BTN Plus - what's the deal

[Chickenman Testa]

i saw the prelim BTN telecast schedule and it's rather light - don't want to cut into the almost nonstop Ohio State/Michigan classic football reruns don't you know.

Anyway, what's the deal with the online offerings for wrestling? Do they immediately archive so you can watch when you can (it's hard for me to watch live on weekends, especially Sunday afternoon matches, due to kid duties). Is the service reliable?

 

[jammenz]

BTN+ just released their skimpy schedule: http://www.btn2go.com/schedule?date=2015-10-29&sids=WR
In the past they have added events unannounced. Currently PSU-WI on 12-13-16 is the only BTN+ stream for your school. Most of the big duals require a BTN tv subscription, such as MN-IA 1-29-16.
BTN+ does archive but not immediately following the meet. Also some meets were mysteriously absent.

College Sports Live does not have their wrestling schedule posted yet; http://www.collegesportslive.com/
They also have added events as the season progresses. They don't cover B1G teams anymore but last year included a big Okie St meet.

As usual, it is difficult to find good wrestling coverage.

 

[a_mshaffer]

I say it every year, for a Network that covers a conference where their best and most successful sport (year in and out) is wrestling, they do a horrible job in respect to quantity of live matches.
They could blaze a trail (like espn did in the early days) and show these matches. The production costs can't be more than some of their other nonsensical shows...

 

[Chickenman Testa]

BTN+ just released their skimpy schedule: http://www.btn2go.com/schedule?date=2015-10-29&sids=WR
In the past they have added events unannounced. Currently PSU-WI on 12-13-16 is the only BTN+ stream for your school. Most of the big duals require a BTN tv subscription, such as MN-IA 1-29-16.
BTN+ does archive but not immediately following the meet. Also some meets were mysteriously absent.

College Sports Live does not have their wrestling schedule posted yet; http://www.collegesportslive.com/
They also have added events as the season progresses. They don't cover B1G teams anymore but last year included a big Okie St meet.

As usual, it is difficult to find good wrestling coverage.

Thanks Jammenz. They really could do a lot more for Wrestling and other Olympic Sports. I think showing the 1974 Ohio State Michigan football game 2074 times is quite enough.

 

[tgar]

I routinely send the Big Network emails regarding their wrestling and women's VB schedule.

You can access it at their site. Everyone should express their displeasure.

 

[El-Jefe]

I say it every year, for a Network that covers a conference where their best and most successful sport (year in and out) is wrestling, they do a horrible job in respect to quantity of live matches.
They could blaze a trail (like espn did in the early days) and show these matches. The production costs can't be more than some of their other nonsensical shows...

Yet infinitely higher cost than just putting Woody and Bo retrospectives on an infinite loop.

 

[NoVa Lion]

I routinely send the Big Network emails regarding their wrestling and women's VB schedule.

You can access it at their site. Everyone should express their displeasure.

Between BTN and BTN Plus they are covering pretty much every BIG women's volleyball match this season. Hopefully that will also be true for wrestling this season.

 

[lionlover]

BTN+ just released their skimpy schedule: http://www.btn2go.com/schedule?date=2015-10-29&sids=WR
In the past they have added events unannounced. Currently PSU-WI on 12-13-16 is the only BTN+ stream for your school. Most of the big duals require a BTN tv subscription, such as MN-IA 1-29-16.
BTN+ does archive but not immediately following the meet. Also some meets were mysteriously absent.

College Sports Live does not have their wrestling schedule posted yet; http://www.collegesportslive.com/
They also have added events as the season progresses. They don't cover B1G teams anymore but last year included a big Okie St meet.

As usual, it is difficult to find good wrestling coverage.

This may be the most grounded informative post ever made by jammenez; I am pleasantly shocked.

 

[Brian LB-U]

Questions: Earlier this summer it was announced ALL Penn State wrestling matches would be made available through GOPSUnow. This replaces the former "Penn State All Access" offering. Does this apply to other schools as well? Or Is Big Ten Plus the subscription option to gain access to all Big Ten wrestling matches? Thank you.