I believe that upsets are good for March Madness because they keep the viewers engaged and reacting. March Madness is an exciting time for all basketball lovers, and everyone is looking forward to the games. The upsets cause more reaction from the viewers, and ultimately for viewers for the games. While the viewers may not be happy with the upsets, all in all if the game was boring, they would not have had the same adrenaline and excitement while watching. I think that it’s more fun to be on the edge of your seat rather than sitting back watching the game unfold.
I think that upsets are great for March Madness, as they increase hype and viewership. March Madness is an exciting time of year, as non-basketball fans become basketball fans and basketball fans become even bigger fans. The tournament is extremely popular, and when there is more excitement in the game, more people would be inclined to watch. Even though it does stink when your winning teams get out early in the tournament, it makes the rest of the tournament even more exciting and enjoyable to watch. When told that the number one seed is losing, many people excitedly turn on the TV to watch the rest of the game. Upsets definitely make the tournament more fun, even if it does ruin your bracket.
I think that there are benefits and drawbacks to having a lot of early round upsets. It's exciting to root for random, small schools who normally don't make it and have a chance to beat a top program, but it's likely that this underdog team can only win one game. If a lot of low seeded teams miraculously win in the first round, it creates a weaker bracket later on. Although, the seeding is not always totally accurate because teams that had a rough start could have greatly improved and maybe deserve a higher seed, meaning the some upsets aren't actually upsets (since the lower team should have been seeded higher). I don't think that there are any real issues with having lots of upsets; people will continue to watch the tournament anyways. Overall, I think having a few but not too many is perfect for a successful tournament.
Upsets are both good and bad for March Madness. Year in and out we see the same teams like Kansas, Duke, UNC and usually of late Kentucky all high seeds in the NCAA tournament and many find themselves bringing home the trophy. Eventually for the viewer there comes a time when you want to see a new team bringing home the hardware. With the way recruiting is done, it is unlikely that these mid major schools will ever find themselves in the same spot as a Kansas or Duke. However, their chance in March Madness to give a high seed a scare or possibly even pull off an upset is something viewers can't keep their eyes off of. Even if that means they completely destroy some brackets along the way. This year despite all of the parity in college basketball we've found ourselves with Xavier being the real "Cinderella" as an 11 seed but they were ranked in the top 10 at points during this season. I think at the end of the day viewers want to see the blue bloods of college basketball battling it out in Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games but if an upset happens along the way, so be it.
Upsets are amazing for march madness. There is a reason that so many people watch the first round games and that is for upsets. In the NBA playoffs the first round will not get a ton of viewers because very rare that an 8 seed can beat a one 1 seed. But in March Madness a 14 seeded school that you have never heard of can beat a powerhouse such as Duke. Its what makes the tournament so exciting because everyone wants to the cinderella team go far. Everyone loves an underdog story. Now a days we are so use to the "one and dones", kids just leaving after there freshman year for the NBA, but with the lower seeds we get to see the teams that been playing with the same group of guys for the past four years play good fundamental basketball. So yes I think upsets are good for college basketball I don't see why not.
Upsets are more positive than negative for march madness. It makes a game more interesting, having a lower seeded team beating a higher seeded team. Year after year we see the same teams seeded highly and winning games, and it is exciting when an unexpected team makes it through. For example, as much as I wanted Duke to beat South Carolina, it is exciting to see a #7 seeded team in the final four. Upsets increase viewership and excitement, and give smaller schools who don't expect to go far hope.
I think upsets are a great thing since naturally I like to root for the under dog. They make the tournament so much more interesting and allow for other teams that are not powerhouses in March Madness to go far. When FGCU made it far into the tournament, it was really exciting and it was nice to see a team with that low of a seed to make it that far. While it does make brackets much weaker, I would take that downfall in order for a more entertaining tournament. Seeing Kentucky, UNC, Duke, Kansas and all of the powerhouse teams dominate the later rounds consistently is much less interesting compared to having a team like University of South Carolina to make it to the final four like they did this year. Overall I think upsets are good thing for college basketball and make the tournament much more interesting.
I think that upsets effect things both negatively and positively. I believe that viewership will always be at an all time hight because people are interested to see if anything crazy or out of the ordinary happens. Like the article says the upsets are the first rounds "main attractions." However, I notice that when an upset happens people tend to get a bit angry that their bracket is "busted" so they stop caring and watching for a little bit because they can't handle the fact that they picked the wrong team. I think that upsets also bring a new excitement to the game that wasn't there before, people want to see these low seeded teams prove themselves against basketball powerhouses like UNC and Kentucky, just to see them go away or have an exciting to the wire game. Overall upsets are great for the March Madness culture.
I think upsets in the NCAA Mens Basketball tournament have positive and negative impacts on the tournament. One of the positive impacts is that it makes the games more intense and interesting. It is especially positive for neutral fans, because when the higher ranked team is beating a lower ranked team, people don't care as much as when the higher ranked team might be upset. A negative impact of upsets is that the tournament might lose viewership from fans of high ranked teams that got upset. Also, most people who make brackets don't predict the upsets, so when their bracket gets busted due to upsets they lose interest in the tournament.
I think that upsets in the March Madness are what makes its name. It would not be called "madness" by any stretch of the imagination if there were little to no upsets. The unpredictable nature of the tournament is what keeps viewers glued to their seat and paying to see more. As a casual watcher, I hardly watch more NBA games than the finals, but I always find myself invested in the Cinderella stories that happen every year. March Madness is defined because of its upsets and the few methods that may work for eliminating them would probably have little effect. In theory if they could limit upsets, it would only hurt the viewership of the tournament.
I think upsets bring both positives and negatives to March Madness, but they bring more positives. First off, the fans of lower-ranked teams such as Xavier and Middle Tennessee can get excited about beating high ranked teams and get talked about on a more national level. It also improves ratings/viewership for the NCAA, as the individual games generate much more interest when an "upset watch" is happening - there is a possible upset. The only downside is the "bracket bust" where people stop caring once their bracket is broken by an upset, but I think that's where the "Madness" part of March Madness comes from - the unpredictability of the tournament is the greatest part.
I think upsets are what creates all the hype. Experts and analysts can only predict so much of what's going to happen but when all the best collegial athletes from around the country compete in tournament with such close and tight games it brings a thrill that not even any pro sport could deliever. I think why March Madness is huge because of the unpredictability of the tournament especially when like a 15 seed knocks out a two seed, there is a lot of shock and awe and those fans of the 15 seed are super thrilled that their team knocked out a high seed. Nothing should be changed concerning upsets in the tournament.
I think upsets can be a positive and a negative thing for March Madness because it keeps the games unpredictable and exciting. It wouldn't be as entertaining to watch a game if you already know who will win and who won't. Also teams that are ranked lower get more media coverage than they would without the upsets. However, the brackets are a major part of why people are so into watching the games and when you have a ruined bracket in the first round and no chance of getting anymore points by the elite 8 then many people may stop watching.
Upsets are amazing for march madness. Two key reasons stand out to me. One, everyone loves making a bracket. When making a bracket, the toughest decisions one has to make is choosing who the upsets will be. Will this 12 seed beat this 5 seed? Will the 9 beat the 8? If you can guess the upsets correctly, your bracket will stand out. Personally, I rarely used to watch march madness, and I really started getting into it when I would complete my friends with brackets. Secondly, I'm not sure the exact statistics, but, there must be a ton of viewers who would rather watch for example the Xavier vs. Florida State upset then a Kansas vs. Michigan State blow out. It's just so cool watching the underdog win. These positives seem to outweigh all the possible negatives of upsets.
I think that it is important for there to be upsets in the NCAA tournament. The first main reason is because people love filling out brackets, and picking upsets is what makes a bracket unique. If there were no upsets, the brackets would be predictable and the NCAA would lose viewers because less people would fill out brackets. For people whose brackets are busted, they often enjoy rooting for an underdog team. One example of this was the seven seed Uconn team with Shabazz Napier. Many people who loosely followed the NCAA watched the final four and finals to see the underdog team play. Therefore, allowing for upsets increases viewership. -Jesse H
I think upsets are a good think for march madness. I think that is really keeps viewers intrigued and watching. I think its enjoyable and interesting to watch some teams you would never think to make it, come out and win against a better team. And it also keeps brackets interesting. A negative could be that viewers get upset, when a very unlikely team to loose, looses. Or when your bracket gets completely messed up and you loose interest and viewers go down.
I think the whole point of march madness is trying to pick the upsets. Basically the winner of most bracket pools are the ones that pick the most upsets and guess the correct champion. The only issue of course is when an upset wrecks your favorite team as in when South Carolina beat my team Duke. The only upside is when that lower ranked team makes it super far it makes it more fun to root for that team to continue to upset other teams. This year south carolina has kept winning and is now in the final four, which is super cool to root for them.
I think having upsets is the reason why March Madness is so interesting. The brackets are the thing that spark interest in the tournament and then the fans are hooked. Everyone loves the underdog and it makes the tournament worth watching. If the same, best team won every year than no one would watch. For example, in the girls NCAA tournament isn't as interesting because UCONN has won almost every year. The brackets would just have the top seed winning the entire thing every year and you wouldn't even have to watch to know that your bracket will do well. The upsets that the unique part of NCAA that, even if it doesn't go align with your bracket, people want them to win. Busted brackets just push people to keep trying each year in the hope for that one special bracket.
Upsets in March Madness have their good and bad qualities to them. The good qualities include the cinderella story of a team no one thought would make it to the elite eight. They don't usually end up winning but they can make it far adding more excitement. People love the unpredictability which definitely adds more flavor to the game. The bad qualities include people's brackets being messed up. This along with people's favorite teams losing take away some viewership. March Madness can be annoying because the best teams don't usually end up winning like they should or want to.
I think upsets are very good for March Madness. March "Madness" gets its name from the chaos of the outcome each of the tournament. Upsets bring excitement to the ordinary game of college basketball which benefits all parties. The outrageous amount of viewers bring in money for the teams, sponsors, and tv networks. Besides for the money, the upsets of the tourney just simply bring joy to the fans. Without upsets it would make March Madness less appealing because everyone would be able to predict the outcome of each game.
I believe that upsets are good for March Madness because they keep the viewers engaged and reacting. March Madness is an exciting time for all basketball lovers, and everyone is looking forward to the games. The upsets cause more reaction from the viewers, and ultimately for viewers for the games. While the viewers may not be happy with the upsets, all in all if the game was boring, they would not have had the same adrenaline and excitement while watching. I think that it’s more fun to be on the edge of your seat rather than sitting back watching the game unfold.
ReplyDeleteI think that upsets are great for March Madness, as they increase hype and viewership. March Madness is an exciting time of year, as non-basketball fans become basketball fans and basketball fans become even bigger fans. The tournament is extremely popular, and when there is more excitement in the game, more people would be inclined to watch. Even though it does stink when your winning teams get out early in the tournament, it makes the rest of the tournament even more exciting and enjoyable to watch. When told that the number one seed is losing, many people excitedly turn on the TV to watch the rest of the game. Upsets definitely make the tournament more fun, even if it does ruin your bracket.
ReplyDeleteI think that there are benefits and drawbacks to having a lot of early round upsets. It's exciting to root for random, small schools who normally don't make it and have a chance to beat a top program, but it's likely that this underdog team can only win one game. If a lot of low seeded teams miraculously win in the first round, it creates a weaker bracket later on. Although, the seeding is not always totally accurate because teams that had a rough start could have greatly improved and maybe deserve a higher seed, meaning the some upsets aren't actually upsets (since the lower team should have been seeded higher). I don't think that there are any real issues with having lots of upsets; people will continue to watch the tournament anyways. Overall, I think having a few but not too many is perfect for a successful tournament.
ReplyDeleteUpsets are both good and bad for March Madness. Year in and out we see the same teams like Kansas, Duke, UNC and usually of late Kentucky all high seeds in the NCAA tournament and many find themselves bringing home the trophy. Eventually for the viewer there comes a time when you want to see a new team bringing home the hardware. With the way recruiting is done, it is unlikely that these mid major schools will ever find themselves in the same spot as a Kansas or Duke. However, their chance in March Madness to give a high seed a scare or possibly even pull off an upset is something viewers can't keep their eyes off of. Even if that means they completely destroy some brackets along the way. This year despite all of the parity in college basketball we've found ourselves with Xavier being the real "Cinderella" as an 11 seed but they were ranked in the top 10 at points during this season. I think at the end of the day viewers want to see the blue bloods of college basketball battling it out in Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games but if an upset happens along the way, so be it.
ReplyDeleteUpsets are amazing for march madness. There is a reason that so many people watch the first round games and that is for upsets. In the NBA playoffs the first round will not get a ton of viewers because very rare that an 8 seed can beat a one 1 seed. But in March Madness a 14 seeded school that you have never heard of can beat a powerhouse such as Duke. Its what makes the tournament so exciting because everyone wants to the cinderella team go far. Everyone loves an underdog story. Now a days we are so use to the "one and dones", kids just leaving after there freshman year for the NBA, but with the lower seeds we get to see the teams that been playing with the same group of guys for the past four years play good fundamental basketball. So yes I think upsets are good for college basketball I don't see why not.
ReplyDeleteUpsets are more positive than negative for march madness. It makes a game more interesting, having a lower seeded team beating a higher seeded team. Year after year we see the same teams seeded highly and winning games, and it is exciting when an unexpected team makes it through. For example, as much as I wanted Duke to beat South Carolina, it is exciting to see a #7 seeded team in the final four. Upsets increase viewership and excitement, and give smaller schools who don't expect to go far hope.
ReplyDeleteI think upsets are a great thing since naturally I like to root for the under dog. They make the tournament so much more interesting and allow for other teams that are not powerhouses in March Madness to go far. When FGCU made it far into the tournament, it was really exciting and it was nice to see a team with that low of a seed to make it that far. While it does make brackets much weaker, I would take that downfall in order for a more entertaining tournament. Seeing Kentucky, UNC, Duke, Kansas and all of the powerhouse teams dominate the later rounds consistently is much less interesting compared to having a team like University of South Carolina to make it to the final four like they did this year. Overall I think upsets are good thing for college basketball and make the tournament much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI think that upsets effect things both negatively and positively. I believe that viewership will always be at an all time hight because people are interested to see if anything crazy or out of the ordinary happens. Like the article says the upsets are the first rounds "main attractions." However, I notice that when an upset happens people tend to get a bit angry that their bracket is "busted" so they stop caring and watching for a little bit because they can't handle the fact that they picked the wrong team. I think that upsets also bring a new excitement to the game that wasn't there before, people want to see these low seeded teams prove themselves against basketball powerhouses like UNC and Kentucky, just to see them go away or have an exciting to the wire game. Overall upsets are great for the March Madness culture.
ReplyDeleteI think upsets in the NCAA Mens Basketball tournament have positive and negative impacts on the tournament. One of the positive impacts is that it makes the games more intense and interesting. It is especially positive for neutral fans, because when the higher ranked team is beating a lower ranked team, people don't care as much as when the higher ranked team might be upset. A negative impact of upsets is that the tournament might lose viewership from fans of high ranked teams that got upset. Also, most people who make brackets don't predict the upsets, so when their bracket gets busted due to upsets they lose interest in the tournament.
ReplyDeleteI think that upsets in the March Madness are what makes its name. It would not be called "madness" by any stretch of the imagination if there were little to no upsets. The unpredictable nature of the tournament is what keeps viewers glued to their seat and paying to see more. As a casual watcher, I hardly watch more NBA games than the finals, but I always find myself invested in the Cinderella stories that happen every year. March Madness is defined because of its upsets and the few methods that may work for eliminating them would probably have little effect. In theory if they could limit upsets, it would only hurt the viewership of the tournament.
ReplyDeleteI think upsets bring both positives and negatives to March Madness, but they bring more positives. First off, the fans of lower-ranked teams such as Xavier and Middle Tennessee can get excited about beating high ranked teams and get talked about on a more national level. It also improves ratings/viewership for the NCAA, as the individual games generate much more interest when an "upset watch" is happening - there is a possible upset. The only downside is the "bracket bust" where people stop caring once their bracket is broken by an upset, but I think that's where the "Madness" part of March Madness comes from - the unpredictability of the tournament is the greatest part.
ReplyDeleteI think upsets are what creates all the hype. Experts and analysts can only predict so much of what's going to happen but when all the best collegial athletes from around the country compete in tournament with such close and tight games it brings a thrill that not even any pro sport could deliever. I think why March Madness is huge because of the unpredictability of the tournament especially when like a 15 seed knocks out a two seed, there is a lot of shock and awe and those fans of the 15 seed are super thrilled that their team knocked out a high seed. Nothing should be changed concerning upsets in the tournament.
ReplyDeleteI think upsets can be a positive and a negative thing for March Madness because it keeps the games unpredictable and exciting. It wouldn't be as entertaining to watch a game if you already know who will win and who won't. Also teams that are ranked lower get more media coverage than they would without the upsets. However, the brackets are a major part of why people are so into watching the games and when you have a ruined bracket in the first round and no chance of getting anymore points by the elite 8 then many people may stop watching.
ReplyDeleteUpsets are amazing for march madness. Two key reasons stand out to me. One, everyone loves making a bracket. When making a bracket, the toughest decisions one has to make is choosing who the upsets will be. Will this 12 seed beat this 5 seed? Will the 9 beat the 8? If you can guess the upsets correctly, your bracket will stand out. Personally, I rarely used to watch march madness, and I really started getting into it when I would complete my friends with brackets. Secondly, I'm not sure the exact statistics, but, there must be a ton of viewers who would rather watch for example the Xavier vs. Florida State upset then a Kansas vs. Michigan State blow out. It's just so cool watching the underdog win. These positives seem to outweigh all the possible negatives of upsets.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is important for there to be upsets in the NCAA tournament. The first main reason is because people love filling out brackets, and picking upsets is what makes a bracket unique. If there were no upsets, the brackets would be predictable and the NCAA would lose viewers because less people would fill out brackets. For people whose brackets are busted, they often enjoy rooting for an underdog team. One example of this was the seven seed Uconn team with Shabazz Napier. Many people who loosely followed the NCAA watched the final four and finals to see the underdog team play. Therefore, allowing for upsets increases viewership.
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I think upsets are a good think for march madness. I think that is really keeps viewers intrigued and watching. I think its enjoyable and interesting to watch some teams you would never think to make it, come out and win against a better team. And it also keeps brackets interesting. A negative could be that viewers get upset, when a very unlikely team to loose, looses. Or when your bracket gets completely messed up and you loose interest and viewers go down.
ReplyDeleteI think the whole point of march madness is trying to pick the upsets. Basically the winner of most bracket pools are the ones that pick the most upsets and guess the correct champion. The only issue of course is when an upset wrecks your favorite team as in when South Carolina beat my team Duke. The only upside is when that lower ranked team makes it super far it makes it more fun to root for that team to continue to upset other teams. This year south carolina has kept winning and is now in the final four, which is super cool to root for them.
ReplyDeleteI think having upsets is the reason why March Madness is so interesting. The brackets are the thing that spark interest in the tournament and then the fans are hooked. Everyone loves the underdog and it makes the tournament worth watching. If the same, best team won every year than no one would watch. For example, in the girls NCAA tournament isn't as interesting because UCONN has won almost every year. The brackets would just have the top seed winning the entire thing every year and you wouldn't even have to watch to know that your bracket will do well. The upsets that the unique part of NCAA that, even if it doesn't go align with your bracket, people want them to win. Busted brackets just push people to keep trying each year in the hope for that one special bracket.
ReplyDeleteUpsets in March Madness have their good and bad qualities to them. The good qualities include the cinderella story of a team no one thought would make it to the elite eight. They don't usually end up winning but they can make it far adding more excitement. People love the unpredictability which definitely adds more flavor to the game.
ReplyDeleteThe bad qualities include people's brackets being messed up. This along with people's favorite teams losing take away some viewership. March Madness can be annoying because the best teams don't usually end up winning like they should or want to.
I think upsets are very good for March Madness. March "Madness" gets its name from the chaos of the outcome each of the tournament. Upsets bring excitement to the ordinary game of college basketball which benefits all parties. The outrageous amount of viewers bring in money for the teams, sponsors, and tv networks. Besides for the money, the upsets of the tourney just simply bring joy to the fans. Without upsets it would make March Madness less appealing because everyone would be able to predict the outcome of each game.
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