I don't have the LHN so I can't compare but I would be interested in hearing how the LHN stacks up against the ACCN.

General consensus seems to be that the ACCN is not the caliber that the BTN and SECN are. I tend to agree. The SECN has the SEC baseball tournament on it all day all week. The ACC Baseball tournament, I have to hope MASN or NBCSW pick up the games with the Hokies in it.

Which makes me wonder is the ACC Baseball Tournament more valuable than SEC baseball tournament because ESPN kept the rights to sell to regional sports networks. Or is it just because the SEC had plenty of leverage over ESPN because of their football and the ACC had very little so our network didn't get as good live action programing.

(05-26-2021 02:18 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I don't have the LHN so I can't compare but I would be interested in hearing how the LHN stacks up against the ACCN.

General consensus seems to be that the ACCN is not the caliber that the BTN and SECN are. I tend to agree. The SECN has the SEC baseball tournament on it all day all week. The ACC Baseball tournament, I have to hope MASN or NBCSW pick up the games with the Hokies in it.

Which makes me wonder is the ACC Baseball Tournament more valuable than SEC baseball tournament because ESPN kept the rights to sell to regional sports networks. Or is it just because the SEC had plenty of leverage over ESPN because of their football and the ACC had very little so our network didn't get as good live action programing.

Remember, the ACC still has to work off Swofford's deal with Raycom (bought out by Sinclair, now rebranded as Bally Sports).

I don't watch the SECN or the BTN unless there is a game I want to watch .... which is rare, but happens once in a long while.

The ACCN is the youngest of the three, so I would expect it has the most room to grow. The crews doing the games are good to very good, so I have no complaints there. The Packer & Durham morning show is very good too. The rest of the programming needs to be tweaked, or re-done. But all in all, I'm ok with where things are with it.

The quicker we're out of the Raycom deal, the better. That sucks balls.

I have never watched the LHN.

I have never watched the LHN either.

I haven't watched the SEC Network, either.

I only watch the BTN when ND hockey is on it.

The ACC Network really took a hit, perception wise, by not having the ACC Baseball Tournament on it. Bush league.

Packer & Durham is pretty good, but I haven't watched it since the 2020 football season ended.

The ACCN is like public access TV but worse. It is god awful.

The ACCN that I have watched is in need of producer who know where the rating are coming from due to which sport is being played. What I mean when the ACCN has a women’s volleyball game on followed by a men’s basketball game they need to move the volleyball game to the ACCNX or what ever it’s called in order for games to start are time. I find it BS to run a entire game and then watch 5-8 minutes of post game when this can be moved so games that actually bring the ratings to the channel need to be worked on, and I feel actual producers outside of being bias towards the league need to know what’s more important to finish a game and show post game interviews or go to a game that is about to start??? The channel is terrible IMO for they are not showing schools on a regular basis for there is a lot of footage they could be showing behind the scenes and showing the schools what they offer etc. [/align]

(05-27-2021 11:10 AM)BigOwensboroCard Wrote:  The ACCN that I have watched is in need of producer who know where the rating are coming from due to which sport is being played. What I mean when the ACCN has a women’s volleyball game on followed by a men’s basketball game they need to move the volleyball game to the ACCNX or what ever it’s called in order for games to start are time. I find it BS to run a entire game and then watch 5-8 minutes of post game when this can be moved so games that actually bring the ratings to the channel need to be worked on, and I feel actual producers outside of being bias towards the league need to know what’s more important to finish a game and show post game interviews or go to a game that is about to start??? The channel is terrible IMO for they are not showing schools on a regular basis for there is a lot of footage they could be showing behind the scenes and showing the schools what they offer etc. [/align]

I know I'm going to sound sexist for saying this, and it's not my intention, but when they made such a big deal about how many women would be in charge of the ACCN (and how much women's sports content they intended to show on it), I was concerned. Those concerns have proven to be valid. Nothing against women (my mother was a woman, and so is the mother of my children!), but that's not what gets the best ratings - or brings in the most revenue. Sorry if that's unpopular.

Don't hit me!

The ACCN should treat itself like a local radio station.

The local radio station talks about the local team's football and basketball teams primarily, and will sprinkle in coverage of the other local team sports -- women's hoops, baseball, softball, etc. In the off season, the local radio station talks about the big two sports primarily.

The ACCN should follow the same model, with the ACC being the "local team". So ... talking ACC football, and basketball, and covering the other sports, but not to the exclusion of the big two sports. The ACCN should develop an "afternoon drive" program similar to the morning drive program they have in Packer & Durham.

I think this would improve the ratings somewhat ...

But .... even if it did improve the ratings, it would have very little effect on the revenue the network generated.