Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 5, 2014
Evidently, a lot of people did not get the memo that the Final Four was trying an experiment that included three telecasts of each Final Four game. There was the national crew on TBS and "Teamcasts" on TNT and truTV that were geared toward the teams' fanbases. The confusion led to some really entertaining tweets; it even had Charles Barkley saying, "Some of you people are idiots," at halftime. Watch Barkley.
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The confusion is understandable, really. It's a new thing, and with the Final Four being on TBS, not CBS, there's confusion even without these "hometown" telecasts.
Kentucky's home crew of Rob Bromley and Rex Chapman took the idea of being a homer very seriously. And the tweets about their broadcast are too funny not to share.
Here are some of the G-rated ones:
https://twitter.com/omar_garcia80/status/452634922646134784
https://twitter.com/jenwrz/status/452628528614637568
Is #tnt picking up the feed from Kentucky or what? #teamcastfail I can't find the remote!!! What genius (read: idiot) thought this up??
— BrianG (@G999Brian) April 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/CandiceRReed/status/452628013000052737
Oh I was watching the UK broadcast on TNT. This game is on three channels with three different announcing crews? I hate 2014.
— #WAM? (@adammull) April 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/GoetzGerry/status/452636633829888000
Announcer I will slap your face!! #TNT2014 announcers suck! Eat your blue! Gooooo red! #Wisconsin #Badgers #NCAAMarchMadness2014 #FinalFour
— phyllis radunzaustin (@phyllismaustin) April 6, 2014
Whoever is these commentators boss on TNT needs to know why I don't watch this network. Stop being biased #TNTfinalfour
— Octavio Rodriguez (@designalltheway) April 6, 2014
Sure glad the TNT announcers aren't biased.
— janewells (@janewells) April 6, 2014
TNT I want New Announcers you can't have a #KentuckyAlumni calling this game!
— RetiredGolfguy ??? (@jraube4) April 6, 2014
These Kentucky announcers are over the top homers. Its embarrassing #tnt #FinalFour
— Karim Homsany (@Karim) April 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/Javii_Y/status/452637090040512512
https://twitter.com/bootaun/status/452625382567460864
https://twitter.com/Thewhitecbreezy/status/452618027809243136
https://twitter.com/DevonNauer/status/452623594690859009
h/t: @PlannedSickDays