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re: Miss State womens basketball
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:02 am to AustinOMfan
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:02 am to AustinOMfan
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I hardly call that proof, more like hearsay.
How long have you been following the sport?
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Give credit where credit it due.
I give both coaches credit as being high end coaches, always have.
Where I disagree is after following the sport since the 70's I have seen too much exposure to some and to little exposure to others to not believe there is inherent bias created by ESPN. As stated above I am less likely to attribute this to conspiracy and more likely to attribute it to comfort zone of those in front of the cameras and those behind them making executive decisions based on what they know.
Does it help UNC and the ACC that Skipper @ Disney is a UNC grad? One thing about the LHN is that if it survives it will be producing the next generation of high level ESPN executives as they move up the food chain.
Why did ESPN not build the SECN studios in Atlanta or Nashville where plenty of future media talent can be developed from the local advantages? Instaed they put the studio in the heart of ACC country because that is where they have been drawing their labor pool from in the past. If sports are national why has ESPN not moved out of Bristol in favor of a Top 20 media market?
You notice this behavior in corporate headquarters and how they influence and are influenced by the communities they call home. If the president of a Fortune 50 (which Disney is) resides in your town along with their HQ it is a good bet they will demand better schools, entertainment, dining, parks, and other assorted amenities in that community. I have observed this behavior for over half a century and can assure you it exists.
As example, imagine if ESPN had been formed in Palo Alto, California. Stanford already has a very good women's basketball program but with ESPN as their corporate parent can you not see Tara and Geno reversing their respective careers?
Both are top coaches but incubated with media advantages you gets different results. In my previous example, does Wooden go on the tear he did without Sam Gilbert?
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Posted on 1/14/17 at 11:43 am to Cheese Grits
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How long have you been following the sport?
Not that it matters, but since the 60's. I grew up in CT and have followed Uconn since they were in the Yankee Conference. Good old Wes Bialosuknia days.
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If sports are national why has ESPN not moved out of Bristol in favor of a Top 20 media market?
Actually, it's pretty simple. CT has given huge tax subsidies to ESPN to keep them there.
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As example, imagine if ESPN had been formed in Palo Alto, California. Stanford already has a very good women's basketball program but with ESPN as their corporate parent can you not see Tara and Geno reversing their respective careers?
This is where I disagree. You can say all you want that ESPN is a "corporate parent" to Uconn, but actually fans and sportwriters and to some extent the powers at Uconn dislike ESPn. There's a belief that their strong ties and influence to the ACC kept Uconn from getting an invite. This all because ESPN had a contract with the Big East and didn't want Uconn leaving that conference. Now they're in conference limbo and sitting on the outside looking in.
You can also theorize all you want that some other program would have become Uconn, if ESPN had set up shop in their neighborhood, but that's all it is, theory. I still hold to my belief that the coaches were the ones that should get all the credit for changing the culture and success of their respective teams. For now, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
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