> > 1) Someone from NMU mentioned that the Joe Louis Arena prevented > areas such as Minn and Marquette from covering the regionals by > charging high TV coverage costs. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Please don't > blame the JOE for this one. Blame the NC$$ and ESPN. They did > this, not the Joe. > I don't think this is the case, but let's determine for sure. I believe it was Pam in Minneapolis who told us last year (maybe it was Carol?) that a LOCAL TV station in the Twin Cities inquired about telecasting the West Regional and was told that the *Arena* wanted a too-high fee (but how high is "too high"?) for the privilege. So--IS it Joe Louis who controls that kind of thing, or is the NC$$ and/or ESPN, as suggested above? BTW, if the same thing occurs again and it really is a matter of the fee, I'd bet that the Twin Cities, Marquette, and other places could get enough people to pony up for a kind of informal "Pay TV" feed into local places to make it worth the local stations' while to pay the going rate. Steve *********************************** * Steve Christopher, NMU * * "Go 'Cats!''Goin' for it again in * * '93--With a little less "O" * * and a lot more "D"! * * [log in to unmask] * ***********************************