(08-26-2020 10:45 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 09:12 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 11:20 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

Week one updates

With no MAC, Big Ten, or PAC-12 games, I don't see how any games should be played on ESPN 3.

ESPN has to sell subscriptions to that platform. If they took every game off that platform, no one would subscribe.

If that was the case, Troy-ULM would have been on + and not 3. ESPN has to fill linear spots, plain and simple.

I'm gonna whine a little here. Please excuse me.

It is frustrating that App State is in that space where it is viewed by P5 schools as too risky to schedule (the old "nothing to gain, everything to lose" argument), and not quite in the Boise State/UCF/Houston realm where a win is quality and a loss is bearable. As a result, App State could not get a replacement P5 game or even an AAC game, not even on the road. As a result, the league standard bearer (at least as of the past few years, who knows what the future holds) is shut out of an ESPN appearance. It seems like that would give the league the best chance to shine in front of a broad audience.

Again, I know I'm whining and jealous. Good luck to all the Sun Belt teams in non conference play. Make our league look good!

App @ Marshall set for a 1:30 kickoff on CBSSN

(08-27-2020 09:25 AM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  I'm gonna whine a little here. Please excuse me.

It is frustrating that App State is in that space where it is viewed by P5 schools as too risky to schedule (the old "nothing to gain, everything to lose" argument), and not quite in the Boise State/UCF/Houston realm where a win is quality and a loss is bearable. As a result, App State could not get a replacement P5 game or even an AAC game, not even on the road. As a result, the league standard bearer (at least as of the past few years, who knows what the future holds) is shut out of an ESPN appearance. It seems like that would give the league the best chance to shine in front of a broad audience.

Again, I know I'm whining and jealous. Good luck to all the Sun Belt teams in non conference play. Make our league look good!

This is a strange year though. Half the P5's playing chose not to play OOC games period, the other half chose to play 1 game. With only 1 OOC game, it stands to reason that you aren't going to choose an opponent that you think will beat you.

In addition, a lot of this comes down to how well connected your AD is. We only managed to get 12 games ourselves because Mohajir has a lot connections built up with the AD's at Memphis, UCA, and Kansas State. Specifically with Kansas State, where we have no real playing history against in football.

(08-26-2020 08:25 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 08:14 PM)PTJR Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 03:01 PM)TheOriginalBigApp Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 01:39 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 10:43 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  After a TV schedule is full of ESPN/2/U games is released, I'm gonna bump that "What has Commish Gill done for us" thread.

"What has Covid-19 done for us" thread.

FIFY

Be sure to tag MJS, HiddenDragon and all the other doomsayers when the ratings come out. I’m sure they’ll be watching too. Like I said in March/April:

Just. Play. Football.

Unlike a lot of others, MJS has just taken a realistic outlook on this virus and has been amazed and shocked, as I have, of how bungled our response to it has been. As for ratings, sure us starved for sports fans will watch, and will hope things go well. But, remember the thing about ratings- Romans loved watching people die in their coliseum, and that would have been considered to have great ratings!

Hell, we could do that now and it would still get great ratings...

Have you ever seen the George Carlin standup on televising "public executions"?

That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

Well that's an improvement but what happens next season?

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(08-28-2020 06:10 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

Well that's an improvement but what happens next season?

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Unsure. Probably back to our garbage deal. Hopefully without the social media exclusives.

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

I thought Stadium had a deal to provide X games to Facebook but might have been a one year thing.

Are the Stadium CUSA games paywalled or part of their free package. I wouldn’t subscribe for what little they have but they did a pretty decent job with the production of AState at UNLV and NMSU v New Mexico on Facebook once I figured out how to turn off the stupid floating hearts and thumbs up. Unfortunately no decent way to watch Facebook game on Roku so had to revert to laptop to tv.

Still haven’t figured out why Sinclair is a partner in Stadium but doesn’t run games in the Little Rock market. The predecessor channel was on the local Sinclair station. They picked up odd games tuned in one day expecting to see UNT and someone and instead was a D3 game out of Iowa. Entertaining but first time I’ve ever seen a college coach huddle up his guys and was taller than all the players.

(08-26-2020 08:49 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Side note, Go ahead and smile one last loving time at your SBC Schedule before it gets ripped to shreds and looks very different. A bunch of games are about to be moved. I don't know if every single team will be effected, but the large majority will.

To answer some questions: Yes there will still be ESPN3/ESPN Plus games. While it is obvious that networks need inventory all over place, ESPN simply put has to have games on those networks in order to be able to sell subscriptions. Not to mention that while League AD's are more open this year to moving games to midweek with most schools banning tailgating as it is and limited crowds, they will want to keep some games on Saturday to make Campus traffic easier.

(08-31-2020 08:26 AM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 08:49 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Side note, Go ahead and smile one last loving time at your SBC Schedule before it gets ripped to shreds and looks very different. A bunch of games are about to be moved. I don't know if every single team will be effected, but the large majority will.

To answer some questions: Yes there will still be ESPN3/ESPN Plus games. While it is obvious that networks need inventory all over place, ESPN simply put has to have games on those networks in order to be able to sell subscriptions. Not to mention that while League AD's are more open this year to moving games to midweek with most schools banning tailgating as it is and limited crowds, they will want to keep some games on Saturday to make Campus traffic easier.

Tomorrow

(08-29-2020 02:55 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

I thought Stadium had a deal to provide X games to Facebook but might have been a one year thing.

Are the Stadium CUSA games paywalled or part of their free package. I wouldn’t subscribe for what little they have but they did a pretty decent job with the production of AState at UNLV and NMSU v New Mexico on Facebook once I figured out how to turn off the stupid floating hearts and thumbs up. Unfortunately no decent way to watch Facebook game on Roku so had to revert to laptop to tv.

Still haven’t figured out why Sinclair is a partner in Stadium but doesn’t run games in the Little Rock market. The predecessor channel was on the local Sinclair station. They picked up odd games tuned in one day expecting to see UNT and someone and instead was a D3 game out of Iowa. Entertaining but first time I’ve ever seen a college coach huddle up his guys and was taller than all the players.

C-USA Stadium games aren't paywalled. They're on "Over The Air" channels across the country and on streaming apps such as Stirr, Pluto TV, and their own Stadium app. They're also on Sling TV, Sony Vue, and Fubo TV streaming services.

Also, look for them to simulcast on some FOX RSNs as well. This past basketball season Stadium basketball telecasts were on some FOX RSNs.

(08-31-2020 09:17 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 02:55 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

I thought Stadium had a deal to provide X games to Facebook but might have been a one year thing.

Are the Stadium CUSA games paywalled or part of their free package. I wouldn’t subscribe for what little they have but they did a pretty decent job with the production of AState at UNLV and NMSU v New Mexico on Facebook once I figured out how to turn off the stupid floating hearts and thumbs up. Unfortunately no decent way to watch Facebook game on Roku so had to revert to laptop to tv.

Still haven’t figured out why Sinclair is a partner in Stadium but doesn’t run games in the Little Rock market. The predecessor channel was on the local Sinclair station. They picked up odd games tuned in one day expecting to see UNT and someone and instead was a D3 game out of Iowa. Entertaining but first time I’ve ever seen a college coach huddle up his guys and was taller than all the players.

C-USA Stadium games aren't paywalled. They're on "Over The Air" channels across the country and on streaming apps such as Stirr, Pluto TV, and their own Stadium app. They're also on Sling TV, Sony Vue, and Fubo TV streaming services.

Also, look for them to simulcast on some FOX RSNs as well. This past basketball season Stadium basketball telecasts were on some FOX RSNs.

What is this "basketball" you speak of? Please Explain.

(08-31-2020 09:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(08-31-2020 09:17 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 02:55 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(08-28-2020 05:58 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  That CUSA TV deal that someone posted earlier in the thread is from last year. Our TV games were announced today. To be fair. It's still a smorgasbord. But not as bad as last year.
Our home games broke down like this:

CBS Sports- 19 games
Stadium- 15 games
Espn Family- 37 games


Espn is allowing themselves to not announce networks until 12 days from gametime. We appear to have dropped the Facebook games and CBS appears to have bought our NFL Network games.

I thought Stadium had a deal to provide X games to Facebook but might have been a one year thing.

Are the Stadium CUSA games paywalled or part of their free package. I wouldn’t subscribe for what little they have but they did a pretty decent job with the production of AState at UNLV and NMSU v New Mexico on Facebook once I figured out how to turn off the stupid floating hearts and thumbs up. Unfortunately no decent way to watch Facebook game on Roku so had to revert to laptop to tv.

Still haven’t figured out why Sinclair is a partner in Stadium but doesn’t run games in the Little Rock market. The predecessor channel was on the local Sinclair station. They picked up odd games tuned in one day expecting to see UNT and someone and instead was a D3 game out of Iowa. Entertaining but first time I’ve ever seen a college coach huddle up his guys and was taller than all the players.

C-USA Stadium games aren't paywalled. They're on "Over The Air" channels across the country and on streaming apps such as Stirr, Pluto TV, and their own Stadium app. They're also on Sling TV, Sony Vue, and Fubo TV streaming services.

Also, look for them to simulcast on some FOX RSNs as well. This past basketball season Stadium basketball telecasts were on some FOX RSNs.

What is this "basketball" you speak of? Please Explain.

Don't worry about it. Some foreign games.

In the ancient times of last spring we used it to pass time in the football off-season.

(08-31-2020 08:26 AM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(08-26-2020 08:49 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Side note, Go ahead and smile one last loving time at your SBC Schedule before it gets ripped to shreds and looks very different. A bunch of games are about to be moved. I don't know if every single team will be effected, but the large majority will.

To answer some questions: Yes there will still be ESPN3/ESPN Plus games. While it is obvious that networks need inventory all over place, ESPN simply put has to have games on those networks in order to be able to sell subscriptions. Not to mention that while League AD's are more open this year to moving games to midweek with most schools banning tailgating as it is and limited crowds, they will want to keep some games on Saturday to make Campus traffic easier.

Patience Grasshopper. ESPN always does ours last. And they just finished with the AAC

https://gseagles.com/news/2020/9/1/chang...unced.aspx

• The Sept. 12 opener vs. Campbell moves to 3:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPNU;
• The Sept. 19 game against FAU moves to 4 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN2;
• The Wednesday, Oct. 14 game against Appalachian State kicks at 7:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN;
• The Eagles' home game against South Alabama moves from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Thursday, Oct. 29 with a 7:30 p.m. kick on ESPN;
• Georgia Southern's Nov. 21 game at Army West Point kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with a broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

(09-01-2020 11:24 AM)Hail The Blue Wrote:  https://gseagles.com/news/2020/9/1/chang...unced.aspx

• The Sept. 12 opener vs. Campbell moves to 3:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPNU;
• The Sept. 19 game against FAU moves to 4 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN2;
• The Wednesday, Oct. 14 game against Appalachian State kicks at 7:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN;
• The Eagles' home game against South Alabama moves from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Thursday, Oct. 29 with a 7:30 p.m. kick on ESPN;
• Georgia Southern's Nov. 21 game at Army West Point kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with a broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

The conference also announced that Georgia State's home game against Coastal Carolina, originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 31.

lol

(09-01-2020 11:24 AM)Hail The Blue Wrote:  https://gseagles.com/news/2020/9/1/chang...unced.aspx

• The Sept. 12 opener vs. Campbell moves to 3:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPNU;
• The Sept. 19 game against FAU moves to 4 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN2;
• The Wednesday, Oct. 14 game against Appalachian State kicks at 7:30 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN;
• The Eagles' home game against South Alabama moves from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Thursday, Oct. 29 with a 7:30 p.m. kick on ESPN;
• Georgia Southern's Nov. 21 game at Army West Point kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with a broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

4/6 of our home games on cable tv is incredible! Surely other Sun Belt schools’ updated schedules are soon to follow.

Troy just announced:

9/19 - Troy @ MTSU - ESPNU
9/26 - Troy @ BYU - ESPN
10/10 - Texas State @ Troy - ESPN or ESPN2