Big Ten Network (BTN)

[Cincinnatibuck]

This is from the ESPN Gameplan page:
"See the most college football every Saturday with up to 12 games per week featuring key matchups and rivalries from top conferences, including: ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, PAC-10, MAC, Sun Belt and WAC."

[t_BuckeyeScott]

Originally Posted by suza271

I have a question.

What happens when ABC picks up an OSU game for regional coverage and I live in VA. Lets also say, ABC picks up the VA Tech game at the same time for another region. I would of course get Tech. If I have DTV will I still be able to see the OSU game? What happens to it if it's not on Gameplan?

I've given this a little thought. I think there are only possible ABC games this year given our ranking and schedule as follows with Notes:
@TSUN: Game will be national, nuff said
@Penitentiary State: Already picked up for national coverage during the evening time slot (which is what makes this game so scary to me)
vs Wisconsin: Don't know yet

Here's the game slate for the Badger week. Using pre-season rankings it is the easily the highest rated game and may very well be picked up for a night game. This also would be really the only good chance for Gameday to visit the Shoe. At the most these 2 teams should come in with a combined 2 losses which should keep these teams at or near the top 10. This should be a strong candidate for the evening game. Other candidtates:

#25 Texas A&M at #8 Oklahoma( Biggest competition IMO, but if TAMU is overrated to start out the season, a distinct possibilty, this game plays 2nd fiddle (this one would hurt me if they split coverage because I'm in OKC)
#2 LSU at Alabama (If Bama's any good + Saban vs. old team)
#4 Texas at Oklahoma State (If Okie starts out the season well)
#19 Florida State at Boston College ( just throwing it out there, but I don't think so)
Oregon State at #1 USC (already scheduled at 8pm EST but no TV coverage set as of yet, also Beavers handed USC loss last year)
#5 Michigan at Michigan State (rivalry game, but limited national exposure for MSU)

Also note that #14 UCLA at Arizona is scheduled to be shown for the 3:30PM time slot on ABC and ND is playing at home and thus will be on NBC. For you Va Tech plays on Thursday night that week. I believe that Wisky @ OSU game has a fairly decent shot of being televised nationaly during primetime. The added bonus is this is one of the games everyone wanted to see last year. What I don't know is if they split coverage is if BTN will pick up the slack. Also of note ESPN games are almost never regionally televised and therefore if picked up by ESPN(or 2) it will be shown.

[Woody84]

So for the people in Columbus with cable, they are going to miss just the first 2 games. Or is there a chance they could end up missing more?

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by Woody84

So for the people in Columbus with cable, they are going to miss just the first 2 games. Or is there a chance they could end up missing more?

The answer is > 2

[buckeyefool]

Originally Posted by Woody84

So for the people in Columbus with cable, they are going to miss just the first 2 games. Or is there a chance they could end up missing more?

Yes, because if you have a cable company that is not going to have the BTN, not only can you not watch it in your house, but you can not go to the stadium and try to buy a ticket, and you can not go to a sports bar that is showing the game, so you are SOL.

[Thump]

Originally Posted by buckeyefool

Yes, because if you have a cable company that is not going to have the BTN, not only can you not watch it in your house, but you can not go to the stadium and try to buy a ticket, and you can not go to a sports bar that is showing the game, so you are SOL.

These mouth-breathers act like there's not a hundred sports bars in every town that don't have DirecTv or friends and family who may have direct TV.

[Thump]

Originally Posted by OWUBuckeye51

my cable company doesn't offer it...so tell me what I do here genius?

DirecTV is available everywhere.

Cable TV isn't a right last time I checked.

[Thump]

Originally Posted by OWUBuckeye51

Your post made me LOL...I live in Columbus...like I said, I love going to games and bought Akron tix to compensate for the chance it wouldnt be televised.

Then quit bitching.

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by buckeyefool

Drive to campus, drive to BW3s. tell me genius, who told you that only the vc would be able to show it? Are they going to somehow block it from every other business in the US except for the varsity club? Please tell me how they manage that

Bruce Hooley mentioned it a few weeks back on 1460.

I agree it sounds ridiculous...but i think it has something to do w/ the fact that OSU's cable system (which is independent of TWC, Insight or Comcast) will have BTN on it.

How do you like them apples?

[CookyPuss]

Ahhhh, so glad I already had Direct TV. I guess I am one of the few who am benefiting from this move. I will actually get more Buckeye games (especially basketball) this year than when I had TWC last year. And I'm paying less $$ per month.

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

You can.

Josh...my post was directed @ Buckeyefool's technology argument.

I am one of the unfortunate few who can't get DTV as I have explained. How else can I see the games on TV?

[Bucky Katt]

Originally Posted by Buckin' A

Bull[censored]. If you look really close you can see that they would appear green if they were on here.

Racist pig. Why can't you accept the black stickers for what they are?

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by Thump

These mouth-breathers act like there's not a hundred sports bars in every town that don't have DirecTv or friends and family who may have direct TV.

Where I live you have to drive quite a ways to find a sports bar with DTV. Luckily I'll probably be somewhere else that has a Damon's close by.

[MrsB]

A few years back there was this gentleman who had something to do with rivals or lugnuts or something like that. Well that just couldn't be could it.

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by tailgater_gal

A few years back there was this gentleman who had something to do with rivals or lugnuts or something like that. Well that just couldn't be could it.

TGG - do you mean me? No affiliation to any of those sites...other than visitor.