It was a spectacular opening day of games for CBS and the NCAA Tournament. In fact, it's the best one I've ever seen and is now being regarded as the most exhilarating first day in Tourney history. I spoke with two of the men who are responsible with projecting the games all across the country, the men who make the decisions on what games you see when: CBS Sports president Sean ... Read More

We'll be bringing you posts all through the night, but let's first reflect on a terrific opening run of early games. Can it possibly get better than that?? This was probably the best first window we've ever had.

NEW YORK — I wanted to attend some first- and second-round games this year, but to no avail. Hopefully next year. That said, there's probably no sporting event like the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in the sense that it's the only one where a press pass really hinders you. You're stuck at one site, missing 75 percent of the day's action for two full days. What happens if ... Read More

Long-term, did Quinnipiac losing last night help Moore's chances down the road of going to UConn? If he and the Bobcats had won, would he be wooed by many a school in the next six weeks?

STORRS, Conn. — As the clock wound down to zero in the final seconds before tip-off, it was clear why administrators decided to put the game at Gampel Pavilion, as opposed to the twice-as-big XL Center in Hartford. The administrators put the game at Gampel because the crowd is right on top of you. When you watch it on television, the gym appears tiny. It's not, but it's not that huge, ... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Whether he's the trailer or leading the break, Ronald Moore almost always has an option. Moore, the nation's leader in assists, has a plethora of places to pass because Siena's starting five is a veteran group that understands how and where to score. In all seriousness, there may not be 10 teams in the country with a more cogent, well-rounded group of starters. Siena can't claim top-10 talent, but ... Read More

For as impressive as Pittsburgh looked last night in getting its third straight road win, I'm going to have to pay more attention to the train that may be ready to come off the tracks.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Rhode Island claims it doesn't care about rankings, the RPI or public perception. Fair enough. But the players are sure entertaining while shrugging off compliments. "I don't even know what top 25 is," Delroy James said. "I think we play Akron on Tuesday, right?" "In the end, that doesn't mean nothing — if you was top 25 in January. We have to be in the NCAA," Stevie Mejia said. And ... Read More

NEW YORK — If you asked most casual college basketball fans under what circumstances Kentucky and UConn played last night, they'd probably think it was crafty scheduling by the coaches. But it wasn't. The two coaches involved plain don't like each other.You think they would ever schedule each other? John Calipari couldn't get Jim Calhoun to annually schedule him when Calipari was at UMass and the two coached 50 miles apart. There's ... Read More

NEW YORK — It was an ugly day inside the Garden. The fours teams involved looked like I did after my massive meal yesterday. There was a lot of sloppy play, uneven tempo and a collective "come ON" feeling in both games. Duke won despite shooting 29 percent from the field. UConn allowed the Blue Devils to rack up 25 offensive boards. After a freakishly fast start, Duke adjusted its game ... Read More

Hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving that was filled with all the usual things that make the holiday so great and the unpredictable-yet-predictable things that make the stories worth telling. I foolishly got involved in yet another two-on-two brothers' football game in the backyard. I may have a sore muscle or two in the morning. Tomorrow, I'll be tweeting/updating the site from the Big Apple, as there will be a story ... Read More

I'm proud to bring you, I believe, the first Q&A with Digger in blogosphere history. Digger, who is the definition of orotund in person, was terrific. In fact, 90 percent of the stuff we talked about, unfortunately, isn't repeatable. Here's what is, and some of it is longwinded, but worth it. Enjoy. Dick Vitale: Ask him why he never scheduled me when I was at Detroit! Ask him that! Digger Phelps: ... Read More

Note: ESPN allowed me into its hub with its college basketball analysts under the agreement that everything said in the room was off the record. Anything with quotes attached to it was cleared by said parties. I will have separate Q&A's with Digger Phelps and Dick Vitale going up Monday morning. The campus in Bristol is wide-ranging, ever-expanding and on extreme lockdown for anyone without proper ID; when attempting to leave ... Read More

One more turn to make. It's been a good day, but the only drama we've seen in the final 10 seconds came in the Clemson-Michigan game, and boy, did Clemson botch that. Will VCU prove nearly everyone right tonight? I hope not; I've got UCLA Sweet 16-bound. Duke-Binghamton intrigues me as well. And I need Western Kentucky to prove me right. 9:53: Odds Tony Kornheiser is awake for this game? 9:59: Duke ... Read More

Follow CHJ via Twitter right here. 7:15: Four more on tap. Clemson-Michigan intrigues me most among the early games. Will Oliver Purnell finally get a win in The Tournament? Wow, nobody is in the arena in KC right now. 7:18: I consider it shocking: Minnesota up on Texas 13-5. American-Villanova is on tap, then Gonzaga will try and avoid Akron's wrath around 7:35. 7:28: American tied it at 12 and I'm feeling really ... Read More

2:48: Purdue and Northern Iowa get all the nation's eyes for a good 25 minutes, and Purdue is up 16-6 at the moment. It's a serious problem the NCAA decides to have all of its courts look identical, giving each game less character and identity. Why not allow these courts to look like they do for the other 363 days of the year? Bad call. Post on it coming over ... Read More

Remember, you can follow CHJ on Twitter as well. 12:10: Window 1 is the television term for the first block. Yes, I will be throwing you that kind of jargon all through the day and night. So I am here. And can barely contain myself. In front of me: 13 televisions. I'm in a large room adjacent to the studios, where I'll be popping in on later. (Photos to come.) 12:20: Games ... Read More

I'm delighted to share with you that I've been given quite a ridiculous opportunity over the next two days. Tomorrow I'll be watching every game, all day long, at CBS' television studios in New York City. (Thank you, Seth Davis. A thousand times.) I'm not sure if this affords me to live blog from noon until midnight, but if that's possible, it's what I'm going to be doing. So be sure to ... Read More