CaptainJ
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This is my first try at paying tribute to those who offer excellent analysis like SWC and Tomcat, but from a very different angle. Honestly, it was more about having a trademark title for me(speaking of titles, I wouldn't mind having a manager to take me to the title the way Bobby Heenan and Freddie Blassie did for their proteges) . Beyond the title, this post itself could be a bonus or filler, depending on your taste or state of sobriety. I'd be satisfied to be the Brower to their Coleman someday. Heck, I might even be satisfied with one shining moment. Like any series premier, it may be yanked if the ratings aren't that high as my schtick is relatively limited. Life is short though, so why not? I'll weigh in a bit on the team, but as of now want to focus mostly on the coverage. Trust me, I didn't want this to sound so negative. I dedicate this to every man, woman, or child who has ever longed to know what was on the payside. Someday, we may all make it.
I paid $10.95 for a month of Orange All Access, which I thought might give me privileges like the lore whispered about The Payside. I guess some could liken it to folks taking certain substances and having similar experiences to those who meditate for 20 years(I am not necessarily endorsing or demeaning either). After waiting for quite some time to see the replay and enjoy some cheap domestic beverage in a can, I was quite disappointed with a number of things tonight about the coverage. I started off as a communications major, and want to echo what some others have said in one post, hoping someone with some pull can pass it along.
Beyond taking forever to post the replay, the biggest disappointment was the final 12 minutes of the game being missing. I had seen this mentioned before, but thought it had been corrected when the event was subtitled, "full game". Not the case.
In fairness, the stream itself worked well for me, nothing choppy, but then again it wasn't live. I had no problem with the announcers, they were more than adequate for me. The camera work and angles also were fine, in my opinion. For instance, I wasn't a big fan of the highlight reel from the Carleton game, much of which was taken from camera shots behind the hoop.
What I really didn't like was how quickly the video and/or audio cut away, at times while one or the other was still going for a few seconds, to rush me to that rotating S. Not many people can make me bitter at one of the symbols of my team but this broadcast managed to do so. It was as if each second the wick on a stick of dynamite was burning in their minds. Is the rotating S supposed to hypnotize us?
Speaking of all the cutting(and I know darned well I am not alone on this one), with few enough shots of the cheerleaders and dancers, you'd think they could at least bring us back from that S in time not to miss a chunk of the routine, especially when a voice bellowed the announcement as I was still watching the S dance instead. I also wasn't a big fan of much of the music played with the S when there was any, but being that's subjective maybe I am in the minority? I wasn't expecting Mozart or even Cotton Eyed Joe, but even morse code would have done more for me. Maybe I just miss the video of MCW on the scooter too much? I mean SU does have talented and creative students, let them shine!
To sum up actual game notes(from the 70% they showed), I enjoyed the hustle, but like many others am concerned with the shooting. Shooting can change in a hurry though, especially from outside. What can't change in a hurry is the lack of beef down low. JB is going to have his work cut out for him, but I have faith he can find some combination that will get the job done. The free throw shooting looks like it could actually develop into a strength instead of the usual achilles heel, which gives me hope.
I know it's exhibition, but I think I found this broadcast harder to get into than the SU players found the game. Sadly, what stuck in my head most of the game was wanting to post this picture, or one similar to it:
I paid $10.95 for a month of Orange All Access, which I thought might give me privileges like the lore whispered about The Payside. I guess some could liken it to folks taking certain substances and having similar experiences to those who meditate for 20 years(I am not necessarily endorsing or demeaning either). After waiting for quite some time to see the replay and enjoy some cheap domestic beverage in a can, I was quite disappointed with a number of things tonight about the coverage. I started off as a communications major, and want to echo what some others have said in one post, hoping someone with some pull can pass it along.
Beyond taking forever to post the replay, the biggest disappointment was the final 12 minutes of the game being missing. I had seen this mentioned before, but thought it had been corrected when the event was subtitled, "full game". Not the case.
In fairness, the stream itself worked well for me, nothing choppy, but then again it wasn't live. I had no problem with the announcers, they were more than adequate for me. The camera work and angles also were fine, in my opinion. For instance, I wasn't a big fan of the highlight reel from the Carleton game, much of which was taken from camera shots behind the hoop.
What I really didn't like was how quickly the video and/or audio cut away, at times while one or the other was still going for a few seconds, to rush me to that rotating S. Not many people can make me bitter at one of the symbols of my team but this broadcast managed to do so. It was as if each second the wick on a stick of dynamite was burning in their minds. Is the rotating S supposed to hypnotize us?
Speaking of all the cutting(and I know darned well I am not alone on this one), with few enough shots of the cheerleaders and dancers, you'd think they could at least bring us back from that S in time not to miss a chunk of the routine, especially when a voice bellowed the announcement as I was still watching the S dance instead. I also wasn't a big fan of much of the music played with the S when there was any, but being that's subjective maybe I am in the minority? I wasn't expecting Mozart or even Cotton Eyed Joe, but even morse code would have done more for me. Maybe I just miss the video of MCW on the scooter too much? I mean SU does have talented and creative students, let them shine!
To sum up actual game notes(from the 70% they showed), I enjoyed the hustle, but like many others am concerned with the shooting. Shooting can change in a hurry though, especially from outside. What can't change in a hurry is the lack of beef down low. JB is going to have his work cut out for him, but I have faith he can find some combination that will get the job done. The free throw shooting looks like it could actually develop into a strength instead of the usual achilles heel, which gives me hope.
I know it's exhibition, but I think I found this broadcast harder to get into than the SU players found the game. Sadly, what stuck in my head most of the game was wanting to post this picture, or one similar to it:
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