NBC 17 uses dolls for Duke, Carolina highlights

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Patrick Hite

Update: If you want more on the dolls, we talked with Penn Holderness on the ACC Nation podcast this week.

I just saw this and knew I had to put a link up for you guys. Hat tip to the Duke Basketball Report, which is where I first saw this link.

The NCAA has a rule that television stations can’t show highlights of tournament games until the games for the night are finished. Well, when the news starts before games are finished, that makes it difficult. Unless you have dolls.

NBC 17 out of Raleigh had a great way to get around the NCAA’s rule. Granted, I don’t get out much, but this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in sometime.

Duke vs. Belmont

North Carolina vs. Mount St. Mary’s

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2 Responses to “NBC 17 uses dolls for Duke, Carolina highlights”

  1. Thursday Games «, on March 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pm Said:

    [...] There are no words. Well: Duke, Belmont, dolls, sarcastic sports anchor. [...]

  2. Off the Bench » NCAA Game highlights...staring dolls?, on March 27th, 2008 at 10:47 am Said:

    [...] dolls he gave the play by play.  Several other blogs have posted the highlights including ACC Nation and AOL Fanhouse and even the boards like Scout’s [...]

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