No TV Next Week & I'm Not Clowning Around

[Khan4Cats]

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Yeah, ISU is the reason this game isn't being televised. Seriously?

The game is in Ames and ISU owns the right to the distributions. If you pay to watch it online, your money is going directly to ISU. UNI makes their money by accepting a pay check to come in and play.

Isn't it great to know that you own the rights and can't even get a local station willing to pay you to broadcast the game?

BIG TIME football, just like the MAC.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Yeah, ISU is the reason this game isn't being televised. Seriously?

So who else would it be because of? I bet it's Texas' fault right?

[John Elway Was A Joke]

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Isn't it great to know that you own the rights and can't even get a local station willing to pay you to broadcast the game?

BIG TIME football, just like the MAC.

Second and third tier rights in the B12 are covered by FOX. They select the games they want to air and early in the season the teams pairing up against FCS teams, rarely see much television time.

Now ISU could have tossed it on a local channel like they have before, but the reality is they will make much more money off of CloneZone and live streaming - much like Kansas/Kansas St. will be doing this first week.

After this season all B12 games will be televised as under the new contract, much like you see with the B10.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Second and third tier rights in the B12 are covered by FOX. They select the games they want to air and early in the season the teams pairing up against FCS teams, rarely see much television time.

Now ISU could have tossed it on a local channel like they have before, but the reality is they will make much more money off of CloneZone and live streaming - much like Kansas/Kansas St. will be doing this first week.

After this season all B12 games will be televised as under the new contract, much like you see with the B10.

But didn't you just say a couple posts ago that it wasn't ISU's fault the game isn't on tv?

Yeah, ISU is the reason this game isn't being televised. Seriously?

[John Elway Was A Joke]

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But didn't you just say a couple posts ago that it wasn't ISU's fault the game isn't on tv?

It isn't. The reason the game isn't being picked up is because ISU is squaring off against an FCS team. Games with FCS teams are rarely picked up in the B12.

If ISU's opponent was another BCS conference team or even a mid major, it would be on TV.

You can blame ISU for not putting it on a local channel in the DSM area if you want, but business wise it makes a lot more sense for them to distribute their third tier rights however they deem to be the most lucrative, which in this case is CloneZone.

[ubuntuCAT]

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It isn't. The reason the game isn't being picked up is because ISU is squaring off against an FCS team. Games with FCS teams are rarely picked up in the B12.

If ISU's opponent was another BCS conference team or even a mid major, it would be on TV.

You can blame ISU for not putting it on a local channel in the DSM area if you want, but business wise it makes a lot more sense for them to distribute their third tier rights however they deem to be the most lucrative, which in this case is CloneZone.

It was on TV last year. The NDSU vs. ISU game was on TV the year before if IIRC.

[John Elway Was A Joke]

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It was on TV last year. The NDSU vs. ISU game was on TV the year before if IIRC.

It was on Mediacom 22. For those of us that don't live in the immediate area, it was worthless.

Why put it on local TV where only a small part of the fanbase can see the game, when you can put all of your efforts towards a solid PPV product that will net you more gain?

[ubuntuCAT]

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It was on Mediacom 22. For those of us that don't live in the immediate area, it was worthless.

Why put it on local TV where only a small part of the fanbase can see the game, when you can put all of your efforts towards a solid PPV product that will net you more gain?

I would bet it has little to do with clone zone revenue and all to do with getting butts in the seats.

And by the way last year it was on Mediacom AND CloneZone.

http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=204997781

fail again.

[panther-state]

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It isn't. The reason the game isn't being picked up is because ISU is squaring off against an FCS team. Games with FCS teams are rarely picked up in the B12.

If ISU's opponent was another BCS conference team or even a mid major, it would be on TV.

You can blame ISU for not putting it on a local channel in the DSM area if you want, but business wise it makes a lot more sense for them to distribute their third tier rights however they deem to be the most lucrative, which in this case is CloneZone.

.....So ISU had the choice to air it locally, yet didn't...and you criticize us for blaming ISU for not picking it up because it isn't their fault. You realize you keep contradicting yourself, right?

[Panther AC]

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It was on Mediacom 22. For those of us that don't live in the immediate area, it was worthless.

Why put it on local TV where only a small part of the fanbase can see the game, when you can put all of your efforts towards a solid PPV product that will net you more gain?

We live 100 miles north of Des Moines and Mediacom is our cable provider. This is hardly "in the immediate area" or "local TV" as you put it! There's a lot of Cyclone fans in a 100-mile radius of Des Moines/Ames, although I realize not all would be served by Mediacom in that geographical area.

[UNIpanther99]

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I would bet it has little to do with clone zone revenue and all to do with getting butts in the seats.

And by the way last year it was on Mediacom AND CloneZone.

http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=204997781

fail again.

Considering UNI @ ISU has historically been among the Cyclones best attended games while also being broadcast on local TV, I don't really buy the "buts in the seats" argument.

[TommyT]

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Anybody remember what ticket prices were last year for this game? I don't remember $50 a pop.

[BryceC]

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I wouldn't be surprised if it cost money to put the game on Mediacom 22. ISU doesn't get paid for it at all. And I agree, the butts in seats argument doesn't hold any water because the hillsides are always standing room only anyway.

The fact is there has to be some reason to not show the game, and I am betting it's financial. Because if ISU stood to make 1 dollar on it I bet it would be on Mediacom.

I think tickets last year were 45 or something. They were still pretty pricey.

[ubuntuCAT]

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I wouldn't be surprised if it cost money to put the game on Mediacom 22. ISU doesn't get paid for it at all. And I agree, the butts in seats argument doesn't hold any water because the hillsides are always standing room only anyway.

The fact is there has to be some reason to not show the game, and I am betting it's financial. Because if ISU stood to make 1 dollar on it I bet it would be on Mediacom.

Last year was one of the first UNI/ISU football games I remember in awhile being on TV and that wasn't announced until the week of the game when I'm assuming they realized they had a capacity crowd. Perhaps ticket sales are lagging a bit this year.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Stream will also be available through UNI's website. Announcement is coming.