NO HDTV for Florida vs Tennessee on Sept 20 2003

Yep....Penn State has had Tennessee's number one of the only big 10
teams we consistently have trouble with. Robert if you just got there
you have not been infected yet....go to a few games while you are in
school...good chance you will eventually become a TN fan as well (2nd
to Penn State of course) I went to UT for undergrad and was hardly
even a football fan (lived in Hawaii for most of my life...football
not as big out there). After a friend dragged me to a few games at
Neyland I started to really get into it and become a huge fan.

You are dead on about the partying if you are saying Knoxiville has
died down a bit. The local police have cracked down pretty hard on the
school and the clubs around it. It used to be crazy up in Knoxville
after games.....now it is very calm and quite out on the strip. I
doubt it will ever go back to they way it was.

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"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message
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"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

Wait a minute. You are going to flame them b/c they are not picking your
game to do in HD. Obviously they have limited resources to do HD so they
had to make a choice. #7 vs #10 or #12 vs #17. Seems pretty
straightforward to me. I grew up in Baton Rouge and have lived in
Gainesville for 4 years so I am very familiar with the rivalries and
rabidness of the fans in the SEC. Everyone thinks their team has the
greatest fans and their rivalries are the most intense. Among the teams
listed, the followings are pretty similar. The nuts here in Gainesville
are
only marginally more so than those in BR. The rest of the country just
wants to see the best game.

The thing to flame them about is that all of their production is not in
HD.

Leonard Caillouet




I doub't this game will be happening at all. The hurricane coming up may
not hit Florida, but the surrounding eye of the storm sure make it likely it
won't happen. I just moved to knoxville for graduate school. My home
school, Penn State puts these guys to shame, maybe not colors, but the
partying sure isn't the same. I said my piece.

Both are SEC games and all teams are SEC teams. Why pick the game with
fewer viewers?

"M. Woolard" mwoolard2geeksnet.com wrote in message 57.130...
(Cpat) wrote in news:62b1e77c.0309161157.229a70c3
@posting.google.com:

Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

If you want to let CBS have it...here is their feedback page for CBS
Sports.

http://www.sportsline.com/help/contactus

You do not need a sportsline ID

CBS can only do ONE HDTV game. CBS has a contract to cover the SEC. So
who do you think the HD game will be? Yep the SEC. Right now HD
broadcast cameras, transmission support gear, and all the other stuff
needed to broadcast a HD sporting event is a major cash out lay. (I'm a
broadcast engineer and in the process of pricing that stuff for the
station I work for) So give them a break.



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Both are SEC games and all teams are SEC teams. Why pick the game with
fewer viewers?

"M. Woolard" mwoolard2geeksnet.com wrote in message 57.130...
(Cpat) wrote in news:62b1e77c.0309161157.229a70c3
@posting.google.com:

Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

If you want to let CBS have it...here is their feedback page for CBS
Sports.

http://www.sportsline.com/help/contactus

You do not need a sportsline ID

CBS can only do ONE HDTV game. CBS has a contract to cover the SEC. So
who do you think the HD game will be? Yep the SEC. Right now HD
broadcast cameras, transmission support gear, and all the other stuff
needed to broadcast a HD sporting event is a major cash out lay. (I'm a
broadcast engineer and in the process of pricing that stuff for the
station I work for) So give them a break.



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"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Leonard,

Yep...ticked that they are not covering my game and.....

I agree with your reasoning, I do think the polls are why CBS is doing
this. However, isn't some of the idea to get HDTV to be more popular
with the masses. I would almost bet (I do not know where we can get
our hands on the numbers) that many more eyes will be on TN vs Florida
than the other game despite the rankings. More people seeing HDTV =
more people impressed with it = more people intereseted in geting it =
more HDTV right?

Cpat

"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

Wait a minute. You are going to flame them b/c they are not picking
your
game to do in HD. Obviously they have limited resources to do HD so
they
had to make a choice. #7 vs #10 or #12 vs #17. Seems pretty
straightforward to me. I grew up in Baton Rouge and have lived in
Gainesville for 4 years so I am very familiar with the rivalries and
rabidness of the fans in the SEC. Everyone thinks their team has the
greatest fans and their rivalries are the most intense. Among the teams
listed, the followings are pretty similar. The nuts here in Gainesville
are
only marginally more so than those in BR. The rest of the country just
wants to see the best game.

The thing to flame them about is that all of their production is not in
HD.

Leonard Caillouet

My point was that there is not as much difference in the followings of the
teams as you might think. Also, most Gator fans will be watching both games
since the LSU-GA game starts at 3:30 here and the Gators have to go to BR to
play the Tigers. They won't be watching it in Gainesville in HD, however,
anyway.

Leonard Caillouet

"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Leonard,

Yep...ticked that they are not covering my game and.....

I agree with your reasoning, I do think the polls are why CBS is doing
this. However, isn't some of the idea to get HDTV to be more popular
with the masses. I would almost bet (I do not know where we can get
our hands on the numbers) that many more eyes will be on TN vs Florida
than the other game despite the rankings. More people seeing HDTV =
more people impressed with it = more people intereseted in geting it =
more HDTV right?

Cpat

"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

Wait a minute. You are going to flame them b/c they are not picking
your
game to do in HD. Obviously they have limited resources to do HD so
they
had to make a choice. #7 vs #10 or #12 vs #17. Seems pretty
straightforward to me. I grew up in Baton Rouge and have lived in
Gainesville for 4 years so I am very familiar with the rivalries and
rabidness of the fans in the SEC. Everyone thinks their team has the
greatest fans and their rivalries are the most intense. Among the teams
listed, the followings are pretty similar. The nuts here in Gainesville
are
only marginally more so than those in BR. The rest of the country just
wants to see the best game.

The thing to flame them about is that all of their production is not in
HD.

Leonard Caillouet

My point was that there is not as much difference in the followings of the
teams as you might think. Also, most Gator fans will be watching both games
since the LSU-GA game starts at 3:30 here and the Gators have to go to BR to
play the Tigers. They won't be watching it in Gainesville in HD, however,
anyway.

Leonard Caillouet

You were right...it looks like if Florida had remained undefeated they
would have offered UT vs Florida in HDTV. Here is the response to my
post to them asking why considering viewship the other teams were
chosen:

CBS Reply

Unfortunately, we can not produce every one of our games in HD due to
the enormous costs involved and our management decided that they
wanted to feature two undefeated teams in HD this week.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about our
coverage. Your comments have been passed along to the appropriate CBS
Sports executive.

Please know we welcome all input from our viewers and take all viewer
mail into consideration. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts
with us.

Sincerely,

Audience Services
CBS Sports

/CBS Reply

"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message news:[email protected]
"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

Wait a minute. You are going to flame them b/c they are not picking your
game to do in HD. Obviously they have limited resources to do HD so they
had to make a choice. #7 vs #10 or #12 vs #17. Seems pretty
straightforward to me. I grew up in Baton Rouge and have lived in
Gainesville for 4 years so I am very familiar with the rivalries and
rabidness of the fans in the SEC. Everyone thinks their team has the
greatest fans and their rivalries are the most intense. Among the teams
listed, the followings are pretty similar. The nuts here in Gainesville are
only marginally more so than those in BR. The rest of the country just
wants to see the best game.

The thing to flame them about is that all of their production is not in HD.

Leonard Caillouet

You were right...it looks like if Florida had remained undefeated they
would have offered UT vs Florida in HDTV. Here is the response to my
post to them asking why considering viewship the other teams were
chosen:

CBS Reply

Unfortunately, we can not produce every one of our games in HD due to
the enormous costs involved and our management decided that they
wanted to feature two undefeated teams in HD this week.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about our
coverage. Your comments have been passed along to the appropriate CBS
Sports executive.

Please know we welcome all input from our viewers and take all viewer
mail into consideration. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts
with us.

Sincerely,

Audience Services
CBS Sports

/CBS Reply

"Leonard Caillouet" wrote in message news:[email protected]
"Cpat" wrote in message
om...
Well this finalizes it.....

http://www.sportsline.com/u/cbs/sports/


For all the rabid UT and Florida fans out there, they are not going to
broadcast this weekends game in HDTV. Get your CBS flames ready and
let them have it. They have chosen to do HDTV for Georgia vs LSU, two
great SEC teams too, but they do not have the following UT and Florida
do, nor the intesity of our rivalry. Looks like I'll be watching this
years battle in standard definition.

Wait a minute. You are going to flame them b/c they are not picking your
game to do in HD. Obviously they have limited resources to do HD so they
had to make a choice. #7 vs #10 or #12 vs #17. Seems pretty
straightforward to me. I grew up in Baton Rouge and have lived in
Gainesville for 4 years so I am very familiar with the rivalries and
rabidness of the fans in the SEC. Everyone thinks their team has the
greatest fans and their rivalries are the most intense. Among the teams
listed, the followings are pretty similar. The nuts here in Gainesville are
only marginally more so than those in BR. The rest of the country just
wants to see the best game.

The thing to flame them about is that all of their production is not in HD.

Leonard Caillouet

Leonard G. Caillouet ) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
My point was that there is not as much difference in the followings of the
teams as you might think.

That's right, there aren't. They are all SEC, which means they aren't
Texas A&M.

You guys are so lucky that CBS picks up SEC for HD on a regular basis. ESPN
is showing Texas A&M this Thursday, but not in HD.

--
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Leonard G. Caillouet ) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
My point was that there is not as much difference in the followings of the
teams as you might think.

That's right, there aren't. They are all SEC, which means they aren't
Texas A&M.

You guys are so lucky that CBS picks up SEC for HD on a regular basis. ESPN
is showing Texas A&M this Thursday, but not in HD.

--
Jeff Rife |
301-916-8131 | http://www.nabs.net/Cartoons/Dilbert/TechBigot.gif

"Jeff Rife" wrote in message
...
Leonard G. Caillouet ) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
My point was that there is not as much difference in the followings of
the
teams as you might think.

That's right, there aren't. They are all SEC, which means they aren't
Texas A&M.

You guys are so lucky that CBS picks up SEC for HD on a regular basis.
ESPN
is showing Texas A&M this Thursday, but not in HD.

I miss the old LSU/TAMU rivalry. It was as good as any in the SEC.

A & M fans are at least as rabid as Gator and Vol fans.

Leonard Caillouet