Fighting Sioux #1 Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 I thought I would put this under it's own topic..... A while back, I heard some talk of the Fighting Sioux Network running classic Fighting Sioux games....in all sports. There is so much dead air time on the channel now, I think it would be an awesome idea. Anybody else hear out this?? Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 I think it would be a good idea, but the money hungry owners probably wouldn't take off their precious income-producing advertisments to put on something entertaining. Quote
dobber00 Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 Will I hear names likes Phil Sykes, Bob Iwabuchi, Jon Casey, Doug Smail, Jim Archibald, etc... Sounds like a great idea to me!!! Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 I think it would be a good idea, but the money hungry owners probably wouldn't take off their precious income-producing advertisments to put on something entertaining. What are you talking about? On the system in MidCo I'm on it is blank with a simple "MidCo" logo, no ads, other than during games. That channel is owned by Midcontinent Cable, not anyone else. Quote
Fedorov Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 What are you talking about? On the system in MidCo I'm on it is blank with a simple "MidCo" logo, no ads, other than during games. That channel is owned by Midcontinent Cable, not anyone else. It is all still ads on my Midco cable, with music playing in the background. Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 It is all still ads on my Midco cable, with music playing in the background. Channel 23, right? Yea, mine has ads going with music in the background, too. Given, most of it is UND/Sioux advertising, so I'm not sure how much money they're making from it, but it's good free advertising, and the NCAA or ESPN probably own rights to most of the legendary games people would like to see. Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 and the NCAA or ESPN probably own rights to most of the legendary games people would like to see. I wouldn't say "most", because the Sioux have only played a handful of games on ESPN and even though those include a lot of their championships, a lot of their legendary games I believe were not played in front of such huge tv audiences. I would be curious to know if the NCAA does own the broadcast rights to the games. Quote
Fedorov Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 There was no sound... you had to tune into the radio to hear play-by-play. That would be awful to have to do that now. Quote
joelbird Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 That would be awful to have to do that now. I still do that sometimes. Our FSN out here is Bismarck just has the midco symbol on it. Quote
Fedorov Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 I still do that sometimes. Our FSN out here is Bismarck just has the midco symbol on it. I think everyone on this forum does it. Quote
Sioux #805 Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 this might be a stupid question since i know that the ralph network is televised through an agreement with cable stations...does anyone know if and where the network would be available through a dish? i have recently switched to a dish and forgot about the convenience of the ralph network on cable. cable companies bend you over with rates nearly twice that of a dish. it would be sweet if i could order the channel for the dish. any info? thanks. Quote
sprig Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 this might be a stupid question since i know that the ralph network is televised through an agreement with cable stations...does anyone know if and where the network would be available through a dish? i have recently switched to a dish and forgot about the convenience of the ralph network on cable. cable companies bend you over with rates nearly twice that of a dish. it would be sweet if i could order the channel for the dish. any info? thanks. You can access FSSN with a big dish, at the following coordinates; http://www.theralph.com/new2/Watch_The_Sio...n/Satellite.htm It's not available through directtv or dish networks. Lots of discussion here last year about installing the dish (Pete? in the TC does it and posts here regularly, as do several others that had a big dish installed). Quote
jimdahl Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 It's not available through directtv or dish networks. Lots of discussion here last year about installing the dish (Pete? in the TC does it and posts here regularly, as do several others that had a big dish installed). SiouxSports.com Forums - Sioux on Satellite Perhaps we need to start a FAQ with things like "Sioux on satellite/tv/radio", "places to look for game tickets", etc... We could include links to the old discussions and just point people to the FAQ rather than try to search out the old discussions for them. Quote
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