It was a little over 2 years ago that we were
talking to
outgoing New Mexico AD Rudy Davalos after doing the Lobo Coaches Show,
when
Davalos said, “next year you guys are going to love the coverage of
Lobo
sports.” As we went deeper in conversation we found out about the
Mountain West
Television package, which eventually morphed into The Mtn.
Now
I’m not sure of all the ins and outs of the television
deal, and obviously what people were told when CSTV and MWC signed
these deals
has been changed, and eventually CBS and Comcast got involved, and The
Mtn was
formed and everything became convoluted MWC fans and Lobo fans actually
ended
up with less viewing opportunities, and if you were out of the MWC
“footprint”
you had no chance at watching your favorite team. MWC fans were very
angry…
Finally MWC fans are happy!
Well
all that has changed as today August 27, 2008 The Mtn
has joined DirectTV and when I went to channel 616 and after having to
call
DirectTV and have them reboot my system, who did I see… Bronco
Mendenhall of
BYU. Yech! Just what nobody wants to see… BYU. After changing the
channel and
watching a little Judge Judy, I went back to the Mtn., and TCU coach
Gary Patterson was on, that was interesting, than it was Utah’s turn, and
than I saw
Coach Rocky Long!
Judge
Judy...
Or...
I
spoke to Pam Stinson the Director of Marketing for The Mtn
and here is our interview.
While
I had to suffer through hearing Bronco and Cougar puke
talk, I would have to say that the wait for The Mtn is definitely worth
it and
will propel the MWC recruiting wise, recognition wise, and I will
finally be
able to see every Lobo football game and the majority of basketball
games on
television!