[NU Sports] BTN NU-SIU Coverage

[michael.vance at att.net]

Odd how Carbondale isn't getting the SIU game and the state of Montana gets Iowa-Iowa State instead of Montana State-Minnesota.  The only opponent that they are catering to with the coverage map is Lousiana-Lafayette.  And why is that game showing in Florida, but not in Mississippi or Alabama?

Sometimes I think the people who draw sports coverage maps, especially for college football, have their heads stuck in a dark damp place.  On opening weekend here in the Indianapolis area, we got Clemson-Alabama instead of Michigan State-Cal (much to my Spartan wife's chagrin).  I sent an e-mail to our local ABC affiliate and got a very prompt reply from the sports director saying that the decisions on the coverage for "ESPN on ABC" are made 100% in Bristol with no input from the local affiliates.  He agreed that most viewers in their area would rather see a Big Ten game.  During basketball season, every once in a while, CBS will show a Kentucky game instead of a non-IU/PU Big Ten team when they're opposite each other in regional coverage, but that's a little understandable, given the geography of their broadcast area.

Incidentally, we ended up watching the MSU-Cal game on ESPN360.  Just connected the S-Video out on my laptop to the TV and cranked up the sound.  SD resolution on a portion of the screen, but better than missing it entirely.


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Michael, CAS '91
mailto:michael at vance.com 
  -------------- Original message from "Joe Thiegs" <thiegs at umn.edu>: --------------


> Take a look at the pathetic little purple coverage area that will get NU-SIU
> on the Big Ten Network main channel Saturday:
> http://www.bigtennetwork.com/gamefinder/
> :( 
>  
> Fortunately for those who have Dish Network or DirecTV and perhaps certain
> cable operators, the game will be available outside of Chicagoland on one of
> the overflow channels (5441 or 9502 (HD) on Dish Network).
>  
> Huh, you'd think Minnesota-Montana State would be showing in Montana, rather
> than Iowa-Iowa State . . . .
>  
> -Joe
>  
>  
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