Kneel before Delaney and Brandon

Submitted by Gameboy on May 24th, 2014 at 7:26 PM

So, my family and some friends decide to take a little holiday trip to nearby Vancouver, British Columbia, from Seattle.

After checking in at downtown Marriott, I decide to relax a little and turn the TV on. I am browsing through various flavors of TSN covering hockey left and right. So far, nothing unusual.

Then, lo and behold, what do I see????

Michigan versus Nebraska! B1G baseball!!? In HD???!!!

I know we have sold our soul to the devil, with a receding hairline, but like DANG!!! If anything this should be a PAC12 territory. But only regional sports TV station is B1G Network. How is this even happening? How are we collecting $.50 or whatever from bunch of Canadians who probably have little clue what B1G even means?

I am impressed...

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The2nd_JEH

May 24th, 2014 at 7:44 PM ^

I still dislike both of them, but happy for you...I guess

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Sllepy81

May 24th, 2014 at 7:44 PM ^

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Canada loves S…

May 24th, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^

Those Canadians

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Decatur Jack

May 26th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^

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gustave ferbert

May 24th, 2014 at 7:47 PM ^

the Stauskas effect.

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Canadian

May 24th, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^

HEY YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.... This is a secret that doesn't need to get out. Actually I think all Canadian cable companies have BTN. I know when I was living in Toronto I had it through Rogers (1 of the biggest media companies in Canada) and the local cable company in Windsor/Essex County, Cogeco, carry it.
Satellite is different though, Bell (I think they are the biggest when it comes to satellite tv) does not offer BTN, which is why I had to go with Dish Network.

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Canadian

May 24th, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^

Wouldn't want any sports fans around Canada to need to pay for BTN because people like it.

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LSAClassOf2000

May 24th, 2014 at 8:09 PM ^

Isn't the BTN also available on Shaw, which I believe is Canada's version of DirectTV, as well? Obviously there's a significant demand and a significant portion of Canada is adjacent to Big Ten territory, so that's most likely why this is so. The conference truly is an international entity now.

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Maximumblue

May 24th, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^

I have Shaw cable and it has carried BTN since it's inception, big world out there fellows, we know about T.V too ya know.

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Canadian

May 25th, 2014 at 12:24 AM ^

Yes LSA it is offered by shaw. I nearly went with shaw when I moved into my new house but instead I went with Dish as I felt it provided more. I didn't even bother mention shaw as I know very few people who have it.

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clarkiefromcanada

May 24th, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^

They do not offer BTN.

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Canadian

May 25th, 2014 at 12:29 AM ^

Bell expressvu fucking sucks balls. Would NEVER suggest it to a college sports fan. From my research even the college sports package ($100 extra per season) didn't give me what I wanted when it came to basketball. Not to mention having FSN Detroit provides me with tigers baseball (huge need for me) and even the occasional Michigan Hockey game (also a huge need as I can't attend every game).

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HAIL 2 VICTORS

May 24th, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^

I'll drink to that!

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Decatur Jack

May 26th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^

Delaney's a Yankee's fan too?!??

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MGoNukeE

May 24th, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^

because DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

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Don

May 24th, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^

It's required viewing in Ontario.

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UMfan21

May 24th, 2014 at 9:14 PM ^

Dave Brandin'

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ThadMattasagoblin

May 24th, 2014 at 9:16 PM ^

You would think there would be a huge Michigan contingent in Ontario since it is only 40 miles away from Ann Arbor.

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UMfan21

May 24th, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^

And something like 75% of Canada's population is within a small radius of Toronto.

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ironman4579

May 24th, 2014 at 10:18 PM ^

I'm assuming this is a joke since the entire province of Ontario only contains about 37% of the countries population.

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UMfan21

May 24th, 2014 at 10:36 PM ^

Clearly that radius crosses into Quebec.

The percentage might be high, I just remember a statistic in that ballpark from work..that we can reach ~75% of Canadian customers within 2 days using trucks.

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Canadian

May 25th, 2014 at 12:31 AM ^

The Windsor thru Montreal corridor contains a huge percentage of our population (including myself) but I'm not even sure it approaches 75%.

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rob f

May 24th, 2014 at 10:39 PM ^

Dontcha know about the Canadian exchange rate? Do the math, eh?

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TheNema

May 24th, 2014 at 11:07 PM ^

Yes, Brandon had so much to do with the formation of the Big Ten Network and its cable coverage...

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TorontoBlue

May 24th, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^

Lots of M fanz in CA - Nik is a hero up here - GO BLUE !!!

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Canadian

May 25th, 2014 at 12:35 AM ^

C'mon.... Fanz???? This is one reason I don't like Torontonians

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SECcashnassadvantage

May 25th, 2014 at 8:08 AM ^

Did you hear how great Canada is; well I will tell you every two minutes for the next twenty years. You left because?

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Ryno2317

May 26th, 2014 at 12:51 AM ^

Canada = America's hat

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Black Socks

May 25th, 2014 at 2:08 AM ^

Have a great trip. Best city in the Northwest.

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Sports

May 25th, 2014 at 7:40 AM ^

Could just be a cultural thing. Maybe they really love basketball there? Currently living in Spain and bars were packed for the NCAA tournament.

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MGoGrendel

May 25th, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^

They have the BTN as part of the TV package.

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TenThousandThings

May 25th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^

To state the obvious, the main reason for it is hockey, both within the B1G and out-of-conference games.

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karpodiem

May 25th, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^

they could be giving the BTN channel away in particular markets...You could pick up an extra random 100-200K viewers from these markets, which is decent advertising dollars (guessing here)

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Monocle Smile

May 25th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^

Brandon ain't no Zod, yo.

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TruBluMich

May 25th, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^

I have the Longhorn network as part of my cable package. I live in Michigan, so I clearly don't want it. Instead of pointing fingers at Delaney on this one, point fingers at the cable execs. Greedy executives who bundle crap people don't want with channels they do want.

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WestSider

May 27th, 2014 at 12:01 PM ^

prefer doggystyle? So they can both watch the hockey game.

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