BTN = Fail
So, I just got DirecTV--great fight with the fiancee when the dude set up cinderblocks on my new lawn...
So I finally got around to turning it on, and "Greatest Games in Big Ten History" was on; Purdue v Indiana is apparently one of them. I can't believe I didn't know what they'd run over the summer to fill the endless hours until the first Saturday in football season. Up next, Bio 101??
Is this typical? I really only got the dish for the BTN, I just moved to a new place here in SoCal and didn't trust a deal would get done with Time Warner prior to the season. Why'd I think that?
Not much variety from BTN on classic games so far.
They have been showing:
1) 2007 Michigan State game
2) 2008 Capital One Bowl beat down of Florida
3) 1997 Ohio State
4) '08 Purdue baseball and '08 Miami hockey
I was able to cap and seed the 1999 Wisconsin win (as TS linked above). Pizza Bob = awol42 on mgovideo.
They have also showed the 1999 home loss to Illinois. The 1991 Michigan State (Desmond Howard mugging) game is available "on-demand". I will keep my DVR set up to capture any new stuff they show.
Season 1 link: http://www.bigtennetwork.com/greatest/index.asp#season1FB
Its genuinely awful. I was hoping post comcast/timewarner deals that it would get better as more revenue comes in. That's yet to be seen. I had some major complaints when instead of the 1st two days of the baseball tournament, shows like "Campus Programming: Purdue - Big Animal Hospital" were airing instead. Or reruns of the Big10 track championships.
Don't even get me started on how many times Greatest Game: 2007 Motor City Bowl, Purdue vs Central Michigan has played in the last 7 months. Please god may more revenue == more coverage (and better quality).