>        Really?  I suppose there were still TV timeouts for the
>assorted RSNs and commercial stations carrying the regionals.  I'm
>sure I'm the only one who feels this way, but I'd be pretty happy if
>the NC$$ put all their eggs in the PPV basket, made sure the
>broadcasts were available thru cable outlets and not just mini-dishes,
>and then played the regionals without TV timeouts.
 
This would leave a lot of people out of the picture (pun intended).  I, for
one,
am a displaced New Englander living in California and the odds of my local
cable company offering a college hockey PPV event are slim.  The odds of
a local bar showing the games are even slimmer. And, to top it off, I live
in
an apartment building so I can't buy a satellite dish.  This leaves me with
AudioNet, which is great and I rely on this for most of the season to hear
the
games but sucks compared to seeing the games on TV.
 
Also, this wouldn't help expand college hockey viewership.  A lot of people
that wouldn't otherwise tune in, may watch the game if ESPN is doing the
broadcasting.
 
Jim Walker
 
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