tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post4061749848155776636..comments2023-10-20T10:53:46.272-04:00Comments on The Wayne Fontes Experience: Michigan fans with cable just can't win for losingBig Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745424963722654158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-13721609605341450882007-10-16T02:50:00.000-04:002007-10-16T02:50:00.000-04:00When we moved into our house and discovered we cou...When we moved into our house and discovered we couldn't get satellite reception, we debated for a while whether or not to get cable TV so we could watch football and such.<BR/><BR/>The Big Ten Network convinced us it wasn't worth it.<BR/><BR/>Every time I see the cable commercial where some smug lady talks about how Michigan customers are switching over because of "rain, wind, snow, cloud cover, and even trees," I want to inquire of her, in an eminently reasonable fashion, exactly how many of these new customers might be sports fans -- being as how sports fans are about as common in Michigan as rain, wind, et cetera.<BR/><BR/>And then I want to punch her, but that's a personal issue.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160738569538127620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-2558163250568897132007-10-15T22:18:00.000-04:002007-10-15T22:18:00.000-04:00I know as a Michigan fan, I'd become spoiled, as f...I know as a Michigan fan, I'd become spoiled, as for good 15 years, EVERY Wolverines football game was on either a national or regional feed. Sparty is missing out too, as there has been a couple of games that would otherwise have been televised on one of the 4 letter's networks for sure. At the very least, on the syndicated ESPN Gameplan. MAC schools must be loving the increased exposure, as they are the teams of choice on those noon Saturday Gameplan broadcasts. <BR/><BR/>Jim Delany does only one thing well, and that is make a ton for money for the Big 10 schools. The B10N is his first real financial misstep. The school presidents will give him plenty of rope in hopes of somehow ending this stalemate.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't see things improving anytime soon. Both sides have dug in their heels for the long term, and spewing biased propaganda. <BR/><BR/>Shit's going to hit the fan in the winter, when no one can watch college hoop. Lord help the Big 10 when those crazy Hoosiers can't get their basketball fix.Big Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745424963722654158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-58749548320317442442007-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:002007-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:00I don't want to see the Big 10 win this. I just wa...I don't want to see the Big 10 win this. I just want to see BTN go away. Your cable company may not be on your side, but I'm on its side in this one.<BR/><BR/>I spoke with Big10 commish Jim Delany and he pretty much lied to my, er, ear, and I knew it. I came off really disliking him from about a 5 minute telephone call where he assured me that the big 10 would have just as many games on ESPN and ABC and ESPN+ as always, it was just adding a few more games to the BTN. Didn't buy it then and now we know it's not true. <BR/><BR/>Right now, it's not a big deal for me, as MSU football was never televised all that often in the first place, so I'm used to listening to games on the radio. Heck, I think there was a game or two I couldn't get on TV while living in East Lansing! <BR/><BR/>Of course should Michigan keep winning, it will compel ABC to pick it as the Big 10 game of the week, rather than say, Wisconsin-Penn State or something.<BR/><BR/>But I assure you, in about two or three months when I'm losing Sparty basketball to BTN, I shall share your pain. <BR/><BR/>Conclusion: Down with the Big 10!Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639100291880626067noreply@blogger.com