YouTube channel for old BU game videos

[Tommy]

Sunday's blowout win against Evansville is posted. Video quality isn't what I was hoping for, but I'm still learning with this stuff, but hope to be able to upload current games more frequently and with better quality over time.

[Dub]

Wow Tom, major win to have figured out how to take current games. Good job

On my phone the quality looks good, and it is fun to watch all those shots going in.
I'll look at it on the big screen when I get home.

[Da Coach]

The ESPN3 and ESPN+ streamed games remain archived on the watchespn.com site for about 30 days, then they are no longer accessible.

[Tommy]

First game against Loyola is up if anyone wants to watch us play our worst half of basketball this season, but at least we played well in the 2nd half.

[Tommy]

1st game in the back to back series against UNI is up on Youtube and Rumble. If you go to the Rumble, search for TolstoyKnows.

[Tommy]

The list of games on the Youtube channel is growing, as well as some old clips, even some of Dave Snell in his 20's. I've been able to get most of the games from this year posted if anyone not on there is interested, just search for Tommy Wink.

If you see anything missing or wrong with the descriptions or videos, please let me know, especially dead space or bad video or sound quality. Some of the much older stuff I'm not able to clean up any more than already done, but sound issues like out of sync issues seem to be resolvable.

[Dub]

Good therapy for what has been a tough year so far. Thanks for the effort Tom.

[Tommy]

Good therapy for what has been a tough year so far. Thanks for the effort Tom.

Thanks Dub! Appreciate that!
And thanks to you and B&C - most of what is going up is because of you two.

FYI - if anyone else has any BU video that they'd like to loan to me to get uploaded to the channel, I'd love to have it. I do have a TON of old DVD's to still get up, so it will be a while before I'm caught up, but the more we can get, the better.

[MDCowboy]

Thanks for posting all of these Tommy... it is great to go back and look back at what things were like for the Braves in the 80's. I did NOT know that CBS was in Peoria in January 1983 for the game with Tulsa. I know that was a regional telecast, but it still was great to see.

I also found it really interesting that the announcers in that game said that Coach Versace wanted his players to shoot atleast a foot INSIDE the 3 point line. The line was experimental back then and was in use for the MVC season. It is amazing how the game has changed so much and the 16 to 19 foot shot is now the worst shot to attempt. I know the line was new then and the players were not used to shooting that shot.

Keep up the good work Tommy! It is so great to see these videos online... and thanks to Buesch & Chips for recording them and preserving his collection.

[Tommy]

Thanks for posting all of these Tommy... it is great to go back and look back at what things were like for the Braves in the 80's. I did NOT know that CBS was in Peoria in January 1983 for the game with Tulsa. I know that was a regional telecast, but it still was great to see.

I also found it really interesting that the announcers in that game said that Coach Versace wanted his players to shoot atleast a foot INSIDE the 3 point line. The line was experimental back then and was in use for the MVC season. It is amazing how the game has changed so much and the 16 to 19 foot shot is now the worst shot to attempt. I know the line was new then and the players were not used to shooting that shot.

Keep up the good work Tommy! It is so great to see these videos online... and thanks to Buesch & Chips for recording them and preserving his collection.

Thanks for the props, MDCowboy! Hearing things like this make it all worthwhile getting those up for all to see. Appreciate that!

[MDCowboy]

Absolutely Tommy... great job... you make my treadmill workouts every morning go so much better to watch these old games and history.

NOTE - Do you have the 1996 Bradley NCAA game vs. Stanford? I believe I have it on VHS if you do not have it.

[Tommy]

Absolutely Tommy... great job... you make my treadmill workouts every morning go so much better to watch these old games and history.

NOTE - Do you have the 1996 Bradley NCAA game vs. Stanford? I believe I have it on VHS if you do not have it.

Hey MDCowboy! So you're a runner then? Good deal, and no better way to kill time on a dreadmill than to watch some old BU games!

I checked and it doesn't look like I have the Stanford game in the pile, so that would be a good get. I don't have a VCR (does anyone even sell these anymore?), but maybe after I'm caught up with my DVD's I'll start taking on some of the more challenging conversions. It may be a while before I get all the DVD's uploaded, but once I do, I'll check back in with ya!

[MDCowboy]

Thanks Tommy... yes, I like running, but I also use a Bowflex MaxTrainer as well.... and I love me some watching BU games while working out. I'm from the Chicago area and I was a teenager in the 80's before I went to BU in 1988, just AFTER Hersey left. So I love watching the BU program and what it was like before I came to Peoria.

No rush... I do have the Stanford game and I'll see if I have any others. I know you have a LOT of game to upload, so there is no rush.... but that Stanford game is a pretty good game and Anthony Parker scored like 34 points trying to keep BU in the game.

[Tommy]

Definitely would be a great addition!

[Buesch N Chips]

Very happy to see the games being able to be appreciated by BU fans. Thanks to Dub and Tommy for working out the logistics.