In the dark

The Worldwide Leader is instilling its will once again. This time they're doing it to the entire state of Wisconsin.

For the much anticipated annual rivalry men's basketball game between Wisconsin and Marquette, fans will have to catch it on ESPNU. Go ahead, try and surf for it because you won't find it -- anywhere.

ESPNU debuted in 2005 and since then, it has been nothing more than wasted studio space with talking heads bobbing up and down about flatlining intercollegiate sports.

The main problem is, nobody really cares about field hockey, rowing, gymnastics or a myriad of minor sports on a national scale. People aren't going to plunk down extra coin just watch that Middle Tennessee State has one of the most solid men's tennis teams in the Sun Belt, when barely anyone in Murfreesboro cares.

And now, the Wisconsin-Marquette game which has a tip time of 8:30 won't be seen by anyone because it's being broadcast on a national cable access channel.

I know that college football has its conference title games on Saturday night but I guarantee you the action inside the Bradley Center will be inherently more entertaining than the South Florida-West Virginia game on ESPN2.