The home team always controls the rights to the broadcast which in many cases gets ceded to their conference - Nebraska is in the big ten and so BTN owns the rights - SNY can sometimes do a deal with the 'local owner' and sometimes they cannot. BTN is trying to build there channel so they probably weren't interested - have a bunch of folks in CT call their providers and complain that BTN wasn't included in their mid-level package or whatever.*I noticed that too. Seems to me UCONN should have enough clout to insist that it either be carried on at least SNY also, or we just don't play them. I don't see Nebraska as a big draw.
Two games not available on the average cable system: Nebraska (Big 10 Netwoirk) and USF at UConn (CBS Sports -- generally obtainable for an upgrade fee).
If you have the Sports Package on Directv the Big Ten channel is 610. You can also stream it online. Go to BTN2Go..........you must identify your cable network, and type in your password if you have one.Just as added info, both CBSsn and Big10 are available on DirecTV. I don't know if individual game purchase is available.
Home and home with any Big Ten team or any Pac12 team is going to cause this problem - and who broadcasts is probably at the very bottom of Geno and the administrations list of considerations when setting up the OOC. Nebraska is a decent program with a good coach - they could easily get ranked this year or next and it is a geographical diversification as is Kansas State, something that is much higher on the criteria for the OOC.I don't question that Nebraska and/or the Big 10 have the rights to the game. I just question whether we need to play them that bad to leave the UCONN fans out.
Good question. Anybody know?Won't the game be on ESPN3?
Don't believe so - BTN is trying to be a national channel and do not have a partnership with ESPN - ACC, SEC, and LonghornNet are all in partnership with ESPN - Pac12 and BTN are not.Good question. Anybody know?
Don't believe so - BTN is trying to be a national channel and do not have a partnership with ESPN - ACC, SEC, and LonghornNet are all in partnership with ESPN - Pac12 and BTN are not.
Not listed on ESPN3 "upcoming", but not always accurate.Good question. Anybody know?
Same here on Cablevision, channel 247 I think.No problems once again with Spectrum/TWC here in NYC.