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Superman returns: Cam rejoins QB-thin Panthers. Carolina Panthers. Ruggs' lawyers: Witness says firefighting slow. Las Vegas Raiders. Chicago Bulls. UConn Huskies. Cowboys DE Gregory calf out multiple weeks. In fact, all those close finishes would have caused the CBS producers to have heart attacks trying to show them all to you live. When a great finish is happening on Tru, you can watch it without having to worry about a cutaway or missing something on another channel.

All you have to do is change the channel. Just make sure you know the number for TruTV, or you'll spend the next 10 minutes trying to figure out how to get back to it.

Imagine how giddy the executives at Turner Broadcasting System were when they inked the new TV agreement. Not only were they not losing the audience they are accustomed to, but they stood to garner huge gains in audience by having tournament games and studio coverage. Obviously, the increased network exposure is beneficial to get people coming back to watch your channel for original programming especially for little-known TruTV , but it isn't the only benefit for the networks It's a simple equation: The higher your audience, the greater ratings your network draws and the more you can charge for advertisers.

Instead of simply pocketing that money, the networks have done a fantastic job with the production of the broadcasts and the studio coverage. The heavy hitters, including the Inside the NBA trio from TNT, have all been brought in to talk about the games before and after they happen; this ends up driving the ratings even higher because people love listening to Charles Barkley and seeing his "turrble" bracket after he loses another game.

Let's face it. Why they are not in: The main reason why Boston College failed to make it to the field of 68 was due to bad losses and failure to step up when it counted. Then after bouncing back from a stretch to briefly improve its tournament chances, Boston College lost to Clemson, , during the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Good Wins: Kansas St. Bad Losses: Iowa St. Why should they be in: Do you know how hard it is to beat a team three times in a season?

How about coming back from a point deficit to a top five ranked team? Colorado did these things this season and still fell short. Why they are not in: The Buffaloes did win some key games in the Big 12, but their out-of-conference wins were not that impressive.

To make matters worse, two of their four losses outside the Big 12 were to Georgia and Harvard, who both anxiously waited to hear their names announced on Selection Sunday. Going in a rough seven-game stretch from Jan.

Why should they be in: Harvard coach Tommy Amaker has made this team competitive and it showed that while staying in contention for the Ivy League until the final seconds of the tiebreaker game. Why they are not in: Princeton's game-winner sadly sealed Harvard's fate. Even though the Crimson beat Boston College and Colorado, Harvard could have benefited if close losses to either Michigan or Yale went the other way. Why should they be in: 25 wins and splitting the regular season tournament in a recognized mid-major would at least put St.