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ESPNU (And ESPN3.com), The New TV Home Of Boston College Basketball
Not sure how I missed this, but Boston College recently added this year's TV broadcast info onto the yearly men's hoops schedule. If you needed any more proof of the low expectations surrounding this year's squad, look no further than the hoops broadcast schedule. In the first year of the ACC's new...
Record Number Of National Television Appearances For ACC Hoops In 2011-12
Looks like that shiny new ACC-ESPN television media rights contract is already paying off handsomely for the conference. On Wednesday, the conference announced that there will be a record number of hoops games on national television for the 2011-12 season: "An all-time high 189 national television...
Letting the Markets' Placement Decide: Ruminations on the Prospects for SEC Expansion
After the latest round of rumors about the Texas A&M Aggies joining the SEC went mainstream, the discussion of the topic here addressed the question of media markets. Among the several excellent points made in the comments were these: Conference expansion is 100 per cent money-driven. While, e.g.,...
Should ACC Football Move To A Nine Game Conference Schedule?
This week, the Big Ten announced that the conference would be moving to a nine-game conference schedule in football starting in 2017. I have been a big advocate of the ACC making a similar move once the current conference schedule runs its course after the 2015 season. Here's what I wrote about a...
UC Football Will Be On ESPN, A Lot
The very early version of ESPN's televised schedule was released by the World Wide Leader today. The basics from a UC perspective are thus. UC will have at least 5 national broadcast games this year. Saturday September 4th, at Fresno State, 10 PM on ESPN2 Thursday September 16th, at North Carolina...
2011-2012 ACC Bowl Schedule Released, But Mostly Just 2011
The official 2011-2012 college football bowl schedule was released by the Football Bowl Association today. Here's a look at when the ACC bowl games will be played. Mon., Dec 26: AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl vs. Mountain West, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2 ($2.3 million) Tue., Dec 27: Belk Bowl vs. Big East,...
What's the Deal With UFC Primetime Running on ESPN2?
We've reported extensively on the UFC's poor ratings on Spike TV. I even irresponsibly speculated on the possibility that Spike was deliberately "spike-ing" the UFC's programming to give them more leverage in the final year of the UFC's current contract. The recent appearance of the UFC 129...
Start Conway Out West; Bench Sean Johnson This Thursday
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2011 Frozen Four: Weekend Schedule And TV Information
The field of 16 has been set. Boston College's title defense begins on Friday, March 25 at 9 PM ET in St. Louis. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Here is information on dates and start times for this weekend's NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Most first round and Regional finals games will be...
2011 NIT Championship: Boston College To Host Northwestern On Saturday, March 19 At 11 AM
Boston College will host the Northwestern Wildcats in the second round of the NIT on Saturday, March 19 at 11 am. The game will be televised on ESPN. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for youth, while students get in free with a school ID. The fourth-seeded Wildcats advanced to the second round...
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