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Turner to air Final Four semifinal games in 2014, 2015

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News always breaks when you’re on a plane. Here’s the official release for what is a big day for Turner Sports.

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CBS Sports and Turner Sports have announced the programming schedule for their exclusive joint television coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in 2014 and 2015. In each of the two years, TBS will televise the NCAA Final Four national semi-finals and CBS will broadcast the NCAA National Championship game.

Additionally, beginning in 2014 through 2024, coverage of the Regional Semi-finals and Regional Finals games will be split by TBS and CBS.  Earlier round coverage of the tournament will continue to be televised across four national television networks – CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV with the First Four® airing exclusively on truTV.

In 2010, Turner Sports and CBS Sports entered into a 14-year exclusive media rights partnership with the NCAA to present the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship from 2011-2024. As part of that agreement, CBS Sports and Turner Sports will alternate coverage of the Final Four national semi-final games and National Championship game between TBS and CBS. The rotation begins on TBS with the network televising the Final Four and National Championship in 2016 with CBS broadcasting the games in 2017.

“Since the inception of our partnership, I don’t think we could have envisioned such a seamless collaboration between our two companies both in front of and behind the cameras,” said David Levy, president of Sales, Distribution and Sports, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.  “Coming off another incredible year of strong ratings and exciting games, the popularity of the NCAA Tournament and Final Four continues to resonate with fans across the country.  We are thrilled to have the opportunity to televise the Final Four national semi-final games and two of the Elite Eight games on TBS beginning next year, and for the network to televise its first National Championship game in 2016.”

“From the beginning, our partnership with Turner Sports has exceeded every one of our expectations,” said Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports.  “Today’s news represents another win-win arrangement that continues to help us extend the reach of this marquee property by combining the resources of our two organizations. As we have done since 1982, CBS is pleased to showcase the National Championship game in 2014 and 2015.”

Turner Sports and CBS Sports recently concluded their third year of exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. The 2013 tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV was the most-watched NCAA Tournament in 19 years, averaging 10.7 million total viewers, up 11% from last year’s 9.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

 

Most viewed tournament in 19 years; Will Turner, Marv Albert, do Final Four next year?

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Well, did that game work for you? Looks like it did.

The ratings were impressive. From CBS:

The 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV is the most-watched NCAA Tournament in 19 years, according to Nielsen.  The 2013 NCAA Tournament averaged 10.7 million total viewers, up 11% from last year’s 9.6 million viewers, and is the highest average for the NCAA Tournament in 19 years (11.2 million; 1994). 

The National Championship game, which saw Louisville defeat Michigan on CBS on Monday, April 8, earned an average fast national household rating/share of 14.0/22, up 14% from last year’s 12.3/19 (Kentucky-Kansas).  The National Championship game averaged 23.4 million viewers, up 12% from last year’s 20.9 million. 

 The Championship game coverage peaked in HH rating/share with a 16.1/27 and average viewers with 27.1 million, from 11:00-11:30 PM, ET.

 Coverage for the entire 2013 NCAA Tournament across Turner Sports and CBS Sports averaged a HH rating/share of 6.7/14, up 10% from last year’s 6.1/13, and is the highest average NCAA Tournament rating in eight years (6.9/15; 2005). 

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As I wrote previously, the tournament was a huge success thanks in part to the CBS-Turner partnership. Making all the games available really pulled viewers in for the long haul.

Now the big question: Which network will do the Final Four next year?

CBS and Turner were supposed to begin alternating the Final Four in 2016. However, apparently there is a provision in the contract that allows Turner to telecast next year’s Big Dance in Dallas.

Both networks said in joint statement, “There is no timetable for a decision.”

However, without knowing the monetary aspect, it would seem to be a no-brainer for Turner to grab next year’s Final Four. Why wait two years when the tournament is surging?

If Turner does get the Final Four, would it bump Jim Nantz and use its signature voice, Marv Albert, for the play-by-play? You would assume that would be the case.

Ernie Johnson definitely would be the main studio host, reuniting with Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. And does that send Doug Gottlieb to the sidelines?

All questions that will be answered soon.

 

 

 

Q/A with Jim Nantz: His big week; On calling Final Four despite doing limited regular season games

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First of three parts:

This is the week Jim Nantz always has circled on his calendar. It is perhaps the best Daily Double in sports broadcasting: The Final Four with the championship game on Monday followed by the Masters.

Throw in the fact that Nantz did the Super Bowl in February, and it becomes a Trifecta.

Yes, it is good to be Jim Nantz.

Yet there are some who wonder if Nantz should have a monopoly on the big events, especially in college basketball. After calling CBS’ opening telecast in December, Nantz didn’t do another game until March. Should he call an entire season if he’s going to do the Final Four?

The guys at Awful Announcing recently addressed the issue.

Said Ken Fang:

How does Nantz get the Final Four when he only calls one regular season game a year? What’s up with that?

Said Matt Yoder:

It’s like Joe Buck just dropping in for a game or two in late September and then calling the World Series or Mike Breen showing up in April just before the NBA Playoffs.  Jim Nantz isn’t someone you associate with college basketball… until the Final Four when he says “Hello, Friends” and then “Goodbye, Friends” just as quickly.  Jim Nantz isn’t bad at all, in fact I think he’s stepped up his game a bit the last couple years, but does he need to announce every single major sporting event CBS televises till the end of time?

CBS apparently thinks so, as they want their signature voice on the tournament.

I addressed that issue and more in a two-part interview with Nantz:

This is the third time you’ve done the Super Bowl, Final Four, and Masters in the same year. What is that like for you?

It’s the ultimate sports ticket. I don’t take it for granted. I’m very fortunate. I’ve done this before so I know how to pace myself. I get the proper rest, eat right and exercise. I find the nooks and crannies of time management where you can squeeze everything in you can.

I embrace it. I feel a certain freedom with this. I’m having more fun with this.

You don’t do a full college basketball schedule. What do you say to people who contend someone else should be calling the biggest college games of the year?

People say all these guys have been doing college games all season. That’s not true. Maybe they’ve been doing NBA games, but that’s not the same.

I always do our season opener. I did Baylor at Kentucky on Dec. 1. Then I immediately flew out to do Pittsburgh-Baltimore the next day. When I show up at an NFL game less than 24 hours prior to kickoff, I’m twitching. But I want to do our first college game.

If you look at it in full context, I’m doing a ton of games in March: 15 in 24 days. Would doing four or five weeks more of college basketball make a difference? I don’t think so. Suffice to say, I’ll be prepared.

How difficult is it to be prepared when you see limited regular season games in college basketball?

First of all, I’m never far away from any of my sports (NFL, college basketball, golf). I follow college basketball all year round. I am always up with what’s going on. Golf, you know how much I follow that. And I’m constantly studying the NFL.

I don’t spend much time watching the other sports. I don’t concern myself with the NBA. I watch baseball as a fan, but I don’t pour over box scores.

(Regardless of the event), preparation is my biggest concern. I’m fanatical about it. I’m always looking to round up fresh stories. It’s more than calling a game. The voices of my youth were great storytellers. They told me things I didn’t know. For me, it’s not stat driven. It’s more about telling people about the people they’re watching.

This is the 30th anniversary of North Carolina State stunning your school, Houston, in the title game. What are your memories?

I sat at the other basket as I watched Lorenzo Charles dunk our national championship hopes away. I was trying to forget about it. Now that you brought it back up again I’m sure I’ll be feeling the weight of that anniversary.

Tuesday: Nantz talks his signature event: The Masters.

 

 

 

 

 

Losing turf: Media moved out of floor seats for Final Four; Down from 200 to 70

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It won’t be business as usual for many writers at the Final Four. Grumbling is sure to be at an all-time high.

The media loses again in the futile battle to maintain its turf. The NCAA has decided to reduce floor seating for reporters from in the neighborhood of 200 to around 70. The ousted members will be shipped to various spots of the Georgia Dome. More than likely, many of them, ticked off, will decide to watch on television from the press room.

Actually, this has been the routine for writers at venues for the entire tournament. NCAA officials told the United States Basketball Writers Association that it had other uses for those prime floor locations.

According to USBWA president John Akers of Basketball Times, the situation could have been worse. The media could have been booted off the floor completely.

“Last May, we got an inkling they were interested in moving us,” Akers said. “If we hadn’t gotten involved, there wouldn’t be anything at courtside. That’s not to say we did anything special because we still lost 2/3s of our seats. But we saved what we could.”

According to Akers, the NCAA plans to use those former media seats for family and friends of the teams; for use to raise money for charities; and for sponsors. “We all suspect the seats will go to CBS more than the others,” Akers said.

The likely reason is more about aesthetics than making money. The NCAA tournament generates billions of dollars; a few more bucks for floor seats isn’t going to make a difference.

Akers said the NCAA wants to have more fans closer to the floor. Cheering fans look better on TV than rumpled reporters pounding a computer. In some cases, those seats are empty, especially for the second game on Saturday, when media members are working on their accounts of the first game.

“They kept asking questions, ‘Why aren’t those seats filled?'” Akers said. “We explained, ‘People have to work on their game stories.'”

There’s the obvious question: Why is it important the media to be sitting on the floor in the first place?

“In basketball, you need to be down there to hear what’s going on,” Akers said. “It’s different than covering football and baseball. You wouldn’t want to be on the floor for those sports. Unless you cover basketball, you can’t really understand why it is important to be on the floor. If somebody doesn’t want to believe it, they aren’t going to believe it.”

Akers knows many media members won’t be happy with their new seat locations for this year’s Final Four. However, he doesn’t intend to be in charge of the complaint department.

The NCAA asked Akers and the USBWA to create a priority list for the floor seats. They declined.

“We didn’t want to get involved and have it be on us,” Akers said. “It’s on them. They wanted to do this. If people are upset, they should be upset at the NCAA.”

Akers joked that he “picked the short straw” in being on call as USBWA president this year. Normally, he said the job is mostly ceremonial. It wasn’t this year, and he expects it won’t be the case for future presidents. He anticipates the NCAA likely isn’t done when it comes to reducing media seats on the floor.

The situation could be worse next year when the Final Four is in vast Cowboys Stadium. Preliminary reports say some media seating will feel closer to Oklahoma than Dallas.

“People are going to have to put in more work than ever before,” Akers said. “And probably the best we can do is salvage what we have.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q/A with CBS’ Tracy Wolfson: Horrific injury shows need for sideline reporters

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Tracy Wolfson was about four feet from Kevin Ware when the unthinkable happened Sunday afternoon.

“I didn’t see the actual fall,” Wolfson said. “Everyone was watching the game. The fall isn’t what you’re looking at. I heard him when he hit the ground. I was probably one of the first people who realized what took place. I remember I picked up my mic (and told producer Mark Wolff), ‘He’s down and it’s bad.'”

In seconds, Wolfson, CBS’ sideline reporter for the Louisville-Duke game, went into scramble mode for what would be the most challenging assignment of her career. Ultimately, she was lauded for securing vital information about the horrific injury and an emotional post-game interview with Louisville coach Rick Pitino.

Yet when I talked to Wolfson nearly 48 hours after Sunday’s game, you could sense the intensity of that situation still had a grip on her. She still hasn’t watched a replay of the telecast.

“You’re running on adrenaline when it’s going on,” Wolfson said. “It didn’t sink in for me until I got to the airport. I looked at Jim (Nantz). We let out a big sigh. It was a feeling of, ‘Oh my God, what just happened?'”

Here’s my Q/A with Wolfson on how she handled Sunday; how it validated the role of sideline reporters; how she hopes to see Ware during the Final Four in Atlanta; and how the Michigan grad intends to be impartial at the Final Four.

What was Sunday like for you? Did you ever have a comparable experience?

No, it was so unprecedented. You don’t expect to be in a situation like that. Sports is supposed to be lighthearted and fun. Then all of the sudden, you’re facing a news story like that. It’s almost like when the lights went out in the Super Bowl.

I remember I put my hands to my face. I knew I had a few seconds to catch my breath. You saw how devastating it was and you don’t want to get in the way. Then I realized, ‘OK, now I’m part of the story.’

Your job is to get as much information as you can get while trying to be respectful to the team and the coach. You have to find the right balance.

How did you and CBS achieve that balance?

CBS decided not to do any on-cameras interviews with the coaches at halftime like we normally do. Let’s just talk to (Pitino) off-camera. Let him regroup with his team and then see what he wants to say. If he didn’t want to say anything, that’s OK too.

He wound up giving us an inside look at what Kevin Ware said to his teammates and a reminder that his mom lives in Atlanta.

Louisville (sports information director Kenny Klein) was tremendous. There was no panic in him whatsoever. He gave us the information we needed.

How did you mentally prepare for the post-game interview with Pitino?

I wasn’t supposed to do the interview. Normally, (Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg) do the interview with the winning coach during the celebration. I interview the loser.

With three minutes to go, the producer said, ‘Tracy, we’re going to try to get this live before we go to 60 Minutes.’ The only possible way was for me to do it.

It was another delicate situation. You have to ask the right questions. I didn’t want to neglect what the team did. That was the one thing on my mind. You need to ask about Kevin Ware and the incident, but I wanted to get in one question about the team and how well they played despite everything that was going on.

Were you surprised at how graphic Pitino was in talking about the injury?

It did catch me by surprise, I have to admit. We saw the emotion. Maybe for him the best way to keep going was to give the facts. Sometimes, it brings you back to reality. It caught a lot of people by surprise, but they wanted to hear that.

A few days have passed. Are you still replaying what happened in your mind?

I’ve got to be honest. There’s a little bit like a sadness. Not that you don’t get to grieve, but I didn’t have time to actually process what went on. It was trying for everyone involved to not only balance it, but to feel for this kid. It takes a lot out of you. You don’t really have time to think.

What I’ve been doing is following him and seeing his progress and things he tweets out. It brought a smile to my face knowing that he’s going to try to be in Atlanta. I really hope we get a chance to sit down with him to see he’s OK.

You have heard people question the need for sideline reporters. Did your work Sunday provide a sense of validation?

I used the example earlier of what happened at the Super Bowl. I truly believe that is the need for a reporter.

I work with Jim and (Verne Lundquist). They are two of the best storytellers in the business. If you have a game without an incident, you don’t necessarily need someone.

It is in those situations (like Sunday) where you need someone. I’m OK being that person who only steps into that role when it is necessary.  I’m not someone who needs to be on the air six times a game because you have a reporter there and you have to put them on. We’re all a team and I add to the broadcast. I try to give to the viewer something they can’t necessarily get. In those situations (like Sunday), that’s a perfect example.

CBS doesn’t use sideline reporters for regular-season NFL games. You work as a sideline reporter for CBS’ college football games. How do you feel about that?

I’m biased. Of course, I believe there’s a need for sideline reporters.  It’s my job. I want to work. I see the difference between college football and the NFL. Any relevant information, injury reports. In the NFL, a lot of that stuff goes directly to the booth. But you did see in the Super Bowl where you need them.

There’s nothing wrong with having a sideline reporter present and just utilized pregame, halftime interview or report, postgame. It doesn’t mean they have to do those out-of-the-box stories during the game.

But you have access down there. You can see things that you don’t necessarily get from a PR person. In college you can hear things. You have relationships where you can get information.

It’s great to hear from a coach. It always brings to life the emotions, especially in tight games or when upsets are happening. I think that access is huge.

There’s nothing wrong with having someone down there and not doing a typical sideline reporter job that we’ve all known in the past that gets so criticized. The No. 1 thing is to have someone that can do that job and is knowledgeable is about sports. Also, (that person) can adjust on the fly to have to cover a blackout or a horrific injury like we saw Sunday.

The most visible element for the sideline reporter is to interview a coach after the first half. How do basketball coaches compare to football coaches when it comes to the halftime interview?

It’s always challenging. It depends on the situation and the coach. If his team is getting blown out by 20 points, he’s not going to be happy. It’s a delicate balance. You don’t want to put them in a bad position with your questions, but you want to get the best out of them.

You’re a 1997 grad of Michigan. How is it going to be having the Wolverines in the Final Four?

I’ll definitely know a lot of people in the stands. However, I won’t be wearing maize and blue. This is the Final Four. Once they tip off, it’s just another game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonnie Bernstein to become ‘public face’ of Campus Insiders

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Bonnie Bernstein is set to launch the next phase of her career.

She is going to become the “public face” of Campus Insiders, a digital college sports network. Bernstein also will be the network’s vice-president of content and brand development. She will be based out of Chicago, recording her shows from Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios.

Also coming on board is IMG, which will participate on several levels.

I’ll have more later on. Here’s the official announcement.

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Campus Insiders, the online destination for college sports fans, today announced the addition of acclaimed sports journalist Bonnie Bernstein as the public face of the digital sports network and Vice President of Content and Brand Development.

Bernstein will host a daily show providing opinion on the news of the day, studio analysis and debate, and reports from an unprecedented network of campus-based “Insiders,” offering reports and news from college campuses around the country. Launching at the start of the 2013 college football season, Bernstein’s programming will also feature unique interactive components to engage CI viewers. Content will stream on CampusInsiders.com and will be distributed via social media and a strategic alliance of third-party digital destinations. Bernstein’s show is projected to be viewed 100 million times annually.

As VP of Content and Brand Development, Bernstein will utilize her keen eye for talent and her creative vision to develop original programming for Campus Insiders.  She will also work closely with the network’s marketing team to develop the Campus Insiders brand and secure corporate sponsorships.  Campus Insiders is produced by Silver Chalice and IMG College.

“I’ve always had a passion for entrepreneurship, and this is an incredible opportunity to branch out beyond my broadcast work,” said Bernstein. “I’m looking forward to wearing new hats as I help bring shows from concept to market and build a brand powered by tremendous resources. The unequivocal goal is to make Campus Insiders a destination for college sports fans.“

“Sports fans all over the country recognize and connect with Bonnie Bernstein.  We’re fortunate to have both her on-air talents and her passion for programming and content at our disposal,” said Crowley Sullivan, GM of Campus Insiders. “We fully expect Bonnie to act as a guiding force for Campus Insiders as we continue to grow.”

Bernstein is recognized by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the most accomplished female journalists in the industry. She has hosted a variety of ESPN shows, including NFL Live, Outside the Lines, Jim Rome is Burning and First Take, as well as a daily NFL show on ESPN Radio in New York. Bernstein is the only female fill-in host for The Dan Patrick Show. She spent eight years at CBS Sports as the lead reporter for the NFL and NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships.

Bernstein’s show will originate from HARPO Studios in Chicago. CBS Sports basketball analyst Seth Davis and CollegeFootballNews.com founder Pete Fiutak are also featured on the CI talent roster.

To extend the reach of Campus Insiders, Silver Chalice has enlisted the participation of IMG, a global leader in sports, media, and entertainment. IMG will help provide access to on-air talent, contribute sales and marketing support, and provide access to universities, helping increase exposure for the schools and their sports teams.

About Campus Insiders
Campus Insiders will serves college sports fans by creating timely, relevant, and behind the scenes content, programming, products and destinations, and live events that go beyond the standard and give fans a unique, inside perspective, all delivered through the strength of a smart technology experience.

About First Round Media
First Round Media, LLC creates digital product experiences and video properties for digital distribution. The Company develops infrastructure, digital assets, and operations designed to create a leading digital platform for producing and distributing, audio-visual, college sports-themed content (including game highlights).  First Round Media’s first property is Campus Insiders, which showcases exclusive video content, national and local coverage, and in-depth analysis for college football and basketball.

First Round Media is a division of Silver Chalice New Media. The Silver Chalice team operates offices out of Boulder and Chicago, with additional satellite sales offices in New York and Los Angeles.  Silver Chalice is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Outrageous behavior: How does Mike Rice still have a job at Rutgers?

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If you thought Bob Knight was bad…Well, he has nothing on Mike Rice.

ESPN just released video and a story by Don Van Natta Jr. about the outrageous behavior of the Rutgers basketball coach at practice. Appalling is the only appropriate word here.

From the story:

“Outside the Lines” has obtained several-dozen hours of Rutgers men’s basketball practices from 2010-2012 that show dozens of incidents in which head coach Mike Rice hurls basketballs from close range at his players’ heads, legs and feet; shoves and grabs his players; feigns punching them; kicks them; and screams obscenities and homophobic slurs.

About 30 minutes of the video was viewed in December by athletic director Tim Pernetti, who suspended Rice for three games that month and fined him $50,000. But the incidents in the videos obtained by “Outside the Lines” appear to go beyond Pernetti’s description at the time of “inappropriate behavior and language” between Rice and his players. When he announced the suspension on Dec. 13, Pernetti offered few specifics after conducting a week-long investigation.

In addition to Rice’s physical actions seen in the practices, Rice calls Rutgers players “fa–ots,” “mother—-ers,” “pu–ies,” “sissy b-tches,” and “c—-,” among other epithets.

Eric Murdock, an ex-NBA player and a former director of player development for the Scarlet Knights, told “Outside the Lines” that Rice’s “outrageous” behavior had caused at least three players to transfer from the team, including forward Gilvydas Biruta, who transferred to Rhode Island prior to last season.

“He would throw his cap at me and he would call me many names,” said Biruta, who was born in Lithuania but played high school basketball in New Jersey. “The adjectives were creative. They were mean words.” Biruta said Rice’s insults were often not about his game but about him personally. “If you’re going to criticize me as a basketball player, I’m OK with that,” he said, “but he would criticize me as a person.”

If this guy still has a job tomorrow at Rutgers, I’d be surprised.

Most watched NCAA tournament since 1994: CBS-Turner model pays off big

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It is hard to think of a partnership that has worked out better than CBS-Turner Sports for the NCAA tournament. Making all the games available, allowing the fans to pick and choose, has proved to be a windfall.

Through Sunday, this year’s tournament is generating its highest ratings since 1994. The telecasts are averaging 9,701,000 total viewers-to-date, up 11% from last year’s 8,717,000 viewers.

And this is occurring despite the lack of a super team or any true superstar players, the supposed prerequisites these days. Yet people are watching.

The ratings speak to the power of saturation coverage.

Making the games available on multiple platforms means you’re never stuck watching a bad game. It sucks in the fans who want to monitor their teams in the various pools. It also doesn’t hurt that the NCAA tournament, once again, delivered the anything-is-possible upsets that has become the signature for this event.

Ultimately, it all leads to fans forming a deeper connection to the tournament and the teams.

“We set a high standard for the ratings, and we’ve outpaced it,” said CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus. “The partnership is working well from every standpoint.”

Will it continue for the Final Four? There will be three high-profile programs in Atlanta (Louisville, Michigan and Syracuse) and one Cinderella (Wichita State). Viewers will tune in to see the on-going saga with Louisville and injured player Kevin Ware. Michigan-Syracuse has plenty of storylines.

Again, it isn’t the sexiest Final Four, and much of the ratings will depend on the quality of games. However, given the momentum, if CBS gets some cliffhangers, the numbers should be good.

 

McManus on cutting off injury replays: It was an easy call to make

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Nearly 24 hours later, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said he had no regrets about how his team covered Kevin Ware’s horrific injury Sunday.

During a conference call this afternoon, McManus said, “We’re proud of the decisions we made.”

“In retrospect, it really was an easy call to make because of the gruesome nature of the injury,” McManus said. “It was the right call. (Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg) didn’t say much. They let the pictures tell the story….We handled it as well as you could in a difficult situation.”

CBS initially aired two replays of Ware suffering the injury.

“It almost took the second replay for it to sink in what you were seeing,” McManus said.

The decision then was made: No more replays Sunday. The edict will carry over to CBS’ coverage of the Final Four in Atlanta.

McManus knows some people are questioning the decision. However, he said people can see video of the incident on various sites, if they so choose.

“I didn’t think we had the obligation to be the facilitator,” he said.

McManus said CBS never considered going to a commercial while Ware still was lying on the floor. He also was proud that the network allowed Tracy Wolfson to do a long postgame interview with Rick Pitino despite the late finish cutting into primetime.

For his part, Nantz said he still was dealing Monday with the aftermath of witnessing the injury and the subsequent reaction from the Louisville players.

“I had never seen anything like that before,” Nantz said. “It’s hard to get the image out of your mind. I keep replaying it.”