03-19-2012, 08:19 PM
Really have no expectation now on this one. UConn is the women's Duke for ESPN. If they play, the nation must watch.
The UConn game was out of hand in the first 10 minutes, so ESPN could/should have moved on. Of course, Stanford's game was not that much closer by that time, so it is hard to know if ESPN would have moved to Stanford if the game was closer.
Next week there are far fewer conflicts, so all will be fine.
FWIW - I agree a game should play across the footprint of the conferences involved in most cases. If conflicts emerge, then the area should be forced to watch the highest seed from that greater geographical area until the game is out of hand.
The people living in the Pac-12 just never get to see their conference play unless the game starts around 11PM Eastern.
The UConn game was out of hand in the first 10 minutes, so ESPN could/should have moved on. Of course, Stanford's game was not that much closer by that time, so it is hard to know if ESPN would have moved to Stanford if the game was closer.
Next week there are far fewer conflicts, so all will be fine.
FWIW - I agree a game should play across the footprint of the conferences involved in most cases. If conflicts emerge, then the area should be forced to watch the highest seed from that greater geographical area until the game is out of hand.
The people living in the Pac-12 just never get to see their conference play unless the game starts around 11PM Eastern.