[NU Sports] TV for Miami (OH)

[John Labbe]

One thing that I don't think has come up on the List yet is that our 
opening game with Miami (OH) will only be broadcast on ESPN-U.  It had 
been slated to be on either ESPN Classic or ESPN-U, but it now seems to 
be decided that it will be on ESPN-U.  Given all the national publicity 
Fitzgerald and this game is getting (like Alan's article and the one in 
the NYT yesterday), it's a shame that it will only be on ESPN-U, a 
station that isn't widely carried by local cable providers.  In fact, 
neither of the cable providers in the Chicago area (Comcast and RCN) 
carry the station.  (It is carried on both DirectTV and DishNetwork, if 
you have the right package.)

I was looking forward to watching the game at home, but I guess I'll be 
headed out to a sports bar.  (We have Comcast in Chicago.)  It's 
ridiculous that I seem to have about every cable channel known to man, 
but I can't get this game.

I don't have the link anymore, but if you find the ESPN listings for 
that day, it's hard to see why the game can't be on ESPN Classic given 
what they have scheduled at that time.  But I doubt there's any way we 
can get this changed.

Anyone in Chicago have recommendations on where to watch the game?  I'm 
in Lakeview, but would probably travel anywhere for the best 
environment.

Here's the link to the schedule with TV information on NUSports.com:

http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html