Hello everyone,
I cannot wait for another Marquette season to get underway. It sure will be nice when Scoop is back up and running in mid-season form in just a few short weeks.
With that said, I just graduated this past spring and no longer live in Milwaukee. With a simple count of the games televised on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, NBC Sports or CBS, it looks like I will only have to scramble for 11 games. But, just like most of you post here throughout the slow summer months, if it were possible, I wouldn't miss a single one.
I am just looking for a little advice from those of you who have lived out of town for the past few years and have had to deal with finding non-nationally televised games. I can imagine that the early season cupcake games can be more difficult to find than the games that are televised on the Big East Network, but have any of you perfected a good way of finding this games without purchasing the pricey sports packages?
If there weren't so many games televised on national TV, I'd have no problem ponying up the $150 bucks for the best DirecTV package and calling it day. But that seems pretty expensive for 11 games.
Are most of these non-nationally televised games pretty easy to find online? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance for the help. Just trying to figure out in advance if I am to be able to watch these games, or if I am going to have to bite the bullet.
In the same row boat. I'm thinking ESPN 3 online access will cover up most of the left overs.
The multi sports pack for dish and directv are cheap and covers almost every game.
All the Big East Network games will be shown on SNY.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on September 25, 2012, 10:42:57 PM
All the Big East Network games will be shown on SNY.
I understand that. I can get every game I could ever want if I spend $150 a month on the premier package for directv. Trying to see if there are out of town fans out there who have had success finding the few games that are not televised on national TV, without paying for expensive packages.
For those of you that have used ESPN3, does it usually cover the pre-season cupcake games and the Big East games not covered by the major networks?
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on September 25, 2012, 09:50:03 PM
If there weren't so many games televised on national TV, I'd have no problem ponying up the $150 bucks for the best DirecTV package and calling it day. But that seems pretty expensive for 11 games.
One way to think about it is, if you still lived in Milwaukee, would you go to those 11 games (alright, I realize that they wouldn't all be home games, but you get the idea). If so, how much would you pay for a ticket? How much might you pay for food and drink associated with going to each game?
If it's more than the $13.64 that the DirecTV package costs, it seems like a worthwhile investment. Plus as you say that with that package "you could get every game [you] could ever want."
That said, I live out of town (out of country, in fact), and have been able to stream almost every game on one internet website or another.
You don't have to pay $150 a month on Direct TV, only an extra $12-15 a month for the sports package for the months of the basketball season.
As a bonus, they'll throw in ND also.
Watched the entire non-broadcast season last year with ESPN 3. Only down side is the video quality does not come close to even 480' and you will want to kill the marketing department at Heineken after halfway through the first game. With that said, it's a decent back-up plan.
Quote from: denverMU on September 25, 2012, 11:59:04 PM
You don't have to pay $150 a month on Direct TV, only an extra $12-15 a month for the sports package for the months of the basketball season.
Yeah, it's 9 dollars from dish, you'll see 90% of the Marquette games. I add it in September for the Redzone channel, the greatest channel in broadcasting history.
Take the sports package from Directv but stay away from the full-court, will cost $159, only get you 2-3 early games you wouldn't get on the sports pack, and most of it is not in HD. Made that mistake a couple years ago
Man, if we only had a resident DirecTV expert on this board. :-\
I got all but about two games on ESPN3 if they weren't covered over the air.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on September 25, 2012, 10:42:57 PM
All the Big East Network games will be shown on SNY.
Not always. SNY in Indy gets blacked out or something. They never show the game. ESPN 3 is my last resort.
Remember the days when Scoop TV was the preferred premium choice...
Thanks for the tips, everyone.
I don't have cable or dish, but I do have comcast internet. Almost everything can been seen on ESPN3 (or other ahem, online sources), those that aren't you can always stream live audio, or spend money for a few beers at the sports bar. Still cheaper than paying monthly for a tv package.
Sometimes I know a guy whose uncle's garbageman's tax accountant's daughter knows someone who streams the non-conference games.
Sometimes.
Attached is the first version of this year's TV grid... once SNY and MASN announce their broadcast schedules, it will be updated.
#1 - Availability on ESPN3 is being curtailed this year. Last year, anything on ESPN or ESPN2 was simulcast on ESPN3. Games that are airing on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU will only be available via ESPN3/WatchESPN simulcast to certain cable subscribers. This mostly only affects non-cable/satellite subscribers; however, DirecTV customers who try to watch an ESPN game while traveling won't be able to on ESPN3.
#2 - MU's 'Big East Network' games are typically shown on SNY or MASN (available nationwide via several carriers); however, some of these games may be shown on tape delay or joined-in-progress.
#3 - All ESPN3 and BEN games (including those shown on SNY and MASN) are subject to blackouts. OOC games airing on Sports32 have historically been blacked out in Time Warner Wisconsin's territory. Conference games are less frequently blacked out, but such has been reported in the past.
#4 - In most cases - a cable/satellite package that includes both ESPNU and SNY will maximize your viewing opportunities outside of Eastern Wisconsin. In Eastern Wisconsin, a subscription to Time Warner will maximize your opportunities.
#5 - Full Court is a waste of money for most cable/satellite subscribers who have access to a "sports" tier package.
I split the cost of espn full court with my dad, and he comes over to watch the games. I get about 90% of the games this way.
you usually only need the sports packs (SNY, MASN) for November/December non-con games so for about $25-30 just subscribe until the last game airs and cancel, we've been doing that for several years now, if it's only on Sports32, then we have to go to a bar
Thanks very much, Benny B!
Quote from: 4everwarriors on September 26, 2012, 04:45:36 AM
As a bonus, they'll throw in ND also.
Terrific! How about Wisconsin games? Indiana games? Maybe they can throw in a rebroadcast of the 1978 Miami of Ohio NCAA game.