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Posts by Matt Zemek

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The NHL’s return to ESPN gives the league a huge opportunity to reclaim casual fans

The Madness grows: The top 5 power-conference tournaments

The one-bid conference tournaments are well underway, and many more of them (with brackets now set) will run...

By Matt Zemek OnMar 7, 2016 71

Championship Week: The top 10 one-bid conference tournaments

It’s that month again. It’s time to welcome some Madness into your life. Championship Week (which is really...

By Matt Zemek OnMar 2, 2016 72

Is Danny Kanell worse than Mark May? It’s not an unreasonable question

ESPN commentator Danny Kanell is known for trolling SEC fans and the SEC at large. It’s a role...

By Matt Zemek OnFeb 5, 2016 1

10 unsung college sports Twitter stars to follow for 2016

In my work as managing editor of The Student Section, I normally man the TSS Twitter account on...

By Matt Zemek OnDec 29, 2015 6

Army-Navy scores its highest overnight rating this century

This century isn’t exactly old, but it has featured 16 Army-Navy Game broadcasts. This past Saturday’s CBS telecast...

By Matt Zemek OnDec 14, 2015 71

Much ado about little: College football’s Selection Sunday can learn from basketball

Selection Sunday used to be the sole province of college basketball, but last year, college football joined the...

By Matt Zemek OnDec 7, 2015 51

2015-2016 College Football Bowl Watchability Rankings

It’s not 40 days and 40 nights, but this bowl season does feature 40 games. More slots means...

By Matt Zemek OnDec 7, 2015 2

LSU-Alabama is a college football ratings magnet for CBS

There’s a reason CBS regularly puts the LSU-Alabama game in the 8 p.m. Eastern time slot: The game...

By Matt Zemek OnNov 11, 2015 1

Florida State-Clemson hits the sweet spot for ABC

Saturday’s ABC telecast of the game between the Florida State Seminoles and Clemson Tigers delivered a big number,...

By Matt Zemek OnNov 9, 2015 65

Strong early NBA ratings on TNT and ESPN flow from star power

Professional sports represent a bottom-line activity for the teams, players and coaches involved: You either win or you...

By Matt Zemek OnOct 30, 2015 0

A new way to say “Clemsoning”

In the world of ACC and college football hashtags, three enjoy an elevated place in the pantheon: #goacc,...

By Matt Zemek OnOct 17, 2015 0

March Madness won’t be overtaken by April Anxiety… but what if it was?

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, more simply known as the NCAA tournament or — even more...

By Matt Zemek OnOct 16, 2015 54

Gary Danielson: an independent individual, despite what you might think

Gary Danielson will join Verne Lundquist for the call of this Saturday’s SEC on CBS game between the...

By Matt Zemek OnOct 14, 2015 73

Clemsoning, Dabo Swinney, and the reality of entrenched ideas

Is the term “#Clemsoning” fair to Clemson, or should another program bear the brunt of a label which...

By Matt Zemek OnOct 13, 2015 52

College football games are getting increasingly longer… and few are outraged

Yes, every theater of human activity — even pleasurable activity — has its limits. People don’t really like...

By Matt Zemek OnSep 30, 2015 67

Livin’ with Steve Lavin will liven up FOX’s college basketball coverage

One of the charming and endearing aspects of college basketball analysts — and of the industry which allows...

By Matt Zemek OnSep 22, 2015 1

SEC Storied Review: Miracles On The Plains

SEC Storied: Miracles On The Plains Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET, SEC Network Directed by Rory Karpf Approximate run time:...

By Matt Zemek OnSep 8, 2015 0

CoCo causes a stir: American tennis player gives first mid-match interview

It’s been a productive year for American professional tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe. The 23-year-old reached her first major-tournament...

By Matt Zemek OnSep 2, 2015 0

U.S. Open Schedule: Super Saturday is now fully buried, as tennis moves past the 1980s

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy Bloguin’s major championship tennis site Attacking the Net. The Super Saturday format...

By Matt Zemek OnAug 30, 2015 51

College Football Media Roundtable, Part I: On-Air Talent

The first “game week” of every new college football season should be reserved for predictions and game previews....

By Matt Zemek OnAug 24, 2015 1

5 Low Points In the History of the NBA on TV

Ed Note: Our continued walk down memory lane of NBA broadcasting continues courtesy our friends at Crossover Chronicles....

By Matt Zemek OnAug 24, 2015 82

Where Will College GameDay Go In 2015?

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Student Section. It’s time for some good old-fashioned fun with college...

By Matt Zemek OnAug 22, 2015 0

5 Highly Improbable Facts About The History Of the NBA On TV

Ed Note: This walk down NBA broadcasting memory lane appears via Bloguin NBA portal Crossover Chronicles. The NBA...

By Matt Zemek OnAug 20, 2015 1

What’s in a day? The NBA turns a small change into a big win for the league and fans

Over at Bloguin’s NBA hub, Crossover Chronicles, I’ve been slowly doling out morsels of analysis (and numerical breakdowns)...

By Matt Zemek OnAug 18, 2015 0

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