[NU Sports] TV for Wisconsin Game

[Roy Lamberton]

John - 

I can't speak for Jon, but I just want to be able to watch all of NU's football
and basketball games. Either by ppv TV, cable channel, or PPV Internet. Lst year
I bought both the Internet Football Game Plan and the Cable PPV Basketball game
plan because I cannot afford to fly to Chicago every week to attend the games in
person.

While the number of NU alums in the same boat is probably a lot smaller than the
number of dOSU or Wisconsin Alums, I'm sure that there are enough alums from any
two schools who would pay to watch a game, at least enuff to cover the costs
involved.

Given what TV loses on various sports shows, covering one's costs is a good
place to start.

rsl


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of John A. DeGroat
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 2:35 PM
> To: Jonathan Michael Hawkins
> Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] TV for Wisconsin Game
> 
> 
> Sounded to me like you wanted something for nothing.  All 
> companies make 
> marketing mistakes, some bigger than others.  Trying to tie a 
> product to 
> an ISP provider didn't sound like a bad idea to me.  The ISPs 
> could make 
> accessing ESPN360 a marketing gimmick whether it would work 
> or not is a 
> different issue.  Companies that think only birds can fly are 
> bound to 
> be left behind..  ABC/Disney have screwed up a lot of things 
> in the past 
> and will probably do so again but give them credit for trying 
> something.  Understanding what the Internet can do is still in its 
> infancy in my opinion.
> 
> John DeGroat
> 
> Jonathan Michael Hawkins wrote:
> 
> > That's my point, John.  By failing to understand the 
> realities of the
> > market they've chosen to enter, ESPN and ABC will fail to 
> make money 
> > from the ESPN360 venture.
> >
> > I am concerned that the executives in charge over there will blame
> > poor viewership on the teams rather than on the fact that their 
> > tied-to-ISPs subscription model (instead of the more appropriate 
> > tied-to-individual-users, like MLB) doesn't match the 
> market.  I hope 
> > it does not affect our ability to get on actual real 
> television in the 
> > upcoming games.
> >
> > But back to making money, their continued internet miscues 
> dilute the
> > strong brand that ESPN has in television.  Were I a 
> shareholder of the 
> > Mouse, I'd be unhappy indeed.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, John A. DeGroat wrote:
> >
> >> ESPN and ABC for that matter are in business to make money, they
> >> aren't charities.  What is so hard about that to understand?
> >>
> >> John DeGroat
> >
> >
> 
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