I understand the empty seats for the UConn Women last night. Who wants to watch a 9:30 game on a Sunday night against a team (UMBC) that you know UConn will crush. 6,800 fans showed up. True diehards. But for my money, the competition and the start were equally bad. I know why we have late games. It gives the tv execs more programming at all hours of the day. But fans are smart. They know a good game from a bad game, and a good start time from a bad one.

The late start times for all major sports bothers me. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to let one of my kids stay up to watch some major sporting event. But when it's the 2nd inning of the World Series and it's 9:00, it's already well past their bedtime. At some point, this jeopardizes an entire generation of fans.

Here is to day games and early starts. I'm getting old. Even the 11 o'clock news can be late. But it pays the bills for me and I guess at the end of the day a late start for the UConn women pays the bills for someone else.