Final Four viewers express discontent for camera angle at Lucas Oil Stadium
By Ethan Stone
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The Final Four is here, which means thousands of fans are packed into a football stadium to watch the 3 most important games of the season Saturday and into Monday night.
The first matchup of the Final Four is Illinois vs. UConn, which tipped off a little after 6 p.m. ET on Saturday. The matchup, which is being played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, necessitates a lower camera angle than TV viewers are used to, you know, because the camera setup was meant for football, which is played on a field 3 to 4 times larger than a basketball court.
The lack of a properly angled view makes seeing action on the far side of the court a smidge tougher than it would be in a basketball arena. A player on the camera side of the court can completely eclipse a player on the far side of the court, for example. Depth perception for TV viewers is a little wonky, too.
To a certain extent, this happens every year. But Lucas Oil Stadium’s camera angle seems to be particularly egregious to a few college basketball fans tuning in on TBS.
Here’s a look at some of the best reaction we’ve found to the camera angles at the Final Four on social media:
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Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
