10-24-2011, 03:18 PM
Oh, bad definitely meant blowout. From a broadcasting perspective the crew at Stanford had the worst game of the night.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State became an instant classic on the ESPN family of channels.
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma was not quite so crisp, but it was newsworthy as one of the big 4 lost.
Washington vs. Stanford was just boring, especially for football fans not affiliated with Stanford. With the score of 38-14 at half, there was no way to make is seem like the outcome was in doubt. Stanford had a big lead AND Washington had not displayed any ability to stop Stanford. That makes it a "bad" game.
Commentators dream of calling "good" games with miracle finishes, like the one in East Lansing.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State became an instant classic on the ESPN family of channels.
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma was not quite so crisp, but it was newsworthy as one of the big 4 lost.
Washington vs. Stanford was just boring, especially for football fans not affiliated with Stanford. With the score of 38-14 at half, there was no way to make is seem like the outcome was in doubt. Stanford had a big lead AND Washington had not displayed any ability to stop Stanford. That makes it a "bad" game.
Commentators dream of calling "good" games with miracle finishes, like the one in East Lansing.