I hate our fans.

Doog_de_Jour said:

I did pull example TV schedules for all the major conferences’ main channels (including the Longhorn Network) and they usually only have about two or three offerings a day for women’s athletics. (At this time of year, it seems to be women’s golf, softball, and volleyball.) As @haie says, on the Pac 12 Network it’s significantly higher, some days taking up almost half the programming.

https://pac-12.com/tv-listings/pac-12-network

Now, I’m torn because I know how important it is (especially for young girls) to see women represented in sports on network television. I loved watching female athletes compete in the Olympics, Wimbledon, etc. growing up. So I sympathize with Leah’s post…to a point.

I’m also a Pac 12 (and specifically Washington Huskies) *football* fan. Back when I got cable, I added the Pac 12 Network to catch programming about *football*. I got annoyed with ANY programming (men’s or women’s) that wasn’t catering to that interest. I suspect that most fans that subscribe to these conference channels care only about football (maybe basketball).

So what is the mission statement of these networks? To showcase all the universities’ sports? Or serve the interests of their paying subscribers?

I think the mistake these networks made (especially the Pac 12) from their inception was not being clear about what they were about. It just seems like they’re disappointing everyone at this point by trying to be everything to everyone.

Canadawg said:

https://twitter.com/BoardGeniuses/status/1650890069425770501?t=Z7VyRZgMJ2TqGiujkI-bCQ&s=19