[Husker] 27-0, 14-0, Big XII Champs, first sell out in women's basketball history

[Tony lambert]

Well the women's game is more of a fundamentals game and is fun to watch

Tony Lambert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Wolfson" <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
To: "Jon Johnston" <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
Cc: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] 27-0, 14-0, Big XII Champs, first sell out in women's 
basketball history


> To be fair, I have noticed an uptick in women's basketball coverage this
> season. FSN and ESPN are televising several games apiece over the weekend,
> and there are usually at least a couple during the week. And to Jon's 
> point,
> I'm not sure if there's even demand for that much. To be brutally honest, 
> I
> have never followed the Huskers or Jays women's teams any more closely 
> than
> checking their scores in the paper, until this year. And it's taken an
> amazing, undefeated season, just to get me to scan for their games when 
> I'm
> watching sports on the weekend. Note: I don't generally seek out the 
> games,
> I just randomly scan the channels to see if they happen to be on. And I
> watch a lot of sports. Usually there's just something more compelling to 
> me,
> such as USA hockey the past two weeks. It's not exactly a problem with
> women's basketball not being compelling. This year at least, I'd much 
> rather
> watch the NU women's team than the NU men's team. But to me, it's harder 
> for
> the women's game to be more compelling than the men's.
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Jon Johnston 
> <jon.johnston at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> It's women's basketball. They're covered maybe only slightly more than
>> college baseball.
>>
>> Put it this way - even with the phenomenal season they're having, the 
>> team
>> will still lose money. And even with the horrible season they'll still 
>> make
>> money. Does that make sense? No, but that's TV coverage.
>>
>> Jon Johnston
>>
>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:14 AM, Robert Christensen wrote:
>>
>> > That has been a problem all over.  I'm not sure why they haven't been 
>> > on
>> TV much.  The men's games are on about every time, and the women's have 
>> been
>> on rarely.  They are great to watch and I wish them continued good luck.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> > Killmar, John wrote:
>> >> One of the problems I have is they're not on TV in Memphis.  One of 
>> >> the
>> four regionals is in Memphis.  Maybe they'll come through Memphis. 
>> Chances
>> are they'll play in Kansas City, given they don't lose early.
>> >>
>> >> John Killmar
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
>> Behalf Of Robert Christensen
>> >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:38 AM
>> >> To: Husker List
>> >> Subject: [Husker] 27-0, 14-0, Big XII Champs, first sell out in 
>> >> women's
>> basketball history
>> >>
>> >> I can't believe how quiet the list is regarding the awesome run the 
>> >> Lady
>> >> Huskers have displayed.  Is it getting so ho-hum the list doesn't 
>> >> care?
>> >>
>> >> The last home game is Wednesday.  Two more wins and they will complete
>> >> an undefeated year.  The board should be buzzing about this phenomenal
>> >> run.  I'm planning to go to the game Wednesday even though I will have
>> >> to set at the very top of Devaney.  It promises to be an awesome
>> >> experience with the Lady seniors last home game and the prospect of 
>> >> one
>> >> more win.  Go Lady Huskers.
>> >>
>> >> Bob
>> >>
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