The Big Ten Network

[Pinchot]

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Yeah, keep in mind, this was a down year for the Big Ten so it wasn't a huge deal. But next year if the Big Ten returns to a level of prominence? This 1 vs 21 matchup being on BTN is inexcusable, but AFAIK it's the only ranked vs. ranked matchup they've had so far. Next year that might not be true. [censored], just make this game in Madison and they've have to call out the National Guard in Columbus.

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yeah...the deal is that every team in the conference had to have a conference game on BigTenNetwork

because the conference is stupid and cannot plan ahead, they released too late that the Buckeyes have been on ABC/ESPN for every conference game until now. So, tOSU has v Wisky, v Illinois, and @ Michigan left. V Wisky was ruled the least appealing of the three and moved to BTN.

Great foresight by the networks....glad that we got tOSU-Minny or tOSU-N'western on the ABC/ESPN family instead [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I'm actually glad the BTN is getting some of these bigger games. Hopefully that will push Comcast and the network back to the bargaining table.

For those of you in Big Ten regions, is Comcast running a bunch of ads putting down the BTN? I think they've been putting a ton of money into an anti-BTN ad campaign in PA.