Um, Mr. Schemmel? The Network Would Like a Word ...
Must have been a hell of a day at The Mtn. offices over in Colorado, don't you think?
One minute, employees are watching a streaming video of San Diego State's Jeff Schemmel talk about the upcoming "Night With the Aztecs," and the next minute ... they're stunned to hear the athletic director break the news that the Mountain West Conference has reached an agreement to get The Mtn. carried on DirecTV.
Sources tell me the network brass was the opposite of pleased, wanting to have been the ones to break the news in glorious triumph once the deal was finally signed. Instead, Schemmel unleashed a frantic afternoon of phone calls before the league finally decided to simply confirm the deal.
At any rate, the news was certainly welcome around the league, where fans and athletes have been frustrated that few friends and family members back home -- and even here in Utah -- did not have access to the network.
But the new deal might not appease quite everyone.
One thing I've heard is that the deal is contingent on The Mtn. not establishing a relationship with DirecTV's satellite rival, DishNetwork. If that's true -- and we figure to find out today, if that's when the league and network are able to finally unveil the deal -- then fans who subscribe to Dish still are going to have to make a switch, if they want to catch the Utes and other Mountain West teams in action.
One minute, employees are watching a streaming video of San Diego State's Jeff Schemmel talk about the upcoming "Night With the Aztecs," and the next minute ... they're stunned to hear the athletic director break the news that the Mountain West Conference has reached an agreement to get The Mtn. carried on DirecTV.
Sources tell me the network brass was the opposite of pleased, wanting to have been the ones to break the news in glorious triumph once the deal was finally signed. Instead, Schemmel unleashed a frantic afternoon of phone calls before the league finally decided to simply confirm the deal.
At any rate, the news was certainly welcome around the league, where fans and athletes have been frustrated that few friends and family members back home -- and even here in Utah -- did not have access to the network.
But the new deal might not appease quite everyone.
One thing I've heard is that the deal is contingent on The Mtn. not establishing a relationship with DirecTV's satellite rival, DishNetwork. If that's true -- and we figure to find out today, if that's when the league and network are able to finally unveil the deal -- then fans who subscribe to Dish still are going to have to make a switch, if they want to catch the Utes and other Mountain West teams in action.
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