08-15-2013, 07:23 AM
08-15-2013, 10:27 AM
(08-15-2013 07:23 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketbal...point-shot
Here's the post:
"2. The Sun Belt played its conference tournament title game on the Monday of Championship Week last season. But the Sun Belt wanted to have more exposure and a significant platform. The league announced it will host its title game on Selection Sunday on ESPN2. This is great news for exposure for the league. But it could cause another headache for the selection committee and possibly for the winner. The committee can't control when conferences schedule title games but if it were up to them there wouldn't be title games on Sunday. The committee has to deal with too many scenarios on Selection Sunday with winners and losers possibly affecting seeding and bracketing. The Sun Belt has gained exposure, but we'll have to wait and see if it sacrificed its seed by forcing the committee to hold a spot for the winner or a possible at-large team."
I have to agree with Andy Katz that this could make it really difficult on the committee, and therefore difficult on the league. Given the recent history of upsets in the SBC Tournament, we could really be screwing ourselves with this move. And although on paper the exposure Katz talks about sounds good, the exposure of an almost empty Lakefront Arena for the Championship game won't be so great for the conference.
08-15-2013, 10:35 AM
(08-15-2013 10:27 AM)PTJR Wrote: [ -> ][. And although on paper the exposure Katz talks about sounds good, the exposure of an almost empty Lakefront Arena for the Championship game won't be so great for the conference.
More arrogance and bright lights from our new commissioner?
08-15-2013, 12:33 PM
The move out of Hot Springs and this....
Chris, if you are reading or one of your guys is reading, this is just bad business.
Chris, if you are reading or one of your guys is reading, this is just bad business.
08-15-2013, 02:26 PM
(08-15-2013 12:33 PM)insideualr Wrote: [ -> ]The move out of Hot Springs and this....
Chris, if you are reading or one of your guys is reading, this is just bad business.
Any chance that the few real college basketball fans in New Orleans might show up for the tournament is out the window. Never expected more than a handful, anyway, but now those folks will be staying home to watch the SEC, ACC, etc. tournaments that are on TV that final weekend.
08-15-2013, 02:28 PM
It will be empty and unwatched. But we keep the NO Bowl for ULL.
08-15-2013, 06:39 PM
(08-15-2013 02:28 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]It will be empty and unwatched. But we keep the NO Bowl for ULL.
god I hope we got something out of that deal. I think all we got was this
