On Sep. 27, Kenneth Michael Baker wrote: Prime should no longer do college hockey because half the affilates (especially PASS) occasionally preempt these games for NHL and/or NBA games forcing the games to always air tape-delayed. They should also no longer do college hockey because I feel they do not completely cover the scope of the national scene. I would like to see only the networks that will commit to college hockey live coverage show the games. Showing live college hockey will further increase its popularity and viewers would probably be more interested in the games. ========================================= While I agree with you about tape-delays, uneven coverage, and lack of commitment, I don't think this means that PRIME should drop hockey altogether. For some of us out in college hockey wasteland, the PRIME coverage is all we get. It's sure better than nothing! Our goal should be to make the coverage better, not eliminate it. Also, I have a difficult time arguing that HTS, the local Washington, DC affiliate, should pre-empt the (NHL) Capitals or (NBA) Bullets for a college hockey game with less local interest. While I would MUCH rather see the Maine-BU game than the loosing Bullets, I have to admit that I'm in a minority here. They have a business to run after all. Tape-delay seems like a very reasonable compromise to me. Kurt Jaeger, RPI '81, '83 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.