No TV or Internet Broadcast for Texas game
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CycloneErik
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Funny thing about this thread is that it turned into a little fight that never needed to happen. Something we're already discussing in another thread, and something that really wasn't worth fighting about, anyway.
I don't like it. I hope someone puts this up on the Internet.
I miss the old days, when it seemed like everything was on TV.
I don't like it. I hope someone puts this up on the Internet.
I miss the old days, when it seemed like everything was on TV.
Unless you believe in conspiracy theories. Since ESPN runs both the Big12 and LHN, it wouldn't be that far of a stretch to say that they decided they wanted this game on LHN instead of the Big12 network in order to pressure providers.
Outside of Saturday, the Big 12 Network only does 1 game a week, and this week they chose Baylor at OU. Now why it did not get picked up by any of the ESPN networks may be because of the LHN politics, but you don't know that. It is quite obvious what ESPN is doing with the LHN in locking this thing down to force subscriptions. I still don't get their business model at all...its like they are trying to do the same thing the Big 10 Network did, and for some reason they think it will work.
I might normally have an inclination to agree with you, but wasn't this decision made (game on LHN) some time ago when ISU was struggling. It wouldn't have been much of a marquee matchup to provide much pressure.
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Our game would be a pretty crappy game to use to pressure providers. You will never see LHN carriage in iowa (the satellites arent going to pick it up), and probably not outside of texas. If they wanted to pressure providers games vs TAMU, Tech, and Baylor wouldve been the ones to go with, since their first priority should be getting coverage in their own state.
I have to ask though, for those that say 'dont blame the LHN'... they could have allowed a local provider like mediacom to simulcast the LHN broadcast on MC22. It didnt have to be an all or nothing 'ISU sends a truck or gets no TV'... also, if it werent for the LHN's issues getting carriage, they probably would have the game up on ESPN3 like most other games that are on espn properties.
We really have some limited thinkers on this site. Here is a clue for you.
How many of this years conference games won't be available on TV in Iowa?
I agree with this. At least some of us probably would have been able to see it somewhere if it wasn't LHN.
That's a lot of "probablys" and "could haves". Bottom line is that we could have had this game on TV if ISU thought it was a worthwhile investment. If this team continues to improve and gain more national recognition I'm guessing that balance will fall more in the favor of sending a crew in these situations for the future.
Getting content on the LHN has nothing to do with getting cable providers in Iowa to carry the LHN. It has to do with pressuring Texas cable providers to carry the network. smh
If they could get Big 12 football on there consistently it has a chance. They are reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally overestimating the interest in college basketball by anybody in the state of Texas.
In terms of basketball leverage, the only passion is only going to be from ISU, KSU and WVU, not from UT. They wouldn't dare have a KU Big 12 game go televised only on a Verizon tv service nobody has.
Texas fans, UT and all other Texas schools, don't give a flying crap about hoops even when their teams are great.
This is the only one, and its because the game fell all the way to tier 3, and ISU cant afford to do their own broadcast. This SAME thing happened in every game we played at Colorado during the week for the past few years. The difference in those games was, it was available on Full Court. I am agreeing with you on the suckitude of the LHN, but its not the sole reason this game wont be on TV.
How many ISU/Texas games haven't been broadcast in the past? I can't remember any, but I may be wrong. If this truly is the first then how can people conclude this is not due to the LHN?
As to Colorado, I believe the home team has control if it falls to third tier, and I seem to recall that they denied us the ability to broadcast the games.
And using ISU to try to pressure texas providers is also a pretty dumb move. The level of care about this game, especially when it was scheduled, was about zero down there. Basketball in general isnt going to do a lot to pressure texas providers.
Does anyone know how much the athletic department would have lost by sending a crew?
Just curious, TIA
Just curious, TIA
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