SMU/Memphis game flexes to ESPN2

[PonyPride]

The SMU men’s basketball game at Memphis on March 8 at 11 a.m. CT will now air on ESPN2.

The nationally-ranked Mustangs have three regular season games remaining, including home games on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT against UCF (ESPNews) and on March 5 against Louisville at 6 p.m. CT (CBS Sports Network). SMU’s final two home games are sold out.

[SMULaxer]

That's wassup. Where's the watch party.

[SMU Section F]

That's wassup. Where's the watch party.

FedEx Forum

[East Coast Mustang]

I thought it was always slated for either ESPN/ESPN2?

[Pony147]

I thought it was always slated for either ESPN/ESPN2?

That's what I thought too. Must have given it the down vote

[SMU 86]

I thought it was always slated for either ESPN/ESPN2?

Did it flex from ESPN to ESPN2. PP wasn'y clear on what it flexed from.

[SMU Section F]

I thought it was always slated for either ESPN/ESPN2?

Yeah, I believe I saw that on the programs at one point... probably the reason for the early start time.

[Smerkins]

Kansas versus West Virginia will be on ESPN. I guess that makes sense viewership wise.

[mustangxc]

Yes, this is not an accomplishment as it was always slated to be ESPN or ESPN2. I would think a neutral observer would rather see SMU v Memphis, but I guess the national following for KU trumps a good game. ESPN2 is still solid though.

[Smerkins]

West Virginia has a good chance of getting in to the tourny. So that game should be important for them as well.

[OhioBrownFan]

The Louisville game needs to be on mainstream cable and should be. That's gonna be a huge match-up, what the heck does ESPN have lined up that's better than that match-up? It's better than SMU/Memphis anyways for viewers too

[Pony147]

The Louisville game needs to be on mainstream cable and should be. That's gonna be a huge match-up, what the heck does ESPN have lined up that's better than that match-up? It's better than SMU/Memphis anyways for viewers too

The Louisville game is on CBS Sports Network, so ESPN doesn't have the rights (I assume)

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Better than News or U but this is BS.

[SMU Section F]

The Louisville game needs to be on mainstream cable and should be. That's gonna be a huge match-up, what the heck does ESPN have lined up that's better than that match-up? It's better than SMU/Memphis anyways for viewers too

The Louisville game is on CBS Sports Network, so ESPN doesn't have the rights (I assume)

Yeah. I think if that one were on an ESPN network it would probably get upped to ESPN2, but there's nowhere (to my knowledge) to go from CBS Sports. (Especially on a weeknight.)

[OhioBrownFan]

The Louisville game needs to be on mainstream cable and should be. That's gonna be a huge match-up, what the heck does ESPN have lined up that's better than that match-up? It's better than SMU/Memphis anyways for viewers too

The Louisville game is on CBS Sports Network, so ESPN doesn't have the rights (I assume)

I wonder how that works? Like if CBSSN has the rights to weekday games. I'd even like the game to be shown on ESPN News, a lot of the country doesn't get CBSSN without adding it extra if you're not in the AAC viewing market, sort of like the Big Ten Network or PAC12 network. I had to add it. Or put the damn thing on CBS, screw it...big time weekday match-up, gotta be better than Survivor or whatever CBS has going on Wednesday nights