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<blockquote data-quote="LowFatMilk" data-source="post: 129573695" data-attributes="member: 1912770">You're correct...people smarter and more informed will make the final decisions.Still, to imply only TV ratings Is what gains a market for a conference network is a reach.&nbsp;&nbsp; Are you suggesting that if Texas and the rest of the Big 12 started one that it wouldn't already being carried in the Houston market (even without Houston in our conference) ?&nbsp;&nbsp; I think you know it would...which means Houston doesn't add anything (except a currently good football team).I live in PSU territory and my local cable provider doesn't carry The Big 10 network.Why?_--The network refused to be al la carte (aka subscription) programming and preferred to be part of the regular sports package.---The networK's partner, Fox Sports, didn't have the leverage to force the issue (basically using blackmail).Keep in mind I live in the Lions Den and I have not one, but two SEC channels.&nbsp;&nbsp; My cable provider tried to fight it (even sent out letters saying stations may be lost for ESPN, Disney, ABC, and many more channels).Why they lost ?_-Despite no SEC schools ANYWHERE CLOSE to its customer base my cable provider just couldn't lose all those channels and knew it must give into the blackmail.I promise you that PSU would bring more viewers in my area than the SEC (third tier) games combined.&nbsp; &nbsp; ....so understand that tv ratings are only small part of this complex puzzle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LowFatMilk, post: 129573695, member: 1912770"] You're correct...people smarter and more informed will make the final decisions. Still, to imply only TV ratings Is what gains a market for a conference network is a reach. Are you suggesting that if Texas and the rest of the Big 12 started one that it wouldn't already being carried in the Houston market (even without Houston in our conference) ? I think you know it would...which means Houston doesn't add anything (except a currently good football team). I live in PSU territory and my local cable provider doesn't carry The Big 10 network. Why? _--The network refused to be al la carte (aka subscription) programming and preferred to be part of the regular sports package. ---The networK's partner, Fox Sports, didn't have the leverage to force the issue (basically using blackmail). Keep in mind I live in the Lions Den and I have not one, but two SEC channels. My cable provider tried to fight it (even sent out letters saying stations may be lost for ESPN, Disney, ABC, and many more channels). Why they lost ? _-Despite no SEC schools ANYWHERE CLOSE to its customer base my cable provider just couldn't lose all those channels and knew it must give into the blackmail. I promise you that PSU would bring more viewers in my area than the SEC (third tier) games combined. ....so understand that tv ratings are only small part of this complex puzzle. [/QUOTE]

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