GO QUIN-eh-pee-ack!

[Vowelguy]

But my subjective view is that ESPN is walking back the UConn talk to encourage audience size.

A tv network is trying to increase viewership ?!?!??

OMG

 

[BigBird]

A tv network is trying to increase viewership ?!?!?OMG

They surely need to. Their operations are losing subscribers at a shocking rate, and their profit and loss sheet is much weaker than ten years ago. Failure to understand audience fragmentation and converged media use, combined with a backbreaking payout to the NFL for rights has put ESPN in a position where they had better grow their audience, or at least stop the shrinkage. The consequences of not doing so are dire.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Let's make Connecticut 2-for-2 today!

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GO QUINN IP PEE ACK. SORRY they lost---They will be back next year or the year after--they have a good coach.

 

[BroadwayVa]

They surely need to. Their operations are losing subscribers at a shocking rate, and their profit and loss sheet is much weaker than ten years ago. Failure to understand audience fragmentation and converged media use, combined with a backbreaking payout to the NFL for rights has put ESPN in a position where they had better grow their audience, or at least stop the shrinkage. The consequences of not doing so are dire.

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The way of the world---new technology comes and shoves out the old technology---Papers, TV, Radio, Magazines, even books--if you don't believe it--look at the thickness of the Newspapers, magazines, how often do YOU go to a movie, read a book, ??
You can watch old sports , new sports, old news , new news from around the world on your laptop or cell phone---Technology
has changed life if not for centuries at least for 250 years. To travel from Hartford to New Haven, unless by boat, took two or more days--except for the traffic you could probably beat that time in your car or fly there in 30 minutes (take off and landing included) I shall miss ESPN they have been good to Uconn--But my heart does not bleed for them-Don't cry for me Argentia!! They made big bucks when the making was good.

 

[BroadwayVa]

The attendance is very, very disappointing. Always the same it seems in these send um somewhere away from the fans venues. Reflects horribly on a game trying to grow. I guess the whole Los Vegas suggestion would work if they handed out tickets to the grey hairs on the street and got the games over by 4 PM.

A while back and probably still do--consider the fans a team would bring along for Football bowl games--Arkansas and Ok Sooner dragged thousands with them---It may be time for BB to think of some mixture of ranking/seeding/ that includes number of fans who accompany teams to various venues. I thought they had reviewed SPECIFIC regional sites as a constant for WBB tourney games--did that flop? Because it would assure teams like MD the opportunity to pre purchase , with expectation, site tickets.
Don't ask me about specific's ---idea men --only have ideas--detail men have do the easy stuff of figuring out how to do it.
When was the last time you were in VEgas?? end of games by 4 pm?? I've been there--and you know those venues have gotten modern---one I attended at an un godly---7 pm---now way of getting a full night's sleep there...

 

[RockyMTblue2]

When was the last time you were in VEgas?? end of games by 4 pm??

Dang, I thought everyone would get the humor of that. The blue plate special ground wants to get their walker in line for the blue plate special by 4:30. Yeah, I know it was a cheesy joke. I think Vegas is cheesy and a super dumb idea. Like those Bahamas tourneys in November with fold out stands and 57 people watching. NCAA tournament, dinner theater seating and prime rib, $45 dollars, come on down! Final 4, no problem. If you hold Final Fours in New Orleans, you might as well hold them in Vegas. More hotels, etc etc etc and a higher class of hooker I'm told.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Dang, I thought everyone would get the humor of that. The blue plate special ground wants to get their walker in line for the blue plate special by 4:30. Yeah, I know it was a cheesy joke. I think Vegas is cheesy and a super dumb idea. Like those Bahamas tourneys in November with fold out stands and 57 people watching. NCAA tournament, dinner theater seating and prime rib, $45 dollars, come on down! Final 4, no problem. If you hold Final Fours in New Orleans, you might as well hold them in Vegas. More hotels, etc etc etc and a higher class of hooker I'm told.

The last time I was in Vegas--it was a side trip on a business trip--one of the guys I was with was a sweet talker and got us 2 suites for y]the price of a cheap room---the spouse is still asking about what happened in VEGAS and I just show her the signs---What happens in Vegas --stays in vegas!! You are a dirty stay up all nite--going to bed after 7 pm--buffet or no buffet---

 

[BroadwayVa]

Dang, I thought everyone would get the humor of that. The blue plate special ground wants to get their walker in line for the blue plate special by 4:30. Yeah, I know it was a cheesy joke. I think Vegas is cheesy and a super dumb idea. Like those Bahamas tourneys in November with fold out stands and 57 people watching. NCAA tournament, dinner theater seating and prime rib, $45 dollars, come on down! Final 4, no problem. If you hold Final Fours in New Orleans, you might as well hold them in Vegas. More hotels, etc etc etc and a higher class of hooker I'm told.

The Feds for years would not hold conferences in Vegas--Image --you know!--now even they hold conferences in Vegas---why not WBB --if they can do it in Geno's place--casino/etc???
No hookers in Vegas---they are all showgirls---That's Entertainment!!

 

[bags27]

Speaking of Vegas, how's this for a rip-off?
Quinnipiac President John Lahey’s earnings No. 2 among private university leaders, report says

this from a university that had to lay off faculty because of declining student enrollments....