How do we get shafted by ESPN?

[Arazorbackguy1]

2 D-1, Power Five conference teams and we get ESPN 3???  I know we've been bad and I'd expect that treatment if we were playing Sisters of the Poor, but c'mon. 

[skinnypig]

whats airing tonight

espn College football playoff rankings
espn2 notre dame v northwestern basketball
espnu  football Akron v Ohio

SEC  SEC in 60

[Atlhogfan1]

Well ESPN is a business and pre-Thanksgiving college basketball isn't appealing to its viewers.  So they are going with a brand in ND vs Chicago based NW in that Brooklyn classic tourney thing.

The B1G Network has decided to go with Maryland and IU vs Ft Wayne in its games  instead of a Minnesota program coming off an 8 win season playing a team coming off of a 15-15 season. 

None of it is overly appealing for the networks. 

[Pork Twain]

Neither of the teams you are talking about have done anything to be on ESPN so far.

[Danny J]

Should be on SEC network

[ThisTeetsTaken]

Should be on SEC network

[gopherman23]

The way the tv deals work are complicated. As I understand it, the Big Ten Network owns the rights to all their home non-conference games. The Big Ten Network also has a deal with ESPN to broadcast about 50 basketball games. I don't know how the picking process works, but obviously the Big Ten Network didn't choose it, so ESPN got the rights. Well, it just so happens the Maui Invitational, a CFB game, and The CFB Playoff show are on tonight, so it got relegated to ESPN3.

[ErieHog]

Should be on SEC network

Florida-LSU football re-runs not only will draw a bigger audience, they fit with the standard programming practices of the network to re-air the previous week's 'most important game'  on Tuesday night the week following.


Its not like being sent to ESPN3 is being sent off the ends of the Earth, either.   Its 2016;  most of the demographics they're interested in,  are quite capable and accepting of internet only programming.

[k.c.hawg]

Florida-LSU football re-runs not only will draw a bigger audience, they fit with the standard programming practices of the network to re-air the previous week's 'most important game'  on Tuesday night the week following.


Its not like being sent to ESPN3 is being sent off the ends of the Earth, either.   Its 2016;  most of the demographics they're interested in,  are quite capable and accepting of internet only programming.

I notice no difference. 2 clicks of the mouse and other than camera work might not being quite as good, picture quality is about the same as my satellite.

[Danny J]

I notice no difference. 2 clicks of the mouse and other than camera work might not being quite as good, picture quality is about the same as my satellite.

Yeah...I have Roku's through out the house so big deal here either. As a matter of fact the Roku has a better picture than my standard 1080i/720p signal coming from directv. The only down side is I can't pause or rewind.

[hogfanny]

I would settle for the old days of all games aired on channel 7 which isn't going to happen any sooner or later than a national championship in football or basketball.

[lynbug]

Yeah...I have Roku's through out the house so big deal here either. As a matter of fact the Roku has a better picture than my standard 1080i/720p signal coming from directv. The only down side is I can't pause or rewind.

I, too, have Roku and have not missed a game yet.  However, I have friends and family who live in the country and their internet service is not strong enough to stream smoothly.  And, I'm sure I'm wrong, but it seems as though I have seen almost every SEC team on regular TV already EXCEPT ARKANSAS.  Probably a little bit of an exaggeration, but last night-----Florida vs. someone, then LSU, (I think).  On another channel, Illinois St. vs TCU.  How could they possibly overlook the team with the SEC preseason POTY.  I don't to be unrealistic but I would think that one televised game in November wouldn't  be asking too much.

[Hogz87]

So I guess this game gets blacked out in our market on ESPN3?

I had the Watch ESPN app pulled up on my PS4 about an hour ago and the game was in the "Upcoming" list to start at 7:00.  I sit down and eat dinner with my wife and daughter, come back to the living room, and now the only airing it's showing for the game is a re-air tomorrow morning at 11:00. 

[lynbug]

"can't take this abuse much longer"

[HF#1]

It's retarded but then again, it's ESPN. Who currently has talking heads arguing over 2-3 loss teams getting in the CFB playoff.

[BoarnSupremacy]

Roku is working for me this game

[ICEman]

2 D-1, Power Five conference teams and we get ESPN 3???  I know we've been bad and I'd expect that treatment if we were playing Sisters of the Poor, but c'mon. 

They are located just across the river in St. Paul.

[LR_Matt]

Judging by the halftime score do you still think we deserve premium ESPN airtime LOL.

[TNhogfan]

Should be on SEC network

SEC Network does not have the rights to show the game.  College sports TV rights are with the home team. 

[Big Nasty 34]

Judging by the halftime score do you still think we deserve premium ESPN airtime LOL.

I think we owe ESPN an apology lol

[TNhogfan]

I notice no difference. 2 clicks of the mouse and other than camera work might not being quite as good, picture quality is about the same as my satellite.

Same here.  Watch with either Fire Stick or Chromecast.  Picture is great with both and really cannot tell the difference, especially with the Fire Stick.  Streaming of games has come a long way over the past decade.

[woodhog14]

Should be on SEC network

Can't be on the SEC Network because Minnesota is a BIG Ten team and it's at Minnesota. If the game was at Bud Walton or a neutral site, the game would've probably been on the SEC Network.

SEC Network cannot carry games at a a venue that is not on an SEC campus.

[Arkygrocer]

Unfortunately, so far it's in our best interests if no one is watching. Looks a lot like most of our road games the last couple decades.

[TeufelHog]

Be glad this game is not televised . . . we are getting embarrassed.