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Monday, January 02, 2006
Uh, not quite.
Press row here at Cameron Indoor Stadium is just too cramped to have adequate work space to liveblog the game.
The media accommodations courtside basically consist of a narrow table about the width of a shelf. The laptop barely fits, and with as much media as covers Duke, there's no extra spaces to the side to spread out a notepad beside the laptop.
The fans are literally right on top of us, similar to the setup at Lafayette, only more intimate.
Obviously this building gives Duke a tremendous homecourt edge, but it still is hard to figure why a program of this stature has not built a new arena.
Cameron reminds you a little of Bucknell's old Davis Gym, only with about four times the seating. The fans are right on top of the floor.
Speaking of the fans, there appears to be a sizable Bucknell contingent on hand. We stood in the rain at the outdoor will call window for about 20 minutes with a handful of them and inside there is a good amount of orange and blue to be seen.
Not nearly enough to put much of a dent in Duke's crowd or its homecourt edge, but enough that the ESPN camera folks will be able to show some kids painted in Bucknell's colors, too.
A disappointing showing from the media that covers Bucknell. It's just me, Chris Brady of the Standard-Journal and Mark Walker from the Bucknellian.
According to Walker, friends of his were able to get tickets when Duke released about 100 for sale to the public that were available because of Duke's students being on break.
We will update with some notes at halftime, and of course will have the full game story available shortly after the conclusion of the game.
Meanwhile, make some popcorn, open a beverage (or head out to the local sports bar) and enjoy the game on ESPN.
It's the Bison and the No. 1 team in the nation on national TV.
This is the first time a Patriot League team has appeared on real national television for a regular season game other than the annual CBS showing of an Army-Navy game. The academies basically forced that by making it a condition of the deal for the Army-Navy football game.
In other words, this is the first the league has gotten one of its teams on national television on its basketball merits.
As the old cigarette commercials said, you've come a long way baby.
Press row here at Cameron Indoor Stadium is just too cramped to have adequate work space to liveblog the game.
The media accommodations courtside basically consist of a narrow table about the width of a shelf. The laptop barely fits, and with as much media as covers Duke, there's no extra spaces to the side to spread out a notepad beside the laptop.
The fans are literally right on top of us, similar to the setup at Lafayette, only more intimate.
Obviously this building gives Duke a tremendous homecourt edge, but it still is hard to figure why a program of this stature has not built a new arena.
Cameron reminds you a little of Bucknell's old Davis Gym, only with about four times the seating. The fans are right on top of the floor.
Speaking of the fans, there appears to be a sizable Bucknell contingent on hand. We stood in the rain at the outdoor will call window for about 20 minutes with a handful of them and inside there is a good amount of orange and blue to be seen.
Not nearly enough to put much of a dent in Duke's crowd or its homecourt edge, but enough that the ESPN camera folks will be able to show some kids painted in Bucknell's colors, too.
A disappointing showing from the media that covers Bucknell. It's just me, Chris Brady of the Standard-Journal and Mark Walker from the Bucknellian.
According to Walker, friends of his were able to get tickets when Duke released about 100 for sale to the public that were available because of Duke's students being on break.
We will update with some notes at halftime, and of course will have the full game story available shortly after the conclusion of the game.
Meanwhile, make some popcorn, open a beverage (or head out to the local sports bar) and enjoy the game on ESPN.
It's the Bison and the No. 1 team in the nation on national TV.
This is the first time a Patriot League team has appeared on real national television for a regular season game other than the annual CBS showing of an Army-Navy game. The academies basically forced that by making it a condition of the deal for the Army-Navy football game.
In other words, this is the first the league has gotten one of its teams on national television on its basketball merits.
As the old cigarette commercials said, you've come a long way baby.
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