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pilight
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Posted: 03/26/15 3:59 pm ::: |
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btharner wrote: |
Actually 1995 was the last year when it was on CBS. The semi's were around noon and 230 ET on Saturday before the men's semi's. The title game was on at 4 ET on Sunday. |
Perhaps not coincidentally, it was also the last time the semis and finals were on consecutive days
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GEF34
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And there are numerous games like that around country, and that of course is not counting when the day starts, if a game starts on the East Coast at 12, for a west coast team that is a 9, but the day starts with shoot around and/or film 7am or 8 am which is really 4am or 5am for the west coast players, and no one complains about that either. |
Well... to be fair, *I* complain about that, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. |
Ok, there were a few people who said something, but there wasn't a general consensus.
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dtsnms
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Posted: 03/26/15 4:10 pm ::: |
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beknighted wrote: |
My extremely boring take on the scheduling this weekend is that ESPN thinks that what it's doing will maximize total viewership, and that ESPN probably is right.
And, for what it's worth, it's exactly what is being done for the men's tournament both today and tomorrow. If you're a WCBB fan, you're actually going to have fewer overlapping games in the 3rd round to worry about than the men. |
Boring...and accurate.
Some people seem to just look to complain about something.
Back to back, starting at 7 pm. That's tournament basketball.
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cthskzfn
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Posted: 03/26/15 6:33 pm ::: |
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dtsnms wrote: |
beknighted wrote: |
My extremely boring take on the scheduling this weekend is that ESPN thinks that what it's doing will maximize total viewership, and that ESPN probably is right.
And, for what it's worth, it's exactly what is being done for the men's tournament both today and tomorrow. If you're a WCBB fan, you're actually going to have fewer overlapping games in the 3rd round to worry about than the men. |
Boring...and accurate.
Some people seem to just look to complain about something.
Back to back, starting at 7 pm. That's tournament basketball. |
Really? Did you go to Gampel at 7 Monday night? You going to Albany at 7pm Saturday?
"That's tournament basketball".
That's a pretty weak argument.
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ClayK
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Posted: 03/27/15 10:41 am ::: |
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So should ESPN:
1) Play all games at 7 or 7:30 p.m. local time?
or
2) Play games earlier and later so they can be seen by more TV viewers?
I'm really an agnostic on this, but I think if we're going to complain, we should at least be consistent.
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cthskzfn
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Posted: 03/27/15 11:33 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
So should ESPN:
1) Play all games at 7 or 7:30 p.m. local time?
or
2) Play games earlier and later so they can be seen by more TV viewers?
I'm really an agnostic on this, but I think if we're going to complain, we should at least be consistent. |
Imo, the S16 should be held Sat/Sun and the games should be played in succession throughout the day, tip times based on local time, in a 1-7p window, avoiding the 7p start on Sunday night.
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ClayK
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Posted: 03/28/15 3:08 pm ::: |
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Makes sense.
What about first-round games? All at night so fans can go, or spread out during the day on some weekdays?
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btharner
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pilight
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Posted: 03/28/15 9:02 pm ::: |
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btharner wrote: |
when Western Kentucky and Southwest Missouri State tipped off at 930 am in LA in 1992 |
And put on one of the most brutal displays of bad basketball you're ever likely to see at that stage of the tournament. 63 fouls, 57 turnovers, and running 2.5 hours of grinding with no OT.
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cthskzfn
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Posted: 03/29/15 7:39 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Makes sense.
What about first-round games? All at night so fans can go, or spread out during the day on some weekdays? |
R1's hectic shed. is much of the glory of MM, imo. Tip at noon....TV coverage is the priority. Avoid >8pm local starts in first 2 Rds when possible.
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