Pardon The Imitation

CBS trotted out its version of "PTI" during halftime of Sunday's second-round game between Villanova and Siena, and it was fairly weak.

Studio analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis took questions from host Greg Gumbel, and when one of the analysts disagreed with the other's answer, he was able to hit a Timeout button or an Airball button.

It was a terrible attempt to steal something from ESPN's quite successful "Pardon The Interruption" or "Around The Horn." CBS has done a masterful job doing the NCAA Tournament for more than two decades, so it was surprising to see such a gimmick. Just go back to doing games and decent feature stories at halftime, and leave the gags to the other nets.