UNI Football on TV

[Newsbreaker]

Some MVFC-TV games have been announced. So far, our TV games are:

9/11: UNI v NDSU - KWWL 7.1
10/9: UNI at SIU - MVFCTV (2pm)
10/23: UNI v ISU(Red) - KWWL

[BCPanther]

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I would have to guess that would be our entire TV schedule...

[ubuntuCAT]

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I would have to guess that would be our entire TV schedule...

I would bet money you are wrong.

[Trapped in California]

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No Iowa State? Seems strange.

[UNIpanther99]

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No Iowa State? Seems strange.

That game has Mediacom Connections written all over it.

[ubuntuCAT]

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The games at ISU haven't typically been on TV have they? Does the Big12 have control of that game or is it up to ISU?

With the big crowds the last couple times against ISU you would think they wouldn't be worried about hurting attendance with TV.

Don't we usually get a home game on Mediacom Ch22? And several on at least CFU?

[06panther10]

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I would bet money you are wrong.

Me too. I think we had a majority of our games on TV last year.

[JayJ79]

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Me too. I think we had a majority of our games on TV last year.

and look how well that turned out...

[UNIpanther99]

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The games at ISU haven't typically been on TV have they? Does the Big12 have control of that game or is it up to ISU?

With the big crowds the last couple times against ISU you would think they wouldn't be worried about hurting attendance with TV.

Don't we usually get a home game on Mediacom Ch22? And several on at least CFU?

Wasn't ISU's home game against NDSU on Mediacom last year? I think it would make sense for them to pick it up. They probably just won't announce that until closer to the season just in case someone else wants to pick it up and pay for it.

[BCPanther]

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Our last three trips to Ames, at least, have not been on TV, this one won't be either, unless Mediacom shocks us and picks it up. Missouri State and SIU are typically the two schools that get their home games picked up by local Mediacom and transmitted this way, but SIU is already on MVFC TV and MSU plays up here.

Last year we had two games on MVFC TV. This year only one. Networks don't make any money televising FCS football, so what incentive is there to picking it up???

I really believe these three will be it...

[Panther-Sheik]

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and look how well that turned out...

I don't believe there was a correlation

[Newsbreaker]

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If this is the extent of the KWWL commitment (and 2 games might be it - I thought it was more, but that could be wrong) then this is likely it for "regional" television. The ISU game probably won't be on Mediacom (the Big XII TV contract is very complicated and ISU doesn't always have the right to farm out a local broadcast, though they will starting next year), but we may be able to see the rest of UNI's home games added to CFU/Mediacom, as they get lack pick.

I keep hoping this situation will improve. I know I've beat this drum a million times, but how we haven't figured out that putting a game on 7.3 and then a subchannel in DSM is 1000x's preferable to Mediacom/CFU I just don't know.

[JayJ79]

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I don't believe there was a correlation

hey, if getting too excited about the Iowa game had a detrimental factor, maybe getting too excited about televised games took a toll too.

[Panther-Sheik]

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hey, if getting too excited about the Iowa game had a detrimental factor, maybe getting too excited about televised games took a toll too.

Good point. My bad for missing the obvious.

[BCPanther]

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It costs a ton to produce a football game (much more than basketball, if memory serves) and when you are a distant number three (I hate it, but its true), what incentive does any company have to put us on TV??

I wish all of our games were on TV but, in todays financial climate, media companies don't dare make a commitment they aren't sure they can cover their a** with in advertising dollars.

*Personal Opinion Soap Box Warning*

It just continues to speak to the fact that we should be talking with the upper tier MVFC schools about going FBS. UNI, SIU, MSU, IlSU, NDSU, SDSU, and YSU should be looking at every option for moving up. Corporate money, guarantee money, and postseason money is exponentially greater at the FBS level.

In UNI's case, now that we don't have an AD that spends like there is no tomorrow, FBS football could be a real money maker. Our offensive and defensive schemes are FBS ready, the reason WKU has failed is because they tried to take a power running game up with them, THE SPREAD OPTION is the equalizer.

One appearance in a lower tier bowl is a greater financial boon than any FCS national title would be!

The Dome is more than sufficient. Throw in a game against a regional power in an NFL stadium every four years and we are in good shape....