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Illinois 93, Wisconsin 87 - Big Ten Tournament Champions
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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 2039638" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>This is supposedly the 'human interest' angle that telecast directors seize upon. They know that many casual fans tune in who are not hoops junkies like we are. And these casual fans are looking for the 'human' side of things... the big smile... the angry face... the surprised face... whenever players or fans are hugging each other. These telecast directors are trying to play off our 'human nature' side of things and pull us into their presentation that way, Of course, we hoops junkies want to see the game action and we really don't care what anyone is doing on the sidelines unless it actually impacts the game.</p><p></p><p>So while this 'human interest' angle can be annoying when it is overdone... we just have to live with it. They probably won't change. Advertisers are paying a huge fortune to run commercials during these games and the network wants to make sure that the many casual fans do not drift away.</p><p></p><p>This kind of human-interest appeal is pretty much in every sports telecast now... even Mexican soccer. They love to show the angry and disgusted coach after the opposing team scores... or the joy on the scoring team's coaches face... and all the hugging and squeezing that the scoring team's players do after a goal in a joyous rapture of being in a human flesh pile. And the fans in the stands going into ecstacy... or agonizing pain.</p><p></p><p>One more point about the NCAA Tournament: Please, please, please stop saying, "They got Their ticket punched". That stuff was old years ago. Find some other way to say it. And whoever does say it runs the risk of having something ELSE punched.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 2039638, member: 748116"] This is supposedly the 'human interest' angle that telecast directors seize upon. They know that many casual fans tune in who are not hoops junkies like we are. And these casual fans are looking for the 'human' side of things... the big smile... the angry face... the surprised face... whenever players or fans are hugging each other. These telecast directors are trying to play off our 'human nature' side of things and pull us into their presentation that way, Of course, we hoops junkies want to see the game action and we really don't care what anyone is doing on the sidelines unless it actually impacts the game. So while this 'human interest' angle can be annoying when it is overdone... we just have to live with it. They probably won't change. Advertisers are paying a huge fortune to run commercials during these games and the network wants to make sure that the many casual fans do not drift away. This kind of human-interest appeal is pretty much in every sports telecast now... even Mexican soccer. They love to show the angry and disgusted coach after the opposing team scores... or the joy on the scoring team's coaches face... and all the hugging and squeezing that the scoring team's players do after a goal in a joyous rapture of being in a human flesh pile. And the fans in the stands going into ecstacy... or agonizing pain. One more point about the NCAA Tournament: Please, please, please stop saying, "They got Their ticket punched". That stuff was old years ago. Find some other way to say it. And whoever does say it runs the risk of having something ELSE punched. [/QUOTE]
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