Cal starting the week off with a bang.
Excellent idea, especially the rivalry game aspect. I would push the rivalry game out to Monday and throw in a quality OOC opponent the previous Thursday or Friday.The biggest thing the Pac-12 could do next year is accommodate ESPN for basketball like it does for football. We mix in Thu and Fri football games to get more exposure on ESPN. Likewise, the Pac-12 should build in some staggered scheduling so that we have teams playing the late primetime game for ESPN's "Big Monday" broadcasts. Maybe do it with the rivalry games in those weeks when teams only play a single game. That way, we'd have the travel partner rivalry games available for Monday nights (CU/UU, UA/ASU, UCLA/USC, Furd/Cal, UO/OSU, UW/WSU). That would be great content that would do a lot for both national exposure and also for heating up those rivalries as "EVENTS" every time we played.
Richmond ESPN radio telling me that the Pac will have one team left after this weekend
And now another picking Cincy over Oregon
I don't blame VCU for loving their draw against the Beavs though
If Tres Tinkle can't go, it's going to be hard for the Beavs. When he's on his game, he does so much for that team. Without him, their offense is too reliant on GPII or Stevie Thompson making something happen off the bounce. I think VCU is a good draw for them, though. Oregon State has the athletes (especially with Payton) to thrive in a disjointed game.
As an aside... Tinkle is going to be such a load to deal with as an upperclassman in a couple years.
I'm going to suggest a reality check and a fact check on that one.Interesting note about VCU: in their 6 straight tournament appearances, they've been sent west of the Mississippi every time except once (Detroit, which isn't exactly next door).
Wichita State/Vanderbilt tonight. I don't envy Arizona's draw
Not that I really care, but it strikes me as odd that Florida Gulf Coast is in the play-in game tonight. Besides being in the Sweet 16 a few years ago, they've got a much better record than Austin Peay (the team we'll be playing after they beat Kansas). I just don't understand why the worst teams aren't in those play-in games
Not that I really care, but it strikes me as odd that Florida Gulf Coast is in the play-in game tonight. Besides being in the Sweet 16 a few years ago, they've got a much better record than Austin Peay (the team we'll be playing after they beat Kansas). I just don't understand why the worst teams aren't in those play-in games
So I've been perusing various team boards reading some tourney coverage, and it's kind of comical to see the number of posts that start out "well I've watched no / almost no / very little west coast basketball this year, but the P12 is clearly overrated and I don't understand how the committee could have ranked Oregon / Cal / Colorado that high..."
I really hope the P12 makes a good accounting for itself in the early rounds.
This can probably take off into its own thread, but I really think the biggest thing hurting the Pac12 is the timing of their games. Games that start at 8pm PT are completely un-watchable for most people. I know this is unpopular to many that attend the games, but if CU/UU started games at 5pm MT/7pm PT, you are going to get a lot more people watching. Follow it up with a west coast game starting at 5pm PT, 6pm PT with a night cap of 7pm PT you will have multiple west coast games on for people to see.
I grew up in the DC area, and know a lot of people there, and that is the primary reason they don't see any Pac12 basketball, and they want to see it. Now the Pac12 network/DirecTV is also pretty high on the list....
I absolutely hate the play in games - especially for the 16 seeds. Listen, no one is under any belief that the 16 seeds are going to win a game. But their championship is making the dance. And them having to go to Dayton to play another ****ty team is horrible. Either drop the damn bracket back to 64 or have the play in games be purely at-large teams.
The photo they chose of Sean Miller is incredible.Favorite band of each coach
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ss-every-ncaa-tournament-coachs-favorite-band
Krystkowiak is obviously a liar and loves Creed.
Do you know how poorly attended games would be if they started at 5PM MT or 6PM pacific. The coliseum looked like it was a practice when they started a game that early this year for USC. The most important thing is the viewers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones because that is where a majority of the fans are. You want full stadiums which means 7PM games and you want good local times.
Sean Miller choosing John Mayer is perfect in so many ways.The photo they chose of Sean Miller is incredible.
Tad taking the beatles is an interesting choice.
Do you know how poorly attended games would be if they started at 5PM MT or 6PM pacific. The coliseum looked like it was a practice when they started a game that early this year for USC. The most important thing is the viewers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones because that is where a majority of the fans are. You want full stadiums which means 7PM games and you want good local times.
probably the wrong thread for this, but WTH: I would like to see CU and the Pac try a few weeknight 6PM MT games at the CEC. The city of Boulder has a very large number of commuters (including Mrs. hokiehead) for which that tip time would be very convenient: leave work, quick bite to eat, park and make it inside for the national anthem. This puts the tip off at 8PM ET and solves the east coast TV viewership issue as well.This can probably take off into its own thread, but I really think the biggest thing hurting the Pac12 is the timing of their games. Games that start at 8pm PT are completely un-watchable for most people. I know this is unpopular to many that attend the games, but if CU/UU started games at 5pm MT/7pm PT, you are going to get a lot more people watching. Follow it up with a west coast game starting at 5pm PT, 6pm PT with a night cap of 7pm PT you will have multiple west coast games on for people to see.
I grew up in the DC area, and know a lot of people there, and that is the primary reason they don't see any Pac12 basketball, and they want to see it. Now the Pac12 network/DirecTV is also pretty high on the list....