So I have three FCS channels as part of my cable package and right now they're showing an America East game. They also show a lot of Pac 10 and the ACC Sunday night games (which is good), but they also show a heck of a lot of Western Kentucky and Northern Arizona games (which is not so good). I've had the package for almost a year now and I have *never* seen a MAC football or basketball game from FSN Ohio on any of the channels.
I cannot figure out how they decide what they show on those channels. Anyone have any insight?
i suppose it could be a regional thing. i'm watching Miami and BG right now on FSN Ohio. i don't know what to tell ya, sorry.
Akron-Kent is on FSN Ohio tonight.
Maybe it has to do with our TV contracts.
Seems like there have been quite a few MAC telecasts this year with Reghi at the mic. I know I've seen 6-8? One on now--BG/Miami and as noted, KSU/Akron tonight on both Fox Ohio and Fox Cincy.
Sounds like you guys don't subscribe to FCS...or maybe don't even have the opportunity to subscribe to it since you have an FSN.
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Check out Printable Schedules on the left side. You'll see just about every mid-major and small conference but the MAC. What I don't understand is why games on FSN Ohio never appear on FCS.
I used to have a digital cable package that included Fox College Sports. The Atlantic station showed mostly East coast, both in the south and Northeast. The Midwest station showed mostly FSN Midwest broadcasts and some FSN Southwest and the Pacific station obviously showed FSN West games.
I don't know why they don't pick up FSN Ohio broadcasts, but they never did. I don't think anybody has a good reason as to why.
Maybe next year STO will pick up the MAC contract.
KStud Wrote:I used to have a digital cable package that included Fox College Sports. The Atlantic station showed mostly East coast, both in the south and Northeast. The Midwest station showed mostly FSN Midwest broadcasts and some FSN Southwest and the Pacific station obviously showed FSN West games.
I don't know why they don't pick up FSN Ohio broadcasts, but they never did. I don't think anybody has a good reason as to why.
I was always in dismay about this, having the triple Fox channels Atlantic, Central, Pacific none of which show any MAC programing.
The Missouri Valley has done well in this regard with a strong Fox Midwest package and a better number of exposures on ESPN.
With the popularity of MAC basketball at an all time low its hard to justify many national broadcasts when you have programs out there that are deserving (Butler, Drake, Gonzaga, Creighton).
At least with an FSN Ohio broadcast you can pick it up on satelite if you desire to watch it outside the viewing area.
I think its because the MAC is locked up with ESPN for a number of appearances. Since that occurs the regional MAC games from FSN OH have appeared in the ESPN Full Court and ESPN Game Plan package.
Same thing happened to the MVC. They tied themselves to ESPN and I think ESPN asked them to keep the FSN Midwest appearances off the FCS channels.
the mac has no exposure strategy for basketball. for football they have a plan and are working it (i don't entirely support it with all the midweek games, but they know what they want to do and are succeeding on their terms).
with basketball there's failure. no presence on espn other than a nice spot for the mac tourney championship. a few espnu games nobody sees. some regional coverage that is spotty and often preempted (even for a PAC10 women's game). and a web plan that is costly, often doesn't work and has inconsistent quality.
the mac would do well to focus on either maximum exposure with lots of free content on the web and a full regional package that covers all the local cable plans in mac areas. or the league should develop a prime content plan to get 8-10 of its best games on national tv. right now you have a patchwork agenda that makes it hard for mac fans to follow their teams while college bball fans outside the region never see mac games outside of the bbuster saturday.