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Kalli posted:https://twitter.com/katienolan/status/896935225133076481 Goddamnit.
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Hunterhr posted:Goddamnit. She was being sarcastic.
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Upon investigation, I found out the UMass football team will show their games nationally on the Eleven Sports Network (locally on NESN). It is now the highest-profile sports property they have the rights to as it joins darts, ultimate Frisbee, and (I wish I was making this up) Quiddich.
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Aug 15, 2017 02:12
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https://twitter.com/rjasonscales/status/897243556041170944 So like did no body speak up and say this was a bad idea lol
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Aug 15, 2017 07:59
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Haha, holy poo poo. Nice timing ESPN.
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Aug 15, 2017 09:40
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Kibner posted:She was being sarcastic. maybe hes a nazi and is mad that she doesnt like nazis its pretty common for internet people to be nazis now
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Kibner posted:She was being sarcastic. I too was being sarcastic. Whoops. 
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Dexo posted:https://twitter.com/rjasonscales/status/897243556041170944 lol I just saw this 
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Aug 16, 2017 00:43
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It'll be worth it when Indiana upsets them.
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Aug 16, 2017 01:16
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Week 1 is probably pretty close to the peak of interest outside the playoff, and OSU is the biggest ratings draw, so I kinda get it. But you have to put an awful lot on some storyline about Wilson going back to IU for that game to seem even remotely interesting.
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Aug 16, 2017 01:34
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Why the gently caress you wouldn't do that for Michigan/Florida or FSU/Bama instead is completely beyond me
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Aug 16, 2017 01:51
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DJExile posted:Why the gently caress you wouldn't do that for Michigan/Florida or FSU/Bama instead is completely beyond me Because those are on Saturday and therefore there are other games on to fill programming space around the family
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Aug 16, 2017 02:22
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https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/897646840870514689
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https://twitter.com/ColeyMick/status/897652437259104259
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DJExile posted:ESPN is doing a megacast like they've done for the college football championship in the regular season this year and hoooo boy is it a marquee matchup they picked for it Why are they playing it at IU's home stadium and not Lucas Oil? Hell in 2000, IU played Penn State at the Hoosierdome. (of course that was overshadowed by thrillers in South Bend and Lafayette). This just feels like a garbage game to do this with. IU hasn't been a relevant football program since Trent Green was slinging passes for them.
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Aug 16, 2017 07:19
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Isn't Indy the host of the big ten championship?
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Aug 16, 2017 07:28
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FuzzySkinner posted:Why are they playing it at IU's home stadium and not Lucas Oil? You wouldn't come remotely close to filling it. Absolutely nobody gives a poo poo about IU football and OSU fans aren't going to travel that well for a Thursday night game.
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Aug 16, 2017 12:06
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Has ESPN said anything about that auction sketch or are they just ignoring the reaction?
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Aug 16, 2017 13:35
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Henchman of Santa posted:Has ESPN said anything about that auction sketch or are they just ignoring the reaction? they half-assed an apology
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DJExile posted:You wouldn't come remotely close to filling it. Absolutely nobody gives a poo poo about IU football and OSU fans aren't going to travel that well for a Thursday night game. Especially a Thursday night game at a stadium most of them have been to a few times already and expect to return to this year.
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Aug 16, 2017 16:39
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Yeah that too. By all rights OSU is going to run away with the B1G East this year.
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Aug 16, 2017 16:40
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DJExile posted:Yeah that too. By all rights OSU is going to run away with the B1G East this year. They were supposed to do that last year too and then Penn State happened, soooooo.......
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Aug 16, 2017 16:54
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C. Everett Koop posted:They were supposed to do that last year too and then Penn State happened, soooooo....... I mean they tied and the loss to Penn State was really flukey. I also don't think they were expected to run away with it, they lost a ton the year before and were super young, and Michigan had a loaded defense coming back DJExile posted:You wouldn't come remotely close to filling it. Absolutely nobody gives a poo poo about IU football and OSU fans aren't going to travel that well for a Thursday night game. Also IU is not giving up what is by far their biggest home game
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Aug 16, 2017 18:33
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DJExile posted:ESPN is doing a megacast like they've done for the college football championship in the regular season this year and hoooo boy is it a marquee matchup they picked for it I think it makes sense to test this model on smaller matchups to see if it brings in new viewers. At least, I had absolutely zero interest in watching OSU/IU before the announcement, and now I'm interested in tuning in for the all-22 and Skycam views.
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Aug 16, 2017 19:34
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Yeah i get testing it out to a degree but i can't imagine it's cheap at all to do. Now you're doing 3 times the production, if not more.
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DJExile posted:Yeah i get testing it out to a degree but i can't imagine it's cheap at all to do. Now you're doing 3 times the production, if not more. True, though I could see it being worth the money if they figure out which production gimmicks have the greatest impact for otherwise forgettable games, especially as they gear up to have their own OTT service.
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Aug 16, 2017 20:11
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MourningView posted:I mean they tied and the loss to Penn State was really flukey. I also don't think they were expected to run away with it, they lost a ton the year before and were super young, and Michigan had a loaded defense coming back I was just saying for historical precedent they've done that before. (2000 against Penn State) Same with Purdue and Notre Dame back in the day for a game or two. (84 to open the Hoosierdome) Anyways, yeah IU football is historically irrelevant in the state. The joke amongst Purdue fans is that there's a lot of people that cheer for Notre Dame in Football and IU in Basketball kinda for that reason. Their rival has had success with various pro players and mid-level bowl games Notre Dame is of course Notre Dame. DJExile posted:You wouldn't come remotely close to filling it. Absolutely nobody gives a poo poo about IU football and OSU fans aren't going to travel that well for a Thursday night game. Yeah doing -that- game on a Thursday night is remarkably stupid. I'm seeing the Big Ten is experimenting with Friday games as well this year. Which is again, stupid. A lot of the locals in Ohio, Michigan...what ever all go to their local high school games that night.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Yeah doing -that- game on a Thursday night is remarkably stupid. I'm seeing the Big Ten is experimenting with Friday games as well this year. Which is again, stupid. A lot of the locals in Ohio, Michigan...what ever all go to their local high school games that night. I will always love that even goddamn Northwestern told the B1G they wouldn't do that. Unrelated, CBS Radio did not win the bid for radio rights to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and as such are are banning any and all discussion of the team in their entirety There are sour grapes and then there's this.
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Aug 16, 2017 21:04
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My guess would be they are trying to figure out which features most interest people so they can integrate those into that OTT service they're creating as added value.
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DJExile posted:I will always love that even goddamn Northwestern told the B1G they wouldn't do that. you really get to throw your weight around as a Pin Stripe Bowl Champion and NCAA Tournament Participant
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The really easy answer as to why they're doing the mega cast for OSU-IU and not a better matchup is that the mega cast ties up every single channel in their network. It makes sense to do it on a Thursday night when you have nothing else to air anyways than on the first Saturday of the season when you're probably airing 4 or 5 games simultaneously.
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Something I didn't know but I could see coming down the pike? OSU-UM this year will be on FOX. This is the first time since 1986 that the game has not been on ABC/ESPN. The only time that game has never been on ABC/ESPN was from 1982 to 1986 when CBS had Big Ten rights. I had a feeling the Big Ten was going to eventually take their ball and go home after how ESPN treated them during the mid-2000's with the tv rights for the conference. The Big Ten Network has actually been a success.
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Aug 17, 2017 04:33
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BTN gives us hockey broadcasts, which is awesome.
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It also gave us a crap 6 team conference that gets a loving autobid and a platform for a cultist school to wear 429 on their helmets
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iospace posted:BTN gives us hockey broadcasts, which is awesome.
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My lone annoyance with the Big Ten is how they kinda went East with expansion since 1992 or so. Penn State, Rutgers and Maryland are such awkward fits in the conference. I really wish they had been able to get Notre Dame instead, along with some of the Big 8 schools (Sans OU/OSU). Playing Kansas makes more sense from a culture fit than playing Rutgers.
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Turner has announced more information on how they will cover the Champions League next year. http://www.turner.com/pressroom/tur...a-europa-league - TruTV will air 4 matches for each matchday during the group stage and 2 matches for each knockout rounds while the rest of the matches will be on Turner's new OTT subscription platform. - TNT/TBS will air the semi-final and finals. - Europa League will be on the OTT platform with the final on TNT/TBS - UEFA Super Cup will be on TNT/TBS
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Crazy Ted posted:The Big Ten hosed up college hockey, which is unforgivable. Also true  Rip UW vs NoDak every year. FuzzySkinner posted:My lone annoyance with the Big Ten is how they kinda went East with expansion since 1992 or so. My mom HATES that Penn State got added. She's cool with Nebraska, because ok, sure, it's a bit of a stretch to call it "Midwest" but it's close enough that no one notices. She despises the fact that Maryland and Rutgers got added.
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