Breaking: Michigan Upset Loss to Appalachian State to be Replayed Tonight on Fox Sports Affiliates

If you're one of the approximately 99% of Americans who didn't get to see the Michigan/Appalachian State game this weekend, you're in luck.

Appalachian State's 34-32 upset victory over Michigan on Saturday, which was seen only by viewers of the new Big Ten Network, will be replayed tonight on 13 Fox Sports Net affiliates around the country. In the New York area, the game will be seen on Fox Sports New York from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and will be augmented by an interview with Jerry Moore, the head coach of Appalachian State.

Score! I'm scanning my programming guide and not seeing any such game listed tonight (grr), but maybe it's just not listed ... yet. Hopefully FoxSports comes through. Praise goes to FoxSports for making this possible. This is fairly unprecedented, as the only other recent game to be replayed nationally like this was Reggie Bush's magical night against Fresno State in 2005 because 99% of the college football public was already in bed when that thing kicked off.

This also confirms the general suck that is the Big Ten Network for those of us outside the Midwest.

Although they weren't the best games, I had become accustomed to ESPN and ESPN2 offering early afternoon Big Ten games on Saturdays. The BTN gobbled most of those up, leaving me in the dark about Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Co. last weekend.

Real world costs to such exclusivity: I covered the Michigan upset at FanHouse Saturday on the strength of freaking GameTracker. The great Bruce Ciskie fortunately had BTN and helped fill in the confusing gaps over AIM and he deserves my thanks.

So feast on all these angry missives from FanHouse to the Big Ten Network and Comcast, with love while you wait for the replay of Saturday's game.

How Dumb Does Comcast Think We Are?
Big Ten Network Launches. Sorta.
Ohioans Turning To Satellite as BTN-Cable Impasse Continues
Comcast Posing as Big Ten Fans in Anti-BTN Astroturfing Campaign
Nevermind, Big Ten Network to be Total Fiasco

(H/T: John Ness)

Photos: Big Ten Cheerleaders

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-04-2007 @ 7:32PM

mike peake said...

app state has one hell of a football team.almost half the NFL plalyers come from off beat campuses. Jerry RICE. wake up people!!

9-04-2007 @ 7:36PM

App. State has one hell of a football team.i just hope this does not go to their head.This team could beat or play with any one in the country!!!

9-04-2007 @ 8:10PM

redman said...

You can listen to michigan football games on the michigan sports website, mgoblue.com

9-05-2007 @ 7:44AM

Randall Outland said...

No, the guy in the picture is NOT admiring a jar of freshly brewed 'shine...Appalachian State and Boone, NC is hip to biodiesel...check out

http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2007/0716web/localcooperative.php

9-05-2007 @ 1:09PM

Chris Caudle said...

I know in the North Carolina area the game airs Thurs from 10:30-12:30 on fox south.

9-05-2007 @ 4:03PM

ken from kansas said...

I did a little fishing around the net that afternoon and found the App State Radio network... after a little hunting, finally found it live and those broadcasters were extatic, until MU scored their final TD... and that is when I, being sorrowed that I wouldn't hear a once-in-a-lifetime, David over Goliath, USA v Russia, rag-tag army v Redcoats upset in college football, turned it off to run an errand... upon re-entering my car and turning on ESPN radio, I heard the final outcome... and my heart became evermore sorrowful that I DID HAVE THE CHANCE AND BLEW IT!!!!!!!!!!