On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, Greenie wrote:
 
> According to DirectTV, those of us with DSS (dinner-plate) dishes were
> unable to see the Denver-Vermont game last night because MSC BLACKED IT OUT
> OUTSIDE THEIR REGION. In Colorado, no local stations were picking it up
> (arrrrggh), as nobody was picking up the CC-UNH battle.
>
> I know that these darn TV stations don't see college hockey as a big
> money-maker, but please -- this is the tournament, and it's featuring TWO
> Colorado teams! Sheeeeeesh!
>
> Is it just me, or does this seem a bit selfish on MSC's part? MSC picks up
> the NCAA feed between a Colorado team and a Vermont team being beamed out
> of Boston -- and then doesn't let anyone outside of the MSC regular
> broadcast region see the game.
 
I'm just wondering if the blackout might have been the NC$$'s decision,
and not MSC's. I would not be surprised if the NC$$ would allow regional
sports networks to broadcast the games in their respective regions only.
 
Coming to the defense of my beloved MSC...
 
-Indy Rutks ([log in to unmask])
 
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