I'm not really into college basketball, anymore. I used to be really into women's college basketball but since I don't have cable I can't see any of the games. While the men can be seen on any given Saturday from February until March, and the men's tournament is on CBS for two straight weeks, women's regular season games and the NCAA tournament have been relegated to the boondocks of cable TV that is ESPN2.
I hear male sports journalists put down women's basketball all the time. They talk about how unpopular it is. But is it any wonder that it's unpopular when it is basically invisible on TV. Even the newspaper sports pages only give it cursory coverage. ESPN2 and ABC are owned by the same company, Disney, so why doesn't Disney put the woman's tournament on ABC? ABC sucks as it is so the ratings can only be helped right.
Anyway, I know that UConn is the favorite this year, and rightfully so, but I'm pulling for Rutgers and Temple. If they make it to the finals then I will get to see them play since at least they show the women's final game on CBS.
6 comments:
I love that look of sheer determination on that player!
I wish you could get cable or Dish, so you wouldn't miss out on the stuff you love! Wouldn't it be wonderful if one could get only the channels you wanted,sorta a la carte! 'cuz there's a lot of hokey channels in those packages that I certainly don't want or want to pay for!
@cactusrose
yeah she's serious isn't she.
Wow, I wish cable offered a la carte. That would be great!
Lol@hockey packages
Yeah, Womens BBall gets a bad rap. It's actually better fundamental if you watch it. It's part of being in a sexist society. Oprah has her own channel so maybe she could give some time in March to the games. Really if you think about it you only see alot of female athletes during the Winter and Summer Olympics. Sure Espn 2 and College Sports Conference Channels i.e. Big 12, Big 10 etc show womens volleyball, soccer and lacrosse but that's about it. And I totaly agree with the a-la-carte style for cable. upfront they wouldn't make alot of money but eventually they would in the long run.
@CO
I'm not counting on Oprah. Lol Anyway, I really can't believe that no one has thought of a woman's sports channel. I think that would be successful.
I agree that women's basketball is more about fundamentals.
I'm not holding my breath for a la carte. The cable companies have too much power in Washington so no one will force them and they won't do it on their own.
UCONN is tough, they're going to be hard to beat.
@Reggie
Unfortunately for me Rutgers plays UConn tomorrow. On the other hand if Rutgers wins it will be a gigantic upset!
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