1. This Board Rocks has been moved to a new domain: CarolinaPanthersForum.com

    All member accounts remain the same.

    Most of the content is here, as well. Except that the Preps Forum has been split off to its own board at: http://www.prepsforum.com

    Welcome to the new Carolina Panthers Forum!

    Dismiss Notice

Bobcats games to air on News 14 Carolina

Discussion in 'Charlotte Hornets' started by QueenCityHillbilly, Oct 17, 2005.

Page 7 of 7
  1. Oct 18, 2005 at 2:11 PM #61
    meatpile

    meatpile 7-9

    Age:
    53
    Posts:
    35,132
    Likes Received:
    138
    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2003
    Location:
    All up in Boo's mama
    I'll watch some, or at least parts of some / highlights.

    The NBA as a league is uninteresting.

    I have residual bitterness towards the bobcats because the referendum failed but we gave them an arena anyway. Crooks.
     
  2. Oct 18, 2005 at 6:43 PM #62
    Bunky

    Bunky .

    Age:
    56
    Posts:
    7,784
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2003
    i'll go a time or 2.
     
  3. Oct 18, 2005 at 7:11 PM #63
    kickazzz2000

    kickazzz2000 CURRENTLY ON THE CAN

    Age:
    47
    Posts:
    3,563
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2003
    Location:
    Doylestown, PA
    Are these WJZY games going to be on local affiliates outside the area? I remember even in the Hornets last days, games would be on like fuckin upn in Charleston and way back in the day, even in Knoxville, TN.
     
  4. Oct 18, 2005 at 10:15 PM #64
    PantherFanz

    PantherFanz Go Panthers

    Age:
    57
    Posts:
    3,834
    Likes Received:
    1
    Joined:
    Sep 17, 2003
    Location:
    Section 108 Row 1A
    About the same number of rabid Hurricane fans we have around this area, not much.

    These sports teams got to understand that if you want to market Raleigh and Charlotte you setup shop in Greensboro. The first year of the Canes I made a few games and followed the team a little bit. But now I will never go as it is too far away and could care less about them.
     
  5. Oct 18, 2005 at 10:55 PM #65
    Collin

    Collin soap and water

    Age:
    46
    Posts:
    31,223
    Likes Received:
    451
    Joined:
    Dec 10, 2004
    I don't know, dude. The Hurricanes got absolutely no support in Greensboro, and have done reasonably well since moving to Raleigh. I know I went to one game that first year where I was able to get front row seats right behind the penalty box on the day of the game. I'd guess that there were fewer than 1,500 people in attendance, and most of them were Flyers fans (including myself). I don't see Greensboro really being key to anything.
     
  6. Oct 19, 2005 at 7:01 AM #66
    QueenCityHillbilly

    QueenCityHillbilly Bitch, I Will Kill You

    Age:
    45
    Posts:
    14,135
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2002
    Location:
    Charlotte, NC
    Dude, it wasn't the Bobcat's fault that we gave them an arena. Talk to Bill's mancrush McCrory.
     
  7. Oct 19, 2005 at 7:07 AM #67
    PantherFanz

    PantherFanz Go Panthers

    Age:
    57
    Posts:
    3,834
    Likes Received:
    1
    Joined:
    Sep 17, 2003
    Location:
    Section 108 Row 1A
    I agree the team is doing well, for the NHL, in Raleigh. The point is that there is about zero support in Charlotte for that franchise. I do not see a lot of Hurricane gear in local sports bars. I see more Flyers and Red Wing stuff around. There were more people who talked about the Canes locally when they played about an hour away. Now apparentlly they might as well still be in Hartford as far as most people in Charlotte are concerned.
     
  8. Oct 19, 2005 at 9:59 AM #68
    BigVito

    BigVito Splitting Headache

    Age:
    62
    Posts:
    22,728
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Jun 4, 2003
    Location:
    Left of Center
    No, TWC hasn't done anything wrong. Sorry if you think that's what I meant.

    The Bobcats burnt a lot of bridges and now are paying the price. TWC execs have beaten the hell out of 'em at the negotiating table every time. More power to 'em.
     
  9. Oct 19, 2005 at 10:03 AM #69
    BigVito

    BigVito Splitting Headache

    Age:
    62
    Posts:
    22,728
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Jun 4, 2003
    Location:
    Left of Center
    Marginally. Improves the distribution 10x but still a relative tiny slice of the available homes in the wider marketing area and it even limits them in many of their prime DMA's which will restrict ad revenues because of limited market penetration.

    CSET wasn't a mistake in itself. The distribution deal that the Johnson folks signed doomed it to failure. Looks like they are doing the same again but not on the same catastophic level as before.
     
  10. Oct 19, 2005 at 2:43 PM #70
    DA*MAN

    DA*MAN Professional Driver

    Age:
    59
    Posts:
    437
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2003
    Location:
    2007 Volvo
    TimeWarner has other franchises...

    that are left out of this. Try Fayetteville (unless they are considered Raleigh), Florence, Myrtle Beach, Sumter, Orangeburg SC (unless the latter two are considered Columbia).

    Not to mention:
    Comporium, which did carry CSET in York County
    Adelphia, Lake area (eventually will be TWC)
    Charter, Western NC, Greenville/S'burg, and other areas
    Cox, Eastern NC and Roanoke VA (Roanoke did have an over the air affilate when the hornets were in town, Fox 21/27)
    various other small systems in the area.

    The best choice would have been Fox Sports Net, which is not owned by any cable system and has wider distribution. However, it works out that way.
     
Page 7 of 7

Share This Page