0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2008
Now that the first weekend of play in the NCAA Tournament is over, I want to give a quickie review of the announcing crews from both TV and radio. Having March Madness on Demand, Mega March Madness and Sirius Satellite Radio, I was able to watch and listen to much of the coverage. Before I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2008
Sorry for not updating the blog this weekend. I have been only been able to give you viewing picks and I’ve basically had my weekend planned out for me as I’ve had to work both Saturday and Sunday (yes, I had to work on Easter Sunday). That’s what happens when you’re involved in a family-run […]
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College Basketball NCAA Women’s TournamentXavier vs. Nebraska – ESPN2, 12:07 p.m.Illinois State vs. Oklahoma – ESPN2, 12:12 p.m.Chattanooga vs. Kansas State – ESPN2, 12:17 p.m.Bucknell vs. North Carolina – ESPN2, 12:22 p.m.Coppin State vs. Maryland – ESPN, 2:30 p.m.Iowa vs. Georgia – ESPN, 2:30 p.m.Miami (OH) vs. Louisville – ESPN, 2:30 p.m.SMU vs. Notre Dame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2008
BoxingBoxing After Dark – HBO, 10:05 p.m.College Basketball NCAA Women’s Tournament Georgia Tech vs. Iowa State – ESPN2, noonTexas-San Antonio vs. Texas A&M – ESPN2, noonFresno State vs. Baylor – ESPN2, 2 p.m.Hartford vs. Syracuse – ESPN2, 2 p.m.Auburn vs. George Washington – ESPN2, 2 p.m.Robert Morris vs. Rutgers – ESPN2, 2 p.m.Wyoming vs. Pittsburgh […]
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With the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament now over, it’s time to look forward to the 2nd Round. By the end of Easter Sunday, we’ll know who’s in the Sweet 16. But let’s get to Sunday’s tip times and TV and radio announcing assignments. CBS has a triple header starting at noon ET. As […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2008
College Basketball NCAA Tournament (All games on CBS)Oklahoma vs. St. Joseph’s – 7:10 p.m. (also on CBS College Sports Network)North Carolina vs. Mount St. Mary’s – 7:10 p.m.Vanderbilt vs. Siena – 7:20 p.m.Mississippi State vs. Oregon – 7:25 p.m.Louisville vs. Boise State – 9:35 p.m.Indiana vs. Arkansas – 9:35 p.m.Clemson vs. Villanova – 9:45 p.m.Memphis […]
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Time for the Friday media links once again. Glad to be here. The NCAA Tournament will be the subject of discussion in many of the media columns today. First round action will conclude Friday, then 2nd round action will start with a quadrupleheader on Saturday on CBS and a triple decker jones on Easter Sunday. […]
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Here are the games with tip times and announcing assignments for both radio and TV on Saturday, March 22. As always, all times are Eastern. 1:00 p.m. — The Road to the Final Four (Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg, Seth Davis) 2:10 p.m. — Washington D.C. I — West Virginia vs. Duke — Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel […]
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Right now, it’s a runaway for Worst Play-by-Play announcer in the NCAA Tournament on the TV side. Craig Bolerjack seems to be in love with his own voice. Listening to him call the Belmont-Duke game, you would think he’s getting a lap dance from the hottest stripper alive. His voice when a big play occurs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2008
CSTV’s Carter Blackburn would have to be our second nominee when I do the Fang’s Bites NCAA Tournament Broadcasting Awards. But he would go under the Best Debut category. He’s done quite well. He’s allowed analyst Jay Bilas to talk and he’s even challenged him once or twice. Nice job, Carter. If CBS uses him […]
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College Basketball NCAA Tournament (All Games on CBS)Kansas State vs. USC – 7:10 p.m.Belmont vs. Duke – 7:10 p.m.Winthrop vs. Washington State – 7:20 p.m.Texas A&M vs. BYU – 7:25 p.m. Cal-State Fullerton vs. Wisconsin – 9:30 p.m.Arizona vs. West Virginia – 9:30 p.m.George Mason vs. Notre Dame – 9:40 p.m.Mississippi Valley State vs. UCLA […]
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Just a few links for this afternoon. It appears CBSSports.com has fixed its glitches for the second games this afternoon. No audio problems or buffering. And even though I wanted to dislike Carter Blackburn in his NCAA Tournament debut, he’s doing a pretty decent job in the Anaheim subregional working with Jay Bilas. Not bad […]
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Craig Bolerjack in the Washington Region is our first nominee for Worst Play-by-Play. He’s using all types of cliches and he’s been quite annoying. He has not annoyed me in the past, but he’s doing a very good job annoying me today. And his partner Bob Wenzel is not much better. More later.
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As I logged into March Madness on Demand at NCAA.com, there were a few technical problems. First, there was audio for the Georgia-Xavier game, but no announcers. A note did appear underneath the video player saying the techies were aware of the problem. Then when we finally heard Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel, their voices […]
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With this being Thursday, I have a lot of stuff to do and there’s the NCAA Tournament to keep track of so let’s get to some links now. From the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Bill Doyle talks with ESPN’s Steve Phillips who’ll be traveling to Japan to call the Red Sox-A’s games next week. Jessica […]
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You know that anticipation you had as a kid waiting for Christmas and to get that chance to open your presents? That’s how I feel as we approach the first day of the NCAA Tournament. I always look forward to it. And now that I’m able to watch it online, it’s even better than having […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/19/2008
College Basketball National Invitation TournamentCleveland State at Dayton – ESPNU, 6 p.m.UAB at VCU – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Morgan State at Virginia Tech – ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.UC-Santa Barbara at Mississippi – ESPNU, 8 p.m.San Diego State at Florida – ESPN2, 9 p.m.Charlotte at Nebraska – ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.Utah State at Illinois State – ESPNU, […]
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Today being NCAA Tournament eve, finding links today is like trying to find that proverbial needle in a haystack. The biggest news from New England was the Red Sox threatening to boycott their Opening Day trip to Japan if their coaches were not properly compensated. ESPN was airing the Blue Jays-Red Sox exhibition game from […]
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Let’s give you some more links this morning. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says scheduling the games in the NCAA Tournament is not an easy task for CBS. Robyn Norwood of the Los Angeles Times talks with Bob Knight about his ESPN work and his promotion of the March Mega Madness package on DirecTV. Neil Best […]
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Because I was working late, I found a few more links for you. First, Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media blog has a really good entry on how the Southeastern Conference stepped up during the Atlanta tornado to accommodate its media partners during last week’s SEC Tournament. Consider the undertaking to move the […]
