Why do college basketball telecasts run over?

Why do college basketball telecasts run over?
foreverfree | 3/1/2004 | foreverfree

Posted on 03/01/2004 7:34:40 PM PST by foreverfree

I always notice on program grids that CBS and ESPN block out a mere two hours for college basketball games. Yet they seem to invariably run over. Does television truly believe that two 20 minute halves of hoops will be finished in less that 2 hours, including telecast wrap up?

foreverfree

TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; collegehoops; faq

P.S. I saw a similar question posed on another mb regarding the Super Bowl megarunover.

1 posted on 03/01/2004 7:34:41 PM PST by foreverfree

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To: foreverfree

It's March......

Let the Madness begin!!!

2 posted on 03/01/2004 7:50:03 PM PST by hole_n_one

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To: foreverfree

Because the last 45 seconds of the game takes 45 minutes to play out, after all the timeouts and intentional fouls and commercials.

3 posted on 03/01/2004 8:39:52 PM PST by FoxInSocks

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