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Scott D. Pierce: Sorry, but U. vs. Y. is only on The mtn.
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Good luck with everyone else!
BTHO BYU
That's what I want to know. Sadly, I think I already know the answer.
whatever!!! that is the most ridiculous argument i have ever heard. i can't believe i read that.
The MWC left ESPN because the Connecticut beancounters wanted to schedule MWC games on Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat.
Playing Tue or Wed games would be a disaster for game preparation.
As bad as the television coverage has been, NOT having to play weeknight games and Saturday night games every week is better.
Shame on the MWC for not negotiating better and resolving this before agreeing to the contract. That's a big "too bad for you" to the fans.
What a ridiculously horrible and short-sighted agreement. It's now not only time to fire Craig Thompson for allowing this to happen, it's time to fire whoever it was that HADN'T fired Thompson ALREADY, thereby allowing "it" to continue.
Does anybody know if this game will be given an internet broadcast?
BTW, people who say "Only in Utah" are really showing their ignorance.
Utah by five.
Just like everyone else out there, I think the broadcasters, the camera work, the pre-game, half-time, and post-game shows are shoddy (and that's generous!).
But, like many, I can't afford to buy tickets to every game. But, like most of you, I can afford $48 for four months to make sure I get to see my team play.
Get over it. Cheapskate said it best. And, by the way Cheapskate, where's my gold brick??? LOL
They got out of the ESPN contract because they didn't want to play games when no one would be watching - two cases in point: 1) Remember when the only MWC basketball games on ESPN were on Monday nights and started at 10 PM MST? 2) Look at Ball State's games. They played on Tuesday this week...Tuesday!
Watching football is a hobby or enjoyment that some wish to pay for.
In addition, I'll get 22 or so BYU and Utah basketball games.
The national trend is to move sporting events to pay cable television....NFL ticket, YES network, FS Utah for Jazz games.
If commenting on a message board of a local newspaper help you feel better, than feel free.
You make me want to throwup! :)
Oh well, guess I'll turn on the mtn. on Nov. 22, when it's supposedly going to be broadcast in HD...
Here's looking to another decade of anonymity, mountain west!
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
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Earlier in the season when BYU/Utah looked to go into Nov. 22 undefeated, I wondered about the possibility of a bigger network buying the rights to broadcast. It's obvious it never would've happened since I believe it was part of the deal that the MTN signed with DirecTV that it would not be sold or even allowed to be broadcast on wider distributed channels, an exclusive advantage for DirecTV. Remember when the MWC TV schedule came out and they announced BYU/Utah would be on the MTN, and everyone was like "huh?" How do you choose the MTN over CBSC and Versus which both have a bigger audiences?
In fact, I bet DirecTV had a little under-the-table deal with the MTN that it would not be available on any other distributor, all the while claiming to be "in negotiations" with other providers.
Everything else about the Mtn. SUCKS. I ONLY watch it because I have to. The pregame, halftime, commentators, postgame are terrible. We are force fed because we have to watch this network to see our favorite teams. This deal is dumber than when the WAC expanded to 16 teams.
CAN HEAR the BYU games live done by the KSL announcers on BYU RADIO which is channel 980 on
most Dish Network channel line-ups. That's better than reading about the game after it's over.
Too bad that there's so much "Greed" also known as "market exclusivity" in the TV biz, but that's the case. Having ACCESS to "Desired" programming should be better than it is.
Radio, "The Theatre of the Mind" is still there for us who live out of the Watsatch Front area who are Dish Network subscribers. I'm not un-doing my long term subscription for just one game, BUT IT Would be nice to "see" it though. Don't believe that Direct TV has the BYU Radio (audio channel) in its line up. There's lots of LDS Gospel flavored music the "BYU Radio" many hours daily.
It's a good positive "Audio" channel!!~~
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I refuse to sign-up for Directv just so I can watch MWC football games on The Mtn. I care little for all the commentaries, coach interviews, blah blah blah that are the supposed added benefits of The Mtn.
I continue to resign myself to catching the sportsnews highlights.