Games on TV

Al DeFlorio · March 06, 2005, 08:03:03 PM

[Q]marty Wrote:

They (Syracuse TW) grab the games from the north country.

Why the HE double hockey sticks would they favor Colgate games over Cornell? I think Al DeFlorio posted that the Colgate game will be on TW this weekend. What a disgrace.

Maybe they like Colgate because the trip home is shorter?[/q]

Colgate link listing the broadcast here: http://athletics.colgate.edu/MHockey/

cbuckser · March 07, 2005, 02:06:14 AM

The ECAC made an announcement today. CSTV won't show the first semifinal live, but the game will be shown live on various local cable outlets and for free on XMIevents.com.

http://www.uscho.com/news/2005/03/06_010221.php

CornellChris · March 07, 2005, 03:06:42 AM

Interesting... so I can just watch the whole thing on Time Warner of Syracuse... so I didn't need to order CSTV at all... so I just wasted $5... that's just great.

Oh well. I'm just happy I'll get to see the games!

-Chris '03

puff · March 07, 2005, 03:28:05 AM

Sweet, more games to watch on my computer. Still regretting that i got COX without looking more at dishes for CSTV availability.

jtwcornell91 · March 07, 2005, 07:17:30 AM

[Q]cbuckser Wrote:
CSTV won't show the first semifinal live, but the game will be shown live on various local cable outlets and for free on XMIevents.com.
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At least there's a webcast so those of us outside the area can see the game. Hope they can handle the traffic.

jkahn · March 07, 2005, 06:35:43 PM

I've emailed eveyone I can think of - Yes, ESPN, CSTV and Directv - trying to get someone to pick up ECAC semi-final game 1. Directv sometimes picks up games from regional sports networks which that don't normally carry - such as the No. Dak. - Wis. broadcast the weekend before last - although I don't know if Time Warner would allow them to pick up the broadcast and just black it out in Time Warner's area.
Anyhow, perhaps if others did the same, someone might notice and we out-of-towners would have a chance to watch the Friday semi-final.

By the way, that day, ESPN-U is broadcasting NCAA wrestling quarter-finals and semifinals live, so there should be some Cornellians on TV. However, ESPN2 has billiard re-runs scheduled during the ECAC game 1 timeslot.

The Rancor · March 07, 2005, 06:41:18 PM

soooo...
all the games will be on the net? or just game 1?

jkahn · March 07, 2005, 06:56:06 PM

[Q]The Rancor Wrote:

soooo...
all the games will be on the net? or just game 1?[/q]
According to the ECACHL press release [Q] Along with the television broadcasts, the ECACHL will also provide video webcasts of the semifinal games through XMI Events.[/q]
However, I've got serious concerns as to whether they'll have sufficient bandwith.

Here's an email I sent to ecachl@ecachockeyleague.com:
[Q] As an ECAC (and Cornell) fan in the Chicago area, I'm disappointed that you have not found anyone who will carry semi-final game 1 live. Especially given that Cornell probably has the largest national alumni hockey fan following of all eastern teams, one would hope that CSTV, Yes or a New England station might pick up the games. ESPN2 is broadcasting billiard reruns that afternoon. Perhaps even the Time Warner broadcast could be made available to Directv, but with a blackout in Time Warner's area to protect their interest.
I greatly appreciate that you are putting the game on XMIevents, but I believe that there will be very significant interest and that they might not have sufficient bandwith to provide adequate service. Problems have occurred at times even with reportedly a few dozen viewers and a regular season game.
I'd appreciate whatever can be done.
Thanks.
Jeff Kahn[/q]

jnachod · March 08, 2005, 12:49:08 PM

For those in the Albany, NY area who have Time Warner Cable (and possibly other areas).

CSTV is now available as a regular, basic cable channel on channel # 26. You do not need to buy the sports package on digital cable to get this channel anymore.

This was done because Fox Sports NY and MSG were removed from the list of channels they offer, and they wanted to put in two sports channels as a replacement.

adamw · March 08, 2005, 02:10:57 PM

That's probably temporary. There's a dispute between Time Warner and Cablevision going on. What else is new.

CornellChris · March 08, 2005, 06:11:33 PM

[Q]jnachod Wrote:

For those in the Albany, NY area who have Time Warner Cable (and possibly other areas).

CSTV is now available as a regular, basic cable channel on channel # 26. You do not need to buy the sports package on digital cable to get this channel anymore.

This was done because Fox Sports NY and MSG were removed from the list of channels they offer, and they wanted to put in two sports channels as a replacement.
[/q]

Same deal here in Syracuse. Sheesh... didn't Time Warner & MSG go through this just a few months ago? I remember turning to MSG and, in its place, getting Time Warner's little placeholder message explaining this was in no way their fault. ::rolleyes::

-Chris '03

marty · March 08, 2005, 06:24:05 PM

This is a major annoyance for those of us who want to watch as many playoff games as possible.

I flipped to one of the Fox sports stations today to see the damn message that I couldn't watch the college hockey game that is being replayed on that channel. So until this is resolved there will be no CCHA and/or WCHA to watch in my house.

atb9 · March 08, 2005, 06:50:38 PM

[Q]marty Wrote:

This is a major annoyance for those of us who want to watch as many playoff games as possible.

I flipped to one of the Fox sports stations today to see the damn message that I couldn't watch the college hockey game that is being replayed on that channel. So until this is resolved there will be no CCHA and/or WCHA to watch in my house.[/q]

Denver and CC? That really pissed me off tonight...oh well, I get to drop the Sports Package.

Justin, you're staying up to date well on Time Warner Albany for a guy that lives in Philadelphia! ;-)

marty · March 08, 2005, 08:07:19 PM

But the rotten thing is that if you drop the package and the dolts at TW make up with the geniuses at MSG you're out in the cold because you've lost CSTV!

DeltaOne81 · March 08, 2005, 09:13:15 PM

This is why you should just all go with DirecTV. I've never seen anything come close sports-wise, and in the 6 month's I've had it, they've added more sports channels than they've dropped (I think they only dropped FSN Chicago, but added Comcast SportsNet Chicago, along with Altitude Sports, ESPNU, a couple other Comcast SportsNet, and maybe more). Okay, they're dropping Empire, but that's not really by choice.

Dish Network is pretty good too, but their sports package is only regional, so no CSTV or ESPNU (and I don't really care about the other national channels - Outdoor Life, Fuel, NBA TV, Golf, Outdoor, Speed).

There's really no reason to put up with cable when its cheaper, more channels, and less stupid with satellite. Oh, and if I convinced you, and you can find any kind of DirecTV referral program, I'd appreciate it