Category: Television (Page 70 of 73)

The conference tournaments are starting to heat up. Remarkably, there is only one Top 25 matchup today – Villanova/Pitt. For a full Top 25 scoreboard go here. (All times ET.)

College Hoops
Fri, 2:30pm: Indiana vs. Wisconsin – ESPN (HD)
Fri, 7pm: Syracuse vs. Georgetown – ESPN (HD)
Fri, 9pm: (16) Pittsburgh vs. (2) Villanova – ESPN (HD)
Fri, 9:10pm: Michigan St. vs. Illinois – ESPN Full Court

While watching North Carolina and Duke battle this weekend, a couple of moments prove that high definition television is not all puppy dogs and ice cream.

1. A few shots of Duke assistant coach Johnny Dawkins clearly showed a man with a moose knuckle seated behind him. (For those that don’t know what a ‘moose knuckle’ is, it’s the male version of a ‘camel toe.’) This is an example of how the clarity of HD can get you into trouble.

2. In the second half, after North Carolina’s Bobby Frasor hit back to back three-point shots, there was a widescreen shot of the Tar Heel bench, where reserve guard Wes Miller was saying, “Yeahhhhh, boyyyyy!” in full Flavor Flav fashion. The moment was reminiscent of “The Karate Kid” when one of the Cobra Kai yelled from the sideline, “Give him a body bang!” as Daniel LaRusso was getting his ass kicked in the ring.

There’s a lot to like about HD, but there is a downside.