Putting together a post-game wrap up isn't exactly hard. All you need are some quotes from the press conference, a few highlight-reel plays, and some stats. Put these in some logical sequence and you can have yourself a pretty nice little segment recapping the game.
If you're at an NCAA tournament, statistics should not be hard to come by. And up until last night, we had no problem finding any number related to Kansas, Villanova, Wisconsin, or Davidson. Media guides were abundant and 10 minutes after game one between Wisconsin and Davidson ended, I had stats on the table in front of me.
Totally different story after the KU game. Being the final game of the night, all the media packed up and headed back to the bunker. The only problem with the setup here at Ford Field is that TV people have a workroom separate from radio and newspaper reporters. Normally we wouldn't complain about this, but we found out last night that the TV bunker gets no love around here.
Justin couldn't even get himself TV credentials
We had no stats, no restrooms, and no caffeine to get us through the night. Upstairs in the radio/newspaper workroom these supplies were plentiful. I can live without the free food and Coke products, but I really need stats to be able to put together a decent story.
How hard is it to put a table outside the TV workroom with the final stats? Why should I have to go on a wild goose chase just to find out how many points Mario Chalmers put up? The big conversation last night was not about the game, but rather about how television seems to get lost in the shuffle.
I'm not quite sure how the media relations people forgot about TV last night. You couldn't miss the hum that the equipment in the bunker makes nor could you miss the guys shooting stand ups all over the building. Maybe tomorrow will be different, but more than likely I'll be running around in circles chasing the newsies for information that we should have equal access to.
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