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Subject: Re: 4-0 on European Trip...

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Date Posted: 20:47:41 07/19/05 Tue
In reply to: Go Bison! 's message, "4-0 on European Trip..." on 01:11:30 06/03/05 Fri

From Andy Katz's chat on ESPN.com today. Kinda tells you what the Bracket Buster is really about! Holding out hope though.
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Bob (Worcester, MA): Hey Andy. Message rumors have it Bucknell wants into the Bracket Buster. Holy Cross would be a great candidate as well. The Patriot League changed it's schedule to allow some weekend flexibility. So, what are you hearing about the Patriot League being included in the Bracket Buster? True or at least a possibility?

Andy Katz: (4:36 PM ET ) The problem is the Patriot League isn't an ESPN partner. The teams that are in the Bracket Buster are all partners (i.e. have more than just one game on during the season). Bucknell may want in but as far as I know the Patriot League wasn't at the Bracket Buster meeting in the spring.

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Author: Dan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:21:06 07/20/05 Wed What the hell does that mean an "ESPN" partner? Is this why EPSN 2 is broadcasting St. Peters versus Rider and not Patriot League games? Is this why we get relegated to a 4:30 time slot for our Championship games?

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Date Posted: 11:21:11 07/20/05 Wed

Dan,

In a word I think the answer is yes.

Other than the PL championship game, we do not have a TV deal with any of ESPN affiliated netorks, including ESPNplus.

The Bracket Buster, for all the hype about giving mid-majors a better chance at an at large birth by improving their OOC resume, is a made for TV event, that ESPN controls to a certain extent. To get ratings for ESPN that weekend and promote it's other "partners."

Note in one of the earlier posts from Katz that the focus of the meetings was to get the 20 best games on TV, with other schools participating (i.e. picking up a game against other Bracket Buster conference teams) to make scheduling easier. ESPN only cares about the 20 TV games, they couldn't care less about the other teams and scheduling issues that an open weekend at the end of conference season may cause.

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Author: Dan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:50:25 07/21/05 Thu Understood on all and thanks. The League needs to move to become a partner.

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Author: CHC8485 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:14:41 08/03/05 Wed Well count me as surprised. Here on the PL future schedule for Men's Baketball, revised July 5, 2005 is Bucknell (and only Bucknell)in the Bracket Buster! Hope it sticks and you do the PL proud! http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-fls-0506.pdf