Fuq fox austin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stemp]

This is my problem as it stands now.

HOW can they be able to designate themselves if they do not fall in the 75 mile radius?

Because it's their station and they can choose the programming.
Same as when the Austin station chose to pretend they were a TN market thanks to VY. Stations outside the secondary markets can choose to be treated anyway they want. The stations in Fresno used to opt to be treated as the Houston markets back in 2002 and 2003 after we drafted HWWNBN.

What they were originally trying to say was the the NFL forced them to make the switch, which isn't exactly true. They CHOSE to be treated as the Dallas market and thus the switch was made when it was time . The NFL didn't force anything except for the Dallas primary and secondary markets to make the switch, the other stations just went along for the ride.

 

[HTown2ATX]

Ok, I think I see what you are saying.

Basically as Austin and San Antonio, etc are outside of any NFL primary or secondary markets, they can sign up week to week to be treated as a primary or secondary market by choice.

If this is the case then it starts to make a little sense just from how the system works. I still stand by this whole thing being massive bullshit though as there should be some exception to the rule (or banishment of the rule altogether) or at least a little friggin common sense when this type of situation presents itself.

The FOX affiliates made this much, much worse than it already was by lieing and hiding behind the NFL which was not applicable.

Also, the guy from PFT.com that was spouting ratings was false in his arguments too which I dismantled in an earlier post.

I realized last night though that the argument about ratings is false IMO. YOu get ratings AFTER a program is shown. Here in Austin (and I assume San Antonio as well) FOX had the double header.......so ANY football was on FOX after 3:15pm....people did not have a choice to watch something else so they therefore had a captive audience = higher ratings.

IMO, the Texans game also had PITT - CIN on CBS to compete with thereby "Ross Perot-ing" ratings away from the Texans game. Cowboys on FOX had NO competition so ANY football fans of ANY team were watching it.

I would love to see this brought up to that schmuck FOX Sports CEO guy in the PFT.com article.

 

[Hookem Horns]

LOL @ how people are still responding about the Texans game within the other stories, for example ..

Story: Central Texas Reportedly saw some snow last night.

Javier Castelan: We probably would have gotten snow if myFOXaustin wouldn't have changed the game in the last 8 seconds.

Story: Roman Guadarrama Arroyo killed a 13 year old boy Luis J. Lopez Flores if you see him please contact the Austin police. Help the police and the family make him pay for his crime and bring him to justice. Thank you !

Arash Abtahi: probably pissed off that the station cut to the Cowboys game.

 

[HTown2ATX]

LOL @ how people are still responding about the Texans game within the other stories, for example ..

Story: Central Texas Reportedly saw some snow last night.

Javier Castelan: We probably would have gotten snow if myFOXaustin wouldn't have changed the game in the last 8 seconds.

Story: Roman Guadarrama Arroyo killed a 13 year old boy Luis J. Lopez Flores if you see him please contact the Austin police. Help the police and the family make him pay for his crime and bring him to justice. Thank you !

Arash Abtahi: probably pissed off that the station cut to the Cowboys game.

HAHA...I have been enjoying that too....I responded in a story about a new planet yesterday haha...

 

[conundrum]

according to Houston Texans facebook, they are coming to Austin and will be at Lavaca Street bar for the game on Sunday 12-3.

 

[HTown2ATX]

according to Houston Texans facebook, they are coming to Austin and will be at Lavaca Street bar for the game on Sunday 12-3.

Who?

 

[conundrum]

Who?

Well when the Saints played the Texans, Cheerleaders and some former players came down to Austin and signed autographs and gave out free shwag at Hooters downtown.

I am guessing it is the same situation but they will be at Lavaca St bar.

 

[HTown2ATX]

Well when the Saints played the Texans, Cheerleaders and some former players came down to Austin and signed autographs and gave out free shwag at Hooters downtown.

I am guessing it is the same situation but they will be at Lavaca St bar.

Will be there plus my friend John from last time at CI....