Tennessee at UNC Asheville Game Thread - 6 PM

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FIRST PITCH: 6 PM


WATCH: NOPE


LISTEN: University of Tennessee powered by College Sports Live


LIVE STATS: - - UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site


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No video again. Nine of thirteen SEC games will be on SECN/ESPN3 tonight. Of the Eastern division, UT and SC are not. SC is 15-2 and fifteen of their 17 games have had video. They play tonight in Greenville at a minor league park, a neutral field. They play several games a year there and none are televised, every other game will be, about 50 of 54 games.

For those living between Knoxville and Asheville an Indian tribe in the Smoky Mountains will be sending updates via smoke signal between half innings.

For my part, got into the attic and found my trusty, old
Duck-Oveland.jpg
.

I'm willing to loan, indefinitely, this technology to UT. We should all try to do our part in this time of need.


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vol66 said:
No video again. Nine of thirteen SEC games will be on SECN/ESPN3 tonight. Of the Eastern division, UT and SC are not. SC is 15-2 and fifteen of their 17 games have had video. They play tonight in Greenville at a minor league park, a neutral field. They play several games a year there and none are televised, every other game will be, about 50 of 54 games.

For those living between Knoxville and Asheville an Indian tribe in the Smoky Mountains will be sending updates via smoke signal between half innings.

For my part, got into the attic and found my trusty, old
Duck-Oveland.jpg
.

I'm willing to loan, indefinitely, this technology to UT. We should all try to do our part in this time of need.


GBO!!!
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I'll post this in both this thread and the other talking about streaming, from Mr. Rice who is the Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcasting:


Hello ********,

Thanks for your email, and thanks for your support!

We are hoping to increase the number of baseball games streamed, but (as you suspected) there are other factors at play. It’s a complicated formula with lots of exceptions to the rule, but here’s my simplest explanation.

The SEC Network sets the schedule (games they want), and the budget. Their funds cover the expense of producing a telecast. The problem is, our expenses are the same whether the network pays for the production or not. Obviously putting games on the ESPN3 platform (that the network doesn’t pay for) becomes cost prohibitive for the UTAD. When you see other schools showing mid-week games they are either being paid in full by the network (because the network schedule it), or they are taking a loss. There is a third possibility, and that is to deliver an inferior production (i.e. one camera coverage, no announcers, etc.) which we refuse to do (we think our team deserves our best production).

We fully expect to deliver more (if not all) baseball games in the future, but it’s simply not possible this particular year.

I truly hope that helps explain our process, although I realize it’s maybe not the plan you would prefer.

Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to contact me anytime about any production questions.

Take Care

Barry Rice

I personally thank Mr. Rice for the explanation. As we may or may not agree with the reasoning, at least there is a line of communication we may have and I truly believe they are open to broadcasting more games in the future.

OT
 
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OldTimer said:
I'll post this in both this thread and the other talking about streaming, from Mr. Rice who is the Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcasting:


Hello ********,

Thanks for your email, and thanks for your support!

We are hoping to increase the number of baseball games streamed, but (as you suspected) there are other factors at play. It’s a complicated formula with lots of exceptions to the rule, but here’s my simplest explanation.

The SEC Network sets the schedule (games they want), and the budget. Their funds cover the expense of producing a telecast. The problem is, our expenses are the same whether the network pays for the production or not. Obviously putting games on the ESPN3 platform (that the network doesn’t pay for) becomes cost prohibitive for the UTAD. When you see other schools showing mid-week games they are either being paid in full by the network (because the network schedule it), or they are taking a loss. There is a third possibility, and that is to deliver an inferior production (i.e. one camera coverage, no announcers, etc.) which we refuse to do (we think our team deserves our best production).

We fully expect to deliver more (if not all) baseball games in the future, but it’s simply not possible this particular year.

I truly hope that helps explain our process, although I realize it’s maybe not the plan you would prefer.

Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to contact me anytime about any production questions.

Take Care

Barry Rice

I personally thank Mr. Rice for the explanation. As we may or may not agree with the reasoning, at least there is a line of communication we may have and I truly believe they are open to broadcasting more games in the future.

OT
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It was certainly nice of him to reply...gonna have to let his response sink in. Thanks OT, really appreciate your initiative!


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We got more games on UTsports before the SEC deal and when the athletic department had less reserves.

My daughter is a sports media major at Oklahoma State. The sports media students there broadcast most of the events not picked up by major networks.... And I'm not just talking baseball. They stream obscure sports such as equestrian. The cost is minimal. Heck many high schools provide a decent stream using students.

With the new digital media facilities UT has, I find the answer unacceptable.
 
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vol66 said:
No video again. Nine of thirteen SEC games will be on SECN/ESPN3 tonight. Of the Eastern division, UT and SC are not. SC is 15-2 and fifteen of their 17 games have had video. They play tonight in Greenville at a minor league park, a neutral field. They play several games a year there and none are televised, every other game will be, about 50 of 54 games.

For those living between Knoxville and Asheville an Indian tribe in the Smoky Mountains will be sending updates via smoke signal between half innings.

For my part, got into the attic and found my trusty, old
Duck-Oveland.jpg
.

I'm willing to loan, indefinitely, this technology to UT. We should all try to do our part in this time of need.


GBO!!!
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:eek:lol:...that's too funny...:eek:lol:

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OldTimer said:
I'll post this in both this thread and the other talking about streaming, from Mr. Rice who is the Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcasting:


Hello ********,

Thanks for your email, and thanks for your support!

We are hoping to increase the number of baseball games streamed, but (as you suspected) there are other factors at play. It’s a complicated formula with lots of exceptions to the rule, but here’s my simplest explanation.

The SEC Network sets the schedule (games they want), and the budget. Their funds cover the expense of producing a telecast. The problem is, our expenses are the same whether the network pays for the production or not. Obviously putting games on the ESPN3 platform (that the network doesn’t pay for) becomes cost prohibitive for the UTAD. When you see other schools showing mid-week games they are either being paid in full by the network (because the network schedule it), or they are taking a loss. There is a third possibility, and that is to deliver an inferior production (i.e. one camera coverage, no announcers, etc.) which we refuse to do (we think our team deserves our best production).

We fully expect to deliver more (if not all) baseball games in the future, but it’s simply not possible this particular year.

I truly hope that helps explain our process, although I realize it’s maybe not the plan you would prefer.

Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to contact me anytime about any production questions.

Take Care

Barry Rice

I personally thank Mr. Rice for the explanation. As we may or may not agree with the reasoning, at least there is a line of communication we may have and I truly believe they are open to broadcasting more games in the future.

OT
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Certainly hope so. I can't believe we're the only ones who care about this...are we?...:crazy:...:)
 
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Hopefully, this is a game to develop the whole team...especially pitching...:translation: we win big...:):rock:

GBO!
 
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Lance grounds out to SS, Moberg walks and advances to 2nd on a bad throw to first on a pickoff attempt. Moberg scores on a double off the wall by Hall, 3 - 0.
 
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Senzel steals 2nd & Jackson walks. With 2 outs in the top of the 2nd there will be a new pitcher on to face Rodgers.
 
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Looks like UNC is going to get a chance to try to develop their whole team...especially pitching, also...:whistling:
:clapping:

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