Re: Time Warner is not the problem

[Dan Marshall]

We certainly weren't talking about not being able to watch the Crosstown
Shootout on TV at all....
 

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Justin Register
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:44 PM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem

Destroyed????  I wouldn't quite say UC bball is "destroyed".  I agree with
Keith....people have been complaining about it being quiet and there being
nothing to talk about.  Based on previous years, that is a GREAT thing.
What was going on this time last year?  Was that Bright with the gun,
Legree's second DUI.  Sorry I can't remember what is what.

On 9/28/06, Keith Wedinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> UC basketball is not destroyed.  I will readily admit that this year 
> could be a down year when compared to the last 14 but I don't expect 
> it to be a complete disaster.  I think Coach Cronin and his charges 
> will be able to play the "everybody thinks you stink" card to their 
> advantage and I expect this year's team to be surprisingly competitive.
>
> Coach Cronin has not brought in a bunch of stiffs.  There is some real 
> talent there.  The challenge will be to get all of the newcomers to 
> come together and play as a team.
>
> One very positive thing going into this season is that there have been 
> NO off the court distractions.  I cannot remember the last time I was 
> able to state this.
>
> On 9/28/06, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
> > The main reason UC isn't going to be on TV much is because of her
> and  to
> > a
> > lesser degree ESPN. Her (I'm not allowed to say her  name) destroyed 
> > the basketball program so ESPN knowing UC basketball wasn't  going 
> > to be
> very
> > good put
> > them in the same boat as South Florida. UC and SF are  the only two 
> > Big East teams not to have one (nada) Big East conference game on  
> > the main ESPN
> or
> > ESPN
> > 2 feeds. UC only has two Big East conference games   on TV and they are
> on
> > ESPNU. Time Warner has over 300 thousand customers and  they aren't
> going
> > to
> > raise the rates for 350 thousand people just so a few  thousand fans 
> > can watch 3 nights of UC basketball this year so you might as well  
> > forget that. If
> TW
> > did
> > pick up ESPNU you would only get 3 games. Another bad  thing ESPN 
> > isn't going to let Fox channel 19 have the game either. But not to  
> > worry! KS and
> the
> > XU
> > game are on ESPN 2 so you can watch that.  Everybody gets that. As 
> > usual on here no one wants to put the blame where it  really 
> > belongs. You can
> fool
> > some of
> > the people all of the time but you know the  rest of that one.
> > Don  PS    I
> > have ESPNU
>
>
> --
> Keith Wedinger
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