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Um...hello? ESPN? Really?

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You don't mean UConn, do you?

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Every game is covered, so not sure what you're talking about?
 
Or are you upset that only folks in southwestern CT are considered "home" for the Sacred Heart game?
 
vowelguy said:
Or are you upset that only folks in southwestern CT are considered "home" for the Sacred Heart game?
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Maybe I need a bigger screen, but I don't see any brown in CT at all for the Sacred Heart/Georgia Tech game. I mean, come on! CT is a SMALL state. They can't show the game to the entire state?
 
UConnChapette said:
Maybe I need a bigger screen, but I don't see any brown in CT at all for the Sacred Heart/Georgia Tech game. I mean, come on! CT is a SMALL state. They can't show the game to the entire state?
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It's hard because resolution is poor and brown/black are similar, but I thought Fairfield Cty was brown.

If a market is designated as "home", then it gets that game all the way to the bitter end, even if there are other interesting games elsewhere. I gotta say if I lived in the rest of CT, I'd have no desire to be stuck on the SH game. If it's interesting, everyone will get to see it via whip around.
 
I just find it a little humorous because they have ALL of Georgia designated to receive tip to horn coverage for that game. Georgia is not really a Georgia Tech state. It is a UGA state first, last, and always. Doesn't matter the sport. You step of the Georgia Tech campus, and you will see more Georgia red, white and black than GT gold and white. That is why it struck me as so strange that all of Georgia is targeted to the the GT/SHU game, but I don't see any of CT.

Your point is valid though. ESPN knows that UConn fans are more follower's of women's basketball in general, so would be more interested in closer games being played elsewhere, with more intriguing matchups than watching a lower tier but in-state school.
 
UConnChapette said:
I just find it a little humorous because they have ALL of Georgia designated to receive tip to horn coverage for that game. Georgia is not really a Georgia Tech state. It is a UGA state first, last, and always. Doesn't matter the sport. You step of the Georgia Tech campus, and you will see more Georgia red, white and black than GT gold and white. That is why it struck me as so strange that all of Georgia is targeted to the the GT/SHU game, but I don't see any of CT.

Your point is valid though. ESPN knows that UConn fans are more follower's of women's basketball in general, so would be more interested in closer games being played elsewhere, with more intriguing matchups than watching a lower tier but in-state school.
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Ah, shucks, I thought you meant the coverage map not including Hawaii, Quam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands!

As I UConn fan through and through living in the West I'm just thankful for the scraps I get. But I have found that coverage maps are not gospel and that may be the case in GA. But the GA/GT phenomenon I understand, living now in MT I am always struck by the smagger/sweat shirt/jersey count of MT in the home city of MSU.
 
Speaking for two UCONN fans, myself and my wife, we don't give a hoot in hell about closer games elsewhere, nor do we give one about lower-tier in-state; we want to see "Our Girls" from start to finish.......6 point game or 60 point game. Period.

Still not sure what kind of UCONN coverage we are going to be able to get; we don't receive ESPN 3, but we do get 1,2, and U.
 
winlots said:
Speaking for two UCONN fans, myself and my wife, we don't give a hoot in hell about closer games elsewhere, nor do we give one about lower-tier in-state; we want to see "Our Girls" from start to finish.......6 point game or 60 point game. Period.

Still not sure what kind of UCONN coverage we are going to be able to get; we don't receive ESPN 3, but we do get 1,2, and U.
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Exactly my sentiments!
 
winlots said:
Speaking for two UCONN fans, myself and my wife, we don't give a hoot in hell about closer games elsewhere, nor do we give one about lower-tier in-state; we want to see "Our Girls" from start to finish.......6 point game or 60 point game. Period.

Still not sure what kind of UCONN coverage we are going to be able to get; we don't receive ESPN 3, but we do get 1,2, and U.
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CT is the home market of UConn games. You will see the UConn game in its entirety on regular ESPN/ESPN2 (ie, NOT high def). I'm pretty sure the high def channel always has the whip around.
 
winlots said:
Speaking for two UCONN fans, myself and my wife, we don't give a hoot in hell about closer games elsewhere, nor do we give one about lower-tier in-state; we want to see "Our Girls" from start to finish.......6 point game or 60 point game. Period.

Still not sure what kind of UCONN coverage we are going to be able to get; we don't receive ESPN 3, but we do get 1,2, and U.
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Do you live in Connecticut? If you want to see the whole game why not a day trip to either Bridgeport or Kingston or both to cheer on the team? Both are easy drives depending on where you live in the state.

I will be getting Kingston tickets. Just decided today. I'll be interested to see what crowds we bring to Bridgeport and Kingston after last years pathetic send off at Gampel for one of our greatest players. For all those in Fairfield County or down on the eastern shore near New London who complain about the long treks to Hartford or Storrs, here's your chance to show up for "our girls". A strong home crowd in Kingston could be just what this particular team needs to get to Denver.
 
At least you're not stuck with the Purdue game. Thank goodness for watchespn.com
 
I'll probably watch on DVR or ESPN3 later Sat night. Probably gonna be too nice to be sitting inside Sat afternoon.
 
I live only 2 hours from Green Bay yet I'm not part of the protected coverage for their game - ugh! I guess I'll have to rely on ESPN3 to see that game.
 
vowelguy said:
CT is the home market of UConn games. You will see the UConn game in its entirety on regular ESPN/ESPN2 (ie, NOT high def). I'm pretty sure the high def channel always has the whip around.
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It could be in B&W and I'd still watch our girls exclusively.
 
winlots said:
Speaking for two UCONN fans, myself and my wife, we don't give a hoot in hell about closer games elsewhere, nor do we give one about lower-tier in-state; we want to see "Our Girls" from start to finish.......6 point game or 60 point game. Period.

Still not sure what kind of UCONN coverage we are going to be able to get; we don't receive ESPN 3, but we do get 1,2, and U.
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Win -

please see the link McHusky kindly provided above for internet coverage. You can even hook your computer up to your (hopefully HD) Tv and watch on the big screen! Hope this helps, as ESPN3 is exclusively online content...
 
vowelguy said:
No. ESPN only.
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If you have DirecTv, there will be wraparound coverage on ESPN 2 for Uconn. But there will be a designated Espn channel feed for the Uconn game in it's entirety. It's usually not in HD though.
 
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