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I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

This is really f'ing stupid.

(09-03-2015 10:56 AM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

Thanks Smitty, I've got a call in to the Roanoke station. I imagine I'll get the same answer. According to the ASN website WSET in Roanoke will play all other ODU games except ODU/App St. which IMO is beyond stupid because it probably has the most regional interest of all our games second probably Marshall. There's probably as many if not more App fans in this area as ODU.

(09-03-2015 10:45 AM)Fatalisk Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 10:05 AM)ODU90 Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 09:51 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Just released: http://t.co/jrLh4y2bve

WXYZ-2 (Bounce) MI-Detroit
WBSF (CW) MI-Flint
WWMT-2 (CW) MI-Grand Rapids
WLAJ-2 (CW) MI-Lansing
WNYO (MyTV) New York-Buffalo
WKRC-2 (CW) Ohio-Cincinnati
WWHO (CW) Ohio-Columbus
WYTV-2 (MyYTV) Ohio-Youngstown
WTVZ (MyTV) VA-Norfolk/Portsmou
WTOV-3 (MeTV) WV-Wheeling

Sure would like to see some stations in our recruiting markets. Other than upstate NY and Tidewater i don't see many of our target areas. Thank goodness it's still on ESPN3.

Are we sure it's still on ESPN3?

Just because it's listed on a schedule that some intern hasn't updated isn't exactly confirmation.

I think it will still be on ESPN3, but the only thing that worries me is that its still listed as a 3:00 kick off on their schedule.

(09-03-2015 11:12 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 10:56 AM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

Thanks Smitty, I've got a call in to the Roanoke station. I imagine I'll get the same answer. According to the ASN website WSET in Roanoke will play all other ODU games except ODU/App St. which IMO is beyond stupid because it probably has the most regional interest of all our games second probably Marshall. There's probably as many if not more App fans in this area as ODU.

I just looked and the App St game isn't listed in NoVA either.

(09-03-2015 12:05 PM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 11:12 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 10:56 AM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

Thanks Smitty, I've got a call in to the Roanoke station. I imagine I'll get the same answer. According to the ASN website WSET in Roanoke will play all other ODU games except ODU/App St. which IMO is beyond stupid because it probably has the most regional interest of all our games second probably Marshall. There's probably as many if not more App fans in this area as ODU.

I just looked and the App St game isn't listed in NoVA either.

Strange, there doesn't seem to be any conflicting event on ASN at that time either.

I wonder if the Norfolk / Portsmouth includes the Hampton Roads Region including the Peninsula ?

Mr. Big Blue it should. It looks like they just shortened our Nielsen market name.

(09-03-2015 12:07 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  Strange, there doesn't seem to be any conflicting event on ASN at that time either.

Just Rhode Island and Maine.

App State game isn't listed for Richmond, either.

(09-03-2015 12:15 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  I wonder if the Norfolk / Portsmouth includes the Hampton Roads Region including the Peninsula ?

If you get WTVZ you get the game.

I'm about to move to a new home this month. I can now get FiOS. I have DirecTV right now and so far have never missed an ASN game. Fios getting the same experience?

FIOS has every game unless it's something weird where the local COX network picks it up which happened a few times when we were FCS.

(09-03-2015 10:56 AM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

This might explain some things. Apparently ASN and the MAC just reached a 10 year deal that will kickoff with the ODU@ EMU game this Sat.

https://twitter.com/mattsarz/status/639488328002355202

Is the game on MYTVZ for Verizon in Chesapeake. I do not see it listed for tomorrow ?

(09-03-2015 04:12 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  Is the game on MYTVZ for Verizon in Chesapeake. I do not see it listed for tomorrow ?

That's because it's on Saturday.

(09-03-2015 04:18 PM)MonarchCAM Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 04:12 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  Is the game on MYTVZ for Verizon in Chesapeake. I do not see it listed for tomorrow ?

That's because it's on Saturday.

Ouch, I lost a day thought today was Friday. Thanks I see it!

(09-03-2015 04:21 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 04:18 PM)MonarchCAM Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 04:12 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  Is the game on MYTVZ for Verizon in Chesapeake. I do not see it listed for tomorrow ?

That's because it's on Saturday.

Ouch, I lost a day thought today was Friday. Thanks I see it!

It happens to us young guys to!!!

(09-03-2015 03:20 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 10:56 AM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  I called the television station in Richmond, WRLH2, about why the Wagner - Rice game was selected over ODU/EMU. VERY nice lady that explained that she was not even offered the opportunity to select this game for the 330 time slot. I challenged how a decision for an FCS/FBS from Texas would be chosen over a state FBS team and a MAC school, and she honestly did not know. She promised to call her contact at ASN to better understand why this excluded from her options. She did comment that Old Dominion is available and will be picked up by the station for all other season games on ASN, but just not this one.

I'll update when and if I get another return call.

**Edit**Per return call from Linda at WRLH2, the reason Old Dominion was not include in other "interested" venues was due to the contractual limitations that the MAC has with ESPN. It was a waiver granted to allow the home city, Norfolk, to have the game aired. However, none of the other state affiliates had that option. Apparently, that rule does not apply to the home MAC surrounding areas, as a bevy of Michigan / MAC footprint stations apparently have access.

This might explain some things. Apparently ASN and the MAC just reached a 10 year deal that will kickoff with the ODU@ EMU game this Sat.

https://twitter.com/mattsarz/status/639488328002355202

I would be in favor of a deal like this the 2nd tier rights being OTA AND ESPN3.

Signed, someone without a local ASN affiliate.

Tried to stream the SE Louisiana game on ASN tonight with no luck. Was trying to give it a test run for Saturday. Anyone have any clues as to how to stream ASN?