Cats on ESPN2

Platinumcat · Post by **Platinumcat** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:09 pm

I saw a big tv in Mixeres the other day. It's probably hard to beat a bar full of MSU fans at Specs also.

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:21 pm

Maybe they should set up a watch party at the Fieldhouse...on second thought-that big screen in there doesn't have a good enough picture.

ChiOCat · Post by **ChiOCat** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:34 am

After watching it on BigSky over the internet last week, I'll take regular old ESPN2. I don't know if it's on our HD listing or not.

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:32 am

Altitude buys some of their games from ESPN gameplan

CatRowdy · Post by **CatRowdy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:57 am

Here's the ESPN schedule off their website.

12/02 DI-AA: New Hampshire at Massachusetts
1:30 p.m.
ALT / ESPN-GP

12/02 DI-AA: Montana State at Appalachian State
3:00 p.m.
ESPN2 (HD)

12/02 DI-AA: Illinois State at Youngstown State
5:00 p.m.
ESPN-GP

12/02 DI-AA: Southern Illinois at Montana
8:30 p.m.
ESPN-GP (Delayed from 1:30)

12/08 DI-AA: TBA
6:30 p.m.
ESPN2 (HD)

12/09 DI-AA: TBA
3:00 p.m.
ESPN (HD)

12/10 DII: TBA
6:00 p.m.
ESPN2 (HD)

12/15: DI-AA Championship Game
7:00 p.m.
ESPN2 (HD)

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:42 am

BelgradeBobcat wrote:Maybe they should set up a watch party at the Fieldhouse...on second thought-that big screen in there doesn't have a good enough picture.

Maybe the Bobcat Nation should set up a outing to watch

gocats · Post by **gocats** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:42 pm

Kinda sux for the griz to be on tape delay.

BozoneCat · Post by **BozoneCat** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:07 pm

gocats wrote:Kinda sux for the griz to be on tape delay.

They should be used to it by now, KPAX has delayed a few of their games over the last couple years. That is just a slap in the face, and completely undeserved. I may hate the griz, but there isn't an atmosphere anywhere else in the country that can showcase I-AA football like a playoff game in Missoula. Seeing games at Washington-griz on ESPN makes I-AA look so much better to the casual observer, which benefits all I-AA programs.

econ_cat · Post by **econ_cat** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:13 pm

It looks like Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), and Todd Harris (sidelines) will call the game on Saturday. Thorne is the best hockey announcer in the US in my opinion, and not bad with football. Looks like ESPN put together a better than normal crew!

PapaG · Post by **PapaG** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:31 pm

gocats wrote:Kinda sux for the griz to be on tape delay.

The Griz game is on Atltitude LIVE at 12:30 pm MST.

orsalak · Post by **orsalak** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:38 pm

econ_cat wrote:It looks like Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), and Todd Harris (sidelines) will call the game on Saturday. Thorne is the best hockey announcer in the US in my opinion, and not bad with football. Looks like ESPN put together a better than normal crew!

I think Gary Thorne is the best announcer. This is a very good crew.

Egg Salad · Post by **Egg Salad** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:41 pm

orsalak wrote:
econ_cat wrote:It looks like Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), and Todd Harris (sidelines) will call the game on Saturday. Thorne is the best hockey announcer in the US in my opinion, and not bad with football. Looks like ESPN put together a better than normal crew!
I think Gary Thorne is the best announcer. This is a very good crew.

Agreed. He should be doing MNF, in my opinion, if they were going for a quality sports broadcast. But MNF really isn't about football as it could/should be in my opinion. Oh well, at least he's calling our game.

catatac · Post by **catatac** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:42 pm

PapaG wrote:
gocats wrote:Kinda sux for the griz to be on tape delay.
The Griz game is on Atltitude LIVE at 12:30 pm MST.

So can someone please boil this down for me? Don't get me wrong - I'm pumped that the Griz game is on live so I can watch the 1st half live... but I was told that the NCAA controls all TV coverage for the playoff games, and they didn't allow Altitude to pick up the Bobcat\Furman game... is it because the Griz sell so many more tickets that us that the revenue was already there?

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:45 pm

I mentioned it on another thread, but I've seen Altitude pick up Gameplan coverage for some games, kind of like some networks back east