Watched the game on my computer
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there have been many comments about this, and yes, everyone experienced it.
I haven’t been on the basketball board in a bit. I was going crazy and thought it was just my computer. Glad it wasn’t just me. Very weird.
Congrats. You have been nominated for top ten stupid posts of all time.
Very silly comment since the game was only available via stream and not broadcasted anywhere....smh.
Worked perfect for me
Maybe a subliminal message from the acc network ,
This will always be funny
LOL. You do realize that Comcast isn’t just some small operation being run out of a small office down on Forbes Avenue right?
No, a good AD knows how to handle the business aspects of the job as well. Unlike you, I’m not willing to give a pass on that part of the job, just because it’s a woman.
You do realize that businesses of all sizes negotiate deals to help themselves, even with larger companies? That Pitt can’t seem to get this done is an indictment on them.
Don’t forget that Pitt was also outmaneuvered by PSU and WVU on getting a baseball at PNC Park.
it’s good that the AD has hired some coaches that are popular, but ultimately the goal is to sustain the business model and grow the university’s fan base.
Ok so please give us an example of what HL should be doing independent of the other 14 conference ADs with this Comcast situation.
What are you missing here?
Heather Lyke has no control over the ACCN and Comcast’s negotiations... all 14 of the other ACC fanbases can’t watch their team’s games on ACCN/ACCNX if they have Comcast either. Does that mean all 15 ADs suck?
Nothing is worse than when people take a strong stance on something that is objectively wrong.
Pitt has no impact on a negotiation with a cable provider as part of a acc network issue
get thAt simple concept through your skull and stop doubling down on stupid
yes,
the fix seems to have been to bang Andie MacDowell at every commercial break and then show true affection and appreciation for her and all around you to break the repeat cycle...
There are leaders and there are followers. You need to get that through your skull. Try to think how a leader would think.
To say that Pitt has no impact on what the ACC does or does not do is foolish. Maybe you mean Pitt doesn't have the clout, that Pitt is too weak, that the AD at Pitt is too weak, that the administration at Pitt is too weak, but to say that one of the 15 member institutions of an organization has NO IMPACT on that organization, is absurd. Pitt can't be that much of a follower, can they? That's a sad position for an institution to take. Do they not even have leadership courses at the university?
"Thats not my job" is a sign of a weak leader.
You do know that the Comcast issue is a Pitt issue as Comcast has little coverage in the Carolinas, or did you just take a strong stance on something you know little about.
Congratulations on a statement that contributed nothing to the conversation.
At this point it's clear that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, and yet you think someone else isn't contributing to the conversation.
Pitt cannot make any sort of deal with Comcast. Pitt does not own the television rights to their game broadcasts. Heather Lyke could no more make a deal with Comcast to show Pitt games than you could. The fact that you don't understand that doesn't mean it's not true, it means that you don't know what you are talking about.
No I mean the ad at any school isn’t at the negotiation table with Comcast
This is an espn vs Comcast situation , dummy
congrats on tripling down on stupid
Do you have any clue at all about business? You apparently do not, as you just continue to embarrass yourself on this. Pitt sports is a business. Pitt needs to get publicity for their sports programs. That you think Pitt should just sit back and say "oh golly, we can't do anything about this" is beyond naive, it's childish.
I suggest you learn just a little bit about business and marketing before you continue with your foolish comments on this.
Everything is negotiable. If Pitt willingly says "oh well, we can't do anything about this" that's a terrible indictment of Pitt management. No one there would make it in a real business with that attitude. Real businesses make deals and get things done.
For the last time, it’s not Pitt’s business.
It’s between ESPN and Comcast.
Pitt can’t just say to Comcast hey we want our game on I demand you put it on!
It doesn’t work like that, ESPN dictates the TV for games based on their contract with the ACC.
I know I know, it’s “Pitt’s business” and we’re all failures.
Everything was already negotiated. Pitt DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO TELEVISE THEIR GAMES. They gave those rights to the ACC as part of being a member of the conference. Because they gave those rights to the ACC the ACC was able to negotiate television deals that will help pay Pitt tens of millions of dollars every year.
The real businesses already made the deals. The real businesses already got things done. The fact that you don't like what they did doesn't mean they didn't do anything, it means that you don't like what they did. The fact that you think that it would have been a good business decision to give away rights that others are paying literally hundreds of millions of dollars for every year shows exactly what you know about this business.
First rule when you find yourself in a hole. Stop digging. You've dug so far your going to be in China any minute now.
Yes
I have a clue
Hence Pitt negotiated with espn for tens of millions of dollars for its television rights.
That your cable provider didn’t elect to strike a deal with espn is not a Pitt issue
ya slow witted dope
Its a Pitt, BC, GT, and Miami issue. Those areas are Comcast heavy but also have a low pct of people who woukd want the network.
Stop complaining and drop Comcast.
Fredact,
I will play along. Please clearly tell us as the business expert that you are something SPECIFIC and REALISTIC that you would like to see Heather Lyke and Pitt step out on their own and do about this Comcast/ACCN issue.
However, in your response you cannot ignore the fact that back in 2013 Pitt (along with every other ACC member school) signed a Grant of Rights with the league relinquishing its television rights.
Most of us would argue that a "strong leader" wouldn't put his or her athletic department's primary revenue source in jeopardy by circumventing the agreed-upon negotiating structure, but I am open minded to what you suggest.
I will play along. Please clearly tell us as the business expert that you are something SPECIFIC and REALISTIC that you would like to see Heather Lyke and Pitt step out on their own and do about this Comcast/ACCN issue.
However, in your response you cannot ignore the fact that back in 2013 Pitt (along with every other ACC member school) signed a Grant of Rights with the league relinquishing its television rights.
Most of us would argue that a "strong leader" wouldn't put his or her athletic department's primary revenue source in jeopardy by circumventing the agreed-upon negotiating structure, but I am open minded to what you suggest.
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