What are our Internet options to see the games?

[Steve19]

Last year, we had a really good opportunity to see the Buckeyes play on ESPN College GamePlan over the internet. I don't see anything this year. Anyone know what our options are?

[rocketman]

This could be a lost option of sorts, but if we could get together a bunch of people with Media Center PC's, we could try out Orb (www.orb.com), which lets you stream your TV over the internet. If a bunch of people host their TV's to those overseas or out of the viewing area, we could have a BP Buckeye game streaming service of sorts.

[Steve19]

So, I am right in that GamePlan has dropped Ohio State this year?

[scarletngray]

I hope not. I just ordered it via the web this past week. I don't think that they have fully decided on who they'll will schedule yet and will probably add and drop teams each week depending on interest, record, etc.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Not sure how the internet version of GamePlan works, but I've not missed a game in four years...every game that wasn't available otherwise (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) was available on GamePlan. Ohio State is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, set of GP customers they have, so I'm sure they'll be smart enough to make all the Ohio State games available.

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Not sure how the internet version of GamePlan works, but I've not missed a game in four years...every game that wasn't available otherwise (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) was available on GamePlan. Ohio State is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, set of GP customers they have, so I'm sure they'll be smart enough to make all the Ohio State games available.

They have posted the games for the first three weeks but Ohio State is not televised yet.

I sure hope they telecast our games.

[scott91575]

Originally Posted by Steve19

They have posted the games for the first three weeks but Ohio State is not televised yet.

I sure hope they telecast our games.

The reson is the 2 first Buckeye games are national games of the week. If I recall, the NIU game will be national, not regional...and we all know the Texas game is national. Those are not shown on gameplan.

For the 3rd week, look at the red letting. The Cincy game will be on there soon enough. Just look at the list. They normally show way more games than that. Heck, Michigan is not on the list either (the ND game is a no brainer...NBC has the rights). Yet I doubt they dropped Michigan too.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/gameplan/schedules

[sandgk]

Seems to me that this is an example where it would be easier for ESPN GamePlan to eliminate any confusion by listing the games they will carry as early as possible. Surely it would be in their best interest, as it would ensure they get the biggest base of interested subscribers.

Doesn't appear they are interested in doing that. (Which tells us nothing of course about whether the games will be picked up on GamePlan).

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by scott91575

The reson is the 2 first Buckeye games are national games of the week. If I recall, the NIU game will be national, not regional...and we all know the Texas game is national.

Accroding to the broadcast schedule the NIU game is indeed ABC regional (Stanford at Oregon and Rutgers at North Carolina are the other 3:30 games on ABC). GamePlan will undoubtedly have our game available for markets not showing it (I can bet that Hawaii will get Stanford at Oregon as their game)...hopefully they'll do so for internet customers.

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Accroding to the broadcast schedule the NIU game is indeed ABC regional (Stanford at Oregon and Rutgers at North Carolina are the other 3:30 games on ABC). GamePlan will undoubtedly have our game available for markets not showing it (I can bet that Hawaii will get Stanford at Oregon as their game)...hopefully they'll do so for internet customers.

Well one thing that fits your scenario is that NIU @ tOSU is already on the TV GamePlan docket for DirecTV customers

September 2006

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Visiting Team vs. Home TeamTime (PT)ChannelHD ChannelNorthern Illinois at Ohio State12:30 pm778 Back to top

- so it would seem a simple matter to make that official for the BoradBand subscriber base.

(You have to do a "Create My Game Schedule" action with September 2006 and Ohio State as the picked team to see the above quoted schedule).

[lvbuckeye]

considering the fact that at least 8 Ohio State games will be televised nationally, either on ABC or on ESPN, why would anyone bother to spend the entire $150 on the Gameplan package, when they could just order the four or five games that aren't televised for $80 or $100 on PPV...? i think i only had to pay 4 times last year...

i dunno... seems like a no brainer to me... or maybe it's just that since i live on the west coast, and the Pac Ten games don't start until 12:30 PT, we get the 12:00 ET Buckeyes games out here at 9 AM...

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by lvbuckeye

considering the fact that at least 8 Ohio State games will be televised nationally, either on ABC or on ESPN, why would anyone bother to spend the entire $150 on the Gameplan package, when they could just order the four or five games that aren't televised for $80 or $100 on PPV...? i think i only had to pay 4 times last year...

i dunno... seems like a no brainer to me... or maybe it's just that since i live on the west coast, and the Pac Ten games don't start until 12:30 PT, we get the 12:00 ET Buckeyes games out here at 9 AM...

Depends on where you live. After I got screwed out of seeing the Wazzu game in 2002, I don't like to take chances. And I qualify for the "early bird" package which I think was $109, not $150, since I'm a repeat customer. I'm guessing that I'll use GamePlane at least five times this year (NIU, Cincy, BGSU, Indiana, and at least one out of Minny, Illinois, and NW). It'll be well worth it not only in cost but convenience and peace-of-mind.

[BB73]

You'd think the self-proclaimed 'Worldwide Leader' would make things clear to those who live outside the USA.

[Taosman]

I've got Directv in NM.
I get most of the games on ABC and ESPN.
I also get the East Coast ABC feed which is usually good for a couple of games a year.
For the remainder I buy the individual games on Gameplan.
I haven't spent $100 yet.

[matcar]

Originally Posted by sandgk

Well one thing that fits your scenario is that NIU @ tOSU is already on the TV GamePlan docket for DirecTV customers

- so it would seem a simple matter to make that official for the BoradBand subscriber base.

(You have to do a "Create My Game Schedule" action with September 2006 and Ohio State as the picked team to see the above quoted schedule).

Just so we're clear, GamePlan is available to Dish customers, Comcast customers and everyone else. GamePlan isn't a DirecTV thing. But back on topic, is there a way to watch every game via the 'Net?