...is the first time a non-conference season opener has not been on national TV since 2010.
What are you talking about? We are on the 3 and you can get that anywhere in America.
Sarcasm is sometimes hard to detect on these boards, but I hope the above is one example.
Call me old fashioned, but I don't consider online streaming a national TV game. Otherwise, you could just say that all of our basketball games streamed on OhioBobcats.com were national TV games because you can get that anywhere in America.
Yes, the future is streaming (and Chromecast, Fire Stick, AppleTV, yada yada) but I like being able to put my TV on a dial (how's that for old fashioned) and to watch the game without buffering issues. I also think there are more "passive" fans nationwide that would watch anything on ESPN TV channels vs. actively seeking out streaming games.