Bobcat's Ridiculous Broadcast Situation

[spectre]

can the providers read? Because that's who I was talking about

From what we understand the provider would have to count all customers in a region in their cost to FS, which of course they would then pass on to all those same customers. When you consider the history, getting the Cats, our not so stellar success on the court and college basketball being so big the ones not giving a crap about the Bobcats far outweigh us diehard fans. Getting their bill raised with the excuse of showing the Bobcats would get a bigger rise then we could possibly muster.

That being said some providers have been coming on board. I'm still amazed DISH decided to pick it up for the Raleigh area; I'd have bet real money that wouldn't have happened. Gotta give the Bobcats some props for that.

[captaincrunk]

From what we understand the provider would have to count all customers in a region in their cost to FS, which of course they would then pass on to all those same customers. When you consider the history, getting the Cats, our not so stellar success on the court and college basketball being so big the ones not giving a crap about the Bobcats far outweigh us diehard fans. Getting their bill raised with the excuse of showing the Bobcats would get a bigger rise then we could possibly muster.

That being said some providers have been coming on board. I'm still amazed DISH decided to pick it up for the Raleigh area; I'd have bet real money that wouldn't have happened. Gotta give the Bobcats some props for that.

There's definitely a market for it, and the more they're on TV the more people will feel like watching them.

[Chef]

There's definitely a market for it, and the more they're on TV the more people will feel like watching them.

stop saying things that make sense. this issue is completely run out of the realm of common business sense.

[kickazzz2000]

I live 45 minutes from the front door of TWC Arena over the SC border and Charter refuses to show them. They're even named on the guide, but when you click on them you'll get "In His Own Words With Les Miles" or something. Charter says they're too expensive to pick up, and the team says it's a provider issue, as has already been stated. It's awful. There's absolutely zero ways to add fans if they can't watch you play. The Hornets were on basic cable for every game and the Bobcats have one of the worst professional sports TV deals I've ever seen. I can get every Hurricanes game (despite Raleigh being much farther away) but none of the Bobcats games.

I remember when they were on WCCB and WJZY...not only that but on local channels all over the Carolinas. Went to my cousins house in Knoxville and the game was on Fox43 even there...I was like WTF!!!!!!

[cltblkhscoach]

Oh yeah I remember the WCCB and WJZY days, hell they even had a studio show with Gerry Vailaincourt before games in the WJZY days.....man what happened, lol. I know they have the one with FSN now but still, that was cool as hell to have a local over the air station doing that.

[captaincrunk]

stop saying things that make sense. this issue is completely run out of the realm of common business sense.

then you have no business talking about it. go play with your wooden blocks while the adults try to figure out the situation.

[Chef]

then you have no business talking about it. go play with your wooden blocks while the adults try to figure out the situation.

hey crabass, i was saying that because i agree with your points! that is what we have been saying on here for 3 years now. we have tried petitions, mass calls, we even had the head of bobcats marketing as a poster on here explain the deal. it makes no sense that the team does not put pressure on the providers to show the games to both the 75 mile AND outer radius.

[kickazzz2000]

then you have no business talking about it. go play with your wooden blocks while the adults try to figure out the situation.

He was agreeing with you, dumas

[captaincrunk]

He was agreeing with you, dumas

Do you think I truly believe he spends his free time playing with wooden blocks? dumas...

[teej]

Ladies, ladies. No need to get your panties in a wad.

The tv situation sucks, but that doesn't mean you need to take it out on each other.