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Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Pony_Law » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:06 am

So I just went through my dvr to record the game and noticed that the smu Louisville game is not on any of the espn networks. Espn 2 is showing duke v wake, espnu is showing UCONN v Rutgers .

We are stuck on cbssn. Would of thought 18 v 11 would trump a meaningless acc game.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby mrydel » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:15 am

Basketball tv times are set early in the year. They do not wait until 10 days before the games like they do in football. I doubt many programmers anticipated this game to be as hyped as it is.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Grant Carter » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:17 am

Agreed. Plus, why would the cbs channel want to give up the game.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Pony ^ » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:26 am

Wednesday nights are an NBA night for ESPN. CBSSports has 3 college games on tonight
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby mrydel » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:28 am

I am delighted. ESPN News and U are not in high def on Dish. CBSSports is.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby ponyte » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:30 am

mrydel wrote:I am delighted. ESPN News and U are not in high def on Dish. CBSSports is.


Sadly, you will probable have a better view than some of us. But I wouldn't trade you your view for your tickets :o
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby mrydel » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:38 am

Had I known that his game would be so highly hyped I would have made arrangements to be there with you. Bad planning on my part.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Tx_Mustang10 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:26 am

I was wondering why ESPN was hyping Colorado vs. Stanford last night and not us. Then I heard our game mentioned on CBS Sports. Duds vs. Studs...
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby leopold » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:33 am

I honestly don't know so don't shoot me, but

ESPN is with ABC. If I was with CBS and trying to build a name sports network and I had this game there is no way I would want ESPN to get ahold of this. What is the deal with the contract, does ESPN get to take certain games from CBS Sports?
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby PonyPlayer4 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:41 am

CBS Sports has a pretty legit triple header tonight.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Pony147 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:51 am

leopold wrote:I honestly don't know so don't shoot me, but

ESPN is with ABC. If I was with CBS and trying to build a name sports network and I had this game there is no way I would want ESPN to get ahold of this. What is the deal with the contract, does ESPN get to take certain games from CBS Sports?


It is my understanding that ESPN owns the rights to all of our conference games (maybe more) but sells the games they don't want at the beginning I the year. At the beginning of the year nobody dreamed that this would be a matchup between 2 top-25 teams, otherwise I'm sure ESPN would have kept it
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Mustangs_Maroons » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:59 am

The duke wake Forrest game on espn 2 would be great to watch ...in the 90s. Espn loves duke. They can't have enough of them. I get the interest but they f'ed up here. They always knew our game would be a match up of 2 hof coaches.

Personally I don't mind CBS except for me I don't get their hd channel unfortunately.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby Harry0569 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:11 am

Don't get why everyone is so mad?

We will be on ESPN all the time next year.
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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

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Re: Game NOT on ESPN at all

Postby ponyboy » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:28 am

It's June's fault. Baby killer.
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