[Husker] TV weirdness

[Bob Beach]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Wellman" <gobigred66 at mac.com>
To: ""Husker List"" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:49 PM
Subject: [Husker] TV weirdness


>I can see why ABC didn't jump on NU's first three games.  But check  this 
>out:  Fox Sports Net decided NOT to show any of NU's first three  games on 
>their cable package.  And it gets better.  They picked the  following two 
>games over Nebraska's first game with Western Michigan.
>
> Wake Forest at Baylor
> Oklahoma State at Washington State
>
> Let's see...we'll pass over NU vs West. Michigan (a pretty decent team 
> from last year) and Bo Pellini's coaching debut...and instead take  Wake 
> Forest against the B12 perennial dormat Baylor.
>
> Am I the only one who thinks this is ludicrous?
>
> Rod Wellman
> Sioux City, Ia.





       One just has to understand that NU isn't the draw on TV they once 
were.  I am not sure after the last four or five years why that is so hard 
to understand.  As Husker fans of course we want to see the Huskers.  TV 
people don't look at it that way.  They look at which will bring ratings. 
They are ratings driven period.  They could care less what game they are 
televising as long as the ratings are there.  NU just doesn't draw the 
ratings at this time.  That isn't to say they can't get that back but right 
now it isn't there.  I would sure think nationally Wake Forest against 
Baylor certainly would draw bigger ratings not because of Baylor but Wake 
Forest.  Most of the country couldn't care less about Pelini's debut.  I am 
not saying I feel this way,  I am just saying I can certainly see why TV 
chose to go the direction they did.


Bob Beach