WTVP to televise Bradley games for 2010-2011

[squirrelgotdead]

I can see your point with recruiting students from the east coast. IMO, if we are looking for a greater east coast presence for basketball, then I think a conference change is likely.

I don't think we are actively looking at change, nor should we be, but positioning will be important. And BU must be doing everything it can to be relevant in the convo. . .and that starts with being a championship-caliber program.

[theBUer]

What I get from this thread is that Bradley should focus on its educational mission first and foremost, and not so much relying on athletics as the end-all be all. To me, a university is only as successful in the tools that it provides to its student to compliment their learning. Project Springboard comes into mind as something that applies all of the entrepreneurship principles they learned in class, and then apply them to a real-world scenario in a competition with fellow students.

Having said that, just as you cannot focus all of your attention on athletics, you cannot just sell "None of students have TAs, or the majority of class sizes are of a manageable student/teacher ratio." I mean, that can only get you so far if you want to attract kids from places farther from the Midwest. They can go to schools closer to home if those schools also sell that line as well. And I'm sure community colleges mention that in their admissions materials as well.

What differentiates the Bucknell's from the Bradley's?

On the flip side, I've also heard complaints about students not going to games because they are too busy studying, there are Greek events, or the like. Honestly, people cannot have their cake and eat it too. If you want to attract an intelligent kid who has no clue about the history of Bradley athletics, or follows sports but not the Braves, so be it. And these intelligent kids do not have to introverted either. Like I said, they could be part of numerous student organizations and not care about intercollegiate athletics at the school they attend.

Don't confuse this with not having pride for Bradley, though. They will enjoy the education they receive, enjoy the various outlets of student life, but I'm not sure if they will follow them any more closely than they would if they were still in school.

[Beninator]

I think a mixture of both. . .Bradley still has some capital in recognition on the East Coast from the 1960's. . .while most of the country does not necessarily recognize BU, I think most people would be surprised at how much recognition and respect Bradley gets on the East Coast. A lot of that has to do with where we were then. However, as that generation increasingly fades away so does that capital. But it is still useful to BU.

When I was a student at Bradley, there was a member of the Macy family from NYC who enrolled here with his girlfriend but both transferred to St. John's after a year.

I do think the admin is trying to shape BU into an Ivy-type mold and is likely also hoping to attract prep school kids. Those kids aren't necessarily interested in athletics, so I think they are two separate vehicles, but both should be pursued.

I agree with you in regards to the academic part of this discussion. When I was a student at Bradley, I also met some people from the east coast. Their reason for choosing Bradley was the quality and value for their education as compared to some east coast schools.

As for establishing an east coast preference for scheduling for men's basketball, I am for this, but my opinion differs from some people on this thread as to how to get the presence established.

[BU RICK]

If they want me to fork over anymore than the $50 I paid for the mens BB last season, then they better give me a free sample. One of the few areas where I have a seriously bitter taste in my mouth regarding BU.

You might want to ask for it. Just watched the volleyball game at the new place, would think they're using all new stuff, don't know if they're using the new streaming service yet. The video quality is no better than what we saw last season, not even close to better. But maybe they're not using the new service yet?

On a side note, our women played hard but SIU was bigger and killed us at the net. They stuffed our shots, blocked our shots and when on offense slammed it down (called a kill in volleyball terms). Go Braves, beat Evansville tomorrow!

[amckillip]

You might want to ask for it. Just watched the volleyball game at the new place, would think they're using all new stuff, don't know if they're using the new streaming service yet. The video quality is no better than what we saw last season, not even close to better. But maybe they're not using the new service yet?

On a side note, our women played hard but SIU was bigger and killed us at the net. They stuffed our shots, blocked our shots and when on offense slammed it down (called a kill in volleyball terms). Go Braves, beat Evansville tomorrow!

This is not inspiring at all, but I didn't expect anything different. We heard several times last season that things were 'fixed' only to be let down again.

[jasonpeoria911]

Supposedly the quality at the Civic Center was suppose to be better because of the new scoreboard and new cameras, but how is that suppose to make the quality better for road games? It shouldn't be that hard to find a good video streaming service. Numerous other schools have done it, why can't a "top notch" private school like Bradley research a good place to stream our games?

Jason

[Die-Hard]

so this channel is not available to users of dish network?

[ph]

I would guess Dish network does not rebroadcast 47.2
But it is available free to users of any provider within the Peoria market, if you have a digital tuner and an antenna. Check http://www.antennaweb.org/ for tips on picking it up.

[SFP]

You might want to ask for it. Just watched the volleyball game at the new place, would think they're using all new stuff, don't know if they're using the new streaming service yet. The video quality is no better than what we saw last season, not even close to better. But maybe they're not using the new service yet?

Say its not so! I want a quality of service agreement before I pay. We all may want to contact the person in charge at BU for this service. If the price goes up I want some assurances. I already feel I've been ripped off the last few years.

[Double D]

I would guess Dish network does not rebroadcast 47.2
But it is available free to users of any provider within the Peoria market, if you have a digital tuner and an antenna. Check http://www.antennaweb.org/ for tips on picking it up.

We have a simple set of "rabbit ears" we attach to our dish network digital box. It will pull in all digital signals within range allong with the locals they provide for your service. It will also add them to your channel guide. You simply need the antenea attached when you watch the channel.

[BU RICK]

Say its not so! I want a quality of service agreement before I pay. We all may want to contact the person in charge at BU for this service. If the price goes up I want some assurances. I already feel I've been ripped off the last few years.

I'm not sure. Look at what a great video this is and in sterro..http://www.bradleybraves.com/newMedi...od&oemid=3400& Click on VB:Bradley vs. Evansville Recap, you don't need to be signed up to look at it, it's great quality. The thing is, the live stream was not great quality?? Different cameras used?? I have no idea why. Watched the Bears game last night in almost high definition quality on my computer, nbc.com, so I know it's not my computer. And we were all complaining about the quality since they started streaming the games, so it's not our computers. I don't know what the answer is.

[Buesch N Chips]

Formal announcement

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=205008023

[Future Walk-On]

So computer at work is slowwwww. I was clicking around and it was freezing this window....all the sudden Excel opened with a log of a post?

It basically just had everything date time words signature.....How did I do this???????????

[it's boogie time]

I like that all nine Valley road games will be televised.

[LittleBrave]

I like that I'll be able to watch only 4 games at home instead of about 12 like last year.
Hopefully that BU-TV will have good streaming for the month that I get it.