NCAA hating on WSU, too?

[shocktown]

Agree with ShockerPrez.

As Dennis Miller might say, 'lighten up Francis'!

[Rlh04d]

Yeah, but I can see how it could be perceived as a slam at WSU. It's just like how we call MSU "South Eastern Missouri State D3 Community College" when we are trying to insult them.

But I don't see it as a problem.

I can see how it could be perceived that way. And by all means, tell the players it is and throw it on the bulletin board.

I think it was just a reference to us being the bracket buster last year, and a play on our name to create a fictitious bracket buster this year.

1) Our name was in a commercial. I'm okay with anything that keeps pushing our name out there. Just more publicity.

2) If it's a dig on us, it doesn't make sense. We're likely a 1 seed. If the joke is that after 14 brackets he's almost tempted to put that school in the Final Four, there's no joke there. We're favored to make the Final Four, so a joking reference to us making the Final Four would just be pointless. The only joke there would be with a team that no one could ever see making it. So it would have to be a reference to a fictitious 15/16 seed that no one has ever heard of.

[WuDrWu]

Not a dig at all.

The point of the commercial is that it is madness and filling out brackets leads to a jumbled mess.

Confusion all kinds of teams.

Wichita was the only proper name and it was in reference to a final 4 pick.

Nothing to be offended about.

That's pretty much how I took it as well. And I've always enjoyed Dennis Miller.

[RoyalShock]

I'm still not sure how to take it. On one hand, and the first thing I thought of was, why are they using "Wichita State" in the middle of what is clearly a name meant to illustrate obscurity. I mean, you've got directional, tech and juco - all the elements we use to disrespect and diminish the significance and relevance of a school.

On the other hand, it could be a veiled compliment since it's in the context of a Final Four. If so, that's a seriously opaque veil that very few people are going to be able to see through.

Even assuming it's the latter, at best it's a poorly communicated message.

[1979Shocker]

More likely CBS than NCAA. More likely they're still bitter that one of the "marquee" teams didn't make the Final Four so they "could get higher ratings."

I don't think it would be that. If anything, they got higher ratings with Wichita State in the Final Four.

[Kung Wu]

I'd take a degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology if they wanted to give me one.

[RoyalShock]

I'd take a degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology if they wanted to give me one.

I think you're confusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the National Collegiate Academic Association. No one cares about their athletics. Do they have athletics? Quiddich, or whatever it's called, doesn't count.

[Cdizzle]

That doesn't make sense since CBS broadcasts the Arch Madness final on national television.

When they feel like it.

[Kung Wu]

I think you're confusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the National Collegiate Academic Association. No one cares about their athletics. Do they have athletics? Quiddich, or whatever it's called, doesn't count.

I'd take it in two seconds flat and cheer on any stupid sport they asked me to regardless what division, conference or league they were playing in. Badminton? Hell ya. Cricket? Bring it on. Chess? Shyte yeah. Horse shoes? TOSS THAT SHOE FOR OL' KUNG WU BAY BAY!! Beer pong?! I'd sponsor, try-out, and letter in that one! Any ... sport ... what-so-ever. Just hand over the paper.

[1979Shocker]

@wsushox1: mentioned this a week ago here.

http://shockernet.net/forum/showthread.php?16921-Games-of-interest&p=462124&viewfull=1#post462124

[Aargh]

That will give the haters a great "South-Central-Eastern-Kansas-Wichita-State-Vo-Tech-JuCo" reference I imagine they will use more than a few times if they actually see the clip.

It does give WSU a mention. It's a "no respect" reference. There may be some sarcasm there, and many viewers will see sarcasm there. A sarcastic "no respect" reference is almost Dangerfield-esque.

I tell you, I don't get no respect. I go into a restaurant. I order half a chicken. 45 minutes later the waiter brings me two wings, a neck, and a back. I say, "What is this? I ordered half a chicken?" He says, "Shut up and eat, you got the top half".

I tell my wife, "Honey, you're looking so good to me tonight, I've just got to love you tonight". She says, "Wait here, I've got something special to wear that I've been saving for a night like this". 5 minutes later she walks out wearing flannel pajamas with footies...and a padlock.

[The Cat]

Isn't that the school that our friend Dougie said Ron Baker was from.