Maybe Calipari should roll with misspelling
In the world of newspapering it’s called a head bust when a mistake is made in a headline, and as written about here Tuesday the Lexington Herald Leader had a major bust on its front page (as in 1A, not sports) when it spelled John Calipari’s last name Kalipari.
Apparently the mistake did not happen at the newspaper. They are one of several newspapers who outsource for editing and pagination (designing the paper on a computer).
Every newspaper has had one, they hate it and vow it will never happen again and usually it doesn’t for a long time.
A simple solution here might be with Calipari’s 1-3 record in the last four NCAA Tournaments, he could just change the spelling of his last name to Kalipari.
David Worlock, or Dave, a proud graduate of Henderson State University, its former sports information director and an all around good guy, is the NCAA’s Director of Media Relations and Statistics.
Dave joined the NCAA in 2001 and moved into his current leadership role in 2013 and no one brings the facts faster.
He shared this: Millions of fans tuned to linear coverage on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, with the momentum beginning with the Selection Show on March 17, when 5.9 million viewers tuned in to CBS for the bracket unveiling. That number was up 16 percent from last year and is the best total in five years. First Four games attracted a total of 6.2 million viewers, up 14 percent from last year and the second highest total for Tuesday and Wednesday at the First Four since the format debuted in 2011.
First-round games Thursday and Friday drew an average 8.53 million viewers, which is the third most in tournament history, behind last year’s total of 8.62 million and the 8.56 million who watched in 2015. Thursday’s average of 8.5 million viewers makes it the mostwatched opening day of the first round since 2015, and Friday’s average of 8.6 million viewers is the second most ever for the Friday of the first round, trailing only last year’s 8.8 million.
The numbers got even better on the weekend. Saturday’s games averaged 10.8 million viewers across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, making it the most-watched first day of the second round ever. That brought the tournament average through Saturday’s games up to 9.0 million viewers, making it the mostwatched tournament through that stage in the history of the event.
Back to yours truly, anyone who doesn’t believe the underdog stories of double digit seeded teams winning doesn’t help capture the nation’s viewership hasn’t been paying attention.
The SEC had a record-tying 10 teams receive postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous bests set in 2018 and 2023. Additionally, two SEC teams will be competing in the National Invitation Tournament.
The SEC is currently 5-6 in the NCAA Tournament and 1-2 in the NIT. Only Tennessee and Alabama are still dancing.
To further illustrate this was a rebuilding season, the SEC is 92-61 (60.1%) in the NCAA Tournament since 2012.
All 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine tournaments.
The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 33 of the last 34 tournaments.
Nine different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 since the 2018 NCAA Tournament. All 14 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in nine of the last 13 tournaments and has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 33 of the last 34 tournaments.