I am having issues watching the Sunday game on ESPN because it is apperently blacked out in my area. WTF is this BULLS*!T! WE ARE IN TEXAS AND THE GAME IS IN OREGON!

I am having the same issue with Espn3 and I'm in NASHVILLE. WTF?!?!

It's everywhere. It's apparently unintended. Rice is working on the issue.

on the watch espn app, espn is listing the game as upcoming with an 8pm edt start.

on watch espn website, the game is listed as starting at 7pm edt and blacked out.

(06-02-2013 06:20 PM)texd Wrote:  It's everywhere. It's apparently unintended. Rice is working on the issue.

We will probably never know the real story, but the impression I have is that someone in Bristol CT was simply asleep at the switch -- perhaps literally. Thankfully, Rice and NCAA people (and presumably Oregon people too) were able to rattle the right cages to get it fixed quickly. That's actually a better situation than what sometimes happens in these cases, where some completely irrational "exclusivity" clause leads to a game being available only in the places that don't care about it.

I'm not sure if operator error is more or less maddening than technical glitch, but each is less maddening than Byzantine legal roadblock.

Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

(06-03-2013 01:17 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

I'm sure that flowers and candy have been sent to Phil Knight's office begging for forgiveness.

(06-03-2013 01:17 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

I'd bet they would apologize to a "mainstream university."

(06-03-2013 01:29 PM)WMD Owl Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:17 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

I'd bet they would apologize to a "mainstream university."

Well, have they apologized to Oregon?

(06-03-2013 01:36 PM)d1owls4life Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:29 PM)WMD Owl Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:17 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

I'd bet they would apologize to a "mainstream university."

Well, have they apologized to Oregon?

Probably discounted ad rates to Nike...just kidding but you don't think some form of apology would be good business?

(06-03-2013 01:55 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:36 PM)d1owls4life Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:29 PM)WMD Owl Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:17 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Might be nice if an apology was issued...oh wait we are talking about Rice...never mind.

I'd bet they would apologize to a "mainstream university."

Well, have they apologized to Oregon?

Probably discounted ad rates to Nike...just kidding but you don't think some form of apology would be good business?

Oh, I absolutely do. But this is ESPN we are talking about here. I don't expect good business policy from them.

I went through the ESPN3 and ESPNU Twitter streams last night (which were all very regionals focused) ... no hint of an acknowledgment of a screw up - let alone an apology.