At times when I channel surf I encounter as many as four channels broadcasting or rebroadcasting college women's field hockey games, but no men's or women's ice hockey games. Is women's field hockey intrinsically a better TV spectator sport than ice hockey or does DI college hockey lack a promotional strategy?
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Originally posted by Osorojo View PostAt times when I channel surf I encounter as many as four channels broadcasting or rebroadcasting college women's field hockey games, but no men's or women's ice hockey games. Is women's field hockey intrinsically a better TV spectator sport than ice hockey or does DI college hockey lack a promotional strategy?
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FlagDUDE08: I concur. Close up shots tend to lose the flow of the game; long shots lose the puck. Televised hockey games require top-shelf camera men and directors more than they need engaging announcers and color commentators. Still, I fear that college hockey conferences have neglected active promotion of their sport to the electronic media.
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Originally posted by Osorojo View PostAt times when I channel surf I encounter as many as four channels broadcasting or rebroadcasting college women's field hockey games, but no men's or women's ice hockey games. Is women's field hockey intrinsically a better TV spectator sport than ice hockey or does DI college hockey lack a promotional strategy?Colorado College Hockey: Finding new and creative ways to break your heart since 1957.
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Originally posted by JS Tigers View PostThere's actually a very simple answer. It is the field hockey Final Four, and the NCAA has TV deals to show a ton of Final Fours for different sports.Last edited by FlagDUDE08; 11-19-2011, 12:32 PM.
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Originally posted by Osorojo View PostFlagDUDE08: I concur. Close up shots tend to lose the flow of the game; long shots lose the puck. Televised hockey games require top-shelf camera men and directors more than they need engaging announcers and color commentators. Still, I fear that college hockey conferences have neglected active promotion of their sport to the electronic media.
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Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View PostNow that NBC is actually going to be running college hockey (on Versus obviously, not the flagship), do you think they make a pitch for the Frozen Four? I realize the NHL potential conflicts, but I could see it happen.Colorado College Hockey: Finding new and creative ways to break your heart since 1957.
-dggoddard
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Originally posted by JS Tigers View PostI'd love to see that. Versus (or NBC Sports Network, as I think they'll be called in January) seems to care about hockey, and I really like their NHL coverage. I don't have a clue what the contracts are like with ESPN, but I think Versus would do a great job.
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Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View PostI'd bet you anything that the NCAA threatened ESPN and CBS into showing the other sports so they could show football and basketball. It makes me wonder if, assuming that NBC is willing to show college hockey and not just Notre Dame hockey (which sounds like is what's happening), and they're willing to do the tournament (or even FOX for that matter, although they're delving more into regional action minus NFL), the NCAA relaxed the hockey caveat for CBS and ESPN so long as all their sports received air time. It could work the other way, where NBC would have to pick up some other college sports to get hockey, although given it's not a college cash cow, I don't foresee the latter occurring.Colorado College Hockey: Finding new and creative ways to break your heart since 1957.
-dggoddard
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Originally posted by JS Tigers View PostI'm guessing that's the case as well. ESPN gets the ratings/money benefit of football and basketball while the NCAA gets the benefit of exposure for the sports of lesser interest. I would think ESPN and the NCAA would be happy to have Versus take over the college hockey tournament if Versus were inclined to do so. I mean, I think ESPN does a good job with the tournament, and it's been great to have all of the tournament games televised (which I'm not sure Versus would be able to do as of now), but if Versus is willing and able, it would be a good thing. Versus has become a hockey first network, and I think it would make lot of sense for them to take on some college hockey as well. Although, I have to agree with your idea that it might be more like Notre Dame hockey than college hockey in general. But even that's better than nothing, especially because it means I'd get to see some HEA teams on TV.
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Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View PostNot all of them are televised, as some are shown online via E:360, but regionally yes (like with RPI/UND, Time Warner had a deal to show the New York State teams in the tournament across the state). Versus doesn't have an online feed yet, but it would not surprise me if they looked down that path.Colorado College Hockey: Finding new and creative ways to break your heart since 1957.
-dggoddard
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Originally posted by JS Tigers View PostYeah, I should have said, "most" were televised. Given what a hockey nerd I am (along with a lot of us on this board), for the tourney games that were only on ESPN360, I had my laptop on the table streaming those feeds while watching the TV game so we could watch everything. Right now, Versus wouldn't be able to give us that, but IF they decided to do tourney games, I imagine they would come up with a way to show all games in one format or another.
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D-1 hockey would do itself a favor if individual programs would simply give away their webstreams. We're talking only hundreds or low thousands of dollars per weekend at most for any program. UAA's webstream is free and during the Gophers series at one point it had 8000 viewers. 99 percent of those viewers wouldn't have watched it if they'd had to pay for it. If ALL D-1 schools gave away their webstream it would help raise the profile of the sport.
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Originally posted by uaafanblog View PostD-1 hockey would do itself a favor if individual programs would simply give away their webstreams. We're talking only hundreds or low thousands of dollars per weekend at most for any program. UAA's webstream is free and during the Gophers series at one point it had 8000 viewers. 99 percent of those viewers wouldn't have watched it if they'd had to pay for it. If ALL D-1 schools gave away their webstream it would help raise the profile of the sport.BS UML '04, PhD UConn '09
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Originally posted by Osorojo View PostAt times when I channel surf I encounter as many as four channels broadcasting or rebroadcasting college women's field hockey games, but no men's or women's ice hockey games. Is women's field hockey intrinsically a better TV spectator sport than ice hockey or does DI college hockey lack a promotional strategy?If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
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