Crew To Be Seen on Fox Sports Ohio

by Patrick Guldan on Feb 22, 2012 11:00 PM EST

Clark Hunt announced at the fan forum tonight that the Columbus Crew made the long rumored switch to Fox Sports Ohio for this year's TV contract. All games will be shown in HD across the FSO coverage area.

Crew games now have a regional broadcast partner and can be seen in more areas than ever before. Fox Sports Ohio's programming covers Ohio and extends into the Detroit area, over to Indianapolis, Northern Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh. FSO is also included on Direct TV and Dish Network programing.

This is a big change from the team's deal with ONN. Picture quality was poor throughout ONN's contract and the station was not available in all markets in Ohio or on any satellite provider. The Crew is now on a station that is sports outlet with a high profile throughout the state.

Fans no longer have to subscribe to the Direct Kick package and face the horror of hearing the insights of Marcello Balboa, Shep Messing, or Allan Hopkins as you watch Crew games. You can now be assured of hearing the dulcet tones of Mr. Dwight Burgess and the Crew's favorite Kiwi, Duncan Oughton.

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I have always liked soccer from afar. Now with the Crew on FSN, I’d like to watch as many of their games as I can and start watching soccer more regularly.

Ohio's premier Russian fan.

by Heavysoviet on Feb 27, 2012 2:35 PM EST reply actions

Welcome!

How well do you know the sport? You can ask just about anyone here on any of the finer points if you want to learn a bit more. Also, the Massive Report does a great job on their analysis.

by Adnan Ilyas on Feb 28, 2012 12:01 AM EST up reply actions

Well, I usually follow the World Cup pretty attentively and have played soccer for a few years myself. Really, the only trouble I have is the MLS. I don’t know much about the league and how it operates. But the fundamentals of soccer, I’m fairly knowledgeable on it.

Ohio's premier Russian fan.

by Heavysoviet on Feb 28, 2012 12:46 AM EST up reply actions

Ok, that's cool

MLS doesn’t have any funky rules regarding actual play, though learning some of the intricate rules that apply to each team (Designated Player, Home Grown, Generation Adidas, Salary Cap, Roster Cap, etc.) can be helpful.
Also, as a life-long soccer fan, and as a huge Arsenal FC fan, I found that there is still a ton for me to learn. Reading and participating on soccer blogs on SBNation have really improved my ability to analyze a game and figure out what’s going right, what’s not, and find out why. I just think that that is really really cool. Any way, thanks for joining. Hope to see you around the blog!

by Adnan Ilyas on Feb 28, 2012 1:19 AM EST up reply actions