Texans-Ravens game moved to Monday Night.

[bbgun]

Good. Now I'll get the Jet-NE game on Sunday.

 

[Temo]

No one lose sleep over this and let's say a prayer (whether Christian, Satanist, Muslim or Druids) for our fellow Americans in the Gulf Coast area as well as the people in Louisiana.

Jews? Buddhists? Hindus? Would a Satanist really pray for this anyway? Do Druids even pray?

I'm outraged.:

 

[Joe71]

Why wouldn't you be able to see the Cowboys Game if the Texans Game is on CBS? ESPN is airing the Cowboys, have you forgotten?

It doesn't usually matter what channel the Cowboys game is on.It's about the NFL rules not allowing a game to compete against the home team's game at the same time hence the blackout rule.

Now these are special circumstances so I guess the NFL had a change of heart because of it.Luckily for me they did this because I live in what is considered a secondary market for the Texans and I was about to flip out when I heard the Boys game may be blacked out for my area.

 

[Kangaroo]

Have a little charity, guys.

It's not as if it was intentional.

People are suffering or at least afraid for their families on the gulf coast.

Anyway, it's pretty sad. Their audience will be like 10 percent of what the MNF game will be.

No one lose sleep over this and let's say a prayer (whether Christian, Satanist, Muslim or Druids) for our fellow Americans in the Gulf Coast area as well as the people in Louisiana.

Hey I live in Houston and ready to ride out what I have to lucky for me I live in the NW corner.

Any ways it still a sham and If it does happen I hope they lose and lose big

 

[DaBoys4Life]

What a ratings bonanza that's gonna be

the state of texas is going to be divide on who to watch....

 

[CrazyCowboy]

be something fun to watch......Go Cowboys!

 

[Tobal]

this title should be Texans game, not Texas game

 

[WoodysGirl]

RAVENS-TEXANS WON’T BE ON SUNDAY TICKET
Posted by Mike Florio on September 12, 2008, 9:12 a.m.

Several readers have asked us whether Monday night’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans will be shown on the DirecTV “Sunday Ticket” package, the ultimate in-home companion for every hard-core NFL fan.

The answer, unfortunately, is no.

“Sunday Ticket is only available on Sunday,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told us via e-mail. “The Ravens-Texans game will be televised on the CBS stations in the primary and secondary markets of the Ravens and Texans.”

Here’s the problem. The NFL and DirecTV market Sunday Ticket as a way for fans of teams who don’t live where their favorite teams play to watch their favorite teams’ games. Many folks buy the entire DirecTV package not for the ability to watch every Sunday game, but to watch the one each week that involves the team whose games rarely if ever shows up on the broadcast networks in their area.

So as to all Ravens and Texans fans who don’t live in Baltimore or Houston, they’ll getting screwed out of the main reason they bought the Sunday Ticket package.

And they should get partial refunds.

We recommend not holding your breath.

This has happened before. Four years ago, a Titans-Dolphins game was moved to Saturday because of a looming hurricane. The game was aired via tape delay the next day on Sunday Ticket, but it couldn’t be seen live, except in the home markets of the two teams.

In that case, however, one of the antitrust exemptions could have been threatened via a national broadcast of an NFL game on a Saturday; the exemption is hinged upon the NFL not televising games on Friday night or Saturday from early September through early December.

But there’s no antitrust reason for making the Ravens-Texans game unavailable via DirecTV on Monday night.

Eleven years ago, the NFL and DirecTV did just that when the World Series bumped a game between the Bears and the Dolphins to Monday night.

“The rest of the country will see the previously scheduled game: a Super Bowl rematch between Green Bay and New England,” says the October 27, 1997 article from the New York Times. “Both games will be available for those with satellite dishes who subscribe to N.F.L. Sunday Ticket.”

The goal as to the Ravens-Texans game likely is to protect ESPN’s $1.1 billion-per-year Monday night turf. In 1997, ABC dispatched a second crew to cover the Bears-Fins game. This time around, Bristol apparently doesn’t want to lose eyeballs to those who might be inclined to get the full benefit of their bargain from DirecTV by watching the CBS broadcast, via satellite, of Ravens-Texans.

Before we officially blame this on ESPN, we’re going to track down some more information as to why Ravens and Texans fans throughout the country (to the extent that, you know, there are any) won’t be able to see their favorite teams play this week.

 

[Seven]

Hurricane schmurricane. This is football not ice skating. Back in the day, we prayed for a hurricane. As a matter of fact, if it was the dry season we'd schedule all our games in Tornado Alley. Played whoever showed up. Pfft. Hurricane.........

 

[alby]

I guess the only way the Texans can ever play on Monday is when there is a hurricane.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I guess the only way the Texans can ever play on Monday is when there is a hurricane.

They actually had one scheduled this season. So this makes #2 for them.

 

[superpunk]

Uh-oh, it might rain during our football game, what should we do?

Close the roof, genius.

 

[utrunner07]

Doubt it. When Rita came through most didn't lose power. And this one isn't nearly as powerful as Rita.

Wrong on every single account....

1) when Hurricane Rita made land fall it had winds of 115mph the exact same as the forecast for Hurricane Ike.
2) Hurricane Rita went well East of Houston, putting the city not only along ways from the most powerful section of the storm but also on the weak side
3) Hurricane Ike is supposed to hit on the West side of Houston, putting the city in the direct path of the strongest part of the storm....

If I were betting on it, I don't see the game being played at all. Or at least not in Houston.

 

[Doomsday101]

Wrong on every single account....

1) when Hurricane Rita made land fall it had winds of 115mph the exact same as the forecast for Hurricane Ike.
2) Hurricane Rita went well East of Houston, putting the city not only along ways from the most powerful section of the storm but also on the weak side
3) Hurricane Ike is supposed to hit on the West side of Houston, putting the city in the direct path of the strongest part of the storm....

If I were betting on it, I don't see the game being played at all. Or at least not in Houston.

That is what I'm thinking as well. I just got back from our transtar operations where we are getting ready for Ike, this is going to be a bad storm with Hurricane winds extending for over 120 miles inland. We have waves going over a 17 foot sea wall in Galveston and Ike is still over 200 mile from shore, this is a monster

 

[john van brocklin]

RAVENS-TEXANS WON’T BE ON SUNDAY TICKET
Posted by Mike Florio on September 12, 2008, 9:12 a.m.

Several readers have asked us whether Monday night’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans will be shown on the DirecTV “Sunday Ticket” package, the ultimate in-home companion for every hard-core NFL fan.

The answer, unfortunately, is no.

“Sunday Ticket is only available on Sunday,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told us via e-mail. “The Ravens-Texans game will be televised on the CBS stations in the primary and secondary markets of the Ravens and Texans.”

Here’s the problem. The NFL and DirecTV market Sunday Ticket as a way for fans of teams who don’t live where their favorite teams play to watch their favorite teams’ games. Many folks buy the entire DirecTV package not for the ability to watch every Sunday game, but to watch the one each week that involves the team whose games rarely if ever shows up on the broadcast networks in their area.

So as to all Ravens and Texans fans who don’t live in Baltimore or Houston, they’ll getting screwed out of the main reason they bought the Sunday Ticket package.

And they should get partial refunds.

We recommend not holding your breath.

This has happened before. Four years ago, a Titans-Dolphins game was moved to Saturday because of a looming hurricane. The game was aired via tape delay the next day on Sunday Ticket, but it couldn’t be seen live, except in the home markets of the two teams.

In that case, however, one of the antitrust exemptions could have been threatened via a national broadcast of an NFL game on a Saturday; the exemption is hinged upon the NFL not televising games on Friday night or Saturday from early September through early December.

But there’s no antitrust reason for making the Ravens-Texans game unavailable via DirecTV on Monday night.

Eleven years ago, the NFL and DirecTV did just that when the World Series bumped a game between the Bears and the Dolphins to Monday night.

“The rest of the country will see the previously scheduled game: a Super Bowl rematch between Green Bay and New England,” says the October 27, 1997 article from the New York Times. “Both games will be available for those with satellite dishes who subscribe to N.F.L. Sunday Ticket.”

The goal as to the Ravens-Texans game likely is to protect ESPN’s $1.1 billion-per-year Monday night turf. In 1997, ABC dispatched a second crew to cover the Bears-Fins game. This time around, Bristol apparently doesn’t want to lose eyeballs to those who might be inclined to get the full benefit of their bargain from DirecTV by watching the CBS broadcast, via satellite, of Ravens-Texans.

Before we officially blame this on ESPN, we’re going to track down some more information as to why Ravens and Texans fans throughout the country (to the extent that, you know, there are any) won’t be able to see their favorite teams play this week.

I live in the Baltimore/DC Market Area. Will ESPN still be showing the Cowboys game here ?
Or will they black it out here !


Does anyone know ?!?! Help !!!!!!!!

 

[theogt]

Wrong on every single account....

1) when Hurricane Rita made land fall it had winds of 115mph the exact same as the forecast for Hurricane Ike.
2) Hurricane Rita went well East of Houston, putting the city not only along ways from the most powerful section of the storm but also on the weak side
3) Hurricane Ike is supposed to hit on the West side of Houston, putting the city in the direct path of the strongest part of the storm....

If I were betting on it, I don't see the game being played at all. Or at least not in Houston.

Wrong.

1) Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status, whereas this hurricane will never reach that magnitude.
2) Hurricane Rita hit as a strong Category 3. Ike will be a mild Category 2 at worst.
3) This hurricane is projected to hit Galveston and Houston dead-on, not to the west of Houston.

 

[Doomsday101]

Wrong.

1) Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status, whereas this hurricane will never reach that magnitude.
2) Hurricane Rita hit as a strong Category 3. Ike will be a mild Category 2 at worst.
3) This hurricane is projected to hit Galveston and Houston dead-on, not to the west of Houston.

As our officals keep warning people while this may be a cat 2 to a cat 3 it is much bigger in size than Rita was and the damage could be much more extensive over a larger area. Rita never hit Houston it hit around the Port Auther area. As for were the eye hits will not mean that much because again this is a very large storm that is over 900 miles wide. Unfortunatley many who are staying in danger area are being lulled by the fact his is a cat 2 right now but we alreay have flooding taking place in many of these area and the storm is still 200 miles out. I have been dealing with this storm for the last 2 days with the emergentcy team at TranStar here in Houston, this storm has the potential to be very bad and there is a fear of loss of live by many who are staying put in bad areas

 

[joseephuss]

Wrong.

1) Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status, whereas this hurricane will never reach that magnitude.
2) Hurricane Rita hit as a strong Category 3. Ike will be a mild Category 2 at worst.
3) This hurricane is projected to hit Galveston and Houston dead-on, not to the west of Houston.

The latest pressure reading from an Air Force Hunter Aircraft of 954 millibars. Landfall is a little over 12 hours away but additional strengthening could still occur and it still may attain Category 3 status. That being said, the impacts from a high end Category 2 and a low end Category 3 are nearly identical.

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/update/index.html?from=news_article_links

 

[utrunner07]

Wrong.

1) Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status, whereas this hurricane will never reach that magnitude.
2) Hurricane Rita hit as a strong Category 3. Ike will be a mild Category 2 at worst.
3) This hurricane is projected to hit Galveston and Houston dead-on, not to the west of Houston.

Dear theogt,

Please get a clue, I will help you.

1) Im not talking about how strong the storms once were. It matters very little how strong the hurricane was 3 days before it made landfall (which was when Rita started weakening from a Cat 5), what matters is how strong it is the 24 hours prior to and at the time of landfall.

2) Hurricane Rita hit with wind of 115mph, Cat 3 is 111-130 mph, so it did not hit as a "strong" Cat 3. Ike currently has winds of 105 and is forecast to be 110 at the time of land fall. Cat 2 is 96-110mph winds. So it is already a pretty strong Cat 2 and will likely be as strong of Cat 2 as you can get upon land fall, not a "mild" cat 2.

3) No where in my post do I say it is going to hit west of Houston, go back and read it. I say it is forecast to hit the west SIDE OF Houston. Big difference bud. The place of landfall makes an EPIC difference. Rita hit well east of Houston, this one most likely will hit the west SIDE of Houston...SIDE ogt, SIDE!

I don't know why you are arguing about something you clearly do not really know about...its a bad idea.