Pat Summitt.........

#27
#27
lacrossepro70 said:
speak for yourself. Of course they would care.
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Yeah, the fans care so much about the Lady Vols that the FM flagship station of the Vol Network doesn't carry their games. Once you get past the freeloaders/cheapskates and frontrunners, the support for the Lady Vols is no better than what the baseball team gets. It is a niche sport, nothing more.
 
#29
#29
OWB said:
Yeah, kind of like wrestling..
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When over a million people pay $40 bucks to watch a Lady Vol game on Pay Per view, your point will be relevant. Also, call me when women's basketball is the highest rated weekly show on cable.
 
#30
#30
hatvol96 said:
When over a million people pay $40 bucks to watch a Lady Vol game on Pay Per view, your point will be relevant. Also, call me when women's basketball is the highest rated weekly show on cable.
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You do know that wrestling is fake don't you? :question: Why doesn't ESPN and all the other major networks show wrestling instead of women's basketball?
 
#31
#31
OWB said:
You do know that wrestling is fake don't you? :question: Why doesn't ESPN and all the other major networks show wrestling instead of women's basketball?
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Compare USA network's ratings for RAW to to the miniscule numbers ESPN draws for phony basketball. NBC does multiple WWE shows in the place of Saturday Night Live in various points in the year. I bet the boys in Bristol would much rather have the rights to Vince McMahon's product instead of the dreck Pat Summit oversees. The WWE actually draws ratings. Phony basketball is lucky to outdraw community access documentaries on street paving.
 
#32
#32
hatvol96 said:
Compare USA network's ratings for RAW to to the miniscule numbers ESPN draws for phony basketball. NBC does multiple WWE shows in the place of Saturday Night Live in various points in the year. I bet the boys in Bristol would much rather have the rights to Vince McMahon's product instead of the dreck Pat Summit oversees. The WWE actually draws ratings. Phony basketball is lucky to outdraw community access documentaries on street paving.
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So you don't think that over 1 million people tune in to the Tennessee / UConn game? Or Tennessee and Duke? I'd actually be interested to see how many people actually do claim to watch women's basketball now. Where could one find that information?
 
#33
#33
i don't know if i would consider replacing SNL impressive given the current state of the show.
 
#35
#35
OWB said:
So you don't think that over 1 million people tune in to the Tennessee / UConn game? Or Tennessee and Duke? I'd actually be interested to see how many people actually do claim to watch women's basketball now. Where could one find that information?
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Two things: 1. I bet nobody paid $40 bucks to watch those games on TV. 2. I would guess that the Nielsen ratings would have a website that lists ratings for all programs.
 
#36
#36
Pat is top notch. She's slipped a small notch but not much. Every year though they struggle in big games on offense for whatever reason. Last night went scoreless for 4 min to start the game. In a huge game like that @ home how can u not come out more focused than that.

Other programs (especially in acc) have caught her.

She needs a offense minded asst.
 
#37
#37
OWB said:
Agreed, SNL is crap nowadays..
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SNL is awful. I remember the days of Farley, Norm MacDonald (the best weekend update guy ever), Sandler, Farrel, Chris Kattan, Haracio Sans, and my favorite SNL actor ever Tracey Morgan.
 
#38
#38
OWB said:
So you don't think that over 1 million people tune in to the Tennessee / UConn game? Or Tennessee and Duke? I'd actually be interested to see how many people actually do claim to watch women's basketball now. Where could one find that information?
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Also, USA is the highest rated network on cable. Raw is consistently one of the top rated shows on cable. If phony basketball drew more than poker reruns, the sports networks would show a lot more of it.
 
#39
#39
hatvol96 said:
Two things: 1. I bet nobody paid $40 bucks to watch those games on TV. 2. I would guess that the Nielsen ratings would have a website that lists ratings for all programs.
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they do. this week's list obviously isn't out yet. Raw typically draws between 5 and 6 million viewers. it's very rare to see any college bball game w/ that much viewership during the week. I can't imagine a lady vols-duke game on espn2 got that kind of viewership.
 
#40
#40
hatvol96 said:
Two things: 1. I bet nobody paid $40 bucks to watch those games on TV.
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I would think that nobody $40 dollars to watch a good women's matchup because there is enough interest to put it on a major channel in a primetime spot.

Anyway, I enjoy wrestling about as much as you enjoy women's basketball and if you call WB a "niche" sport, you have to concede the fact that wrestling is also just that.
 
#42
#42
Business said:
SNL is awful. I remember the days of Farley, Norm MacDonald (the best weekend update guy ever), Sandler, Farrel, Chris Kattan, Haracio Sans, and my favorite SNL actor ever Tracey Morgan.
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it went downhill after Will Ferrell left.

what's the difference between ESPN selling advertising during one of their games and the WWE selling a PPV for $40 a pop without ads?
 
#44
#44
doozer said:
it went downhill after Will Ferrell left.

what's the difference between ESPN selling advertising during one of their games and the WWE selling a PPV for $40 a pop without ads?
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I think it went downhill before Ferrell even came into the picture. I long for the days of Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Martin Short etc etc etc..
 
#46
#46
OWB said:
I think it went downhill before Ferrell even came into the picture. I long for the days of Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Martin Short etc etc etc..
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I watched SNL more when I was 13,14, 15. After 16 I quit watching it cause I was usually out raising fuss at 11:30, and now I'm usually at the bar.
 
#49
#49
OWB said:
I think it went downhill before Ferrell even came into the picture. I long for the days of Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Martin Short etc etc etc..
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i'm too young for those days.

i'm the Farley, Sandler, Spade, Carvey, Myers, Ferrell, etc... generation.
 
#50
#50
doozer said:
it's not already dead? i don't seem to ever see it on TV anymore.
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Flip around right now I bet you hit atleast 2 shows of Poker. Celebrity Poker, Mansion Poker, WSOP. I have friends that can actually sit and watch that crap. It's like watching golf with no appreciation for skill. It's poker there is a certain skill but it's still luck.
 
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