[81alum]

For all the bashing of PAC-12 networks, I liked it, especially where you had both the PAC-12 Net and the PAC-12 Bay Area. It meant you had a second channel for live broadcast and DVRing. With ACCN and ACCNX, you only have one. With ACCNX it’s only live streaming and replays.

I don’t think we harshed on the PAC network over the broadcast quality - it was everything business decision related. Truth is the PAC probably spent too much for broadcast quality and announcers vs. the return.

In contrast the ACC network quality in sports like volleyball and soccer is laughably bad. Minimal announcer quality - like a softball player doing a soccer broadcast solo. The technical quality is even worse. Sound outages. A soccer game that only had the top left of the  broadcast for 30 minutes. Wrong graphics and scores. It is truly terrible. I would fire a high school AV director if this is what they produced. I miss the PAC network greatly in terms of actually watching games.

I have not seen a single ACC broadcast yet, so I don't have the direct knowledge you folks have.  I sit six feet behind the broadcasters though and the the body language of the ACC broadcasters certainly seems less involved than Mary Murphy et al. They slouch and look bored as they wait for the game to begin, as opposed to the Pac 12 broadcasters who were going over notes, talking to each other and important passers-by, etc., in the minutes leading up to game time.  I thought the quality of the Pac 12 broadcasters was quite good, if a little bit biased in favor of Stanford.  I guess I will find out the ugly truth about the changeover once I have to watch a game I cannot attend.

[81alum]

For all the bashing of PAC-12 networks, I liked it, especially where you had both the PAC-12 Net and the PAC-12 Bay Area. It meant you had a second channel for live broadcast and DVRing. With ACCN and ACCNX, you only have one. With ACCNX it’s only live streaming and replays.

I don’t think we harshed on the PAC network over the broadcast quality - it was everything business decision related. Truth is the PAC probably spent too much for broadcast quality and announcers vs. the return.

In contrast the ACC network quality in sports like volleyball and soccer is laughably bad. Minimal announcer quality - like a softball player doing a soccer broadcast solo. The technical quality is even worse. Sound outages. A soccer game that only had the top left of the  broadcast for 30 minutes. Wrong graphics and scores. It is truly terrible. I would fire a high school AV director if this is what they produced. I miss the PAC network greatly in terms of actually watching games.

I have not seen a single ACC broadcast yet, so I don't have the direct knowledge you folks have.  I sit six feet behind the broadcasters though and the the body language of the ACC broadcasters certainly seems less involved than Mary Murphy et al. They slouch and look bored as they wait for the game to begin, as opposed to the Pac 12 broadcasters who were going over notes, talking to each other and important passers-by, etc., in the minutes leading up to game time.  I thought the quality of the Pac 12 broadcasters was quite good, if a little bit biased in favor of Stanford.  I guess I will find out the ugly truth about the changeover once I have to watch a game I cannot attend.