Um, whose call was it to schedule the Ramstein AFB game in the middle of a football Saturday, less than three hours before our own fb game? That's pretty weak imho, seeing as I don't remember that aircraft carrier game from last year being lost in the shuffle like this at all.
And yes we all can watch it on TVs at the tailgate, d/l the apps to see it on our phones, etc. - but the point is why should we have to? Again imho: one major UConn sporting event should NEVER be put in a position to troll another such event.
So, who pulled the trigger on this?...
1. This is on a FRIDAY, not a Saturday.
2. The timing of this very likely was dictated by the US Military, not ESPN. Friday night is the worst TV ratings time of the week for sports, so ESPN wouldn't be willingly putting games there for fun.
3. They don't overlap! When was the last time a college basketball game ran three hours?
4. We're getting TWO nationally televised games that night, one of which will garner a LOT of attention being the first basketball game played outside of the US, on a military base no less. Don't be surprised to see the President or some other high level dignitaries make an appearance, and you know ESPN will promote the living hell out of it, as they did last year for the Carrier Classic.
How anyone can look at this in a negative light is absolutely baffling to me.
