All I'm saying is the band used to be back there and now it's just an eye sore. I really think we need something behind the hoops. A lot of open space that's all.

Ive never given a thought to the area behind the hoops. Much to do about nothing.

What "hurt" the broadcast of the game last night was the sterility of the announcers being in Florida. Part of the effect of a good crowd is it that when they get loud the announcers in the arena have to get loud too to be heard. When the crowd is roaring but the studio announcers are talking in golf tones it hurts the broadcast.

I saw most of the Houston-ECU game on ESPNews today and I swear the announcers were in a studio somewhere else. No shots of them on press row and the same kind of low-key announcing style that last night's guys had. I realize that ESPN has to cut expenses, but this is sort of the modern-day version of radio sportscasters sitting in a studio doing pbp by reading wire service rundowns (a la Ronald Reagan and the announcer during road games in "Bull Durham").

This is a sad commentary on the times, because it used to be that WSAZ was the best place to get TV coverage of anything happening in Southeastern Ohio. They were, I believe, the only station that did a live broadcast of Lyndon Johnson's address in Athens back in the early '60s. They had stringers all over the area that would feed them with stories, and film footage. I know, because I was one of them. Used to take the film can to the bus station (yes, we had a full-service bus station) and they would deliver it to Huntington. If you timed it right, you could get it there in a few hours, otherwise, it might be the next day. Most of the stories stringers did were not "breaking news" so a small delay didn't make any difference.

I didn't even listen to the announcers because I had Russ and Rob on full blast! Oh baby!

at what time in the game does reggie say "get that sh"o"t outta here !" ?

BANG !!

In the first 5 minutes if memory serves me right.