[NU Sports] TV for the Syracuse game

[Jonathan Hodges]

This was just announced:
http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082809aab.html

The game will be at 6PM CT and will at a minimum be streaming on the
internet via Syracuse's athletics web page.  Per the page, "TV plans are
still being finalized."  I would imagine this likely means ESPN+ coverage
with syndication, especially given the time of the game.  Also note that I
believe ESPN+ games are available on ESPN360.com.

Finally, regarding holding games on the Jewish high holidays, this happens
every few years due to the college football schedule and the fact that games
basically have to be held on Saturdays and must also fit into the TV
schedule - neither of which account for the holidays.  There's not much the
individual schools can do about that outside of just not scheduling a game
for that week, which wasn't an option for NU this year (technically NU could
have scheduled a nonconference game for Thanksgiving weekend or later, but
there are very few teams available to schedule games then); only if there
was a shift across all of college football would something really change and
there isn't a large enough outcry for that to be a factor.

Jonathan

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:59 AM, <NEONRye at aol.com> wrote:

> A couple of comments, in response to the last few emails:
>
> 1) As an XM subscriber, I can tell you that they don't cover all of the Big
>  Ten games (usually just 2 or 3), but since NU-'Cuse involves two of the
> largest  markets (NYC--see below--and Chicago), I think they will cover
> this
> contest.
>
> 2) I am very confident that ESPN+ will pick up the game in the NYC area, as
>  'Cuse has been marketing itself aggressively as New York City's "home
> team" for  the past year or two--with even a billboard in Times Square.
>  And, as
> the  father of one of them, I can tell you that 'Cuse has a HUGE alumni
> base in the  NYC/Long Island/Westchester/etc. area.
>
> 3) The Administation and Athletic Departments of both schools should  be
> strongly rebuked for the scheduling of this game--on Rosh Hashanah  (Jewish
> New Year)--given the large percentage of Jewish students and alums
> (especially NU alums in the NY metropolitan area like Yours Truly, and
> others on  our
> List like Willie Weinbaum, who planned on going, but then learned of the
> conflict and realized we couldn't attend).  My disappointment was somewhat
> mitigated by the scheduling of a game at Army in two years, but is still
> palpable.
>
> Paul Levinson
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