[NU Sports] NU-HH

[Mark Ament]

We went through that last season when ESPN put a Louisville game on 
ESPNU and the local fans went nuts because the our cable system, 
Insight, didn't carry it at the time.  There was so much pressure that 
they found a way to carry it temporarily so that the game would be 
available locally and, miracles of miracles, it's been on the digital 
sports tier ever since.  ESPN is using the schedule to pressure local 
cable systems into carrying the U and you will see more and more big 
name schools have the odd game there as Bristol attempts to pressure 
systems to carry it.  Expect it for the next year or two and then it 
should be available in almost all systems and ESPN will move on to 
playing little games like that for some new channel.
Mark

SportsBiz <http://thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com>



Roy Lamberton wrote:

>The Dish services carry everything because they're not regional. We have Comcast
>which is centered mainly in the Northeast. They could care less about anything
>past Ohio.
> 
>I have asked for ESPNU to be added to our cable - I've been told "they're
>working on it."
> 
>Maybe we'll have a better chance of getting more of the games nationwide when
>Verizon gets permission to add cable to their FIOS network.
> 
>But it seems weird that ESPNU games aren't also part of a PPV package available
>in areas without cable coverage. Of course then the Cable companies won't be
>hearing from folks like me all the time.
> 
>rsl
> 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: John A. DeGroat [mailto:johnadeg at bellatlantic.net] 
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:20 AM
>To: Mike Nolan
>Cc: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Subject: Re: [NU Sports] NU-HH
>
>
>I'm not shilling for Dish satellite service, bu that is why we went that way to
>get their college football package.  It's true that they aren't carrying the
>NU-New Hampshire game but they carry or have carried a lot of NU games over the
>years that we have bought the package.  I'm guessing that the other satellite
>services have similar packages.
>
>John DeGroat
>
>Mike Nolan wrote: 
>
>According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.
>
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>
>I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,
>
>as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)
>
>next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already
>
>think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 
>
>non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)
>
>
>
>The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 
>
>systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.
>
>
>
>It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 
>
>State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against
>
>Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,
>
>not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 
>
>
>
>I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 
>
>games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 
>
>watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been
>
>on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 
>
>name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first
>
>time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?
>
>--
>
>Mike Nolan
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