Why have a Thursday game if it's not going to be on a more widely available network? I would love to watch Houston-SMU, but Verizon doesn't carry any of the channels listed by GoCougars. If the Big East agrees to play on weeknights we need to make sure it's on a channel most people have, otherwise it's not worth it. I wouldn't mind having our Saturday games on NBC Sports Network and our weeknight games on ESPN2.

I guess I'll be watching Oregon massacre Arizona State tonight. ASU has a good record but they haven't played anyone like Oregon yet. I just want someone to beat the SEC in the national championship, and Oregon seems to be the best team outside the SEC this year, so GO DUCKS!

(10-18-2012 01:15 PM)MechaKnight Wrote:  Why have a Thursday game if it's not going to be on a more widely available network? I would love to watch Houston-SMU, but Verizon doesn't carry any of the channels listed by GoCougars. If the Big East agrees to play on weeknights we need to make sure it's on a channel most people have, otherwise it's not worth it. I wouldn't mind having our Saturday games on NBC Sports Network and our weeknight games on ESPN2.

I guess I'll be watching Oregon massacre Arizona State tonight. ASU has a good record but they haven't played anyone like Oregon yet. I just want someone to beat the SEC in the national championship, and Oregon seems to be the best team outside the SEC this year, so GO DUCKS!

You mean Verizon doesn't carry Fox sports net? When UCF plays on that channel you can't watch? Just about every carrier in the country carries FSN. If Verizon doesn't you need another carrier. Their will be a good chance some 2nd teir NBE games will be shown on FSN when the NBE contract is renewed.

(10-18-2012 01:15 PM)MechaKnight Wrote:  Why have a Thursday game if it's not going to be on a more widely available network? I would love to watch Houston-SMU, but Verizon doesn't carry any of the channels listed by GoCougars. If the Big East agrees to play on weeknights we need to make sure it's on a channel most people have, otherwise it's not worth it. I wouldn't mind having our Saturday games on NBC Sports Network and our weeknight games on ESPN2.

I guess I'll be watching Oregon massacre Arizona State tonight. ASU has a good record but they haven't played anyone like Oregon yet. I just want someone to beat the SEC in the national championship, and Oregon seems to be the best team outside the SEC this year, so GO DUCKS!

Good news for those CUSA teams moving to the Big East...odds are the new Big East TV package will be a heck of a lot better than the small TV CUSA package so that should help eliminate much of the problem.

I'll be watching the North Texas-La Lafayette rerun instead.

(10-18-2012 02:27 PM)LouisvilleRed Wrote:  I'll be watching the North Texas-La Lafayette rerun instead.

Why?

(10-18-2012 12:37 PM)Bearcat_Bounce Wrote:  Thanks for the heads up, if I want to watch meaningless college football I'll tune in.

No football game involving at least one of our conference brothers (present and future) will ever be meaningless to me.

(10-18-2012 02:31 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(10-18-2012 12:37 PM)Bearcat_Bounce Wrote:  Thanks for the heads up, if I want to watch meaningless college football I'll tune in.

No football game involving at least one of our conference brothers (present and future) will ever be meaningless to me.

this one is

(10-18-2012 12:37 PM)Bearcat_Bounce Wrote:  Thanks for the heads up, if I want to watch meaningless college football I'll tune in.

Finally. Someone who agrees with me.

(10-18-2012 10:08 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(10-18-2012 10:05 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  

(10-18-2012 09:43 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Also, for some Big East fans...this might be the first time they've seen SMU or Houston play...and/or what SMU's beautiful Ford Stadium looks like.

Fortunately for nBe fans, nothing will be impeding our view of the bleachers, so we can see Ford Stadium in all its glory.

Case in point why Thursday night games are bad, bad ideas.

Would be bad on a Saturday. People want June gone.

Isn't that a rush to judgement? You guys were punching bags for over twenty year after the death penalty. His first year was a predicable disaster, but you've been to three bowl games (and won two) since then. Throw in a division title in 2010, and that's not that bad. The SMU of old will take a long time to get back to.

(10-18-2012 12:37 PM)Bearcat_Bounce Wrote:  Thanks for the heads up....

Glad to help out when I can....not often current Big East fans can watch a game involving 2 future Big East teams in 2013.

I see our new conference's board will not be free of smack talk...I look forward to matching wits with you all in the future.

(10-18-2012 03:30 PM)maccoog Wrote:  I see our new conference's board will not be free of smack talk...I look forward to matching wits with you all in the future.

Me too! Can't wait! 2013 can't get here fast enough!

I will watch to see where SMU is at. The Last time I watched a SMU game was in the Old Cardinal stadium, before SMU's death penality. Needless to say it was a different SMU than the current version. SMU was a football power then in the Old Southwest Conference. They beat us by 40 points. I think SMU is still light-years away from the team that I watched that day.

(10-18-2012 03:36 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I will watch to see where SMU is at. The Last time I watched a SMU game was in the Old Cardinal stadium, before SMU's death penality. Needless to say it was a different SMU than the current version. SMU was a football power then in the Old Southwest Conference. They beat us by 40 points. I think SMU is still light-years away from the team that I watched that day.

Your right and the SMU pay-roll is about 1 million less today then it was that day.

You had a damn strong program back then!

Some trends:

Houston
Houston is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 4 games when playing SMU

SMU
SMU is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
SMU is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
SMU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
SMU is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
SMU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
SMU is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

(10-18-2012 03:39 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  You had a damn strong program back then!

We were paying players too though! We had a nice run from 76-80! Just couldn't pay what the other SWC schools were paying.

(10-18-2012 09:38 AM)slowknight Wrote:  Lets see, Oregon-Az St on ESPN, 49ers-Seahawks on NFL network, or SMU-Houston on some obscure Fox sports directional channel. Tough call.

Thanks for reminding me that the 49ers are playing tonight. I forgot that this week was a Thursday game. :) Awesome!

But, I will prob jump over to the Houston - SMU game during commercials.

(10-18-2012 10:08 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(10-18-2012 10:05 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  

(10-18-2012 09:43 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Also, for some Big East fans...this might be the first time they've seen SMU or Houston play...and/or what SMU's beautiful Ford Stadium looks like.

Fortunately for nBe fans, nothing will be impeding our view of the bleachers, so we can see Ford Stadium in all its glory.

Case in point why Thursday night games are bad, bad ideas.

Would be bad on a Saturday. People want June gone.

LOL! SMU made a mistake allowing June to come back after that ASU disgrace.

(10-18-2012 09:32 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  Find something else to do

Yah. Goto a wine event like a big baller.