Did ESPN Snub Illinois State?

[isumatt]

Great topic seen at redbirdfan.com..

http://www.college-sports-journal.com/i ... -the-field

As a part of ESPN's contract to televise the FCS playoffs, ESPN is required to televise one first-round game.

As it turns out, the No. 2 basketball team in the country is playing at 7 p.m. in Lexington, KY. — only a half an hour away from Richmond, Kentucky, where the Colonels will be playing their first-round game.

Did ESPN influence the selection of teams into the 20-team NCAA field - allowing a borderline, unranked team into the field, and having them host a first-round game against one of the highest-grossing teams in all of FCS?

And was it just convenience for ESPN - rather than merit - that made this game in Richmond, Kentucky, happen?

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Great topic seen at redbirdfan.com..

http://www.college-sports-journal.com/i ... -the-field

As a part of ESPN's contract to televise the FCS playoffs, ESPN is required to televise one first-round game.

As it turns out, the No. 2 basketball team in the country is playing at 7 p.m. in Lexington, KY. — only a half an hour away from Richmond, Kentucky, where the Colonels will be playing their first-round game.

Did ESPN influence the selection of teams into the 20-team NCAA field - allowing a borderline, unranked team into the field, and having them host a first-round game against one of the highest-grossing teams in all of FCS?

And was it just convenience for ESPN - rather than merit - that made this game in Richmond, Kentucky, happen?

did expandspanos hack your account man?

[SuperHornet]

I doubt it, TTBF. ES tends to focus on obscure political conspiracies, or those that can easily be turned political.

If ESPN pulled this crap as described (which would be totally within their questionable character), ES wouldn't even bother to be aware of it because it's simple monopolizing greed on ESPN's part, not anything even remotely political.

[BDKJMU]

ESPN isn't televising the UK game, FSN is. That blows up Burton's hair brained conspiracy theory. He should try fact checking.

[jimmyptubas]

Too bad this new Jewel of the FCS will be empty next saturday.....