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[TravelingPanther]

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we should all quit working and buy season tix with welfare money.

[GonzoCat]

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I might use vacation to go to a road game, but not a home game!

[Trapped in California]

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Hopefully ESPNU will have some good cameras - the last couple games that I have seen televised through the regional networks looked quite dark.

Freaking DISH - I've got 220+ channels, but no ESPNU. But apparently I am getting the Ron Popeil channel. In HD - even better!

[Panther-Sheik]

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Sorry, but quit whining about a Thursday night game on national TV for the Panthers. I wish it was on a Saturday, too, but we all know that FCS doesn't get Saturday games unless they are playing Michigan. And, no, Gonzo, it isn't a conspiracy against the DSM'ers out there. There were how many thousands of Panther fans at the Drake Thursday night game two years ago? And just how many of them (me, my wife and two little girls 8 and 5) made the trip from C.F.? A ton. I even had friends that made it from the Q.C., K.C. and C.R. for the game...and it wasn't even a good game or on national T.V. How many people make it to Iowa, Iowa State, Duke etc. basketball games on all nights of the week? It happens and people do it. Not everyone, but thousands of people do it. If you can't make it, no one is holding it against you. We'll see you at the next game. But please stop b*tching that UNI didn't cater to you intead of trying to further the entire program.

[clenz]

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No class on MWF and done by 4 on Thursday. I can get to the lot by 4:30, get some fun in and still get a great seat for the TV game. I'm excited. Sorry that was a tad selfish, however, so are the people *****ing because they can't make it so it is a bad switch, even though it gets us national coverage. GO PANTHERS!

[JD720]

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That's four TV games, so far.

I know about BYU and Nichols State. What are the other two? Also what channels?

TIA

[clenz]

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Sorry, but quit whining about a Thursday night game on national TV for the Panthers. I wish it was on a Saturday, too, but we all know that FCS doesn't get Saturday games unless they are playing Michigan. And, no, Gonzo, it isn't a conspiracy against the DSM'ers out there. There were how many thousands of Panther fans at the Drake Thursday night game two years ago? And just how many of them (me, my wife and two little girls 8 and 5) made the trip from C.F.? A ton. I even had friends that made it from the Q.C., K.C. and C.R. for the game...and it wasn't even a good game or on national T.V. How many people make it to Iowa, Iowa State, Duke etc. basketball games on all nights of the week? It happens and people do it. Not everyone, but thousands of people do it. If you can't make it, no one is holding it against you. We'll see you at the next game. But please stop b*tching that UNI didn't cater to you intead of trying to further the entire program.

I agree with this, however, Iowa basketball wasn't a great example of getting fans out to the staduim/arena, but point still made

[Trapped in California]

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According to unipanthers.com S ILL is going to be on MediaCom and NDSU on MVFC TV. I hope that the MediaCom showing will be picked up by a regional sports netowrk for us out of market.

[Newsbreaker]

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According to unipanthers.com S ILL is going to be on MediaCom and NDSU on MVFC TV. I hope that the MediaCom showing will be picked up by a regional sports netowrk for us out of market.

Very unlikely...mediacom produces it for their customers.

I don't see anything about KFXA on the website anymore, I assume that agreement has ended. I hope UNI is being active in finding something to replace that.

The problem with Mediacom is that you reach about half of Cedar Falls, and maybe half of Des Moines.

[Trapped in California]

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I can't imagine that MediaCom would turn down an offer from FoxSports Net, etc. to buy in on a broadcast. But what the h3ll do I know?

[Trapped in California]

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FYI - more info from WCF Courier

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2008/07/24/sports/uni/football/10493165.txt

[Newsbreaker]

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I can't imagine that MediaCom would turn down an offer from FoxSports Net, etc. to buy in on a broadcast. But what the h3ll do I know?

Remember, it's about providing value to their existing customers, and providing an incentive for people to switch to them. If you give up the game to FSN, you first lose your branding (since FSN will turn it into "their" broadcast"), you lose the right to sell some if not most of the advertising, and you lose any exclusivity that would drive someone to your service.

As a DTV subscriber, why would I move to mediacom when mediacom produced games are available to me as is?

[Trapped in California]

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They could simply black out the DTV service by zip code, like every other game I want to see. Block DSM & CF/ W'LOO, and let the others see the game.

But then again, I make a living off of testing people's urine for drugs. What would I know?

[JayJ79]

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FYI - more info from WCF Courier

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2...l/10493165.txt

Ugh, I had forgotten that a move to thursday makes for a short week following the SIU game (which has a tendancy to be quite a bruiser, I'm sure). If it was a conference game being moved up (okay, a non-Indiana State conference game), I would really question the value of such a move at the risk of possibly affecting performance. But since it is a non-con, there is a bit more leeway.

[Pantherpower]

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Ugh, I had forgotten that a move to thursday makes for a short week following the SIU game (which has a tendancy to be quite a bruiser, I'm sure). If it was a conference game being moved up (okay, a non-Indiana State conference game), I would really question the value of such a move at the risk of possibly affecting performance. But since it is a non-con, there is a bit more leeway.

I respectfully disagree. Preparing for an option team (which the Panthers don't see very often) on a short week following a night game on the road=look out.

That being said, Troy did the right thing making the move to Thursday. You simply can't pass up an opportunity to put UNI's product on the national stage. I just hope they're ready for that damned option!