My life has become pre-occupied with two things, the start of the school year, and subsequently the high school football season, and wondering what I’m going to do if DirecTV drops Versus. Thus giving us….
VS 
Now, I’m not 100% sure what the major hang-up is, but the contract is up well, today, and basically Versus, now owned by Comcast wants DirecTV to pay more to broadcast VS. Of course DirecTV does not want to pay more for what they already get and supply to customers, and still benefit from the increased ratings of Versus and their increased hold on sports and bull riding.
Now, why should you care? Well obviously if you’re reading this you’re at least somewhat of a hockey fan, and as you know, Versus is the only channel to carry hockey during the entire regular season and playoffs. As a Blue Jackets fan and blogger, this is one instance where we should be happy to not be on national cable television very often, but it still is a slam on hockey fans from DirecTV.
Now I’ve already written a letter to DTV and received the same canned response they have here, which barely mentions the NHL or hockey at all. DTV goes on to suggest the NHL Network (see “jokes“) and Center Ice as viable options to fill the void. If DTV does indeed drop VS which appears imminent, the countdown begins to Dec. 1 when the CBJ will be on the road in Chicago featured on Versus that evening.
I’ve been a huge proponent of DirecTV and their huge HD selection and super easy online management of your account and all aspects of it, but missing two games of MY team on national TV is more important to me that being able to watch my fantasy football players one week. I can get absolutely everything else I want or need from Dish Network and Time Warner Cable while DTV just keeps spewing the same line.
I may be completely off base, but the NHL is that important to me and I, along with a slew of others, feel the same way.
Coming tomorrow…. Rookie camp approaches, Nikita talking KHL, and an Organ in Nationwide
