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]]> By: Addicott Web http://www.addicottweb.com/2009/03/pre-madness-spotlight-ncaa-conference-websites/#comment-541 Addicott Web Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:29:17 +0000 http://www.addicottweb.com/?p=816#comment-541 I thought the Big Ten’s website was the best one too - although I use the term “best” very loosely. Maybe it’s just because all of the schools in that conference are familiar to most people, but the logos and placement stand out so much more compared to some of the other conferences that did the same thing - especially the smaller conferences that no one has heard of. I wonder if some of these conferences will eventually migrate to an ESPN-like interface, with a much simpler navigation that uses drop-down menus to help organize the content better. (Although I do think that there are things that could be improved on that design too, but that’s another story. I thought the Big Ten’s website was the best one too – although I use the term “best” very loosely. Maybe it’s just because all of the schools in that conference are familiar to most people, but the logos and placement stand out so much more compared to some of the other conferences that did the same thing – especially the smaller conferences that no one has heard of.

I wonder if some of these conferences will eventually migrate to an ESPN-like interface, with a much simpler navigation that uses drop-down menus to help organize the content better. (Although I do think that there are things that could be improved on that design too, but that’s another story.

]]> By: Ezra http://www.addicottweb.com/2009/03/pre-madness-spotlight-ncaa-conference-websites/#comment-537 Ezra Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:38:58 +0000 http://www.addicottweb.com/?p=816#comment-537 Wow, those are some pretty difficult to navigate (and yes, definitely busy) websites. A lot of them have similar tourney intros this week, and poking around most have a copyright of CBS Sports, I wonder if CBS designs (and probably updates) the websites for most of the conferences? Would also explain how many have a similar cluttered design with poorly placed video and ads. That said, I thought Big Ten was the best of a mediocre group, cleaner than most of the others and I especially like what they did with the school links at the top - some others have similar, but in my opinion it looks best here. Wow, those are some pretty difficult to navigate (and yes, definitely busy) websites.

A lot of them have similar tourney intros this week, and poking around most have a copyright of CBS Sports, I wonder if CBS designs (and probably updates) the websites for most of the conferences? Would also explain how many have a similar cluttered design with poorly placed video and ads.

That said, I thought Big Ten was the best of a mediocre group, cleaner than most of the others and I especially like what they did with the school links at the top – some others have similar, but in my opinion it looks best here.

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