Topic: MWC Commish: CSTV vs. ESPNU

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http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/03/13/sports/45d2bff37e74de8e87256fc2006ea5a2.txt

MWC commish: CSTV, ESPNU can coexist

By JACK DALY
Star-Tribune staff writer

DENVER -- The Mountain West Conference thinks there is room for two college sports cable television networks.

The league bolted cable giant ESPN in December for upstart CSTV in December, impressed with CSTV's commitment to college sports. But shortly thereafter, ESPN announced the formation of its own college-only network.

ESPNU launched on March 4.

"There's a lot of institutions, a lot of fans," said MWC commissioner Craig Thompson. "They are competitors, but ultimately they will somewhat feed upon each other. Right now on the Direct TV satellite dish, CSTV is channel 610. ESPNU is channel 609.

"What a casual sports fan or a guy with nothing to do is going to do is flip over, and if he doesn't like what's on 609, he's going to go to 610."

Thompson also said he believes CSTV will have more live and diverse programming.

[Mako]

Right now on the Direct TV satellite dish, CSTV is channel 610. ESPNU is channel 609.

"What a casual sports fan or a guy with nothing to do is going to do is flip over, and if he doesn't like what's on 609, he's going to go to 610."

That's one of the keys to CSTV's success or lack thereof.  It fits in nicely with ESPNU in terms of programming and if CSTV and ESPNU are together on the dial, the casual fan will indeed flip between the two.  Heck, on college football Saturdays when I'm not physically at a Herd game, I've been known to flip between 3 or 4 games at a time and I'll usually stick with the better game.  I mean if the game on CBS is 42-7 in the 4th and the game on ESPN is 21-20 in the 4th, I'm gonna be watching ESPN (or vicy versy).

[HerdInChicago]

I thought today was the day CSTV was scheduled to release/select which CUSA football games CSTV will be televising for the 2005 season.

Has anyone heard who CSTV selected/scheduled?

Mike...Go Herd!!!