Curry madness takes over CBS' TV schedule?
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:27 PM
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Rants, Stephen Curry
OK, maybe the Stephen Curry adulation is going too far…
That may sound weird given this blog’s man crush on the Davidson star. (What can I say? The guy makes for interesting posts.) But it’s true. The Curry crush has reached such proportions that CBS is going to rob most of the country of a Top 10 showdown Saturday in favor of Curry’s Wildcats.
Yes, it seems that No. 2 UConn vs. No. 8. Gonzaga may be a regional broadcast in favor of Davidson’s game vs. Purdue. CBS’ TV sked lists both UConn-Gonzaga and Purdue-Davidson as regional games, but check out this story from the Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy, who offers up the network’s likely plan.
Given Saturday’s monster hoops slate -- Connecticut vs. Gonzaga, Michigan State at Texas, Duke vs. Xavier, Syracuse at Memphis and Purdue vs. Davidson, all Top 25 showdowns -- and the heat Curry’s garnered this season, there may not be a huge outcry over the decision. People want to see the kid play. Simple as that.
Sigh.
The other factor conspiring against hoops fans wishing to see the game is that the sport doesn’t garner much attention until after the Super Bowl and March Madness comes into view. TV ratings never jump off the charts until March (and sometimes not even then), which means a December game featuring schools not named North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke or UCLA isn’t likely to fare well.
With any luck, CBS will make the Huskies and Zags the national game. Some of us would love to see a Final Four preview three months in advance.
