War is going to take away from NCAA Tourney coverage

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JOSEPHLB

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"Games will be played, even if war breaks out

By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer
March 16, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA tournament games will go on, even if war breaks out this week.
NCAA officials were busy making contingency plans for security and possible postponements, but the event would not be canceled, tournament managing director Greg Shaheen said. ``Our objective is to honor and respect the times we're living in, but to understand that life must go on,'' he said. CBS has said it might switch some games to ESPN if there is a war with Iraq. It could also shift the games to another of the networks owned by CBS' parent company, Viacom, such as MTV, UPN, BET or TNN. The tournament's first game is Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, with the first-round games Thursday and Friday. The NCAA has contacted sites and hotels to find out what events are planned in host cities in the days following first and second-round games, said Donna Noonan, a vice president in charge of the women's tournament. That way, games could be postponed if needed. ``We are planning on playing the tournament right now,'' men's selection committee chairman Jim Livengood said. ``We've had contact with all the authorities and we plan on going forward.''
Shaheen already has announced that the security measures adopted last year, following the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, would be in place again this year. Additional measures might be added if war breaks out. The men's tournament is not the only event the NCAA needs to worry about. The women's basketball and men's ice hockey tournaments also are concerns this time of year. ``It's not just one sport or one championship,'' Noonan said. ``We'd have to bring the entire office into play.''
 
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arod

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Originally posted by: BDawg
No HDTV coverage! Damn you, dubya!
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Its being rumored since CBS cant send the HDTV games to the other stations they will have them on the HDTV channels if that happens. The only way to see NCAA may be on HDTV, wouldnt that be sweet? :)
 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: arod
Originally posted by: BDawg
No HDTV coverage! Damn you, dubya!
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Its being rumored since CBS cant send the HDTV games to the other stations they will have them on the HDTV channels if that happens. The only way to see NCAA may be on HDTV, wouldnt that be sweet? :)
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Well, if war breaks out tonight/tomorrow, that gives them a few days to cover the news 24/7 until we're all just nauseated by the rehash after rehash of every cruise missile strike. Then, come Thur/Fri, we're back to normal coverage.

Either way, I found out this weekend my inactive DISH account is still 'live' for the HD channels! :D
 
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Personally though I'd rather they not cover the war. If people want to see what is going on then they can flip over to cnn or for those with PiP, an opportunity to actually use it.
 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Personally though I'd rather they not cover the war. If people want to see what is going on then they can flip over to cnn or for those with PiP, an opportunity to actually use it.
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Trouble with that is that CBS/NBC/ABC figure they'll lose ratings (and advertiser dollars) if they don't offer 24/7 war coverage.

This is an area where DTV could really be of benefit. With multi-casting capabilities, the networks could show news coverage on the primary channel and sports/alternate programming on sub-channels. Now, I don't condone that for full-time broadcast as it definitely cuts into the bitrate when other channels are going but for times like this, it would definitely fit in well.
 
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