Monday, November 12, 2007

NCAA Tournament Special

The JMU women's soccer team qualified for the NCAA tournament today in a delayed announcement. ESPNews sponsored the event, but waited until 8:22 to announce the matchups when it was scheduled for 8:00-8:30.

Years ago, the NCAA sponsored the announcement and devoted a full half-hour show to it. Women's soccer is approaching the level of basketball at the collegiate level, so why would ESPN relegate the selection show to this level?

Madison plays Pennsylvania University at Morgantown, W.va., on Friday. The Dukes started out their season with a scrimmage at West Virginia and lost. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, don't expect a lackluster performance.

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