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cayuga · December 18, 2011, 03:47:21 PM

Does anyone know if any of the Florida or Colorado games are being broadcast anywhere?

Al DeFlorio · December 18, 2011, 04:02:37 PM

Quote from: cayugaDoes anyone know if any of the Florida or Colorado games are being broadcast anywhere?

Not televised according to the USCHO list. Cornell games scheduled for national television are:

Colgate at Cornell on CBS College Sports, Jan. 27, 7:30 EST
Cornell at RPI on NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus?), Feb. 3, 7:30 EST

Dartmouth at Cornell is on Time Warner Cable Sports Jan. 20 at 7:00 EST

nyc94 · December 18, 2011, 04:40:41 PM

Are we getting a return visit from Colorado College in the future or is this a one time thing? Or is it tied to their trip to Estero in 2009?

dbilmes · December 19, 2011, 05:01:26 PM

The Florida games usually aren't televised, which makes it more enjoyable for those of us who are there!

Jim Hyla · December 19, 2011, 05:28:27 PM

Quote from: dbilmesThe Florida games usually aren't televised, which makes it more enjoyable for those of us who are there!

And just why is that? I've never found a TV game to be a problem. Get home later, that's all.

ugarte · December 19, 2011, 05:43:36 PM

Quote from: Jim Hyla
Quote from: dbilmesThe Florida games usually aren't televised, which makes it more enjoyable for those of us who are there!
And just why is that? I've never found a TV game to be a problem. Get home later, that's all.

Disagree. There are extra, and longer, interruptions in play. What am I supposed to do? TALK to someone? Bleh.

Chris '03 · December 19, 2011, 05:49:35 PM

Quote from: ugarte
Quote from: Jim Hyla
Quote from: dbilmesThe Florida games usually aren't televised, which makes it more enjoyable for those of us who are there!
And just why is that? I've never found a TV game to be a problem. Get home later, that's all.
Disagree. There are extra, and longer, interruptions in play. What am I supposed to do? TALK to someone? Bleh.

There are no extra interruptions. They may be longer but it's not as if the play is blown dead at 16, 12, 8, and 4 each period. It's a 90 second break instead of a 20-30 second break. 12 minutes over the course of the game.

I have always thought that teams that have most games televised have an advantage come NCAA time. They are more used to playing with TV timeouts and are able to roll three quality lines instead of four more frequently due to extra breaks. I have no idea if history actually supports this theory and have never looked into it.

dbilmes · December 19, 2011, 06:38:42 PM

Personally, I hate being at televised games. Some of the TV timeouts seem to drag on forever, especially if the Cornell band isn't there, or isn't allowed to play due to annoying piped-in music. It also gives an advantage to teams with a lot of star players, since they can give them more ice time due to the TV timeouts. I love the fact that a non-televised college hockey game doesn't take much more than 2 hours to play.

David Harding · December 19, 2011, 10:06:13 PM

Quote from: dbilmesPersonally, I hate being at televised games. Some of the TV timeouts seem to drag on forever, especially if the Cornell band isn't there, or isn't allowed to play due to annoying piped-in music. It also gives an advantage to teams with a lot of star players, since they can give them more ice time due to the TV timeouts. I love the fact that a non-televised college hockey game doesn't take much more than 2 hours to play.

I agree completely. The breaks seem interminable and it changes the dynamic of the game. I like giving an advantage to teams that can skate four gritty lines. It would be interesting to look into the theory Chris '03 proposed. It might suggest a somewhat different assignment of lines in televised games.