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adamj95
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Durantula
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| UConn is member of Big East which has FOX deal. Its just a dumb conspiracy theory. Notre Dame is in ACC, and ESPN owns ACC Network. ESPN has financial incentive to push ACC and SEC at expense of Big East.
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Hoops9092
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| Posted: 12/23/21 9:17 pm ::: |
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| She sure ain't wrong!
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Brinx
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| Posted: 12/24/21 1:35 am ::: |
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| She’s not entirely wrong, but ND absolutely benefited from that bias too. For a few years ALL we heard about was ND vs. UCONN. It comes off as sour grapes about her having a couple years that her teams couldn’t compete and got lost in the national discussion.
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| Posted: 12/24/21 5:53 am ::: |
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One thing I've learned with ESPN, is they hype up the top programs in each respective sport. That's their mission statement. Because when one talks about ESPN, they are talking about ESPN broadcasts, commentators and "expert" analysts. All of those are about ESPN, and everything else a far second.
I learned this back when Southern Cal was having their little 3-4 year run in college football. Back then it not only was NOT about Alabama, it wasn't even about the SEC. ESPN was ALL OVER Southern Cal's FB program. They called it a "dynasty". They treated Carroll like he was a football coaching GOD.
Then Carroll bolted for the NFL, and before that dust settled came the NCAA with their sanctions. Since then, you'd hardly even know that SoCal exists today, from ESPN.
The SEC started winning national titles, then Alabama rose above the rest, and now ESPN is all about Alabama.
It's the same with the other sports. ESPN hawks the programs that give the best return on their efforts. When those programs fade out and others rise to the top, then ESPN will go hawk them as if they've never done otherwise....
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| Posted: 12/24/21 4:44 pm ::: |
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| Louisville is waiting in the wings. If they stay on their current trajectory, they will be ESPN's new darlings.
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| Posted: 12/26/21 7:21 am ::: |
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| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC....
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Durantula
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| Posted: 12/26/21 11:00 am ::: |
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| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
ESPN just frontloads their UConn coverage because they only show UConn games that are not conference games which mostly come early in the season. South Carolina has so many more games broadcast on ESPN networks, Dawn has running blog on Undefeated I think people purposefully downplay other teams coverage and overhype UCONNs. Paige got hurt it was big news, they had transfer outs which some other top teams haven't had this season, that stuff is going to be reported. why act like noBODY should be covering this stuff.
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| Posted: 12/26/21 11:10 am ::: |
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| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
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| Posted: 12/26/21 12:36 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
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And something else the two of them have in common ...
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| Posted: 12/26/21 3:28 pm ::: |
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| Durantula wrote: |
| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
ESPN just frontloads their UConn coverage because they only show UConn games that are not conference games which mostly come early in the season. South Carolina has so many more games broadcast on ESPN networks, Dawn has running blog on Undefeated I think people purposefully downplay other teams coverage and overhype UCONNs. Paige got hurt it was big news, they had transfer outs which some other top teams haven't had this season, that stuff is going to be reported. why act like noBODY should be covering this stuff. |
They frontload the news ???? Paige was on their page several days in a row....how they will play without her....how long she may be out....her surgery....he timeline.....come on. That's obsession...not general news coverage. If Paige does anything it's reported. I think she is a great player...but she gets massive coverage and so does UCONN. They need to spread it around to the teams and conferences they cover if they want to build a following....;it'sd that simple really. The SEC and ACC matter !
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Durantula
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| Posted: 12/26/21 4:52 pm ::: |
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| Durantula wrote: |
| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
ESPN just frontloads their UConn coverage because they only show UConn games that are not conference games which mostly come early in the season. South Carolina has so many more games broadcast on ESPN networks, Dawn has running blog on Undefeated I think people purposefully downplay other teams coverage and overhype UCONNs. Paige got hurt it was big news, they had transfer outs which some other top teams haven't had this season, that stuff is going to be reported. why act like noBODY should be covering this stuff. |
They frontload the news ???? Paige was on their page several days in a row....how they will play without her....how long she may be out....her surgery....he timeline.....come on. That's obsession...not general news coverage. If Paige does anything it's reported. I think she is a great player...but she gets massive coverage and so does UCONN. They need to spread it around to the teams and conferences they cover if they want to build a following....;it'sd that simple really. The SEC and ACC matter ! |
ESPN owns the ACC and SEC networks. If you think they are not being covered you just have a bias towards those teams. They are covered more than the other big leagues. When I say frontload the news I believe ESPN won't be talking about UCONN on tv as much as they do in the non conference when they have many more games on ESPN with the only exception being when they play South Carolina because ESPN doesn't have the rights to UCONNs big east games. They care about the games they have the media rights to, the ACC and SEC. UCONN is very popular and ESPN wants to get attention from them while they broadcast their games in Nov-Dec-Jan because Feb-March it will be on FOX
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Davis4632
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| Posted: 12/26/21 6:56 pm ::: |
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| Durantula wrote: |
| Gamecock1 wrote: |
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| Gamecock1 wrote: |
| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
ESPN just frontloads their UConn coverage because they only show UConn games that are not conference games which mostly come early in the season. South Carolina has so many more games broadcast on ESPN networks, Dawn has running blog on Undefeated I think people purposefully downplay other teams coverage and overhype UCONNs. Paige got hurt it was big news, they had transfer outs which some other top teams haven't had this season, that stuff is going to be reported. why act like noBODY should be covering this stuff. |
They frontload the news ???? Paige was on their page several days in a row....how they will play without her....how long she may be out....her surgery....he timeline.....come on. That's obsession...not general news coverage. If Paige does anything it's reported. I think she is a great player...but she gets massive coverage and so does UCONN. They need to spread it around to the teams and conferences they cover if they want to build a following....;it'sd that simple really. The SEC and ACC matter ! |
ESPN owns the ACC and SEC networks. If you think they are not being covered you just have a bias towards those teams. They are covered more than the other big leagues. When I say frontload the news I believe ESPN won't be talking about UCONN on tv as much as they do in the non conference when they have many more games on ESPN with the only exception being when they play South Carolina because ESPN doesn't have the rights to UCONNs big east games. They care about the games they have the media rights to, the ACC and SEC. UCONN is very popular and ESPN wants to get attention from them while they broadcast their games in Nov-Dec-Jan because Feb-March it will be on FOX |
How much do you want to bet that ESPN will still play attention to UConn in Feb-March?
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Durantula
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I'm not saying they won't pay attention to them but it won't be promoting their league games and hyping them up as much. They will promote the games they have the rights to.
Its just like the NHL situation which was invisible when they didn't have a deal with ESPN and now you see them on Sportscenter a lot more.
Some of this is just not realistic because UCONN is legendary program, a lot of history, draws viewers and people want equal coverage with Missouri. Does anyone complain that Rutgers football is ignored by ESPN while Alabama is always discussed? There is no equal media coverage in any sport
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| Posted: 12/26/21 11:52 pm ::: |
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| The comment about UConn recruits getting bumps in the HoopGurlz rankings is legit. It's been pretty noticable for the last 10 years or so. Just in the last 2 years, McLean, Poffenbarger, Ducharme and I believe Edwards all had significant jumps (10+ spots) after committing. Ducharme was ranked well outside the top 50 at one point (I think in the 70s or 80s?) and finished 5th.
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Gamecock1
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| Posted: 12/28/21 6:46 am ::: |
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| Durantula wrote: |
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| ESPN actually went from Sabrina Lonescu to Paige Buckers with an everyday article.....Paige still has a way to go to get the love Lonescu got but Boston gets little love outside of the in game commentators.....so yes...UCONN gets more coverage regardless of ESPN's affiliation with the ACC and SEC.... |
ESPN just frontloads their UConn coverage because they only show UConn games that are not conference games which mostly come early in the season. South Carolina has so many more games broadcast on ESPN networks, Dawn has running blog on Undefeated I think people purposefully downplay other teams coverage and overhype UCONNs. Paige got hurt it was big news, they had transfer outs which some other top teams haven't had this season, that stuff is going to be reported. why act like noBODY should be covering this stuff. |
They frontload the news ???? Paige was on their page several days in a row....how they will play without her....how long she may be out....her surgery....he timeline.....come on. That's obsession...not general news coverage. If Paige does anything it's reported. I think she is a great player...but she gets massive coverage and so does UCONN. They need to spread it around to the teams and conferences they cover if they want to build a following....;it'sd that simple really. The SEC and ACC matter ! |
ESPN owns the ACC and SEC networks. If you think they are not being covered you just have a bias towards those teams. They are covered more than the other big leagues. When I say frontload the news I believe ESPN won't be talking about UCONN on tv as much as they do in the non conference when they have many more games on ESPN with the only exception being when they play South Carolina because ESPN doesn't have the rights to UCONNs big east games. They care about the games they have the media rights to, the ACC and SEC. UCONN is very popular and ESPN wants to get attention from them while they broadcast their games in Nov-Dec-Jan because Feb-March it will be on FOX |
You are confusing game coverage and print coverage. Those are two different things. The SEC and ACC get get way more game coverage but the ESPN print section has been dominated for years with UCONN and for one year everyday there was a Lonescu article. Paige is just the next
white darling in line (so but facts are facts, and yes I am white). My point is that in print UCONN has the edge. Geno gets coverage about what he thinks about his team after each game....lol......The others....not so much. Dawn has a unique position only because she forced the issue by winning ! If facts bother you....well I don't know what to say.
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| Posted: 12/28/21 10:17 am ::: |
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I haven’t watched ESPN in years so don’t know about their game coverage of UCONN in past decade but I did watch coverage of UCONN during the 90s into Taurasi years (CPTV covered most BE games and much of the meh non conference games but ESPN would swing in for heavyweight games). Already talking about UCONN dynasty when UCONN had one natty and was 5 and 5 with the Lady Vols. Thought that was a. It much. I remember them hyping UCONN on other games not featuring UCONN. Then Taurasi came in and I felt hype was deserved. The program took off.
Just glancing at ESPN online page there seem to be a lot of interest stories geared toward UCONN. But Geno is a genius for creating interest and angst and that’s what fans like to read about. He’s gotten better at since the drought in Nattys in my opinion.
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