Local Sports Coverage

[JoeB]

OK, I've got a little bit of a rant here so stick with me.  I tuned into Bay News Nine last night at 11 to see the Bulls highlites, but most importantly to see how in the world we lost on the last play.  They showed a bunch of clips of Mattis (who played great), but they didn't show the winning basket by Marquette.  I think they showed something like 6 or so highlites.  How can you not show the most important play that decides the game?  Especially considering it was a TIE GAME?  Rock Reilly's explanation wasn't even a good one on what happened.  I was fuming, so I turned over to the NBC affiliate (channel 7).  They showed a few highlites, maybe about 4 or so and they also failed to show the game's final play.  Once again I was floored by the ineptness of whoever creates the package that gets on air.  I would have understood if this was a Texas/Kansas highlite, but this is the home city team.  Anyway I'm in the process of emailing these jokers today to try to get some assemblance of an answer.

By the way, I was able to finally view the play in question by watching Fox Sports South which is a regional broadcast from Atlanta I believe.  So apparently that is where you need to go to find quality Bulls coverage.

[Unintelligibull]

The game wasn't about the final play. It was about how well we played against a top rated team. It was about the heart this team has. It was about the talent that Mac is developing and teaching how to play well together.

There was great team play and unbelievable individual efforts, many by McHugh Mattis. That was the story.

They played unbelievably well and focusing on the last play doesn't do justice to the team and an otherwise outstanding game Chris Howard played.

[AndytheBull]

Just to let you know, the guest on Bay News 9 last night was a taped interview with Jose Fernandez. Someone did show rhe last play but I dont remember which station.

[JoeB]

BullGator, I'm aware of that, but you can show what they showed and the final play of the game.  What else did the have to show last night?  More Tiger coverage?  More Super Bowl hype?  I don't think I'm asking for much, just one more highlite of the most important play in the game.  That is total coverage.  In fact if you're going to show only one play, you show that one.

By the way, I know exactly how well everyone played because I listened to it on the radio.  

I wonder if UF beat Vandy on a last second steal would they have shown the play?

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Here's a novel soultion to the problem.....go see the Bulls play at the Sundome and stay till the game is over

[Triple B]

I wonder if UF beat Vandy on a last second steal would they have shown the play?

You mean if Vandy beat UF on a last second steal would they have shown the play...?

Should have gone to gousfbulls.com. They had the last play on their highlights.

[Unintelligibull]

JoeB. I hear what you're saying but the play was really a big nothing. I think it was the negative tone of your post and not your content. You were right in that regard. But, the last play was a big nothing.

I know, I was there (drove over from Melbourne to watch the game with my USF student son).

It was actually less than nothing. Everyone was excited and ready to cheer "the last shot". When the pass was stolen and they drove down the court to lay it in, it was as if all the air was sucked out of the Sun Dome. Everyone left there numb and speechless.

We didn't even get a chance to at least see the possible game winner in the air.

I'm looking forward to the next game I can make. The Bulls play an exciting brand of basketball and have some players who put on a great show. The wins will come.

[BigShoop]

USF coverage, as a whole, sucks. Besides the work done by our very own Greg Auman, of course.

[Herman_Momart]

The game wasn't about the final play.

Really?  Thats the play that determined the outcome and gave usf an L and Marquette a W.  

Who will remember that we played marquette close besides usf and a few marquette fans?  no one.  

Moral victory to some and a loss to everyone else in the nation.  Truth hurts, i know.  

[Don Toro]

truth hurts, i know.  

No, same repetitive crap after every loss does.