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Post by NickHoya215 on Jan 2, 2005 20:00:02 GMT -5
Maryland Basketball sports net
If you live in the DC area all you here about for CSN is Maryland Basketball. Well i'm sick of it. They tlak about themlike there this super natural team and always have special on Sportsnite. Maryland has done very well but there not that great.
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Post by JimmyHoya on Jan 2, 2005 20:07:23 GMT -5
and this is a suprise to you...?  |
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Post by CAHoya07 on Jan 3, 2005 1:12:55 GMT -5
and this is a suprise to you...? Ha. For me, not a surprise now, after a year and a half of garnering knowledge of the lay of the land in D.C. college hoops land. Still Editedes me off though. |
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 3, 2005 9:55:03 GMT -5
It's not only Maryland. It's the entire ACC. How often have I listened to radio or TV in the DC area looking for a score and heard/seen the scores of all ACC teams but not Georgetown, GW, Mason, American, etc.
Question: how much of this is Georgetown's fault?
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 3, 2005 9:59:36 GMT -5
When I was watching the American-MD game over the holidays and they were doing a quick "recap of local scores" over the half...they showed UVA's score. Then went on to talk about MD some more. They didn't mention GW who was in a tight game at Florida International or Gtown who was beating Clemson...weirdest moment ever. I mean why even call it a local recap if you don't even mention the two local teams playing games that evening? I understand that there wasn't TV coverage or clips, but you can put the score up and say "Jeff Green is having a great game" or "Pops is getting it done inside." Honestly it was a travesty.
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Jan 3, 2005 12:41:07 GMT -5
Doesn't Maryland and the ACC actually have a contract with CSN/Fox Sports? And the Big East does not?
I don't find their lack of Hoya coverage surprising...they promote their own product. When you watch the Fox pre-game shows on Sundays during football season they focus their coverage on NFC games as that's what their product is. As an AFC fan I don't take any offense.
Perhaps our blame should be focused on the Big East Conference or Georgetown itself for our games ending up on a step-above public axis television? News Channel 8 covers us all the time.
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Post by JimmyHoya on Jan 3, 2005 14:13:05 GMT -5
Yeah, ACC has an agreement with Fox Spots for a weekly Sunday night game of the week, so anytime they can pump its ratings, they will.
Fiuthermore, Maryland just built the COMCAST Center...it's only natural they'd get pushed like there's no tommorow on CSN.
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 3, 2005 14:18:12 GMT -5
Well, in my example we were PLAYING AGAINST AN ACC TEAM! Just saying whatever contracts that might be in place...we are local and playing a team from the conference that they have a contract with.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jan 3, 2005 14:39:49 GMT -5
I also wouldn't trust anything being put out by FOX! They are the kings of garbage television whether its politics or sports. They study what people are listening to and then feed it to the until they puke.
The only thing Fox has done for TV that is positive is the Simpson's and the writers of the Simpson's still rip Fox at every turn.
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Post by the_way on Jan 3, 2005 14:48:06 GMT -5
Simpson's positive? What about In Living Color, Married with Children?  |
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 3, 2005 14:55:25 GMT -5
Not to mention "24" ! Amazing how bitter some people can still be after the election! ;D
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 3, 2005 22:36:27 GMT -5
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 4, 2005 11:23:04 GMT -5
Now that is infuriating. I mean, it's one thing to not participate because of lack of market interest, but another altogether to seemingly intentionally slight a member of your local market. Yes, MD is the top dog media wise in DC, but who is number #2? Probably pretty close run between GW and GU right now, but at least GU is in a power conference, arguably the best conference in the nation -- especially in the years to come. Why not groom Comcast to be the location of college bball with a focus on the ACC and the BE. Hell, they could even end up sponsoring a BE-ACC challenge. Small minded College Park grads must be behind this one. I smell insecurity.
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Post by aggypryd on Jan 4, 2005 13:20:11 GMT -5
Maryland Basketball sports net If you live in the DC area all you here about for CSN is Maryland Basketball. Well i'm sick of it. They tlak about themlike there this super natural team and always have special on Sportsnite. Maryland has done very well but there not that great. There was a time when every Hoya game that wasn't on ESPN or network TV was on HTS...that was back when the Hoyas could draw a crowd and people would actually tune-in no matter the level of competition... Those days are over... The Terps have been a pretty good squad...and very exciting to watch... |
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 4, 2005 13:45:00 GMT -5
the old chicken and the egg.
Put it on tv and people watch it, recruits want to attend, team gets better, more games on tv.....hmmmm.
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 4, 2005 19:45:26 GMT -5
I just tried ESPN's scoreboard and when I select the Big East Conference, I'm sent to the ACC. Accident?
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Post by the_way on Jan 4, 2005 20:00:40 GMT -5
It seems like everyone is infatuated with ACC, its sickening. The Big East is where its at.
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Post by JimmyHoya on Jan 4, 2005 23:26:28 GMT -5
There was a time when every Hoya game that wasn't on ESPN or network TV was on HTS...that was back when the Hoyas could draw a crowd and people would actually tune-in no matter the level of competition... Those days are over... Those days ruled. You could even get the poo-poo games like against Maryland-Eastern Shore on HTS. They had everything. Never ever missed a beat then... |
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Post by Eurostar on Jan 5, 2005 14:33:14 GMT -5
side note.. why is maryland even in the top 25 at this point? they have beaten no one and lost to GW and at Wisconsin. i guess you could say their best win was vs. FSU yet they only won by 2 at home. a team like BC should be ranked significantly above them. also why hasnt NC State dropped out of the top 25 after losing to WVU and getting beasted by the worst team (SJU) in the big east?
the medias obsession over ACC basketball is sickening. yes UNC, Duke, Wake, GTech are legit top 15 teams (Duke is quite overrated at 5), but this shouldnt ensure breaks for the rest of the conference because they are top heavy.
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