Off the cuff: Just inexcusable. A sports network (Fox Sports) chooses to show ACC teams on Sunday nights and then misses the beginning of games. It was especially inexcusable for this game because the Florida State-Georgia Tech game was over several minutes before the Carolina tip. Yet, we were subjected to interviews with Florida State players, a Chevy commercial, a commercial for a Jack Nicholson movie and a Samuel Adams commercial. Then, the game was picked up a minute and 23 seconds into the game. Inexcusable. In addition, for those who tape these games for posterity, the beginning of that game is lost forever. It's enough to make me complain to Chevy and Samuel Adams. Get ready to be annoyed again next Sunday as Cornell plays Duke at 5:30, followed by Carolina's game at 7:30. Speaking of the FSN broadcasts: they're over-produced. Simply as that. They get cute with floor-level camera angles that's aren't particularly good to begin with and then they switch to the angle at inopportune moments. They put big graphics up while play is going on. They missed a steal by showing Bobby Frasor on the bench. (Use an inset if you have to show him while speaking about him). Then they missed a foul shot while showing an inconsequential replay. Kudos to legendary radio announcer Woody Durham for refraining from using the "air ball" call. When he had the opportunity, he said, "it came up short." Nice.
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