tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post6677560218299698202..comments2024-03-07T05:17:49.252-05:00Comments on Boiled Sports: Big Money Got No SoulJ Moneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-32186925219819740182012-11-19T20:13:11.435-05:002012-11-19T20:13:11.435-05:00COD,
According to the BTN website's "gam...COD,<br /><br />According to the BTN website's "gamefinder" there's a caveat about the alternate channels and when extra games are available. The caveat being that after basketball starts their equipment/broadcast capabilities are somehow decreased and they can't carry all the games (though they did say through week 13 this shouldn't be a problem) so I don't know what the deal was - the gamefinder only had the 'Huskers game when I put in my zip code and provider.<br /><br />I imagine down the road this is a relatively easy fix (hopefully). I would have been considerably more pissed if I paid more than $7/month for my sports package (which also includes Fox Soccer HD, MLB, NFL, redzone, and a bunch of Fox Sports regional channels).<br />ATL_Boilershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665692459699425260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-47012133127614786832012-11-19T17:41:13.674-05:002012-11-19T17:41:13.674-05:00I don't think he thought he could get them ini...I don't think he thought he could get them initially ... and I'm not sure he can even get them now. I feel like it's the YES/BTN bundle that caught his eye, but even that's kind of chancy. (I would have preferred Syracuse over Rutgers myself.)<br /><br />Also agree on Pitt and Iowa State. Pitt-Penn State was a classic game when we were growing up, and it'd be nice to have that rivalry restored. The 100+ years among nine schools and 60 years with another are pretty important; if we're going to lose some of those games, it would be nice to gain some important ones as well. zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-77513895188746084682012-11-19T17:27:53.030-05:002012-11-19T17:27:53.030-05:00If Delany really wanted to get the NYC demographic...If Delany really wanted to get the NYC demographic, he should have made the big move to get Syracuse-- excellent academics (AAU member but voluntarily withdrew last year), historically solid football and a pillar of east coast basketball. No offense to Rutgers, but there are more SU grads and bandwagon fans in the Big Apple than anywhere else.<br /><br />I know that this is all cash driven, but a little part of me wishes that for its next 2 members the B1G stayed within its footprint and picked Pitt and Iowa State. But if it's a dollars and TV eyeballs-only decision, this seems pretty sound.<br /><br />I must say that DirecTV has been a pleasant surprise, and carries BTN and all of its secondary channels-- haven't missed a Purdue game yet this year, and I live in the Pacific Northwest.<br /><br />The Accidental Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334197325765873801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-38241976286948212442012-11-19T15:28:21.471-05:002012-11-19T15:28:21.471-05:00Plang, good call. From Adam Rittenberg's notes...Plang, good call. From Adam Rittenberg's <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/71839/jim-delany-discusses-addition-of-maryland" rel="nofollow">notes on Delany's press conference</a>:<br /><br /><i>The Big Ten created a collaboration with the Pac-12 as an alternative to expansion, but when the Pac-12 decided this summer it couldn't go through with it, Delany and the Big Ten presidents put expansion back on the front burner.</i>zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-49269855687260913512012-11-19T14:56:20.190-05:002012-11-19T14:56:20.190-05:00Rumor says Illinois to the West, with Rutgers and ...Rumor says Illinois to the West, with Rutgers and Maryland in the East. So Illinois and Northwestern get Rutgers and Maryland (in some order) as "rivals". <br /><br />I guess that makes sense right now from a competition standpoint: if Ohio State gets into trouble again, then one of Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers, and Maryland goes to the Big Ten title game to be hammered by the West champion. They can always move things around when #15 and #16 are added. (Why wouldn't they be? We were told 12 was a good number, but obviously it wasn't the final number.)zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-76641377631395102542012-11-19T14:40:18.977-05:002012-11-19T14:40:18.977-05:00Actually, the timing now makes more sense. On top...Actually, the timing now makes more sense. On top of that, I'm sure Delany went into overdrive when Notre Dame decided to go in with another conference on everything except football, thus unofficially telling the B1G to go pound salt. <br /><br />Besides, money never sleeps. <br /><br />For some interesting reason, I get the BTN out here in BFU without having to pay extra for it. I guess Comcast doesn't have enough channels to fill up all their slots in the Intermountain West region. Planghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653369707738276129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-18638976772772932952012-11-19T13:18:06.723-05:002012-11-19T13:18:06.723-05:00ATL_Boilers: I had the same problem here in VA. Ne...ATL_Boilers: I had the same problem here in VA. Nebraska was on all three Big 10 channels and the HD channel. I even called Comcast and they didn't know either. They were broadcasting what BTN sent them.CODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207776957256101693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-77228520511609127612012-11-19T12:51:03.918-05:002012-11-19T12:51:03.918-05:00me too COD, maybe just maybe my upstate ny cable c...me too COD, maybe just maybe my upstate ny cable company will offer btn on another tier besides "ridiculously expensive sports package" that includes mexican soccer channels and the mlb network. boilerbuglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409141924746230212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-38343598386235602052012-11-19T11:55:16.091-05:002012-11-19T11:55:16.091-05:00One of the early articles from Saturday I read abo...One of the early articles from Saturday I read about all of this is that UND being allowed to join sans football pissed off Maryland's AD. Hopefully BTN upgrades their capabilities as a result, especially considering I didn't even get Saturday's game down here, despite having 3 alternate channels... Not sure how they can cover conceivably 2 more games a week with the status quo facilities/equipment, etc. ATL_Boilershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665692459699425260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-6223025874059801582012-11-19T11:49:22.386-05:002012-11-19T11:49:22.386-05:00BTN says that Maryland is saying yes at 2:30. Mayb...BTN says that Maryland is saying yes at 2:30. Maybe we can get them to replay the 2002 NCAA Championship to welcome the Terrapins.zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-24899244956887834412012-11-19T11:41:14.381-05:002012-11-19T11:41:14.381-05:00I've read that the timing is related to News C...I've read that the timing is related to News Corp getting ready to buy two-thirds ownership in the YES Network. If that happens alongside Rutgers joining the conference, then News Corp can bundle BTN and YES in NYC. (Whether or not this would be successful remains to be seen: obviously cable and satellite providers are not interested in one-sided deals if they're not the ones in control, and they've been willing to fight networks, including BTN, in the past.)zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-42530071322794746832012-11-19T11:07:05.148-05:002012-11-19T11:07:05.148-05:00J, you hurt me with your words.J, you hurt me with your words.boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-40089629425310072202012-11-19T10:51:56.194-05:002012-11-19T10:51:56.194-05:00I'm sure Delaney has done his research but I d...I'm sure Delaney has done his research but I don't see how adding Rutgers benefits the conference or the Big Ten Network. Based on proximity to NYC you would think there would be a lot of Rutgers fans in NYC but I would be willing to bet there are more OSU and Michigan fans in the area. For the most part people in NYC are much more interested in pro sports, so unless you add the Giants and Knicks, people in NYC are not going to be that interested in B10 football and basketball.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981081456317462825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-55624478937482897752012-11-19T10:49:49.487-05:002012-11-19T10:49:49.487-05:00I do wonder just a little if this has anything to ...I do wonder just a little if this has anything to do with the deal between the Pac12 and B1G falling aparter earlier this fall in which the teams from the two conferences would play each other each year (much like the B1G/ACC roundabout in basketball each year). <br />I realize that this would generate much more money for the conference than that deal with the PAC12 would have, and I'm sure Delany has been working on it for two years, but the timing seems slightly odd to me.<br /><br />I expect to hear a news report in a few weeks that the Pac12 is trying to get 2 schools from Texas to sign on. Planghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653369707738276129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-17042873496738594802012-11-19T10:25:25.207-05:002012-11-19T10:25:25.207-05:00Of course, I just assumed B-dowd wrote this post w...Of course, I just assumed B-dowd wrote this post when I made my comment... but I should have known better since it was so well-written. <br /><br />ZING!!J Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-21446655134026665822012-11-19T10:18:37.766-05:002012-11-19T10:18:37.766-05:00The West, you know, what anyone other than markete...The West, you know, what anyone other than marketers would have called a division that includes most of the western teams in the conference. Strange division names are for Conference USA and the like.<br /><br />None of us grew up with the NL Bats and the NL Gloves or anything like that. (Of course if Selig were commissioner then, we probably would have seen names like that.) Even the NHL, back when it existed, gave up on naming divisions after people when they realized even those who knew who the people were had trouble remembering who went where. <br /><br />It is about you, though. (Not the big or soulless parts. I'm the new guy. Bdowd has to make those jokes.) This is for Big Ten fans on the East Coast more than Maryland or Rutgers fans. (Well, Maryland fans, anyway. I've heard they're not exactly eager to leave the ACC.)zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-74263307201319216082012-11-19T10:07:49.539-05:002012-11-19T10:07:49.539-05:00I've gone to many games at Rutgers -- their st...I've gone to many games at Rutgers -- their stadium is actually very nice and has lots of potential. Kind of like how we'd hope Ross-Ade would be. <br /><br />Bdowd -- What's this "West" division you speak of?<br /><br />And finally, I assumed the title of this post was about me. <br /><br />That's all I got. Try the veal. J Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-52413369121029405862012-11-19T08:57:21.874-05:002012-11-19T08:57:21.874-05:00There's nothing wrong with that perspective - ...There's nothing wrong with that perspective - in fact, because we really have no control over these decisions, why not make the best of them? If Purdue faithful near DC and NYC get to see their favorite team in person once every six years at worst, every other year at best, that's a good thing. <br /><br />And it isn't going to be hard to get those tickets. Both Rutgers and Maryland average below 50,000 per game; Rutgers plays in a stadium close to Ross-Ade capacity, while Maryland's Byrd Stadium is a bit smaller.<br /><br />Of course that implies that both programs, like ours, struggle to get revenue to feed their other sports, which could be why Maryland reportedly dropped some recently ... and why both schools would be interested in joining a conference that is basically printing money.zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-83716153113985597742012-11-19T08:23:22.322-05:002012-11-19T08:23:22.322-05:00On a purely selfish basis, the prospect of an occa...On a purely selfish basis, the prospect of an occasional Purdue game at Maryland (90 minutes from home) is kind of exciting.CODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207776957256101693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-50388440450145797772012-11-19T01:32:25.188-05:002012-11-19T01:32:25.188-05:00I'm still not sure how I feel about this. At f...I'm still not sure how I feel about this. At first, I was like, ohhhh no. No way. But now I'm like, I don't even know what's going on. I'd just kind of like to see all this conference realignment go to bed once and for all. It's been absolutely ridiculous ever since the Big Ten started it with Nebraska - which I did like, but it started something awful.BoilerPauliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817268678225182576noreply@blogger.com