BYU Removes ESPN from Cable Package

I haven't posted about this development for a week or so because I am quite irate about the very thought of it. Here at BYU the campus cable package is severely lacking, as in so lacking it probably should never be referred to as an actual cable package, but the one thing it did have was ESPN to provide sports coverage whenever I wanted it.

The entire time I've been in married student housing I've settled for this knowing that as long as I could get highlights and news from ESPN I could consider myself lucky and move along with life.

Then not long ago I got the following message from BYU:

With the industry changes in television from an analog to a digital signal, changes are being made to our Campus Television service. A new contract for digital content has been negotiated and will take effect May 1, 2009.

The CBS College Sports network will be added to the line-up. The network carries Mountain West Conference athletic events and will allow students and employees to access additional BYU games from campus locations.

All other currently offered channels will continue to be available with the exception of ESPN. The cost of the ESPN package alone is now more than all of our other content combined, and this expense could not be justified. ESPN will no longer be provided as part of our television content beginning May 1st.

Yep, my ESPN channel disappears in two days. I'm not happy about it, not happy at all. Sure, a lot of the stuff can be found on the ESPN website, but most of the video coverage cannot, especially not my favorite one, Top 10 Plays of each day.

Sometimes BYU is run by unintelligent people. Sometimes.

Too Much, Too Much, Too Much

There are too many things for me to do right now.

I have three jobs (although one of them will be done in a few weeks) that take up a lot of my time.

I have a full load of classes at school, some of which are taking far more work that I had anticipated and are leaving me behind on other school projects that I should be ahead on.

My CHum 489R project? Let's not even go there.

I need to spend more time with Holly and Jack and can't seem to make it work.

I hate the cold, and the dreariness associated with it.

I'm tired all the time.

This complaint has been brought to you by an angry writer.