TV for Southern?

[real chili 83]

FSG is showing the Providence game on Friday.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Fox Sports Wisconsin has the game listed on Friday for Time Warner Cable.

[Wade for President]

DirecTV users - In the past, I've purchased the SportsPack for the bball season to watch MU games. 

With the Fox deal, is this necessary?

[Spotcheck Billy]

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[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

DirecTV users - In the past, I've purchased the SportsPack for the bball season to watch MU games.  

With the Fox deal, is this necessary?

You can probably save the $12 a month this year.  You'll likely only miss the following games:

Southern

Samford

Seton Hall

This assumes that you have access to CBS Sports, BTN, the ESPNs and CBS. But if you have DirecTV, you should get all those.

That said, I am a CBB junkie, so I will still have the sports pack. It is simply amazing the number of games available.

[ChicosBailBonds]

DirecTV users - In the past, I've purchased the SportsPack for the bball season to watch MU games. 

With the Fox deal, is this necessary?

It partly depends what your base package is.  FS1 is part of CHOICE and above.  FS2 is part of XTRA and above.  Some games will be on a RSN that you will not have access to without Sports Pack.

[bradley center bat]

Fox Sports Wisconsin has the game listed on Friday for Time Warner Cable.

No kidding!

[AZWarrior]

It partly depends what your base package is.  FS1 is part of CHOICE and above.  FS2 is part of XTRA and above.  Some games will be on a RSN that you will not have access to without Sports Pack.

Chicos - I have Total Choice as my base package.   I still think (though hopefully I'm wrong here) that I need the SportsPack if I am to see the majority of MU games.

Is this how you see it?  Thanks.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Chicos - I have Total Choice as my base package.   I still think (though hopefully I'm wrong here) that I need the SportsPack if I am to see the majority of MU games.

Is this how you see it?  Thanks.

FS1 should be part of Total Choice grandfathered package.  You should go to channel 219 and make sure you can see it.  If so, you are good there.  In terms of the games on the RSNs that aren't on FS1, yes you would need Sports Pack

[rocky_warrior]

This assumes that you have access to CBS Sports, BTN, the ESPNs and CBS. But if you have DirecTV, you should get all those.

Be careful with the assumptions.  For DTV, CBS Sports Net is on a tier above FS1 and the ESPNs.  Just warning people to check before it's too late.

[Schmidtyfactor]

MN residents help me out. I have the basic comcast digital package. I don't see the southern game on TV guide for comcast. It's not listed on the fox sports go app lineup. I even checked the watch espn app and confirmed it's not there

Is it available at all here? Do I need a sports package from comcast?

I had Hoped the FS go app would show more, but it states it only shows content based on what level you pay your cable provider- not like the espn app that airs many other CBB games that don't air on TV. Hopefully they'll beef up the content as we move forward.

[mr.MUskie]

Be careful with the assumptions.  For DTV, CBS Sports Net is on a tier above FS1 and the ESPNs.  Just warning people to check before it's too late.

You can check here:  www.cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder

My cable company doesn't offer it at all at any price.

[Wade for President]

It partly depends what your base package is.  FS1 is part of CHOICE and above.  FS2 is part of XTRA and above.  Some games will be on a RSN that you will not have access to without Sports Pack.

Thanks Chicos (and others who replied).  I hate missing any games, so the thought of upgrading to the Sports Pack is rather obvious.

In past years, DirecTV has offered the 1st three months free.  That gets you through more than half way through the season.  I wonder if DTV is still offering this promotion.

[Benny B]

To me, it seems like the Athl Dept just puts out this schedule based on TV coverage in MKE, which is short-sighted and not helpful to our national fan base.

The past couple years I've put up maps, blackout explanation, and a PDF grid showing channel availability for major providers in and out of Wisconsin -- all in an attempt to be "helpful to our national fan base."  It took a fair amount of time for me to compile, hours in fact... and yet, go to: http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=28290.msg326551#msg326551 and check for yourself how many times that PDF was downloaded.

Moral of the story: why the heck should the athletic department go to greater lengths than any other school in the nation to compile a list of channels & providers for its national fan base?  Unless, of course, when you say "national fan base" you mean 1 person.

[frozena pizza]

MN residents help me out. I have the basic comcast digital package. I don't see the southern game on TV guide for comcast. It's not listed on the fox sports go app lineup. I even checked the watch espn app and confirmed it's not there

Is it available at all here? Do I need a sports package from comcast?

I had Hoped the FS go app would show more, but it states it only shows content based on what level you pay your cable provider- not like the espn app that airs many other CBB games that don't air on TV. Hopefully they'll beef up the content as we move forward.

I'm having the same issue.  FSN is carrying the Wolves game that night (so I'll be there, partly to check out my man Jae Crowder) and I have not found the MU game on other channels.  It might come up on FS+ if you get that.  I get FS+ with my package in St. Paul (ch. 963 I think) but my father in Bloomington doesn't get it.

[CoachRaymondsClass]

The past couple years I've put up maps, blackout explanation, and a PDF grid showing channel availability for major providers in and out of Wisconsin -- all in an attempt to be "helpful to our national fan base."  It took a fair amount of time for me to compile, hours in fact... and yet, go to: http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=28290.msg326551#msg326551 and check for yourself how many times that PDF was downloaded.

Moral of the story: why the heck should the athletic department go to greater lengths than any other school in the nation to compile a list of channels & providers for its national fan base?  Unless, of course, when you say "national fan base" you mean 1 person.

Kind of DEFENSIVE for the Athl Dept aren't you? All they have to put out on their MU Website grid is: "FSN-limited availability-check local listings." That is accurate, not like making the game seem like nationally available, which it is quite obviously NOT in real time, even in the complete FSN viewing area the last time that I checked.  Don't know why you had to make a big deal about my criticism - work for the Athl Dept or have a buddy who does? I didn't ask for a list of channels and providers. Thank you for your past work.

[bradley center bat]

Wayne Larivee (play-by-play) and Corey Williams (analyst)

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110613aaa.html

[bradley center bat]

I never seen a T'wolves game on FS Wisconsin in Milwaukee. 

[Benny B]

Kind of DEFENSIVE for the Athl Dept aren't you? All they have to put out on their MU Website grid is: "FSN-limited availability-check local listings." That is accurate, not like making the game seem like nationally available, which it is quite obviously NOT in real time, even in the complete FSN viewing area the last time that I checked.  Don't know why you had to make a big deal about my criticism - work for the Athl Dept or have a buddy who does? I didn't ask for a list of channels and providers. Thank you for your past work.

This actually made me laugh.  Thank you.

[Ardmore Mug]

scheduled on DishNetwork  Ch  412... FOXN Wisc

[CoachRaymondsClass]

This actually made me laugh.  Thank you.

Happy that it made you laugh because your response was laughable (you are defending the group that got blindsided by TWC and now fans have no BW TV show this season). Just couldn't understand why you or another guy would be so Defensive about something any good PR person could figure out unless you had a vested interest.

To make you feel even better, in the past years when I was either traveling on business or Wintering down South, I often used your media maps so we could figure out if we could get game (after checking gomarquette) or needed to find a bar with satellite (which your maps helped with telling them how to find the right channel). I never downloaded it. Bet there were a lot of other fans who used the information without downloading also. Thanks for all of us fans. As I said, the MU BB website has always been MKE-centric, (used to list games as on TWC) and not necessarily helpful to those who don't live in MKE. I'm glad that I have been a long time time season ticket holder and don't usually have to deal with all this BS to see my Warriors on TV.

[MU11W]

Happy that it made you laugh because your response was laughable (you are defending the group that got blindsided by TWC and now fans have no BW TV show this season). Just couldn't understand why you or another guy would be so Defensive about something any good PR person could figure out unless you had a vested interest.

To make you feel even better, in the past years when I was either traveling on business or Wintering down South, I often used your media maps so we could figure out if we could get game (after checking gomarquette) or needed to find a bar with satellite (which your maps helped with telling them how to find the right channel). I never downloaded it. Bet there were a lot of other fans who used the information without downloading also. Thanks for all of us fans. As I said, the MU BB website has always been MKE-centric, (used to list games as on TWC) and not necessarily helpful to those who don't live in MKE. I'm glad that I have been a long time time season ticket holder and don't usually have to deal with all this BS to see my Warriors on TV.

Step away from the keyboard gramps.... The internet strangers are not going to hurt you.

[CoachRaymondsClass]

Step away from the keyboard gramps.... The internet strangers are not going to hurt you.

Sorry dude. I'm not concerned about internet strangers. It is so easy for internet posters to be non accountable or spout off. I got called out by two guys on with similar defensive BS. I can handle myself. They were wrong IMO. Your response is the typical sophomoric stuff that I often see here (5th post? - even I have more). My points are valid, and I will defend them.

[77ncaachamps]

The past couple years I've put up maps, blackout explanation, and a PDF grid showing channel availability for major providers in and out of Wisconsin -- all in an attempt to be "helpful to our national fan base."  It took a fair amount of time for me to compile, hours in fact... and yet, go to: http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=28290.msg326551#msg326551 and check for yourself how many times that PDF was downloaded.

Moral of the story: why the heck should the athletic department go to greater lengths than any other school in the nation to compile a list of channels & providers for its national fan base?  Unless, of course, when you say "national fan base" you mean 1 person.

Of course, I've taken pictures of the map and sent it to my friends, but you had no way of knowing I did that.

[JakeBarnes]

I'm just as mad about not being able to see this as the next guy.  Let's all take a five minute break and stare at my awesome avatar. 

Looks like ima have to go at it with some firstrowsports