[Husker] Somewhat off topic - UT proposing its own sports network

[Patrick Gaule]

J1a2c3k at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/25/2008 5:26:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> pgaule at cox.net writes:
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> They were  all on television in some form, but most of them weren't 
> "nationally  televised" (at least as I understand that term).  Many were 
> on PPV  (which is only available nationally if you have 
> DishNetwork/DirectTV and  are willing to part with $30).
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> Well, Available on Dish or Directv makes them nationally televised, and  
> whether or not you're willing to part with  $30 or not is not  relevant'
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>

Having a bad day?  I'm not sure why my message mertied this kind of a 
response.

When I lived in Minnesota, having the games available on 
DishNetwork/DirecTV did not do me any good since I only had Comcast. 
And if we're going to redefine "nationally televised" as any broadcast 
that somebody can get with the right equipment/subscriptions, then we 
might as well consider every broadcast to be "nationally televised" 
since anybody with a TV tuner on their computer can share it over the 
internet.  I tend to define "nationally televised" as "any game on a 
network that the majority of cable/satellite providers carry, without 
any restrictions (regional or otherwise) on who can receive the broadcast."