

Bilas, Raft, and McDonough are far and away the best ESPN crew. Great chemistry and enthusiasm without overshadowing the game.