What the Hell with all the timeouts!

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by BearBoy

NCAA + CBS = "Corporate Greed" (The downfall of collegiate sports ECONOMY)

How can you just have a timeout.....then come out of a commercial....in bound the ball.....then get a violation or foul.....then go to commercial again?

CBS probably got a "bailout" and giving bonus commercials out!

If you don't realize that MONEY runs college sports you have been living under a rock for a long time. How do you think they pay these coaches millions a dollars a year...sponsorship and tv money. You can always watch the rodeo finals on ESPN5 if you want.

[BearBoy]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

If you don't realize that MONEY runs college sports you have been living under a rock for a long time. How do you think they pay these coaches millions a dollars a year...sponsorship and tv money. You can always watch the rodeo finals on ESPN5 if you want.

I understand the "corporate" necessity.....but unless you have an enlarged prostate and "need" to visit the "tinkle" room during every commercial break....or if your refrigerator has an unlimited amount of food & drink.....these redundant breaks are a viewer nightmare! BRAVO for TiVo!

It's got to be frustrating to the players to just walk around during these LONG TV timeouts....what kind of game flow can you maintain? Oops....sorry 'bout the bad pun. Cheers!

[Raymond]

Are the media time-out rules any different for the tournament then they are for the regular season?

I know one game in the first round didn't have a single clock stoppage from 16:00 down to under 12:00 which meant they went to media times-out on back-to-back stoppages of play, but the same thing would have happened in a regular season game.

The thing I've noticed is that more 30-second times-out are being utilized by the coaches in the tournament. Similar to how there are more pitching changes during MLB post-season.

[refguy]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Are the media time-out rules any different for the tournament then they are for the regular season?

I know one game in the first round didn't have a single clock stoppage from 16:00 down to under 12:00 which meant they went to media times-out on back-to-back stoppages of play, but the same thing would have happened in a regular season game.

The thing I've noticed is that more 30-second times-out are being utilized by the coaches in the tournament. Similar to how there are more pitching changes during MLB post-season.

20 minute half time vs. 15 minute half time
2.5 minute timeouts vs. 1.5 minute timeouts on ESPN

[ILMalti]

TV deals are "Closely Guarded " secrets

But in answering the thread the book specifically states that the 6 feet must be from foot to foot (4.10) and ends when the torso passes head and shoulder. So I would not consider a defender's back as being closely guarded, but more of s screen subjetc to teh rules set forth in 4.40

[WreckRef]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

If you don't realize that MONEY runs college sports you have been living under a rock for a long time. How do you think they pay these coaches millions a dollars a year...sponsorship and tv money. You can always watch the rodeo finals on ESPN5 if you want.

I thought that was on EPSN 8, "The Ocho."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by WreckRef

I thought that was on EPSN 8, "The Ocho."

They show dodgeball.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

If you don't realize that MONEY runs college sports you have been living under a rock for a long time. How do you think they pay these coaches millions a dollars a year...sponsorship and tv money. You can always watch the rodeo finals on ESPN5 if you want.

Exactly right. If it wasn't for all that money coming in from advertisers, you wouldn't be able to see that many games.

It's like people complaining that they have to pay an ATM fee. Businesses are supposed to make a profit; they normally do that by providing a service we want and are willing to pay for.

[mutantducky]

the thing is it has gotten much worse. nfl games for example go on for a good 30 mins longer. Used to be an NBA game would be done in two hours now getting on to 3+. I would just like some control on the tv so I could switch from CBS regions to keep watching the games I want instead of having endless ads while there are games going on.

[Adam]

Isn't that available on the internet for a price? When you take it for free, you get the restrictions.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Isn't that available on the internet for a price? When you take it for free, you get the restrictions.

It's free on the internet.

[Adam]

Except for the high speed internet connection.

[mutantducky]

cbs messup in Louisville country

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...n=ncaab,149916

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

I would just like some control on the tv so I could switch from CBS regions to keep watching the games I want instead of having endless ads while there are games going on.

Get the DirecTV Mega March Madness package and you can have exactly that.

I can switch between any of the games on TV at any time. It's awesome.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's like people complaining that they have to pay an ATM fee. Businesses are supposed to make a profit; they normally do that by providing a service we want and are willing to pay for.

Well, it used to be the case that banks made sufficient profit by lending at interest. The definition of "sufficient" has changed in the last 20 years, and banks have instituted a raft of fees on depositors for the privilege of accessing their own money. My personal fave is a fee imposed (and later removed) by a local bank for using a teller instead of an ATM.

That said, I don't complain about ATM fees. If a bank wants to charge me an ATM fee, I find another bank.