MBB 2018-19

[VULB#62]

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Maybe we'll are in store for even more coverage.

[VU2014]

Sounds like Robbie and Paul might be covering the team for the NWI Times. The more the merrier.

https://twitter.com/OchoK_/status/1038121277611892736

[VU2014]

Sounds like Robbie and Paul might be covering the team for the NWI Times. The more the merrier.

https://twitter.com/OchoK_/status/1038121277611892736

Side Note: Does anyone know if the media and the home broadcast will get to be court side again this season? It seems like they should be, especially the home broadcast.

[VUBBFan]

Sounds like Robbie and Paul might be covering the team for the NWI Times. The more the merrier. https://twitter.com/OchoK_/status/1038121277611892736

Side Note: Does anyone know if the media and the home broadcast will get to be court side again this season? It seems like they should be, especially the home broadcast.

I believe it depends on the TV coverage. If its on ESPN /2/U or another network, they bring in their own crew and bump Todd and company up onto the running track. If it's just ESPN3, Todd is the broadcaster for the computer/video feed and is stationed courtside. Usually Paul and Mike are up on the running track along with any other reporters for the visitors.

[VU2014]

Sounds like Robbie and Paul might be covering the team for the NWI Times. The more the merrier. https://twitter.com/OchoK_/status/1038121277611892736

Side Note: Does anyone know if the media and the home broadcast will get to be court side again this season? It seems like they should be, especially the home broadcast.

I believe it depends on the TV coverage. If its on ESPN /2/U or another network, they bring in their own crew and bump Todd and company up onto the running track. If it's just ESPN3, Todd is the broadcaster for the computer/video feed and is stationed courtside. Usually Paul and Mike are up on the running track along with any other reporters for the visitors.

Hopefully when Missouri State comes to town we don't have to listen their home broadcast. I still don't understand why Todd wasn't getting the home broadcast for that game.

[bbtds]

Hopefully when Missouri State comes to town we don't have to listen their home broadcast. I still don't understand why Todd wasn't getting the home broadcast for that game.

A TV station in Springfield, MO follows the MOST MBB team on the road and pays those costs of traveling to cover the team through advertising revenue. It's much easier for ESPN to buy the Springfield TV station's broadcast than to provide and pay for their own crew. I believe that was also true at Wichita State and one of the Wichita TV stations. Let's face it. That is a much more quality broadcast than what the students were providing for Valpo fans.

[VU2014]

Hopefully when Missouri State comes to town we don't have to listen their home broadcast. I still don't understand why Todd wasn't getting the home broadcast for that game.

A TV station in Springfield, MO follows the MOST MBB team on the road and pays those costs of traveling to cover the team through advertising revenue. It's much easier for ESPN to buy the Springfield TV station's broadcast than to provide and pay for their own crew. I beliIeve that was also true at Wichita State and one of the Wichita TV stations. Let's face it. That is a much more quality broadcast than what the students were providing for Valpo fans.

I could have a very skewed memory of that broadcast because we literally were taken to the woodshed, but I wasn't all that impressed with their play-by-play or color commentary guys call of the game. I'm biased but I 100% think Todd calls a better game. But that makes sense why espn would go that route for cost savings. I actually don't think VU puts on the worst broadcasts in the world. The PBP call of the game is top notch which is whats most important. The student sideline reporting can be a little amateur hour but the kid they had doing last year it got a little better by the end of the season.

[VU2014]

Valpo Basketball was representing at the Popcorn Festival today!

https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1038443981762424833
https://twitter.com/ValpoU/status/1038573115440287744

[Chairback]

Valpo Basketball was representing at the Popcorn Festival today!

Had to do a complete double take when I saw Mileek.  Looks completely different and you can tell this young man has put time in the gym.  He looks like a big 10 power forward.

[VU2014]

Valpo Basketball was representing at the Popcorn Festival today!

Had to do a complete double take when I saw Mileek.  Looks completely different and you can tell this young man has put time in the gym.  He looks like a big 10 power forward.

Yeah, you can definitely tell he put in some hard work in the training room this offseason. He lost most of that baby fat from last season. I'm excited to see how he looks on the court this season. He showed flashes of his future potential last season.

[M]

I'd bet the new reporter is covering Valpo high school but that's just a guess.

[FieldGoodie05]

Did we talk about this latest offer for 2020? PG out of the D

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/lorne-bowman-ii

[VU2014]

Did we talk about this latest offer for 2020? PG out of the D

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/lorne-bowman-ii

I missed that we offered him yesterday. The coaches are good at bringing recruits on visits around big events (popcorn festival, freshman welcome week, etc.)

I'm wondering who (2019 or 2020 recruit?) they'll bring on a visit for homecoming weekend. 

https://twitter.com/TheRealLorneB/status/1038535120788107264

[VU2014]

Congrats Todd! Well deserved!

https://twitter.com/ValpoU/status/1041010294271733761

[VU2014]

The count down has begun.

https://twitter.com/TheReal_MG3/status/1041817035532107778

[FieldGoodie05]

The count down has begun.

https://twitter.com/TheReal_MG3/status/1041817035532107778

Ordered up ESPN+ over the weekend and was able to watch first half of VU football game.  What a nice service to have, I think I will greatly enjoy it and be fine with $4.99/month.  After all, you get what you pay for.  If they have put a lot of that programming behind a pay wall then conceivably they will continue to enhance the user experience and make it easier for the rest of us.  Though it was quite easy to sign up and enjoy!

[VU2014]

Fire away

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042068613337935872

[FieldGoodie05]

Fire away

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042068613337935872

My question is when can we expect another stellar Podcast from Union Street Hoops!?!?

[VU2014]

Fire away

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042068613337935872

My question is when can we expect another stellar Podcast from Union Street Hoops!?!?

I'm hoping we might get one soon, because tomorrow is MVC MBB Media Day. Be on the look out for all kinds of news tomorrow.

[EddieCabot]

Fire away

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042068613337935872

I'm most interested on how he thinks minutes will be distributed.  That becomes an even bigger issue next year when Gordon and Robinson are eligible.  Lots of guys expecting starter minutes, but only so much PT to go around.  Coach Lottich has accumulated a bunch of talented players ... his biggest challenge may be distributing those minutes in a way that's best for the team but still keeps everyone happy.

[VU2014]

The count down has begun.

https://twitter.com/TheReal_MG3/status/1042601282907893760

Ordered up ESPN+ over the weekend and was able to watch first half of VU football game.  What a nice service to have, I think I will greatly enjoy it and be fine with $4.99/month.  After all, you get what you pay for.  If they have put a lot of that programming behind a pay wall then conceivably they will continue to enhance the user experience and make it easier for the rest of us.  Though it was quite easy to sign up and enjoy!

I'm definitely signing up for espn+ when the season starts (43 days).

Anyone know when the TV Schedule gets released. Maybe I missed it. How many games on cable do we get this season?

[bbtds]

The count down has begun.

https://twitter.com/TheReal_MG3/status/1042601282907893760

Ordered up ESPN+ over the weekend and was able to watch first half of VU football game.  What a nice service to have, I think I will greatly enjoy it and be fine with $4.99/month.  After all, you get what you pay for.  If they have put a lot of that programming behind a pay wall then conceivably they will continue to enhance the user experience and make it easier for the rest of us.  Though it was quite easy to sign up and enjoy!

I'm definitely signing up for espn+ when the season starts (43 days).

Anyone know when the TV Schedule gets released. Maybe I missed it. How many games on cable do we get this season?

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a television crew at a Valpo game it will be picked up by ESPN on one of it's various platforms unless, of course, it's on a competing network such as CBS Sports, NBC Sports Channel, etc. Which means I'm plugged into enough formats that I'm no longer concerned with how many games are on cable alone.

[IrishDawg]

I'm definitely signing up for espn+ when the season starts (43 days).

Anyone know when the TV Schedule gets released. Maybe I missed it. How many games on cable do we get this season?

Here's what I've been able to find so far - most conferences have their listed TV platforms out.  It also appears that the Valley either hasn't chosen which games to put on TV because literally no team has TV information outside of the non-conference slate.

November 15th vs. WKU - ESPNU
November 16th - If they win, they'll be on ESPNU.  If they lose it'll be ESPN3/+
November 17th - As long as they aren't in the 7th place game, they'll be on ESPN2 or ESPNU
November 28th at UNLV - AT&T SportsNet (Similar to a Fox Sports Regional network)

The West Virginia game does not appear to be getting picked up on a network, so my guess is that'll be on ESPN+ since the Big 12 has a deal with ESPN.

[VU2014]

Found this to be a interesting conversation on twitter. The former NWI Times sports columnist Jim Peters completely dismisses Valpo's Program essentially. He's a diehard purdue fan. I think he's half joking and half serious about VU.

I didn't grow up in the "Region" but I always found it interesting how little people seem to care about Valpo Basketball, when they've been a fairly successful Mid-Major program the last 20 years. I understand that most people will be purdue, iu, or ND fans but surprised how little they root for a local team that isn't even in the same conference. Is it simply the fact that they don't think highly of Mid-Major basketball? Was it that we were previously in some not so great conferences: Old Mid-Con and Horizon League? Is their just not enough fandom bandwidth to care about VU? I feel like VU is a bit of a after thought in most "region" native minds. How can we change that?

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042615216616419333

Do you think getting on a local TV station would help? I think that would have helped 10 years ago but with all the cord cutting it might only get on the radar of a crowd of a certain age and above, which isn't nothing but it would only be a short-term play. I'd be all for it, even if it didn't make much $ for Valpo and as long as it didn't cause a black out for those who have espn+ and no cable.

https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1042619682493292544

Valpo needs to get as much coverage from local media outlets as possible. It's a bummer to see cut backs in coverage over the years. We don't get game previews in the local papers anymore. I understand there is limited print space but maybe the University and the papers could workout some kind of deal? The papers are probably concerned about costs, but maybe Valpo could create co-op/partnership with the local papers. The deal would be that one of Valpo's journalism students could write the preview articles for the papers at zero labor cost but the student would get valuable experience/mentorship writing and working with a real newspaper. It's not uncommon for Universities to have co op internships with local businesses. I'm just spit balling ideas here.

[crusader05]

I think you can point to a lot of the over-looking of Valpo to a few causes.
1. People in the area are much more likely to be Alumna and therefore fans of Purdue or IU and even Notre Dame especially with the big Catholic contingency in Michigan City and other areas.
2. I don't believe Lutheranism had a big foot print in the area when many of these people were growing up. More likely to be Catholic or Orthodox due to who was lured to come for for the mills
3. Valpo was too small a school and not on any radar as far as sports are concerned until the 90s. There are literally two movies made about Indiana College Teams with Rudy and Hoosiers. These schools just take up so much space in Indiana identity it's always been hard for Valpo, as just the Lutheran school, to break into