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CST showed the LSU/ULL game on tape delay due to advertising obligations
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:14 am
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:14 am
CST’s Ronnie Rantz says LSU’s baseball matchup with UL-Lafayette was tape-delayed because of advertising obligations
Rantz must be talking about Jumbo Sports's advertising obligations. Which are the same Sochem, Owen's body repair, and cable lock commercials they've been showing since 1998.
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Cox Sports Television delayed the airing of LSU’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday night in the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic at Zephyr Field, sending Tigers fans into an uproar on social media.
The game was tape-delayed — about two innings behind — after a softball game between Arkansas and Tulsa ran about a half-hour behind on the network.
Ronnie Rantz, on the broadcast for the game, made the decision to delay the broadcast of the game because of advertising obligations, he told The Advocate.
Fans blasted the network on social media.
LSU and Louisiana-Lafayette annually play once a year, and this meeting comes in the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic, a game played yearly in Metairie and named for former LSU player Wally Pontiff Jr., who died at 21 of a heart abnormality in 2002.
The Tigers, 23-5 entering the game, are ranked in the top five in all of the major polls. The 10,000-seat Zephyr Field was nearly filled to capacity by the third inning.
Rantz must be talking about Jumbo Sports's advertising obligations. Which are the same Sochem, Owen's body repair, and cable lock commercials they've been showing since 1998.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:18 am to The Boat
That sucks. I walked up to purchase tickets before the game and was told it was sold out. Had to buy out of a local's hands. Damn shame people at home had to deal with this.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:11 am to The Boat
LSU should no longer allow CST to air their games anymore. Give them all to SECN.
This is some bullshite
This is some bullshite
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:15 am to CottonWasKing
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LSU should no longer allow CST to air their games anymore. Give them all to SECN.
SECN wasn't going to broadcast the game, that's how CST got it in the first place.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:16 am to CottonWasKing
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LSU should no longer allow CST to air their games anymore. Give them all to SECN.
This is some bullshite
LSU has no say in games away from the Box, they're at the discretion of the host team. As for tonight, the Pontiffs are the TV right's owners and decide who gets them.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:30 am to Broski
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LSU has no say in games away from the Box, they're at the discretion of the host team. As for tonight, the Pontiffs are the TV right's owners and decide who gets them.
One would think they wouldn't be happen with that shite either. I don't care who carries games as long as its not CST
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:35 am to CottonWasKing
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LSU has no say in games away from the Box, they're at the discretion of the host team. As for tonight, the Pontiffs are the TV right's owners and decide who gets them.
Because this is the first season of the SEC network, there was initial concern whether these games could have been televised at all. LSU was able to secure TV broadcasting rights for all 7 of the non conference road games with CST.This broadcast had nothing to do with the Pontiffs at all. This was all CST is this instance and in case you are wondering there is only 1 more CST game and that is in May at UNO.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 1:40 am
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:38 am to BamaHater
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Before the season LSU was able to secure TV broadcasting rights for all 7 of the non conference road games with CST
False, CST had rights to the games at Southern and at Tulane because they have TV contracts with Tulane and the SWAC. Not sure what went down the Houston College Classic.
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This broadcast had nothing to do with the Pontiffs at all.
Again, false. I asked Wally Sr. about this last week.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:41 am to Broski
If I was wrong I apologize. I remember reading an article before the season about CST and broadcast rights but it might have just pertained to the Astros Classic.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 4:42 am to LSU=Champions
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That sucks. I walked up to purchase tickets before the game and was told it was sold out. Had to buy out of a local's hands. Damn shame people at home had to deal with this.
I did the same. Was kind of surprised all the seats were sold out. Scalped some pretty good tickets right before it started though so it worked out well. Was actually a REALLY good crowd for a Tuesday game
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:35 am to The Boat
don't care
it was an idiotic decision
the benefits of a tape delay do NOT outweigh the negatives. The fans don't care about your advertising and negative feedback in the long run hurts more
it was an idiotic decision
the benefits of a tape delay do NOT outweigh the negatives. The fans don't care about your advertising and negative feedback in the long run hurts more
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:59 am to The Boat
LOL, it's college baseball dude. What's the surprise here?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:17 am to 20MuleTeam
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LOL, it's college baseball dude. What's the surprise here?
No it's Capitalism. Screw the consumer, I'm gonna get mine.
And the size of the sport is irrelevant. People would pissed if college hockey was on tape delay in Boston or Minnesota.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:35 am to The Boat
He needs to explain why they didn't break away from the softball game. Easy fix.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:49 am to The Boat
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Ronnie Rantz, on the broadcast for the game, made the decision to delay the broadcast of the game because of advertising obligations, he told The Advocate.
I'd be curious to know exactly what he means by this. As a guy that places ads for a living, all things being equal, if I had placed my ads to run in a live sporting event, only to then have them run in a god damned tape delay, I'd expect a drastic rate reduction at least. What I would have preferred would have been given the opportunity to have the ad run as placed or be credited for whatever did not run because the game was cut short.
If advertisers pay full price for a tape delayed game when they had purchased a live event, they ought to hire new buyers...
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:00 am to The Boat
It would have been easier to explain to the advertisers the fact that people won't watch a baseball game on tape delay in 2015 (twitter,FB,etc) than to explain to fans why we should watch a game 30 minutes behind.
I turned off the game and plan on never, ever going to channel 37 again.
I turned off the game and plan on never, ever going to channel 37 again.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:12 am to The Boat
Who gives a shite. It's a meaningless mid week game. Jesus christ stop crying like little girls.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:14 am to SouthOfSouth
What happened with the radio broadcast? I keep hearing that they did weird things with that too.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:20 am to The Boat
Lots of hurt asses in this thread. They might have fricked this up, but in the long run, CST has done way more good than bad. Remember getting to watch the Houston Classic games on TV? Everybody seemed happy then. Remember the game at Southern a couple weeks ago? Good ole CST was there so that you all didn't have to get off your asses and go watch from the overpass.
The faux outrage hère over one game is out of hand.
The faux outrage hère over one game is out of hand.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:21 am to King of New Orleans
I was listening to the radio feed through Geaux Zone and it cut out at least 3 times, apparently with technical difficulties (I assume the same thing happened for regular radio). Fortunately nothing happened the first 2 times, but the third time, I missed a walk and then an RBI triple by Bregman. So frustrating...
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