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08-08-2007, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaxbuck
Missing games simply isn't an option.
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Exactly. I get 39 hours of Buckeye football. Those are mine. The other 8,721 belong to everybody else.
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If you are a real man, you would move to where you are guaranteed of excellent DTV reception.
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08-08-2007, 11:33 PM
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For those of us "MEN" who are married, we know our wives have absolutely ZERO clue what service we have or how much we pay monthly.  |
My wife's no dummy, and I like it that way. 
And she know that missing one game is one game too many.
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08-08-2007, 11:54 PM
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Folks I have 7 months left on a contract with the other sattelite provider. I am going to pay them for their [censored] to sit in a box for that time, I had the old lady sign us up for Dish today just for the BTN and high def.
Missing games simply isn't an option.
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Ok, so here comes some disappointment then. Mercer has stated that Directv will not be showing any BTN games in HD until later in the year, as their new sat is not yet operational. Only U-verse will be showing BTN and the BTN games in HD through the first 3 weeks, unless something changes before then. On another note, I hope you meant you signed up for directv and not Dish, as they don't have a carriage agreement with BTN yet. Also, it is foolish to pay them for a monthly service with your receiver in a box. You can buy out that contract for $12.50 a month totalling $87.50 which is nothing compared to 7 months of service. Good luck.
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08-08-2007, 11:57 PM
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My wife's no dummy, and I like it that way.
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Trust me, I wasn't saying your "wife" was the dummy.  
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08-09-2007, 12:30 AM
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Ok, so here comes some disappointment then. Mercer has stated that Directv will not be showing any BTN games in HD until later in the year, as their new sat is not yet operational.
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I just ordered the DirecTV HD upgrade today (installer comes out Friday). If DirecTV doesn't show the YSU and Akron games in HD I'm not going to be happy...
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08-09-2007, 06:36 AM
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I wish all I had to worry about was HD. I'm stuck with Comcast because my apartment faces north, so I can't get a dish even if I wanted to. I'd watch the games in freaking black and white if that's all I had.
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08-09-2007, 07:59 AM
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08-09-2007, 08:20 AM
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1. OK perxactly what does all this mean? If ESPN/ABC wants to carry a game do they have to pay for the rights from BTN? What about Fox or OSN?
2. Can BTN dictate "regions" and black out certain areas to certain teams? I'm thinking that OSU - Michigan fan base is very close in Toledo. Block out the Bucks and you [censored] some off, block out the maize and blue and you [censored] off others and God knows what you do in the middle of Michigan or Chicago.
3. Anyone think T-W is going to cave before the season begins?
Lastly, I'm going to bet that those on this net who bitched about Brent Musberger or Keith Jackson are going to be in for a shock when they hear the BTN announcers. They'll make ESPN U sound absolutely professional.
I'm an old fart, I know about these things.
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08-09-2007, 09:01 AM
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