What game’s the channel on?

Okay, it has been quite a while since I posted anything of substance on this blog.  At least my penchant for being quite observative hasn’t dulled the thought process too much.

I did spend part of my Saturday afternoon watching the Duke-Georgetown game on TV, but not in a way you might expect. The game was being carried on CBS. However our local affiliate (WRAL-TV) was airing the NCSU-Georgia Tech game that went into overtime instead. No doubt my brother Alex was pleased.

As a result, I ended up watching the first half on one of WRAL’s digital subchannels (in standard definition no doubt). When I found out during halftime that the State game had ended, I changed the channel and saw the second half on “The Big 5″ in all its stunning HD-glory.

Normally, I wouldn’t mind putting up with a small inconvenience just to watch my Blue Devils play. However, a reporter from the News & Observer had to write a little gripe piece about the incident in general. Of course he forgot to mention during the NCAA Tournament one year that the Wolfpack and Blue Devils both had Sweet 16 games on the same night AND the same time. WRAL ended up carrying the NCSU game while shunting Duke down to its sister station FOX 50. Hey, at least they managed to make good of an unprecedented situation.

Then again, I wouldn’t have noticed either way if I somehow managed to get a ticket to see the same in person.