When I said 1-4 pre-ordained, I meant the 3 champs plus OUA #2. Ranking determines the seeding for those spots but no other team can go there. 4-8 can be almost any team. I can't find the final rankings for 2020 because the CIS site is a piece of crap or my Google is.
Agreed this seems to be the most likely scenario. If so, UNB fans should be rooting hard for Lakehead.
As a hockey fan, I want to see the most "entertaining" matchups I can. I don't like lopsided scores regardless of who they are. If UNB-CON will be a better game, that's the one I want to see.
Here is the pre-tournament rankings for 2020.
You can also "stream" the game from your seat in Eastlink Center.Broadcast Information
usports.ca
CBC, game listings will show up here in time
If I had feelings, they would be hurt.
I'm a live viewer of these things. I'm sure it matters to people who can't go to the Nationals in person like myself and others I know.
It’s awful, if you search USports on twitter it will offer you to include “Esports” lol. I’m a NASCAR fan (yes I know, cars going in circles but if you ever want to feel good about your appearance spend a day at a race!) and they’ve changed series names so many damn times in my life and within 6 months I’m calling it by the new name, I never stopped saying “CIS” , I feel like a bigger tool bag saying I’m a “USports” fan than I do confessing my love of NASCAR. Haha
Ironically Lakehead and Windsor are the two most difficult streams to watch in the OUA. Lakehead camera work and audio are just dreadful. In Windsor the camera is behind thick netting that makes it hard to see the puck.
It would be great if the OUA stepped up and provided some subsidies for webcast equipment. Some schools have journo programs (TMU) or a nebulous deal with Sportsnet (Guelph), and the webcast looks brilliant. Meanwhile, some are using an outdated laptop/camera and mono usb sound inputs. I'm convinced that the OUA could gradually contribute with sponsorship dollars and/or a strategic partnership, and without having to go the route of the CanWest subscription model.
Well the AUS is the same in that it really varies from rink to rink. Moncton probably being the worst.
No. The X broadcast may be “amateur” but you can clearly see the play. The camera angle in Moncton is pretty bad.
AUS is supposed to have minimum standards to be part of AUStv. I'm hearing the bar might be raised next year. Seeing as the schools pick up all the production costs during the regular season, and it at no cost to the viewer, it is a pretty good deal. With hockey, Acadia has made big strides this season. If all schools would correct their white balance on their cameras, we'd all be happier.
In the past CIS/Usports had to PAY TSN or SportsNet to broadcast the games, and the sports networks dictated the game start times to their preference. At least they don't have to pay CBC.
In those days, that was the deal for some NHL teams. They took the risk for selling ad space. Last year there was close to zero promotion by CBC. On HNIC there will be ads for various CBC shows, but none about Usports.
I would be happy if we just got replays on every webcast..
