#$@& FOX Sports Net

GoldenEagle · 12-20-2003, 05:44 PM

I am watching the Wake Forrest - UNC game and its a great game. It is going to double overtime an I am persoanlly excitied. What happpens? Fox Sports Net Sout cuts the rest of it goes to some sports news show. What the heck?

henry296 · 12-20-2003, 05:53 PM

Still on Comcast SportsNet in Baltimore.... Now in Triple OT.

What a great basketball game.

Calis · 12-20-2003, 05:57 PM

Wow, that sucks...still playing on Fox Sports Net here.

What a game..this is awesome. Could be heading to OT #4.

ice4277 · 12-20-2003, 08:40 PM

They cut it here to go to the start of the MSU/UCLA game...yipee...

Easy Mac · 12-20-2003, 08:42 PM

It was still on here. I left for dinner with 6 minutes left in the game, and got back with 1 minute left in the final overtime... I got to see the end in all its glory.

tucker342 · 12-20-2003, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by GoldenEagle
I am watching the Wake Forrest - UNC game and its a great game. It is going to double overtime an I am persoanlly excitied. What happpens? Fox Sports Net Sout cuts the rest of it goes to some sports news show. What the heck?

I bet some will get fired for that fuck up....

JonInMiddleGA · 12-20-2003, 11:22 PM

tucker - I doubt anybody will catch much heat for the switch. Typically, those things are automatic & there isn't anybody flipping a switch to pin the blame on. Odds are that whatever caused the switch was something done months ago & it just happened to bite you in the butt today.

Although I must confess I have no idea why you would get an alternate feed unless there was some weird blackout restriction coming into play.

Tekneek · 12-21-2003, 07:18 AM

Fox Sports Net South is terrible. While they have improved slightly over past years, they still are the worst RSN out there.

Philliesfan980 · 12-21-2003, 08:16 AM

I'm kinda on the edge about getting DirectTV and "The sports package", which includes all those regional sports games. Do they show the games on those channels? From what I remember, I think they blackout most sporting events, because they are all currently being offered on pay-per-view (like the NBA package, or NCAA hoops, or whatever). Only if the game isn't on one of those pay per view channels will it be shown.

Tekneek · 12-21-2003, 08:29 AM

Correct. If it is not a local RSN for you, and you do not subscribe to the packages (like NHLCI, NBA League Pass, etc), those games will be blacked out. Still, when I had the "Sports Pack" I was getting extra college football games, basketball games, and lots of college hockey. You also get College Sports TV, which seems to always be improving their offerings of college sports. It was costing me $12/month, so I slashed that from our family budget (in preparation for my wife to leave the workforce sometime in the near future), but you'd probably enjoy it if you love sports (and not just the best of the best).

Philliesfan980 · 12-21-2003, 09:49 AM

How are the regional sports networks? I might just get the package based on the "In week" preview shows. If I have a big fantasy matchup that week, I might want to watch some of the previews to see what the locals are saying about the team.

sooner333 · 12-21-2003, 03:47 PM

I didn't watch that game (unfortunately), but they did the same crap on Fox Sports Southwest during the overtime of the Northern Illinois-Maryland football game to start off the college football season. It pissed me off beyond belief, and I left a message for them...basically saying I've never seen ESPN do something like that for SportsCenter.

12-20-2003, 05:53 PM	#2
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Still on Comcast SportsNet in Baltimore.... Now in Triple OT. What a great basketball game. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

12-20-2003, 11:22 PM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	tucker - I doubt anybody will catch much heat for the switch. Typically, those things are automatic & there isn't anybody flipping a switch to pin the blame on. Odds are that whatever caused the switch was something done months ago & it just happened to bite you in the butt today. Although I must confess I have no idea why you would get an alternate feed unless there was some weird blackout restriction coming into play. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-20-2003, 05:57 PM	#3
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Wow, that sucks...still playing on Fox Sports Net here. What a game..this is awesome. Could be heading to OT #4.

12-20-2003, 08:40 PM	#4
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	They cut it here to go to the start of the MSU/UCLA game...yipee...

12-20-2003, 08:42 PM	#5
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	It was still on here. I left for dinner with 6 minutes left in the game, and got back with 1 minute left in the final overtime... I got to see the end in all its glory.

12-21-2003, 07:18 AM	#8
Tekneek Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA	Fox Sports Net South is terrible. While they have improved slightly over past years, they still are the worst RSN out there.

12-21-2003, 08:16 AM	#9
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	I'm kinda on the edge about getting DirectTV and "The sports package", which includes all those regional sports games. Do they show the games on those channels? From what I remember, I think they blackout most sporting events, because they are all currently being offered on pay-per-view (like the NBA package, or NCAA hoops, or whatever). Only if the game isn't on one of those pay per view channels will it be shown.

12-21-2003, 08:29 AM	#10
Tekneek Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA	Correct. If it is not a local RSN for you, and you do not subscribe to the packages (like NHLCI, NBA League Pass, etc), those games will be blacked out. Still, when I had the "Sports Pack" I was getting extra college football games, basketball games, and lots of college hockey. You also get College Sports TV, which seems to always be improving their offerings of college sports. It was costing me $12/month, so I slashed that from our family budget (in preparation for my wife to leave the workforce sometime in the near future), but you'd probably enjoy it if you love sports (and not just the best of the best).

12-21-2003, 09:49 AM	#11
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	How are the regional sports networks? I might just get the package based on the "In week" preview shows. If I have a big fantasy matchup that week, I might want to watch some of the previews to see what the locals are saying about the team.

12-21-2003, 03:47 PM	#12
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	I didn't watch that game (unfortunately), but they did the same crap on Fox Sports Southwest during the overtime of the Northern Illinois-Maryland football game to start off the college football season. It pissed me off beyond belief, and I left a message for them...basically saying I've never seen ESPN do something like that for SportsCenter.

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