SEC NETWORK really blew it with their baseball coverage this weekend.

[TBone.sixpack]

I understand the Vandy/South Carolina game but past that it's pitiful. You have a heated instate rivalry with both teams highly ranked and not showing 1 game.

This shows why the alternate channel is a failure also. TURN IT ON AND USE IT!

/rant off

 

[tired]

I agree. The money running out?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I just don't think past football and Finebaum they give a ****.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Other than the

football coverage, I've been extremely unimpressed w the SECN.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Equal time for all

everybody gets on the network! ...just like FB.

Otherwise blame ESPN!.

They are a bunch of card carrying dip *****.

Let me add: these teams were scheduled for Thursday night, and all that implies.

 

[OleMissLogo]

To be fair, when they were setting the schedule this weekend was between two teams that were a combined 54-58 last season. Not really what would be expected to be a good weekend.

Everyone gets the same amount of games on the main channel. Yes even the bad teams. But the socialistic nature of the conference has helped Ole Miss and State far more than it has hurt us.

 

[RocketDawg]

Yeah, I'm not sure what those alternate channels are for. Same goes for the ESPN alternates ... they never seem to use them, and when they do they're blacked out or not available to me.

On the MSState app, it shows the games this weekend as being on SECN+, or WatchESPN, so we'll get to see them by streaming. Just not on the main television network.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Yeah. Don't get me wrong I am happy to have the stream.

 

[RocketDawg]

OK, wasn't sure you knew it would be streamed. The USM game was not. The stream is better than nothing, and actually works OK on my television using Roku, except for occasional dropouts and reloads.

 

[patdog]

I haven't been that impressed with the football coverage. Other than the fact that every football and every conference basketball game is on TV now. They need to realize that pretty much no one cares about anything they're showing except the fans of the schools involved. They've got 2 alternate channels, and yet they choose to show 2 schools when they could show 6. Their Friday night whiparound baseball coverage a couple of weeks ago was terrible. There was only 1 game I cared about and 1 other I was mildly interested in.

 

[DudyDog]

I use Apple TV and watch every game of ours that is televised, which seems to be 90% of the games. What am I missing?

 

[OleMissLogo]

The alternates are for starting programming if the content on the main channel is running behind. They don't make money on the alternates, so they aren't going to spend money to use them to show extra games. Just the beginning of games that are regularly scheduled.

 

[ronpolk]

I use Apple TV and watch every game of ours that is televised, which seems to be 90% of the games. What am I missing?

This. Get an Apple TV and you'll see pretty much every state baseball game.

 

[dickiedawg]

SECNETWORK+ and WatchESPN are incredible. It's way too easy to watch basically every conference game to even bother complaining about it not being on the "actual" network.
The only home game we couldn't watch on TV this year was because of a scheduling conflict, and that's due to OUR subpar facilities, not the network's (and that's being addressed this summer).

ETA: If you happen to not have decent
internet access, I can see it being a legitimate gripe. My folks have a second home in the sticks where that is an issue.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Funny that ESPN built its empire showing the "OFF" Sports like College Baseball, Hurling, Australian rules football, etc. Now if it not Football they are not interested. You would think these conference networks would earn money by being turned on and showing all the collegiate sports. Might not be a big payoff, but every little bit helps.

 

[Hankp22]

You're not missing anything

I use Apple TV and watch every game of ours that is televised, which seems to be 90% of the games. What am I missing?

People will complain about anything. This thread is an example of that. I can watch pretty much every SEC conference baseball game on demand. I think it is great and it works perfect on my laptop or the firestick.

I think people are complaining about it being on channel x as opposed to being on channel y. The complaint is pretty laughable considering just a few years ago live broadcasts of baseball games mostly occurred in the postseason. Rabble rabble rabble.

 

[RocketDawg]

I have Apple (Mac) computers but don't have Apple TV. Is it better than using a Roku stick? Roku seems to work fine for me. The only thing better would be if my Samsung television had a WatchESPN app ... strange that it doesn't. I suppose it's a contractual thing.

Doesn't Apple TV require an actual HDMI cable from your computer to the television?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Glad I could make you laugh. That should be a solid thread for you Mr. Serious Guy.

You are venting about a vent. Thanks for the return laugh.

 

[Baddmann]

Chromecast works great at home. Likes others have said you can stream any game off the WatchESPN app. Only issue for me is if I'm in the RV with limited internet. Streaming 3 hrs of baseball in HD will eat up some data.

 

[birdawg]

I have Apple (Mac) computers but don't have Apple TV. Is it better than using a Roku stick? Roku seems to work fine for me. The only thing better would be if my Samsung television had a WatchESPN app ... strange that it doesn't. I suppose it's a contractual thing.

Doesn't Apple TV require an actual HDMI cable from your computer to the television?

The Apple TV just requires an hdmi cable from the Apple TV to the TV. If you can access WatchESPN on your Roku that's all you need.

I live out west and the only games I haven't been able to watch on tv are USM and the dodger classic, all through the WatchESPN app on Apple TV.

If folks are just depending on the cable channels you won't see the full benefits. SECN+ is the greatest thing invented.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Chromecast works great at home. Likes others have said you can stream any game off the WatchESPN app. Only issue for me is if I'm in the RV with limited internet. Streaming 3 hrs of baseball in HD will eat up some data.

I usually watch on my iPad. I know there are other solutions. I chose to ***** and moan rather than address it, which I am doing today.

But a good birch and moan is good for the soul.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

I understand the Vandy/South Carolina game but past that it's pitiful. You have a heated instate rivalry with both teams highly ranked and not showing 1 game.

This shows why the alternate channel is a failure also. TURN IT ON AND USE IT!

/rant off

It's criminal not to show any of the UM-State series on regular TV.

I don't understand the purpose of the alternate channel. The only time I have ever seen anything on it was the beginning of a football game that started before another one had ended. Why don't they use it to play games?

Every Saturday in the spring should be bases loaded on that alternate channel.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

To be fair, when they were setting the schedule this weekend was between two teams that were a combined 54-58 last season. Not really what would be expected to be a good weekend.

Everyone gets the same amount of games on the main channel. Yes even the bad teams. But the socialistic nature of the conference has helped Ole Miss and State far more than it has hurt us.

You sure do spend enough time over here.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

They had Alabama's Natty celebration parade on a loop on the alternate channel for a whole damn week. Other than that it is hardly used at all.

 

[OleMissLogo]

I have Apple (Mac) computers but don't have Apple TV. Is it better than using a Roku stick? Roku seems to work fine for me. The only thing better would be if my Samsung television had a WatchESPN app ... strange that it doesn't. I suppose it's a contractual thing.

Doesn't Apple TV require an actual HDMI cable from your computer to the television?

For the purposes of WatchESPN, they are really all the same. I use an Apple TV on my main TV, Chromecast on my secondary TV, and Fire Stick for travel. All work for what I need them to.

 

[RocketDawg]

Chromecast works great at home. Likes others have said you can stream any game off the WatchESPN app. Only issue for me is if I'm in the RV with limited internet. Streaming 3 hrs of baseball in HD will eat up some data.

Yeah, it might be cheaper to drive that RV to Dudy Noble and watch the game in person ....

 

[KurtRambis4]

My only complaint

is that they don't utilize their ALT channels. Sometimes you aren't always around a TV with AppleTV (or other similar devices).

 

[thekimmer]

I watch on my tablet too. I find it sometimes works out better......

I usually watch on my iPad. I know there are other solutions. I chose to ***** and moan rather than address it, which I am doing today.

But a good birch and moan is good for the soul.

I can put the game on the iPad & let it go then I'm free to surf around on the tube without missing a pitch.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

My complaint is that SECN is wasting perfectly good channels.

Sure I can watch the games on my computer or phone, stream to the tv, etc. But why even have all of those alt channels if you're not going to air games there? It seems perfectly reasonable that they could and should.

I'm lazy and I don't want to go through the trouble of setting **** like that up when I could just press "734" on my remote, and be watching baseball. Because I'm positive I'm not the only one that feels that way, are they not losing potential viewers?

Maybe there's weird rules or contracts that prevent it, that's my best guess.

 

[RocketDawg]

Sure I can watch the games on my computer or phone, stream to the tv, etc. But why even have all of those alt channels if you're not going to air games there? It seems perfectly reasonable that they could and should.

I'm lazy and I don't want to go through the trouble of setting **** like that up when I could just press "734" on my remote, and be watching baseball. Because I'm positive I'm not the only one that feels that way, are they not losing potential viewers?

Maybe there's weird rules or contracts that prevent it, that's my best guess.

Could be simply an economic decision. Maybe it's cheaper to stream than it is to broadcast. Having the same ad over and over makes me believe that might be the case. Or maybe they pay Dish and DirecTV and the cable companies by they yard, so to speak. The streaming announcers seem a little less adept than the real ones from the network too (if that's possible). When I first saw that they'd have alternate channels, I assumed they'd use them for various games all the time too.