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  • #1

    More Love from the boys in bristol

    Kyle Whelliston: I'm lovin' it! The quality of ball is high-major caliber, indeed. But the thing (to me) that makes it a mid-major league forever is that there are no big media markets in the MVC, they're all small cities and towns. And as I always say to MVC fans who hate the fact I insist they're mid-major: c'mon, embrace it. Nobody else has what you have - magical atmosphere, small-town charm, and - most importantly - lots and lots of Tournament bids. Who cares about national respect or bright lights? It's the best conference in America.

    Question posed to ESPN contract Mid Major "expert" in this weeks live chat regarding the actual quality of the MVC.

    Add also this comment:
    Tom Omaha: What is your opinoin of the MVC getting three teams in again?

    Joe Lunardi: Two words: Probable and deserving.

    GO PANTHERS!!!

    These are both ESPN INsider postings, got it for christmas so Im getting some much needed bball info
    Last edited by ejacobson; 12-25-2005, 04:30 PM.
    GO PANTHERS!!!
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    I wonder if that guy considers Champaign, Illinois, West Lafayette, Indiana, Iowa City, Iowa, Ames, Iowa, Waco, Texas, Lubbock, Texas, Norman and Stillwater, Okahoma and others from the BCS conferences 'major media markets'??? If ESPN and other networks wanted to televise more games to major media markets...they could. Back in the day...Durham and Chapel Hill were just small towns in North Carolina...now, the four letter network has sold it to the country that it's the end all, be all of college basketball.
    "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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      Originally posted by panther2317
      I wonder if that guy considers Champaign, Illinois, West Lafayette, Indiana, Iowa City, Iowa, Ames, Iowa, Waco, Texas, Lubbock, Texas, Norman and Stillwater, Okahoma and others from the BCS conferences 'major media markets'??? If ESPN and other networks wanted to televise more games to major media markets...they could. Back in the day...Durham and Chapel Hill were just small towns in North Carolina...now, the four letter network has sold it to the country that it's the end all, be all of college basketball.
      Great point! Add in Spokane, WA as well

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      • #4
        Here's some more good pub from ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2271606
        I was furious at first when I saw Cini was team of the week for beating LSU and Dayton, but was relieved to look at Teams on the Rise and see them admit UNI just as well could have received the honor. Credit given ESPN

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