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Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 9:25 am
by MUPanther
Christmas Day
DePaul at Creighton, 4:30pm, FOX - Jason Benetti and Jim Jackson
Line: Creighton -15.5/146

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 10:47 am
by Omaha1
I wasn’t excited when they announced this, but now I’m actually looking forward to the game. Feel like the Jays should be able to move to 2-1 after this one if everything goes according to plan.

Merry Christmas to all.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:59 am
by stever20
Like seeing Benetti cover hoops- he's so good on baseball. He was a good pickup by Fox for sure.

Merry Christmas to all.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 1:32 pm
by Omaha1
https://omaha.com/sports/college/creigh ... er_OWHnews

Hopefully the link above works. Some interesting details explaining how Fox offered the TV spot after the NFL, but no one other than Creighton or DePaul wanted to play on Christmas Day.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:42 pm
by Django
stever20 wrote:Like seeing Benetti cover hoops- he's so good on baseball. He was a good pickup by Fox for sure.

Merry Christmas to all.


I wasn’t familiar with him but he’s great with Jimmy Jackson… I’m sorry Nick Bahe I love you but if you never announce another Creighton game I will be very happy.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:04 pm
by Omaha1
Jays don’t seem right but have a 14 point lead. Three pointers are finally going in but we have so many turnovers it’s more than a little concerning.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:53 pm
by Omaha1
Good, not great, game for CU. Never discount a Big East win, so we will take it and move on to the next one.

I’m interested to know if other schools’ fans would want to host a Christmas Day game. I don’t think many coaches would want to travel and play on the holiday, but think more than a few might want to host a game.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:45 pm
by MUPanther
2.99 million on FOX. Most watch game ever on FOX.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:48 pm
by DudeAnon
Omaha1 wrote:Good, not great, game for CU. Never discount a Big East win, so we will take it and move on to the next one.

I’m interested to know if other schools’ fans would want to host a Christmas Day game. I don’t think many coaches would want to travel and play on the holiday, but think more than a few might want to host a game.


I'll pass, I don't really think any sports should be played on Christmas. There should be at least 1 day per year that people can expect to be with their families.

Re: Christmas Day in Omaha 12/25/22

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:40 pm
by Omaha1
From Twitter:

Creighton's Christmas Day victory over DePaul scored 2.99 million viewers on FOX - the network's most-watched college hoops game EVER

@DePaulHoops - @BluejayMBB is the most-watched college basketball game on any network this season