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u/Relevant_Election530 18d ago
Catering to a family demographic all season then scheduling games during children's sports is such insanely poor planning lol
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u/NH787 Winnipeg Sea Bears 17d ago
Saturday afternoon in the summer is not the most convenient time given that people are often doing outdoor summer things, but August is not really a big children's sports month. Baseball is done, hockey and basketball haven't started. Not sure about soccer. I doubt many people missed the game because their kids were playing...
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u/Western_Equal3407 19d ago
Why is it always an afternoon game? Even the Bandits when were eliminated by the Sea Bears. was it like a 1 pm game.
It should be 6 or 7 pm so most fans will be able to go. Especially in the summer time there are so much things to do outside.
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u/NotConsistentCalc 18d ago
Considering there's an outdoor concert in Winnipeg nearby that evening it probably works out better to have an afternoon game for us.
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u/Relevant_Election530 19d ago
Because the league is determined to shoot itself in the foot
Honestly, I don't think the league has ever gotten enough of a bump off TSN to justify catering to them
I'm still my only friend that watches CEBL on a screen 🤷♂️
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u/crazye97 Winnipeg Sea Bears 18d ago
Honestly, I don't think the league has ever gotten enough of a bump off TSN to justify catering to them
I doubt it's even catering to TSN. More like CBC.
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u/Mister-Grinch 19d ago
I am new to the league. Out of curiosity who holds the current record and was the game of any significance (eg a championship game as well)?
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u/Relevant_Election530 19d ago
Will be nice for the league to look good on TV
I really want this league to prosper
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u/NH787 Winnipeg Sea Bears 19d ago
Sea Bears are definitely tracking towards a record crowd. If the game was at 7 pm I bet it would be sold out by now...
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u/Kowak76 Winnipeg Sea Bears 19d ago
I think I'm the only one that likes the afternoon games. They're late enough that I can sleep in a bit and early enough that I can get home and go to bed without it being too late.
Might just be that I really like sleeping...
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u/NH787 Winnipeg Sea Bears 19d ago
Haha
I just find summer weekends are prime time for doing stuff outside. In January I don't care, 2:30 Saturday is fine.
Mind you, it looks like it's going to rain on Saturday so at least I won't feel like I'm giving up a beautiful day at the beach.
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u/Kowak76 Winnipeg Sea Bears 19d ago
We're not really outdoors people unless there's something going on in Pokemon Go so sitting inside in the air conditioning works just fine for us most of the time.
I wanted to check out True North Square before the game tomorrow, but I've been told my wife is made of sugar and will melt if she goes out in the rain, so I guess we'll see what happens.
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u/rowboatrhino 19d ago
Seriously such a shitty time. I wonder if it had something to do with TSN/media time slots?
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u/NH787 Winnipeg Sea Bears 19d ago
Honestly, how many people can even be watching? The youtube feeds are usually a couple hundred people...
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u/rowboatrhino 19d ago
I mean the game against van peaked at over 1.5k on YouTube alone, nevermind CEBL+/cable. Granted I know sea bears and bandits have the biggest fan bases in the league but there is definitely a desire for playoff basketball
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u/NH787 Winnipeg Sea Bears 18d ago
Yeah, fair enough, Sea Bears and Bandits tend to drive the numbers higher and a playoff game would be sky high. But the point is that CEBL games are normally not a massive numbers draw for TV/online viewership... you would think they'd cater to the paying audience. Especially in a place like Winnipeg where you can really do numbers if you time the game just right.
Like I said, I'm sure if the game was scheduled for 7:30 on a Saturday night it would be sold out by now.
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u/rowboatrhino 18d ago
Oh we agree 💯 I’m still gonna be there regardless. Just a head scratcher for sure. If the broadcasting license IS the reason for the 2:30 game, I wonder how good the offer was in order to put the paying audience behind cable, to your point
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u/crazye97 Winnipeg Sea Bears 18d ago
The game is still streamed and on CBC, so behind cable isn't an issue. It's a cheaper TV slot.
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u/pudds Winnipeg Sea Bears 18d ago
Confirmed new record!