Thanks, 81alum, for starting the thread and the preview. I look forward to your updates. Interesting, only Stanford and Indiana are #1 seeds to be facing a play-in game opponent in the 1st round. For us, with that game on our home court on Wednesday. it means that the Card will be able to scout and prepare for a totally unfamiliar team much more easily than South Carolina and Virginia tech, the #1 seeds not facing a play-in winner. Not that I see Southern U or Sacred Heart, as per the preview as serious challengers, but one can't just take a win for granted. We need to be ready. I want to see the Card really make a statement in this game, that we are ready, ready, and look out!
Maybe that "earlier better for viewers" in the east is the reason Stanford is in the 1st game. 4:30 is 7:30 on the east coast, real prime time. Note also how ESPN is scheduling things, the Stanford vs ?? game is on ESPN2 whereas the Gonzaga/Ole Miss game is ESPNU. Or maybe not re the timing. The South Carolina game on Friday is at 2 pm EDT (11 am our time) -- how to explain that one? They will fill the arena, but I suspect their fans are not happy with the time.
At least the coverage of the women's tournament looks complete, all games available on one of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPNN -- and if you're in the bay area with comcast, you can get them all on cable, or use the ESPN app, or misc streaming services. Great improvement over that horrible "whiparound" in years past.
Maybe that "earlier better for viewers" in the east is the reason Stanford is in the 1st game. 4:30 is 7:30 on the east coast, real prime time. Note also how ESPN is scheduling things, the Stanford vs ?? game is on ESPN2 whereas the Gonzaga/Ole Miss game is ESPNU. Or maybe not re the timing. The South Carolina game on Friday is at 2 pm EDT (11 am our time) -- how to explain that one? They will fill the arena, but I suspect their fans are not happy with the time.
At least the coverage of the women's tournament looks complete, all games available on one of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPNN -- and if you're in the bay area with comcast, you can get them all on cable, or use the ESPN app, or misc streaming services. Great improvement over that horrible "whiparound" in years past.