View Full Version : Rutgers Fans Get Screwed by NFL Networks, Cable
bengal
Dec 7th 2006, 08:42 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls06/news/story?id=2689097
I'm beginning to hate the NFL as much as I hate the SEC.
milemarker0
Dec 7th 2006, 09:32 AM
Hate Time Warner and Cablevision...don't hate the NFL...I'll be watching the game on COX in my town...
Consider This
Dec 7th 2006, 09:56 AM
The NFL wants cable systems to pay it premium rates per subscriber yet still carry its network on basic cable. It wants all cable subscribers to pay for a channel devoted not just to sports but to one sport.
The NFL appears to be on the verge of achieving the previously impossible: Making cable TV companies look like the good guys.
Tripe Face
Dec 7th 2006, 12:30 PM
Originally posted by milemarker0:
Hate Time Warner and Cablevision...don't hate the NFL...I'll be watching the game on COX in my town...The NFL is saying paying us $x per subscriber... I don't know the exact number but it's more than just about any basic cable net other than ESPN... yet the NFL Network has no proven audience base.
Why should Time Warner and Cablevision force their subscribers to pay more for something most don't want to watch.
milemarker0
Dec 7th 2006, 12:46 PM
'bengal' wants to watch it...as will many others when they realize it's the only place to see a game (i.e. Thanksgiving Night game this year...)
How come most other cable companies have figured it's worth it to put it on a tier....
Tell cable companies to dip into their secret money maker (i.e. local ad sales)...and give the consumer something for a change...
[ December 07, 2006, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: milemarker0 ]
Sultanosurf
Dec 7th 2006, 01:18 PM
Shouldn't this be in the Medialine 'Sports' forum?
Pro
Dec 7th 2006, 01:48 PM
Originally posted by milemarker0:
Tell cable companies to dip into their secret money maker (i.e. local ad sales)...and give the consumer something for a change...Or better still, tell the telephone companies to hurry up and give cable companies some real competition.
milemarker0
Dec 7th 2006, 02:29 PM
AMEN TO THAT!
tater
Dec 8th 2006, 04:43 AM
K-State Fans are getting screwed too. But I'm actually happy about that :D .
CleanBreeze
Dec 10th 2006, 07:47 PM
No one cares about Rutgers or K-State.
bengal
Dec 10th 2006, 08:53 PM
Originally posted by CleanBreeze:
No one cares about Rutgers or K-State.Save the teams in those markets. Which, of course, is the point of the thread.
Thanks for playing.
[ December 11, 2006, 12:59 AM: Message edited by: bengal ]
lbvp
Dec 10th 2006, 09:50 PM
why is NFLN carrying a college game? Isn't there a battle of the NFC Cheerleaders that week.
donpaul0
Dec 11th 2006, 10:34 AM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by CleanBreeze:
No one cares about Rutgers or K-State.[/QUOTE
The NY metro area certainly cares about Rutgers--the first legitimate national contender from the region in decades.
Rutgers DID get screwed in this bowl selection. Some lesser nationally ranked schools got better bowls, despite RU's great success this season. I guess it will take another terrific year like this one to convince the naysayers, but you wouldn't have to convince WVU or Louisville about Rutgers' level of play.