Assuming those teams take care of business - given various game availability / regional-national coverage / any take on thought process on ESPN's part as far as an ESPN nooner vs. ESPNU at 3:30? Are there certain teams we should be rooting against this weekend who are in that mix whose loss would improve our 3:30 chances? It's a real tea leafer.
While here in Syracuse might feel otherwise the noon start on ESPN following Gameday is typically reserved for one of the top games ESPN can't put on Primetime for numerous reasons some conferences hate night games i.e. B1G, other conferences can't have home games on Primetime ABC i.e. the SEC and so if we were showcased as the 12pm ESPN game I would be happy because we would have a pretty large lead-in from the College GameDay audience, but obviously wouldn't have as large a crowd for numerous reasons. The ESPNU 3:30 slot is typically just another decent game on the ESPN menu and if we were given that slot it would mean ESPN doesn't really value Syracuse at all and are just putting the #3 team in the country on a national TV and its not as good a game as others. We don't have a chance in hell for ESPN or ESPN2 Primetime or ABC Primetime if SU is valued more by ESPN then we get the 12pm game if we are valued less then we get the 3:30 ESPNU IMO.
I know the person in charge of programming and he isn't an SU grad. He is a good guy and have many SU friends who work directly for him he is actually a URI graduate. We will get the TV slot which fits our game's value and nothing more SU grads couldn't get us a better time if they wanted too.
Yup. Hope it doesn't happen but noon on espn is waaaaay more eyeballs than 3:30 on the U. But screw eyeballs I want butts in seats
I figured I know the guy always put SU basketball in the best times for ratings and have sent him numerous emails telling him to stop giving the SU basketball team 12pm Saturday games, but he says look its for TV ratings and you guys get eyeballs for that slot.
Make this happen alsacs!!
