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re: **Official Midnight Madness Thread**
Posted on 10/12/12 at 11:17 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 10/12/12 at 11:17 pm to Cheese Grits
Okay so I lied a little.
It's all about exposure. And playing in the Champions Classic was far too good a deal to turn down.
And it's at the Georgia Dome which is even closer then what Madison Square Garden was (well attended by UK fans BTW).
I don't have a problem with dropping IU after the shite that went on at Assembly Hall. And I'm not talking about losing either.
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I think they both had some blame but I think the Duke game was already desired by ESPN while the Indiana game was geared to the actual fans of UK and IU. Why in the fook do you play Duke on a weekday at 9pm that far away when you can play IU and both sets of fans can drive in an hour or so.
It's all about exposure. And playing in the Champions Classic was far too good a deal to turn down.
And it's at the Georgia Dome which is even closer then what Madison Square Garden was (well attended by UK fans BTW).
I don't have a problem with dropping IU after the shite that went on at Assembly Hall. And I'm not talking about losing either.
This post was edited on 10/12/12 at 11:19 pm
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Posted on 10/13/12 at 6:21 am to BluegrassBelle
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It's all about exposure. And playing in the Champions Classic was far too good a deal to turn down.
IU vs UK would top exposure as both are top teams. Giving Duke exposure over UK and IU keeps the ACC in the game instead of leaving them behind - Which is a strategy that should be preferred by both UK and IU. In case you missed it there was not an ACC team in the Final Four this past spring and that is a trend I would like to see continue. When UK played Freedom or RCA Dome they got half the tickets. UK playing in Atlanta means Stub Hub and Ticketmaster get the best seats and the fans get bent over by the NCAA sanctioned scalpers.
As for exposure, playing a Saturday game gets the top rating s numbers. Getting the 9pm slot on a Tuesday does not. This is not a hard concept to grasp. If you think tuesday > saturday you are crazy
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And it's at the Georgia Dome which is even closer then what Madison Square Garden
Not sure where Madison Square garden comes in but why let Duke use a game with UK to recruit Atlanta / Georgia area. UK already gets that exposure playing in the SEC so why let an ACC team invade that turf. The smart play is to keep the ACC out of the SEC footprint. As for well attended, that will be an overpriced ticket in a bad time slot and the attendance numbers will be massaged over folks that actually walk through the turnstiles.
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And I'm not talking about losing either.
All the more reason to put it back in Lucas and YUM and put it back on a saturday where UK gets prime time and maximum ratings numbers. Show me where ESPN is beating CBS on a saturday for media numbers. For somebody who claims to be a UK fan you sure do not advance the best long term strategy to keep them ahead of the ACC for NCAA banners.
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