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anyone know if they are showing the game on tv for tonights game? i am in miami and last nights game or any of the games were not televised. anyone kno why?
 
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vol4life14 said:
anyone know if they are showing the game on tv for tonights game? i am in miami and last nights game or any of the games were not televised. anyone kno why?
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I live in south florida, doesn't look like the game will be on tv again tonight either.

Pathetic, imo, that the SEC can't garner a national network to broadcast the tournament considering that every other BCS conference does, as do some of the lesser conferences.
 
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I was surprised that I could find all of the major conference tournaments on TV, except for the SEC and the Big 10. Seriously, it's 2011...
 
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The SEC network is the worst broadcasting quality I've ever seen in my life. Not enough regional coverage, absolutely terrible audio, ATROCIOUS video quality, and consistently skips in and out with digital signal. Also, the audio of the people's voices doesn't match the video. It's like watching a Chinese movie.
 
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SEC network looked great in HD here in Tampa last night.
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UTHorsey said:
I was surprised that I could find all of the major conference tournaments on TV, except for the SEC and the Big 10. Seriously, it's 2011...
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The answer to all your questions is money. The Big 10 is carrying their tournament on their own cable network. The SEC is broadcasting theirs on a network of over-the-air broadcast stations. Both conferences are making more money than they would if it were being carried on ESPNU.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
The answer to all your questions is money. The Big 10 is carrying their tournament on their own cable network. The SEC is broadcasting theirs on a network of over-the-air broadcast stations. Both conferences are making more money than they would if it were being carried on ESPNU.
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I'm starting to disagree with this. They may get more money in the short term from the small broadcast stations, but the lack of exposure to the brand itself outside of core SEC markets can't be good as far as long term strategy goes. Allowing the SEC tournament to be broadcast nationally, while it might not bring in immediate revenue as high as regional stations, allows it to grow in public perception all across the country.

If UF is playing and I'm living in Florida and can't get it without paying payperview rates or watching online, the product is not only not growing, seems like it is shrinking.
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
I'm starting to disagree with this. They may get more money in the short term from the small broadcast stations, but the lack of exposure to the brand itself outside of core SEC markets can't be good as far as long term strategy goes. Allowing the SEC tournament to be broadcast nationally, while it might not bring in immediate revenue as high as regional stations, allows it to grow in public perception all across the country.

If UF is playing and I'm living in Florida and can't get it without paying payperview rates or watching online, the product is not only not growing, seems like it is shrinking.
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I don't really disagree; I thought it was disappointing that the SEC went with a plan that is basically a jacked-up version of Jefferson Pilot sports but managed by ESPN instead of its own Big 10-style channel. But I bet that at least in the short term, they're in more homes this way. A fairly broad network of OTA stations is probably going to have more reach than an obscure cable channel. (That's a guess that I'm basing on the fact that I have two friends who are Big 10 alumni here in Atlanta, each of whom has a different cable provider, and both of whom have to drive over to my house to watch the Big 10 Network because I have DirecTV.)

The big question is how national ESPN is going to be able to make the network. That was the big selling point at the time -- I remember reading that it was supposed to reach over 50 percent of US homes by the time of launch, including major markets outside the south like NYC and LA -- at least in football. (I have no idea how well that has actually played out.) The idea was to get maximum reach and build the SEC brand with football. No doubt basketball is lagging way behind.

It's fairly amazing that you can't get a station in Florida. Weird.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I don't really disagree; I thought it was disappointing that the SEC went with a plan that is basically a jacked-up version of Jefferson Pilot sports but managed by ESPN instead of its own Big 10-style channel. But I bet that at least in the short term, they're in more homes this way. A fairly broad network of OTA stations is probably going to have more reach than an obscure cable channel. (That's a guess that I'm basing on the fact that I have two friends who are Big 10 alumni here in Atlanta, each of whom has a different cable provider, and both of whom have to drive over to my house to watch the Big 10 Network because I have DirecTV.)

The big question is how national ESPN is going to be able to make the network. That was the big selling point at the time -- I remember reading that it was supposed to reach over 50 percent of US homes by the time of launch, including major markets outside the south like NYC and LA -- at least in football. (I have no idea how well that has actually played out.) The idea was to get maximum reach and build the SEC brand with football. No doubt basketball is lagging way behind.

It's fairly amazing that you can't get a station in Florida. Weird.
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good points. The SEC is screwing the pooch on this one from my perspective. Espn3 wasn't too bad last night though, very little lag and I was able to keep the lakers/heat game on mute on the tv simultaneously so I'm not going to cry too much. Hopefully we get this one tonight and all my worries will be washed away when we make it three in a row against Vandy on Saturday (i think that is an abc national broadcast)
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
good points. The SEC is screwing the pooch on this one from my perspective. Espn3 wasn't too bad last night though, very little lag and I was able to keep the lakers/heat game on mute on the tv simultaneously so I'm not going to cry too much. Hopefully we get this one tonight and all my worries will be washed away when we make it three in a row against Vandy on Saturday (i think that is an abc national broadcast)
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Well, it's certainly annoying, because as someone who's already an SEC fan, I'd really like to have a dedicated SEC channel like the Big 10 channel. I'd like a channel that ran all the coaches' shows, non-revenue sports that you rarely get to see on TV, etc. I mean, I'd watch cockroach-fighting if one of them were painted Tennessee orange. Instead, the SEC went with a strategy which is narrowly aimed at growing the national brand for SEC football. I don't doubt that that's a better long-term revenue-maximizing strategy, but as someone who's already an SEC fan and just wants access to as much SEC content as possible, it's pretty underwhelming.
 
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SEC just wants to push football, which I cannot understand. Here in middle Tennessee the SEC Network is usally on Fox which is great, but people outside the immediate SEC area get screwed.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Well, it's certainly annoying, because as someone who's already an SEC fan, I'd really like to have a dedicated SEC channel like the Big 10 channel. I'd like a channel that ran all the coaches' shows, non-revenue sports that you rarely get to see on TV, etc. I mean, I'd watch cockroach-fighting if one of them were painted Tennessee orange. Instead, the SEC went with a strategy which is narrowly aimed at growing the national brand for SEC football. I don't doubt that that's a better long-term revenue-maximizing strategy, but as someone who's already an SEC fan and just wants access to as much SEC content as possible, it's pretty underwhelming.
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I agree. And now that Texas is allegedly getting their own network through espn, I wonder how much of a squeeze that will put on the SEC.

I'd be completely on board for a Big10 Network style thing for the SEC.
 
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All the SEC games are on the ESPN Fullcourt satellite package. I will be watching it in Alaska. Go Vols!
 
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The SEC Network coverage in Memphis is OK - but the quality of the HD sucks. It's like looking at the game underwater at times it gets so blurry/pixeled. WLMT - channel 1030 on AT&T U-verse.
 
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VolClass75 said:
SEC just wants to push football, which I cannot understand. Here in middle Tennessee the SEC Network is usally on Fox which is great, but people outside the immediate SEC area get screwed.
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Look at the stands in the Georgia Dome. Football's the engine; football's the revenue-producer. The conference thinks it's worth it to get its football games on the air in NYC and LA and other major markets, even though they know none of those stations are going to carry basketball. And I'm sure they're right. Why should anybody outside the immediate area care about SEC basketball when almost nobody in the conference cares about it themselves?
 
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