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After the first weekend of March Madness, why continue with late time slots?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:21 am
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:21 am
The first Thur-Sun I get, you've got a ton of games and having them wall to wall for 4 days is badass. But now as we approach the second Thur-Sun, they still have games starting at 9:45/10:15. Why? That's late as hell on a weeknight to be starting a basketball game. I understand they want to spread it out and have 4 days of basketball instead of 2, but wouldn't it make things easier on the viewing public to just condense this weekend to Saturday/Sunday and have them start at noon and go all day?
I'm no spring chicken anymore but I'm not THAT old, but unless my team is playing I simply have no interest in staying up til midnight during the week to watch a game.
I'm no spring chicken anymore but I'm not THAT old, but unless my team is playing I simply have no interest in staying up til midnight during the week to watch a game.
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:22 am to WG_Dawg
I assume that the late starts have to do with games being played on the west coast.
And they likely don't want teams playing back to back days. That's not common in CBB outside conference tournaments.
And they likely don't want teams playing back to back days. That's not common in CBB outside conference tournaments.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 8:24 am
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:24 am to WG_Dawg
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but wouldn't it make things easier on the viewing public to just condense this weekend to Saturday/Sunday and have them start at noon and go all day?
So you want teams to play back to back days? Id rather give them a days rest to prepare.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:55 am to WG_Dawg
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Thur-Sun, they still have games starting at 9:45/10:15. Why? That's late as hell on a weeknight to be starting a basketball game
I'm guessing you are in the Eastern Time zone? Xavier v Arizona starts at 717 where the game is being played. Starting it earlier would make it harder for the people out there to go / watch the game not to mention interfere with afternoon traffic.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:38 am to WG_Dawg
The tv schedule last weekend was awful. On Saturday and Sunday, you only had 2 of 8 games completed by 4:00 PM. That meant that the final games of the evening were starting around 9:30 CST. People on the East coast, and people in the CST aren't staying up that late on a Sunday night to watch these games.
Spread them out more evenly throughout the day.
Spread them out more evenly throughout the day.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:40 am to WG_Dawg
It is the way it is now.
Hell, the football national championship game didn't start until nearly 9PM ET. That is absolutely insane for a 3+ hour game.
Hell, the football national championship game didn't start until nearly 9PM ET. That is absolutely insane for a 3+ hour game.
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