2019-20 Basketball Schedule

[BCPanther]

We've got some league game times starting to leak out. Looks like the game here against Missouri State is a CBS Sports Net game with a 6 PM Wednesday night start.

[BCPanther]

League ESPN schedule is out.

2 games on ESPN2 (at Bradley, at Loyola)

1 game guaranteed on ESPNU (vs Bradley)

2 'Wildcard' ESPNU games (vs Loyola, vs SIU), will be on ESPN3 if not selected by ESPNU

2 Valley produced Valley on ESPN3/+ games (vs Indiana State, at Indiana State)

CBS Sports Net assignments out tomorrow. MVC-TV assignments out on Thursday.

[DownGoesKansas]

League ESPN schedule is out.

2 games on ESPN2 (at Bradley, at Loyola)

1 game guaranteed on ESPNU (vs Bradley)

2 'Wildcard' ESPNU games (vs Loyola, vs SIU), will be on ESPN3 if not selected by ESPNU

2 Valley produced Valley on ESPN3/+ games (vs Indiana State, at Indiana State)

CBS Sports Net assignments out tomorrow. MVC-TV assignments out on Thursday.

Just saw your updated post and chuckled. Is 9 pm or 11 pm for @ Drake actually a possibility? It cant possibly be right?

[BCPanther]

Just saw your updated post and chuckled. Is 9 pm or 11 pm for @ Drake actually a possibility? It cant possibly be right?

LOL! I know!

It is technically possible that CBS Sports Net could assign their Valley pick to that window. Highly unlikely with their Mountain West commitments but a window they have a right to use.

The goal is to be playing at 5:00 becuase that means we're the top pick and playing for a league title

[BCPanther]

Ouch.

No league games on CBS Sports Net unless the game at Drake is chosen on the last day of the season. I'm honestly shocked.

MVC TV Schedule out tomorrow. Should be 3 or 4 appearances for us in that package.

[BCPanther]

5 Appearances on MVC-TV (FS Midwest, NBC Chicago, etc)

at Missouri State, vs Missouri State, vs Drake, at Evansville, at Southern Illinois

Everything else should be PSN/ESPN3/+ and I will update when that is official.

SO MUCH MORE TV THAN LAST YEAR

[BCPanther]

New Year's Eve game at Illinois State will tip at 2:00.

Make your holiday/work plans accordingly.

[skydog0784]

Hello Fellow Panther Hoops Fans,

I'm hoping a few of you will educate me on a couple of items pertaining to the upcoming season’s TV coverage.

1. Did ESPN+ improve their streaming capabilities in Jan - Mar (as I dropped it in early Dec) or was it still really unstable?

2. Any way to get the MVC-TV games legitimately as I’m unfortunately outside the Fox Sports Midwest footprint without resorting to illegal streams subjecting my streaming device to being infected with AIDS?

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to an exciting season. Go Panthers!

[GonzoCat]

Only one game so far has only been on ESPN+ and that game showed up on my (cloud) DVR the next day. I listened to it live with Gary. Regardless of what it says on the UNI website, all the games seem to be getting picked up somehow on real TV stations. Last two were CBS Sports Chicago.

[skydog0784]

Only one game so far has only been on ESPN+ and that game showed up on my (cloud) DVR the next day. I listened to it live with Gary. Regardless of what it says on the UNI website, all the games seem to be getting picked up somehow on real TV stations. Last two were CBS Sports Chicago.

Thanks for the response Gonzo. How was the quality of the ESPN+ game?

I dropped ESPN+ after the US Bank Classic fiasco on Dec 1st if memory serves.

Unfortunately, it appears people outside the Fox Sports Midwest or Chicagoland (they seem to pick up a few as you mention) footprint have to rely on ESPN+.

I’m certainly interested in anyone’s experience on if ESPN+ improved since then.

Thanks again!

[unipanther2154]

Thanks for the response Gonzo. How was the quality of the ESPN+ game?

I dropped ESPN+ after the US Bank Classic fiasco on Dec 1st if memory serves.

Unfortunately, it appears people outside the Fox Sports Midwest or Chicagoland (they seem to pick up a few as you mention) footprint have to rely on ESPN+.

I’m certainly interested in anyone’s experience on if ESPN+ improved since then.

Thanks again!

its fine now. I was at that game so I didn't have to deal with that but just watched the football game that was espn + and it was fine. At the end of the day you can cancel it at any time and its only $5 a month.

[skydog0784]

its fine now. I was at that game so I didn't have to deal with that but just watched the football game that was espn + and it was fine. At the end of the day you can cancel it at any time and its only $5 a month.

Thanks unipanther2154, that's exactly what I'm thinking. Can't really go wrong at only $5 / month but man it was frustrating to watch ESPN+ last year as there were issues for several games. Good to hear that ESPN+ has improved for at least the one football game. That's a promising sign anyway.

[clenz]

I've never had any of the issues anyone has complained about on here with ESPN+

The few issues that have popped up have been technical issues on the side of the school hosting the event, not the service itself.

[Big Cats]

When my ESPN+ subscription came up for renewal last month, I was informed that paying monthly was no longer an option. I had to renew at the annual rate of $59. Same price basically, just have pay for 12 months now instead of dropping it after the college basketball ends.

[skydog0784]

When my ESPN+ subscription came up for renewal last month, I was informed that paying monthly was no longer an option. I had to renew at the annual rate of $59. Same price basically, just have pay for 12 months now instead of dropping it after the college basketball ends.

Oh bummer, still not much when you consider football and basketball accounts for about 6 months or $10 / month. I'll roll with it I guess.