I've often wondered how a show with the same premise as Friday Night Lights would do in regards to Kentucky high school basketball, what's other's opinions? Would the show be of interest to you, do you think it would be a success or does Kentucky high school basketball pack the same punch as Texas high school football?

We're actually thinking about doing something like HBO's Hard Knocks for a school here in NKY. I think there would be definate interest in something like that.

We're actually thinking about doing something like HBO's Hard Knocks for a school here in NKY. I think there would be definate interest in something like that.

 

If memory serves me correct, MTV approached Scott County's team about a spinoff of their "Two a days" production, I can't remember why it never occured.

I'd be very inerested in something like this. I think it'd be a great propotion for nky basketball.

If memory serves me correct, MTV approached Scott County's team about a spinoff of their "Two a days" production, I can't remember why it never occured.

 

I think it would be good to have a show like on ESPN or done by a different station. But MTV would probably be more about finding the drama in the student's personal lives and I could possibly see that turn into a negative or even embarassing situation for high school kids.

What I was thinking would be to have a fictious high school and town like they have in Friday Night Lights but make all other circumstances as they are in regards to the trial and tribulations of making it to the Sweet 16. I think for any show to be worth it's while there would have to be a winning team involved and we as Kentuckians would want the team to make it to Rupp Arena to show the best of our state for the rest of the nation. Also the show would want to touch upon the different socio-economic levels in some of the county schools among the different students as well as the Kentucky way of life and how the inner workings/politics that are in play in each of our 120 counties. Lastly, I would want the show to touch upon the importance of winning the Sweet Sixteen and the importance it not only holds for 16,17, and 18 year olds but the importance it holds for everybody in some communities. How winning a high school basketball tournament can and has shaped many of lives, example Richie Farmer. I just think somebody should pitch this but the only problem is being labled the basketball version of a football show.

TBNK Sports (led by Gametime) and Northern Kentucky Live co-produced a three part documentary series, "Colonels to Rupp" that followed the Cov. Cath 2004 Sweet 16 tournament run. Gametime was at Cov. Cath. with cameras rolling for the team's last practice, send off pep rally and followed the team through the tunnel of fans on to the chartered bus. He shot footage on the bus ride to Lexington, the player's hotel, the player's Wednesday night visit to Rupp (Cov. Cath's first round game was Thursday @noon). Gametime had complete access to the pregame locker room, the player's hotel, the action on the floor, timeout huddles, halftime and postgame locker rooms. Coach Listerman was particularly generous with his time and contributed several in depth interviews explaining his thoughts on the action. Cov. Cath played until Saturday morning. With two cameras rolling the series captured a behind the scene look from a player's perspective. The only clips that were MIA were the shots Gametime took while being crowd surfed to the Rupp Arena floor by the Colonel Crazies. The series aired on Insight Cable in northern Kentucky on a repeat basis for about 4 months.

TBNK Sports (led by Gametime) and Northern Kentucky Live co-produced a three part documentary series, "Colonels to Rupp" that followed the Cov. Cath 2004 Sweet 16 tournament run. Gametime was at Cov. Cath. with cameras rolling for the team's last practice, send off pep rally and followed the team through the tunnel of fans on to the chartered bus. He shot footage on the bus ride to Lexington, the player's hotel, the player's Wednesday night visit to Rupp (Cov. Cath's first round game was Thursday @noon). Gametime had complete access to the pregame locker room, the player's hotel, the action on the floor, timeout huddles, halftime and postgame locker rooms. Cov. Cath played until Saturday morning. With two cameras rolling the series captured a behind the scene look from a player's perspective. The only clips that were MIA were the shots Gametime took while being crowd surfed to the Rupp Arena floor by the Colonel Crazies. The series aired on Insight Cable in northern Kentucky on a repeat basis for about 4 months.

 

By far one of the coolest things I've done in my career...

TBNK Sports (led by Gametime) and Northern Kentucky Live co-produced a three part documentary series, "Colonels to Rupp" that followed the Cov. Cath 2004 Sweet 16 tournament run. Gametime was at Cov. Cath. with cameras rolling for the team's last practice, send off pep rally and followed the team through the tunnel of fans on to the chartered bus. He shot footage on the bus ride to Lexington, the player's hotel, the player's Wednesday night visit to Rupp (Cov. Cath's first round game was Thursday @noon). Gametime had complete access to the pregame locker room, the player's hotel, the action on the floor, timeout huddles, halftime and postgame locker rooms. Coach Listerman was particularly generous with his time and contributed several in depth interviews explaining his thoughts on the action. Cov. Cath played until Saturday morning. With two cameras rolling the series captured a behind the scene look from a player's perspective. The only clips that were MIA were the shots Gametime took while being crowd surfed to the Rupp Arena floor by the Colonel Crazies. The series aired on Insight Cable in northern Kentucky on a repeat basis for about 4 months.

 

I'd love to see that. Especially the end: :sssh:

I'd love to see that. Especially the end: :sssh:

 

The record button got bumped right as I started going up, so it was never recorded. It wasn't too bad on the way up, but once I got to the top of the section the guys at the bottom started chanting send him back. Let's just say you go down a lot faster... :lol:

I'd love to see that. Especially the end: :sssh:

 

As a Colonel fan, the script I would have written would have included Coach Listerman cutting down some twine in Rupp Arena. (Congratulations to a great Warren Central squad. :thumb:) The final episode followed the Colonels from their Saturday morning post-game locker room throughout the course of the day. Coach Listerman was masterful. At first the players wanted to leave Lexington ASAP. Coach L. asked for and received permission to bring all 6 of his seniors to the press conference. After allowing a bit of time for the dust to settle, Coach L very gently led the team to recognize the importance of celebrating their great year. (The 2004 Cov. Cath. squad was the last 9th Region team to win all of their regular season and tournament games against 9th region competition.) They walked out onto the floor at Rupp Arena to accept the 3rd place trophy on Saturday night with their heads held high. It wasn't the ending I had hoped for, but in some respects, the loss added another element to the series.