Beilein rants about ESPN start time

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I love this guy. We all do. Who doesn't? How can you not?

 

John Beilein just ranted about ESPN airing the game even later than 10 p.m. Spike Albrecht has a nine a.m. class tomorrow.

— Daniel Feldman (@danfeldman31) November 26, 2014

@BFQuinn: Beilein blasting ESPN for tonight's tip time being moved 10 minutes.” Haha Classic Beilein. Gotta love him!!

— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) November 26, 2014

Beilein's remarks on ESPN delayed start time weren't a response to a question; he just went freestyle.

— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) November 26, 2014

davking1980

November 26th, 2014 at 11:59 AM ^

Michigan played back in 2007, lost in 1st round to Butler.

It's more of a mid-major tournament now though.  This year's participants are Pacific, Alaska-Anchorage, Missouri State, Colorado State, Rice, Mercer, Washington State and UC Santa Barbara.

Last year was Harvard, Denver, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Pepperdine, TCU, Alaska, Tulsa and Indiana State, so not exactly a stacked field.

APBlue

November 26th, 2014 at 7:46 AM ^

If it were NFL or even NCAA power 5 conference opponents, I might agree.  However, you're talking about a game between 6-6 and 2-10 MAC teams.  I don't think they're drawing the numbers that two top 20 basketball teams are.  

Just my opinion.  I don't follow ratings.  

Don

November 26th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^

LOL.

On one hand, you've got a basketball game in New York City played between the #12 and #18 teams in the country, one of those teams based in a huge metropolitan area just 90 miles away and the other having a large number of alumni in the New York area. The combined population of the New York-Philly corridors is over 27,000,000 people.

On the other, you have a football game played between two Ohio teams in a minor conference in flyover territory, with that game having no impact whatsoever on who plays in that conference championship. A game that was so compelling that it drew 11,000 fans to the stadium. Do you actually think that anybody outside of Oxford, Ohio and Athens, Ohio gave two shits about watching that game? Even if every single individual in those two towns were watching, the combined population would be under 50,000.

go16blue

November 26th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^

Sorry, but if you think you have a better idea of what will make ESPN money than ESPN does, you're just wrong. They put millions of dollars into determining what exactly their schedule should look like, and they're pretty damn good at it. If you think they put the basketball game later than the football game for no reason, you're crazy.

Don

November 26th, 2014 at 12:01 PM ^

In principle, just because some corporation spends lots of money determining what their product should look like doesn't mean they know what they're doing—there are plenty of examples in the last few decades of American business history to prove that.

Whatever—if you can point to TV ratings that show a MAC game should have been prioritized over a UM-Nova game, I'll stand corrected.

aratman

November 26th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^

ESPN seems to do what ever it takes for ratings, they don't give two shits about sports or any sort of integrity in reporting.  They go so far as to say as much on there radio shows.   What happened to do the right thing because it is right?  That game should have been played at 8.  If espn wants to cover it, they can cover it then. 

snarling wolverine

November 26th, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^

They put millions of dollars into determining what exactly their schedule should look like, and they're pretty damn good at it

Actually, given how often this happens, I'd say they aren't very good at it. How hard is it to figure out how long a football game will last? It's not like the game only ran over because it was in triple-OT. It was clear from the start of the 4th quarter that it wouldn't end in time.

alum96

November 26th, 2014 at 1:16 AM ^

By the time they fly home I imagine they wont get to their houses/dorms until 4:30-5:00 AM either way. 

Not sure why either game was so late - first game should have been a 7 PM tip and start the second game 9:15 PM.

LSAClassOf2000

November 26th, 2014 at 7:20 AM ^

I spent a few terrible minutes trying to figure out how ESPN reasoned that an epic struggle to sustain drives and play fundamentally sound football at the end of the Ohio / Miami (OH) game could be more entertaining than a hoops game which promised to be (and was) competitive. I just couldn't comprehend a game-winning FG on a Tuesday night couldn't be moved to ESPNNews instead.

schreibee

November 26th, 2014 at 1:23 PM ^

The World Series IS the WORLD'S Championship until someone comes to SF to take it!
The WBC did well here, although I didn't go and couldn't care less about it.
And that 7 pm PST tip was so it wouldn't conflict with Warriors taking down the Heat. How come no one on here isn't ranting about more important things like the 2 no-calls on the last 2 possessions? espn called the block like the no. 2 or 3 play of the night. I saw foul, and charge on Nova's go ahead bucket...am I the only one? Or is that a different thread?

Baughlieve

November 26th, 2014 at 2:11 AM ^

Unless they are showing one of our games, I never watch ESPN anymore. I can't stand SportsCenter and don't get me started on Around the Horn, PTI and all the other garbage. FSN has me covered when it comes to my local teams, while most of the top College football and NFL games are on regular TV. I  still can't believe I used to watch Berman and NFL Countdown back in the days...

CRISPed in the DIAG

November 26th, 2014 at 9:45 AM ^

ESPN had its time and place for me, but now I get my sports news from blogs, message boards and google updates. NFL Countdown was funny and a traditional hangover remedy for me through college.  At the time.  And I know Olberman is despised for different reasons, but he still entertains me if I bump into him somewhere.  I listen to most of the Dan Patrick radio show every day.

M-Dog

November 26th, 2014 at 6:57 AM ^

Too Big to Fail.  And ignore.

I will watch whoever shows Michigan and games that affect Michigan.  When that stops being mostly ESPN/ABC I will stop watching them.

But in fairness, we (eagerly) took the man's money, so the man gets to call his tune. 

Mr. Yost

November 26th, 2014 at 1:33 AM ^

15 minutes isn't going to change much.

Now the fact that the games should've been 7 and 9:15...that makes a much bigger difference.

Besides, teachers are trying to get on the road for Thanksgiving...half their classes will be cancelled tomorrow. Then again, I didn't go to Michigan, so what the hell do I know?