D3 on TV

[Ron Boerger]

So, will either semifinal game be on TV the weekend - or perhaps streamed on the internet?

streamed by ncaasports.com in conjunction with d3football.com.   details will no doubt be posted on the site later this week.

[Pat Coleman]

Actually ... not in conjunction with D3football.com. They backed off on Tuesday afer agreeing last Friday. 

[tmerton]

Actually ... not in conjunction with D3football.com. They backed off on Tuesday afer agreeing last Friday. 

Pat - Who backed off - NCAA?  Will either game be available on TV or online?

[Pat Coleman]

The NCAA doesn't want us doing a neutral commentary on the game. They'll be using the local TV broadcasts of each game.

Feel free to load us up and mute the volume on the video.

[Knightstalker]

The NCAA doesn't want us doing a neutral commentary on the game. They'll be using the local TV broadcasts of each game.

Feel free to load us up and mute the volume on the video.

That bites!

I wonder if perhaps some local entities sqwaked to the NCAA and that caused the NCAA to back off, just speculating.

[Ron Boerger]

That really sucks - sorry to hear that, Pat, and sorry for spreading false information.

[Pat Coleman]

That's OK -- you got the information from us after we got it from the NCAA. We all figured it was reliable.

[frank uible]

Not surprisingly, the NCAA is a bunch of control freaks.

[PA_wesleyfan]

 They(NCAA) are probably thinking up ways to control this site as we speak.   

Can't let them D3 boys  get to big Keep up the good  fight Pat

[K-Mack]

Wow,
That's news to me.

What exactly would be the advantage to using the local broadcasts over a neutral one?

[Ralph Turner]

Wow,
That's news to me.

What exactly would be the advantage to using the local broadcasts over a neutral one?

Commercial and organizational tie-ins that local televisions stations have with the NCAA to increase local viewership thru the local TV stations.

3000 local TV stations use their lobbyists in Indianapolis to get this local contract for the affiliates in the Whitewater and the greater Alliance TV markets?

[Pat Coleman]

Wow,
That's news to me.

What exactly would be the advantage to using the local broadcasts over a neutral one?

Sorry -- meant to e-mail you as you were offline when I posted this last night. Guess this isn't the way for the lead analyst to find out. 

[old ends]

There may be cable networks that D3 could hook up with some where down the road. I know that there is an up front cost, but they can be waived through future ad revenue. Keep networking and try stay true to your dream. Please try not to look like a Big 10 network, that no one can see.

[K-Mack]

Wow,
That's news to me.

What exactly would be the advantage to using the local broadcasts over a neutral one?

Sorry -- meant to e-mail you as you were offline when I posted this last night. Guess this isn't the way for the lead analyst to find out. 

I know you have a million things on your plate this time of year, I hope it didn't sound like I was overreacting.

I guess I was initially disappointed, but we've been broadcasting playoff games since before they were videocast and we'd want to be there anyway, so it's not like it's suddenly a wasted trip or anything.

Just seems to me like a loss to the viewers. You'd figure the home audience tuning in would be depleted by the people actually at the game, so even the road crew would be a more logical choice, if not a neutral one.

But hey, you can pick whichever audio feed you like. And I won't knock the home broadcasters, we're all there for the same reason --- to give it up for Division III football.

(makes mental note to start own channel, buy D3 rights)

[Pat Coleman]

I completely didn't take it that way ...