If fans can't see their favorite Mountain West Conference team on the mtn., they are not completely out of luck. Certain games will be available via streaming video for $14.95. Among the games Webcast live this week is TCU vs. Wyoming in Fort Worth. I can't decide what I think about paying to watch games on the Internet. Until technology improves, it seems like a pretty rotten idea to spend 15 bucks to watch anything on the Web. Then, there's the small screen with which to contend. Even laptops would be a little awkward, despite their portability.
Metroplex fans of the Frogs would not have to worry about the pitfalls of Webcasts had MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson been realistic about the issues related to television exposure with the new TV contract. I don't think Thompson was lying when he said the mtn. would be available in markets throughout the league in September. And I think he really believed it when he assured Frogs fans they would be able to watch their team on the new network by the time Wyoming was to arrive in town.
But although markets continue to add the mtn., it still is not available in Fort Worth except via the Internet. At best, this makes Thompson idealistic. At worst, he's showing off incompetence to anyone willing to pay attention. His unraveling won't even cost you 15 bucks.
Unfortunately, no one cares enough to pay attention.
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