But that's not all. It would also produce the following benefits:Instead of 'sharing' the best home dates with NBA teams they would have the pick of premium days and nights.For those who worry about ice conditions, most teams have new facilities with state of the art dehumidification systems and in actuality, having the basketball court on the surface is as big a culprit of poor ice conditions as outdoor temperatures.Travel would potentially be made easier by not having to deal with winter weather.Marketing would stand to benefit the most. As hypothesized above, teams could make home games a real event, in effect expanding the games beyond the walls of the arenas, especially leading up to the opening face-off. For ticket sales, you won't be asking corporate sponsors, suite holders, or platinum club patrons to trek down to the arena night after night switching between hockey games and basketball tilts, or worse, choosing between them.

 

Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU: Van Noy was EVERYWHERE in this game for BYU. He is easily their best defensive player despite only being a sophomore. He is listed at 6'3", 235 pounds and was highly productive this year with 58 total tackles (41 solo), 10.0 TFL, 4.0 Sacks, 2 FF's, 3 INT's and 3 pass break-ups on the year coming into the bowl game against Tulsa. He was consistently disruptive today and impressed me quite a bit. Kinne, QB, Tulsa: Kinne had a solid game today and has had an impressive career for Tulsa but I don't think he has much draftable ability at quarterback. He was too quick to drop his eyes and look to leave the pocket today after only one read, he missed some throws on the run and seemed to struggle to find throwing lanes at times. He's an undersized quarterback at 6'1", 234 pounds but I would not be surprised if he measured between 6'0" and 6'1" personally. He has a chance to be a late-round pick, but I expect him to be an undrafted free agent when it is all said and done.

 

He had the receiver open but he overthrew it because he rushed the throw." The play is run again, up close personal in slow motion. Carlson comments as we see a tackler crush Tavaris Jackson, the quarterback. "You see right there. That's what he saw. He got hit as he released it; the ball sails away." When we viewers are transported back to the game in progress, Carlson's call was upheld: the referee Leavy rules it was not a touchdown. Al Michaels says, "Leavy could have ruled that either way because it looked to me as if the side of the ball got to the goal line." Back now to Carlson his pre-game "Inside the Game." Carlson always focuses on some player, or players, on both of the teams. "In Minnesota the key to the defense is the Williams brothers although they are not really brothers: Kevin Pat Williams. Kevin Williams is the more active guy, Pat Williams is the space eater.