[Farm93]

Including its availability on TV, which I wish we knew something about.

Probably depends on DirecTV.  If DirecTV has signed on to carry Pac-12 Networks, I would expect the game to serve as the 12:00 or 12:30 game on Fox or ABC.

If DirecTV has not signed yet AND Stanford is in the top 5, I suspect the Pac-12 Networks will take one of their last first picks for Big Game to try to force the Pac-12 network on DirecTV in 2012.

FWIW DirecTV's defense of the situation is almost laughable.  Their site notes that few games with National Title implications are on Pac-12 Networks, so the costs of the channel should not be spread to all subscribers.

Odd, BigTen Networks has NO games with National Title implications and yet DirecTV puts multiple BigTen and BigTen overflow channels on most packages and therefore the costs of THAT conference with no possible BCS CG implications is spread to everyone.  Don't even get me started on the two channels in sports other than football.

Still, the Pac-12 needs more people switching and complaining, and grabbing Big Game could be an the best October chip to play.

[Farm93]

Including its availability on TV, which I wish we knew something about.

Probably depends on DirecTV.  If DirecTV has signed on to carry Pac-12 Networks, I would expect the game to serve as the 12:00 or 12:30 game on Fox or ABC.

If DirecTV has not signed yet AND Stanford is in the top 5, I suspect the Pac-12 Networks will take one of their last first picks for Big Game to try to force the Pac-12 network on DirecTV in 2012.

FWIW DirecTV's defense of the situation is almost laughable.  Their site notes that few games with National Title implications are on Pac-12 Networks, so the costs of the channel should not be spread to all subscribers.

Odd, BigTen Networks has NO games with National Title implications and yet DirecTV puts multiple BigTen and BigTen overflow channels on most packages and therefore the costs of THAT conference with no possible BCS CG implications is spread to everyone.  Don't even get me started on the two channels in sports other than football.

Still, the Pac-12 needs more people switching and complaining, and grabbing Big Game could be an the best October chip to play.