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CDu
03-12-2009, 08:51 PM
I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere, but with regard to the question about why there is no local coverage of the NC State/Maryland game, I believe the answer is pretty simple. If I recall correctly, ESPN has exclusive rights to the 7pm game on Thursday. I think this is a throwback to the days of the true "play-in" game. So the local stations are not allowed to cover this game. It just happens to be NC State's game.

roywhite
03-12-2009, 08:54 PM
I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere, but with regard to the question about why there is no local coverage of the NC State/Maryland game, I believe the answer is pretty simple. If I recall correctly, ESPN has exclusive rights to the 7pm game on Thursday. I think this is a throwback to the days of the true "play-in" game. So the local stations are not allowed to cover this game. It just happens to be NC State's game.

In a further Wolfpack connection, that play-in game came to be known as the Les Robinson Invitational.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Robinson

Poor Les; really nice guy.

captmojo
03-12-2009, 09:46 PM
Here in Lompoc, three different channels for four different games.