Will Any Networks Carry Penn State Football?

[The Voice of Reason]

ESPN, or some other sports channel? I'm pretty certain that local stations near State College will carry games. But I am curious if any national networks will.

 

[Natheodan]

Considering that they are Bowl ineligible for the next 4 years, I don't see ABC/ESPN or Big Ten Network showing many PSU games outside of the local area with the exception for conference games in other Big Ten cities. While unfortunate, Penn State's football program is going to be scarred for the next decade at minimum.
While slightly OT, I think the NCAA's stripping of Paterno's wins dating back to 1998 was a bit excessive. I think the post season ban and scholarship restrictions were fair though.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Considering that they are Bowl ineligible for the next 4 years, I don't see ABC/ESPN or Big Ten Network showing many PSU games outside of the local area with the exception for conference games in other Big Ten cities. While unfortunate, Penn State's football program is going to be scarred for the next decade at minimum.
While slightly OT, I think the NCAA's stripping of Paterno's wins dating back to 1998 was a bit excessive. I think the post season ban and scholarship restrictions were fair though.

Big Ten Network does have regional feeds (three of them, plus the main national channel), so it's pretty much a certainty that Penn State football games will be limited to Pennsylvania and the home market(s) of the opposing team.

 

[landtuna]

While slightly OT, I think the NCAA's stripping of Paterno's wins dating back to 1998 was a bit excessive. I think the post season ban and scholarship restrictions were fair though.

I would use the term "ludicrous" instead of "excessive" to describe the loss of PSU's wins. After all, the whole issue is the failure of Paterno to take appropriate action and of the university administrator's cover-up. It had nothing to do with the football program itself or any of the players.

Regardless of what the NCAA says you cannot unring a bell. The football teams won those games fair and square and removing them from the record is both unfair and stupid. But then the NCAA has never been a paragon of common sense.

Full disclosure: I am a long-time hater of the PSU football program mostly because as a former independent they tended to play second rate teams to build up their record.

Full disclosure jab: Now that PSU is in the Big-10 all their games will be against second rate teams. ;D

 

[FreddyE1977]

ESPN, or some other sports channel? I'm pretty certain that local stations near State College will carry games. But I am curious if any national networks will.

Penn State has never had a local TV package here in Pennsylvania (aside from a Sunday morning highlights show that ran many moons ago). Mostly they are seen on ABC/ESPN, and more recently the Big Ten Network.

I presume Big Ten Network will continue to show their games as they are contractually obligated. And the Big Ten frankly has some awful football schools (Indiana, Minnesota) that still get coverage.

 

[sprtschick]

The Big Ten network will carry some of the games because they are still in the Big Ten.

I think networks like ABC and ESPN (or the ESPN stations) may carry one game out of sheer curiousity.

The days of Penn State holding up its kick off times until the networks tell them when they are playing are gone.

 

[Corky Marlowe]

I would have to think their games against the big dogs in the Big 10 (OSU, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, etc) would still be televised, but maybe just on BTN and not the featured game on ESPN or ABC. This also raises the issue that Penn State doesn't really have an archrival. Seems like it used to be Pitt, in the pre-Big 10 days, and now they have that made-up "Land Grant Trophy" game with Michigan State that nobody cares about, but there's no real OSU-Michigan level rivalry anywhere for Penn State.

 

[nathannah]

ESPN, or some other sports channel? I'm pretty certain that local stations near State College will carry games. But I am curious if any national networks will.

Penn State has never had a local TV package here in Pennsylvania (aside from a Sunday morning highlights show that ran many moons ago). Mostly they are seen on ABC/ESPN, and more recently the Big Ten Network.

All Big Ten schools are required to air their games on BTN if ESPN/ABC won't air them; there's no way for a broadcast station to carry a Big Ten game in a syndication package any longer. There are still people mad in Wisconsin that the PBS late night replay of Badgers home games (which if you know the ESPN announcers, was much better to watch) can't be done anymore because of the BTN exclusivity.

There used to be a rivalry with Notre Dame of course, but it's unlikely that's happening for a long while now.

 

[JeeperOne]

Considering that they are Bowl ineligible for the next 4 years, I don't see ABC/ESPN or Big Ten Network showing many PSU games outside of the local area with the exception for conference games in other Big Ten cities.

I agree with ESPN/ABC however I can see Big Ten Network picking up some games for national broadcast though (Especially if Penn State is having a winning season)

While slightly OT, I think the NCAA's stripping of Paterno's wins dating back to 1998 was a bit excessive. I think the post season ban and scholarship restrictions were fair though.

Agreed. Besides, who's to say that EVEN IF Joe Paterno had done what the Syracuse Basketball coach did when he found out about the goings on involving one of his assistants, Joe wouldn't have found someone else who's just as good as Jerry Sandusky & HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THOSE WINS ANYWAY ?? Just sayin'

Cheers & 73 ;D

 

[PTBoardOp94]

While slightly OT, I think the NCAA's stripping of Paterno's wins dating back to 1998 was a bit excessive. I think the post season ban and scholarship restrictions were fair though.

Agreed. Besides, who's to say that EVEN IF Joe Paterno had done what the Syracuse Basketball coach did when he found out about the goings on involving one of his assistants, Joe wouldn't have found someone else who's just as good as Jerry Sandusky & HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THOSE WINS ANYWAY ?? Just sayin'

Jerry Sandusky retired ten years ago, so they weren't punishing for the wins for which Sandusky was an assistant coach.

I'm sure that you will see Penn State on ABC/ESPN because of the Big Ten's contract with Disney. I believe the Mouse is required to show each school twice per season on one of ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

 

[anotherguyTN]

So do colleges no longer get penalized by not being allowed on TV? This used to be a major penalty, but I know that now with almost every major college game being shown in some form, that penalty probably isn't even considered now.

 

[wrsg915fm]

"I would use the term "ludicrous" instead of "excessive" to describe the loss of PSU's wins. After all, the whole issue is the failure of Paterno to take appropriate action and of the university administrator's cover-up. It had nothing to do with the football program itself or any of the players.

Regardless of what the NCAA says you cannot unring a bell. The football teams won those games fair and square and removing them from the record is both unfair and stupid. But then the NCAA has never been a paragon of common sense."

Brent Musberger would completely agree with you, based on today's interview on "Pardon The Interruption." For the NCAA, it's greed, without due consideration given to the victims. The 60 million dollars (not counting lawsuit awards) should go to them. Jerry Sandusky was a pedophile that happened to be an assistant football coach. It's not so much a football story as a child abuse story. Yes, everyone that had a hand in the coverup should face the fullest extent of the law. To punish fans, alumni and football players without knowledge of the situation and without the ability to stop what was going on seems to be the wrong way to go here.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

So do colleges no longer get penalized by not being allowed on TV? This used to be a major penalty, but I know that now with almost every major college game being shown in some form, that penalty probably isn't even considered now.

At one time, the NCAA controlled the TV rights for all its member colleges and universities. This changed probably 30 years ago. Now the schools have control of their TV rights, although they often cede some or all of them to their conference.

 

[nathannah]

So do colleges no longer get penalized by not being allowed on TV? This used to be a major penalty, but I know that now with almost every major college game being shown in some form, that penalty probably isn't even considered now.

Probably it has more with not wanting to punish other schools because of the other school's actions by removing their games from television. In the 80's and 90's it was pretty easy as most viewers didn't expect every game on TV. In 2012, nearly every game in Division I is on national/regional TV, and those that aren't stream on conference websites or ESPN3.

I'm surprised they didn't consider any kind of 'empty stadium' game, but again, that's punishing State College when they're trying to punish the administration.

 

[landtuna]

In other news, it was announced earlier today that Yellow Front, longtime supplier of PSU's colorful uniforms, will no longer provide the snappy blue and white uniforms nor the rattle-can flat white spray paint used on their helmets. A confidential inside source confided that the $60M fine imposed by the NCAA does not allow PSU to continue purchasing their elite uniforms at a cost of $1.57 apiece.

While this is sure to hurt Yellow Front earnings in the short term it was also learned that they are expected to sign a 10-year contract to provide the University of Oregon with their trademark Fishpond Scum Green uniforms.

PSU also released a statement today that is a step forward in the fading of the unfortunate incidents. Henceforth the university previously known as Penn State will be known as State Penn University.

;D

 

[FreddyE1977]

I'm surprised they didn't consider any kind of 'empty stadium' game, but again, that's punishing State College when they're trying to punish the administration.

The people who are really going to end up getting punished here are people like me, the taxpayers of Pennsylvania.

-NCAA fining them $60 million....gotta make that up somewhere
-Football team going to suck for at least a decade and play before increasingly empty seats....so who's gonna pick-up
the bond payments for the recently expanded 108,000 seat Beaver Stadium?
-Bad gridiron team means less revenue from sales of souvenirs, jerseys, hats, t-shirts bumper stickers, etc....gotta recoup that from somewhere.
-All the victims who were swept under the rug will I'm sure be filing civil suits....money to settle those won't be coming from Jerry Sandusky.

 

[michiana_media]

... the whole issue is the failure of Paterno to take appropriate action and of the university administrator's cover-up. It had nothing to do with the football program itself or any of the players.

Regardless of what the NCAA says you cannot unring a bell. The football teams won those games fair and square and removing them from the record is both unfair and stupid.

Your kidding, right? Paterno failed to report child rape for 14 years... Think about that.

He knew kids were being raped by people perverts on his football staff. But, he chose not to tell anyone. By not reporting, PSU's football program just went on like nothing happened... the program flourished and the university made millions of $$.

The football coach failed to report NCAA violations happening in the universities facilities. That's a major NCAA violation! Paterno should have been kicked out in '99.

Yea, they may have "won" those games.. but had Paterno reported the violations... were probably looking at fines, scholarship loss, bowl bans, etc...

Paterno turned a blind eye to kids being raped, and allowed his football team to benefit from it for 14 years. The removal of the wins is 100% warranted!

 

[EmBee]

I think the point is that by vacating all of those wins, you're punishing scores of former players who had nothing to do with this and likely had no knowledge of the situation. The intent of that particular action is obvious; because Paterno's dead, the only way the NCAA can punish him is by taking away his status as the all-time winningest coach. However, the decision leaves a bit to be desired.

Two anecdotes come to mind. The first is of a former PSU player who, upon hearing the news, tweeted something to the effect of "so I lost every single college football game I ever played?" The second is that there is allegedly a 2010 game between PSU and Ohio State that, due to various NCAA sanctions, has no winner in the eyes of the association.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I would use the term "ludicrous" instead of "excessive" to describe the loss of PSU's wins. After all, the whole issue is the failure of Paterno to take appropriate action and of the university administrator's cover-up. It had nothing to do with the football program itself or any of the players.

Regardless of what the NCAA says you cannot unring a bell. The football teams won those games fair and square and removing them from the record is both unfair and stupid. But then the NCAA has never been a paragon of common sense.

I don't even care about sports and I agree with these statements.

 

[tvnut]

With the various penalties to teams in various sports over the years, the NCAA's record book is about as accurate as Kim Jong Il's golf scorecard.