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Big XII (official thread of whining, and homely herpes-having’ hos)

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Oklahoma vs. Akron heading to Pay-Per-View

Some TV customers might prefer a la carte programming, but this is not exactly what they mean.

Perhaps this is difficult for most people to understand given the rising presence of conference-affiliated networks and the increased exposure of college football today, but some games you still have to pay extra to watch on your TV. Such is the case in the Big 12, where Oklahoma and Akron will be available on pay-per-view options.

Announced yesterday, FOX Sports Oklahoma will broadcast the season opener between the Sooners and Zips, but because the game was not chosen for over-the-air broadcast or cable television, it will only be made available to those customers with the dedicated PPV channel from their cable or satellite provider. Prices will vary by provider as well. The game will also be available for streaming online outside the state of Oklahoma at the economical price of $54.99. Yep. You read that correctly. Fans outside Oklahoma can pay $54.99 to watch a live stream of the game on their computer or tablet, and you do not even get a halftime UFC bout featuring Ronda Rousey or a WWE tables-ladders-chairs match.

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/26/oklahoma-vs-akron-heading-to-pay-per

http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=210292697

Re: The game will also be available for streaming online outside the state of Oklahoma at the economical price of $54.99.
http://m.nbcsports.com/content/oklahoma-vs-akron-heading-pay-view

$54.99 is not what I'd consider "economical".

Big XII football fever! Catch it! Pay For It!
 
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ESPN pulled that crap a long time ago to with early season tOSU and PedSt. games. They wanted to get an uproar going to put ESPNU on basic cable.

Then again they did the same thing in the 90s with a UNC/Duke game which is why we all get the Deuce.
 
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Crump's brother said:
ESPN pulled that crap a long time ago to with early season tOSU and PedSt. games. They wanted to get an uproar going to put ESPNU on basic cable.

Then again they did the same thing in the 90s with a UNC/Duke game which is why we all get the Deuce.
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Yep, I remember times in the 90s (even the early 2000s) where Ohio State games were relegated to the college gameplan.
 
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The 1996 media guide contained a bullet point emphasizing the fact all 13 Buckeye games in 1995 were televised, including 9 games on ABC, 3 on ESPN, and 1 on ESPN2. It certainly wasn't routine even then.

Just off the top of my head I remember not getting the ESPN+/GamePlan feed for SDSU's near-upset at the Shoe in 2003; I listened to that one on the radio. As recently as 2006 we've dealt with the OSU/Indiana game being carried by ESPNU, which was not available to Comcast customers and only on Time Warner in an expensive premium tier, also with a tape delayed broadcast available on ONN. Even the Michigan/App St & Ohio State/YSU games in 2007 were unavailable to many because of problems getting carriage for BTN. Also recall going to a bar for an Ohio State/Minnesota game in the late 90s because I did not have ESPN2.

I believe one of the things Nebraska fans lauded about the move to the Big Ten and getting BTN was that they would no longer have PPV games, which I've always understood has been a regularity in Big XII markets.
 
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The 1996 media guide contained a bullet point emphasizing the fact all 13 Buckeye games in 1995 were televised, including 9 games on ABC, 3 on ESPN, and 1 on ESPN2. It certainly wasn't routine even then.

Just off the top of my head I remember not getting the ESPN+/GamePlan feed for SDSU's near-upset at the Shoe in 2003; I listened to that one on the radio. As recently as 2006 we've dealt with the OSU/Indiana game being carried by ESPNU, which was not available to Comcast customers and only on Time Warner in an expensive premium tier, also with a tape delayed broadcast available on ONN. Even the Michigan/App St & Ohio State/YSU games in 2007 were unavailable to many because of problems getting carriage for BTN. Also recall going to a bar for an Ohio State/Minnesota game in the late 90s because I did not have ESPN2.

I believe one of the things Nebraska fans lauded about the move to the Big Ten and getting BTN was that they would no longer have PPV games, which I've always understood has been a regularity in Big XII markets.
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I dont think the 97 OSU/bowling green game was even on tv?
 
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Dryden said:
The 1996 media guide contained a bullet point emphasizing the fact all 13 Buckeye games in 1995 were televised, including 9 games on ABC, 3 on ESPN, and 1 on ESPN2. It certainly wasn't routine even then.

Just off the top of my head I remember not getting the ESPN+/GamePlan feed for SDSU's near-upset at the Shoe in 2003; I listened to that one on the radio. As recently as 2006 we've dealt with the OSU/Indiana game being carried by ESPNU, which was not available to Comcast customers and only on Time Warner in an expensive premium tier, also with a tape delayed broadcast available on ONN. Even the Michigan/App St & Ohio State/YSU games in 2007 were unavailable to many because of problems getting carriage for BTN. Also recall going to a bar for an Ohio State/Minnesota game in the late 90s because I did not have ESPN2.

I believe one of the things Nebraska fans lauded about the move to the Big Ten and getting BTN was that they would no longer have PPV games, which I've always understood has been a regularity in Big XII markets.
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The personal worst for me was when I lived in Maryland, and had to watch as the GAME was pre-empted by Comcast for a riveting match up of Virginia vs. Georgia Tech.
 
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