[NU Sports] Big 10 Network

[Dennis W. Brandt]

I should have noted that the woman said that there would be games available 
pay-per-view.  I am suspecting that means I'll get the Penn State game free 
and have to rent the Northwestern game.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
To: "'Dennis W. Brandt'" <tbng at comcast.net>; <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Big 10 Network


>I think the operant word in that statement is "offered"
>
> Just because they are "offered" doesn't mean they will accept the chance 
> to
> carry additional games on overflow channels. Especially ones featuring two 
> teams
> that are nowhere near their coverage area.
>
> Personally, I do not expect to be able to watch any of NU's games this 
> year
> unless they're carried nationally. In the past few years I've been able to 
> watch
> most games on the web. I do not expect that to be a viable option this 
> year.
>
> One of the largest groups of NU alums lives in the Washington DC area - 
> you can
> be sure they'll continue to be fed a constant diet of State Penn and will
> continue to drift away from the Cats.
>
> rsl
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
>> Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:19 AM
>> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big 10 Network
>>
>> Here is a copied sentenced from the Big Ten Network's website:  "Cable 
>> and
>> satellite providers that have agreed to carry the network will be offered
>> the chance to carry the additional games via 'overflow' channels."   So
>> let's hope that the woman who called me is clueless.
>>
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