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News from OU Sooner network

Posted: 2/15/2013 4:10 PM

News from OU Sooner network 

Fox Sports will air live 25 OU baseball games and 7 OU softball games. That is almost all OU baseball games being carried nation wide. Soonersports said the games that are not carried they will try to web cast them.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 4:13 PM

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That's pretty cool.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 4:17 PM

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SSTV Hits Coverage out of the Park

OU baseball's and softball's broadcast schedules announced.

Feb. 14, 2013


NORMAN, Okla. -- Sooner Sports TV powered by FOX Sports will bring University of Oklahoma baseball and softball fans unparalleled coverage in 2013 as the network debuts live broadcasts of all home games and a weekly show devoted to the two sports.

 

Each of the Sooners' 31 baseball games at L. Dale Mitchell Park and 18 softball games at Marita Hynes Field not broadcast by another national network will have live coverage on FOX Sports networks or online at SoonerSports.tv.

 

Beginning March 4, Sooner Sports TV will also introduce "Rounding Third," a 10-episode highlight show co-hosted by Chad McKee and head baseball and softball coaches Sunny Golloway and Patty Gasso, who will alternate appearances in studio.

 

Sooner Sports TV will produce 25 baseball games for live telecasts on FS Southwest or FS Oklahoma and FOX College Sports (FCS) with the remaining six available via webcast at SoonerSports.tv.

 

Coverage of the 19th-ranked Sooner baseball team begins with live webcasts of the four-game series versus Hofstra, starting Friday, Feb. 15. Television coverage on FS Oklahoma begins Tuesday, Feb. 19, when OU hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

 

The Sooner Sports TV broadcast team includes Bruce Haertl and McKee as play-by-play announcers. Major League Baseball veteran Jay Payton will serve as the color analyst for 19 games with former Sooner Caleb Bushyhead and long-time broadcasters and former OU sports information director Mike Treps also appearing.

 

The No. 1 OU softball team is scheduled for seven live Sooner Sports TV broadcasts on FOX networks, with the three-game Iowa State series in tape delay, and remaining home contests on the web at SoonerSports.tv.

 

Coverage of OU softball begins with a webcast of team's home opener versus Nebraska on March 1.

 

Additionally, ESPN will carry the April 7 matchup with Baylor and FSN the May 11 Bedlam game versus Oklahoma State to nationwide audiences.

 

Sooner Sports TV programming is delivered on existing FOX Sports channels including FS Southwest, FS Oklahoma and FCS, reaching approximately 9 million homes in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Outside of this four-state region, select programming is available to more than 80 million homes on either on FCS via cable providers or on outer market regional sports packages offered by satellite providers. Check with your local service provider for more details

At OU all it takes is the right leadership to put the championship recipe together.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 4:34 PM

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OUFtball wrote: Fox Sports will air live 25 OU baseball games and 7 OU softball games. That is almost all OU baseball games being carried nation wide. Soonersports said the games that are not carried they will try to web cast them.
Baseball plays 60+. Though 25 is a good start. I wonder how the ratings will look.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 4:50 PM

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OU leads, 7-1, in the season opener, through 5 1/2 innings (OU is still batting). biggrin
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Posted: 2/15/2013 6:07 PM

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EagleGrowl3 wrote:
OUFtball wrote: Fox Sports will air live 25 OU baseball games and 7 OU softball games. That is almost all OU baseball games being carried nation wide. Soonersports said the games that are not carried they will try to web cast them.
Baseball plays 60+. Though 25 is a good start. I wonder how the ratings will look.
Based on the ratings I've seen for college baseball on ESPN, they won't be good. I presume the games are in the afternoon...not exactly prime time. And there's just no logical reason for viewers who live outside the state of Oklahoma to skip what they normally watch in order to sit in front of a TV set for two-three hours watching OU's tier 3 sports. Don't get me wrong. I think it's great that OU baseball is on TV. It's fabulous for the players and will probably help recruiting. But audiences will not be large, at least not by TV standards.
Senior Historian. OU GARAGE NETWORK
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Posted: 2/15/2013 7:43 PM

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12233 wrote:
EagleGrowl3 wrote:
OUFtball wrote: Fox Sports will air live 25 OU baseball games and 7 OU softball games. That is almost all OU baseball games being carried nation wide. Soonersports said the games that are not carried they will try to web cast them.
Baseball plays 60+. Though 25 is a good start. I wonder how the ratings will look.
Based on the ratings I've seen for college baseball on ESPN, they won't be good. I presume the games are in the afternoon...not exactly prime time. And there's just no logical reason for viewers who live outside the state of Oklahoma to skip what they normally watch in order to sit in front of a TV set for two-three hours watching OU's tier 3 sports. Don't get me wrong. I think it's great that OU baseball is on TV. It's fabulous for the players and will probably help recruiting. But audiences will not be large, at least not by TV standards.
I probably won't watch them live either. But my DVR will help me out with that.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 9:49 PM

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SoonerManiac25 wrote: That's pretty cool.

Agreed.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 9:53 PM

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Seems like this is something that will take some time for fans to get use to. The only games I remember being able to watch is the postseason. I bet there will be tape delay as well like they are doing for football and basketball. OU is obligated to provide so many hours of sports footage and this is part of it
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Posted: 2/15/2013 10:24 PM

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For as cold as it was it wasn’t a bad crowd today.

OU baseball seems like its being a little better supported this season but they really could use more fans showing up. I would encourage each of you to attend games when you get the chance.

 

They are upgrading the park with improvements each year.

Once they are done with all 6 phases it will be a very nice facility.

At OU all it takes is the right leadership to put the championship recipe together.
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Posted: 2/15/2013 10:26 PM

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As more BIG 12 university’s start TV Baseball coverage my hope is that OU will pick up their TV feed and that we can watch more of our road games.

At OU all it takes is the right leadership to put the championship recipe together.
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Posted: 2/16/2013 11:07 AM

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SoonerManiac25 wrote:
12233 wrote:
EagleGrowl3 wrote:
OUFtball wrote: Fox Sports will air live 25 OU baseball games and 7 OU softball games. That is almost all OU baseball games being carried nation wide. Soonersports said the games that are not carried they will try to web cast them.
Baseball plays 60+. Though 25 is a good start. I wonder how the ratings will look.
Based on the ratings I've seen for college baseball on ESPN, they won't be good. I presume the games are in the afternoon...not exactly prime time. And there's just no logical reason for viewers who live outside the state of Oklahoma to skip what they normally watch in order to sit in front of a TV set for two-three hours watching OU's tier 3 sports. Don't get me wrong. I think it's great that OU baseball is on TV. It's fabulous for the players and will probably help recruiting. But audiences will not be large, at least not by TV standards.
I probably won't watch them live either. But my DVR will help me out with that.
Can agree that the time line may not be great. But it is still EXPOSURE that can be positive for OU for what that is worth. I am liking the idea and appreciate the opportunity to watch. Boomer Sooner.
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Posted: 2/16/2013 11:25 AM

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The biggest problem with college baseball is that it starts way too soon.

OU needs to put up wind blocks for fans at its baseball stadium.

At OU all it takes is the right leadership to put the championship recipe together.
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Posted: 2/16/2013 11:27 AM

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The biggest goal of Sooner sports TV (SSTV) should be to help grow the size loyalty of the OU fan base. If successful the money would come in then via higher advertising rates and better attendance.

SSTV will reach new people in a way that radio never really did.

Hopefully this can generate new OU fans.

At OU all it takes is the right leadership to put the championship recipe together.
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