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Why is Women's Basketball on ESPN so often?

Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:18 am
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
20927 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:18 am
Right now on ESPN, the UCONN women are up 61-12 on Mississippi State at half time in an absolute farce of a competition. More women's basketball is on after this, and it has been like this for days.

Why is this on ESPN so much? I may get shite for this, but I can't understand this at all. Nobody has ever asked me if I saw the big women's NCAA/WNBA game, and I've literally never heard it come up in conversation. Who is benefitting from this shite show being televised?
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
128112 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:19 am to
Would you rather quidditch?
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
34120 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:21 am to
quote:

ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut.


Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
18888 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:21 am to
What else are they going to air this time of year? They don't have rights fees to Men's tournament, MLB does not start yet, no NFL etc. I am sure it does better than SC reruns
Posted by 805tiger
Member since Oct 2011
4524 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:22 am to
Once South Carolina and Notre Dame lost last night they should of just ended the tournament and official gave the title to UCONN.
Posted by lsutigers1992
Member since Mar 2006
25317 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 11:35 am to
The only reason UConn is the GOAT women's program is because of their proximity to ESPN. Hell, the growth of UConn athletes in general is simultaneous with the emergence of ESPN as the biggest player in sports.

I mean, ESPN tours were a routine part of UConn recruiting trips until Pat Summitt complained about it.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
101227 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 12:04 pm to
The funny thing is, at least between Power 5 teams, they're pretty competitive if you remove UConn from the equation.
This post was edited on 3/26/16 at 12:05 pm
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 12:53 pm to
women watch it.

UConn is the NY Yankees with Mantle, Maris, Berra, Whitey Ford
cowbelles are the Washington Generals.

Any more questions?
Posted by KindaRaw
Member since Jun 2014
3963 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 4:18 pm to
I'd love to see the numbers for this "sport." The only women's sport I can really watch with enjoyment is soccer. Pretty hot girls and it's generally pretty competitive.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
85501 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 4:42 pm to
there is not enough going on in the world of sports to justify as many 24 hour channels as there are, hence you get all kinds of niche and obscure sports and wall to wall shows of people yelling at each other about LeBron's latest tweet.
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