zekez Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I am in the Chicago market and jsut noticed that the only game on at noon is NYG - MIA. Are you kidding me?!? Looks like I'll be raking leaves Sunday afternoon. Why not MIN -CAR?? or NO - STL?? What does NYG - MIA have to do with a midwest audience? <end rant> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Go to sports bar. eat food. drink beer. watch every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 red zone channel or nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 red zone channel or nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I am in the Chicago market and jsut noticed that the only game on at noon is NYG - MIA. Are you kidding me?!? Looks like I'll be raking leaves Sunday afternoon. Why not MIN -CAR?? or NO - STL?? What does NYG - MIA have to do with a midwest audience? <end rant> Sucks that Illinois is a dry state. Otherwise you could head down to the local sports bar and enjoy any damn game you please that's on at Noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 red zone channel or nothing x2 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sucks that Illinois is a dry state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 x2 lol Ted REALLY likes the red zone channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Well, his post doesn't make him sound like he's ghey - other than his being in the Chicago market of course - so it must be that Illinois doesn't allow sports bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkirc Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Red Zone channel makes me all crazy. It doesn't feel like watching football. It is like watching a game on fast forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Real Rock! Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 for pete's sake......but the nfl package you bastard! lol.......actually someone told me there is a website that has all sports games.....non hd however.....i am checking it out tonight........for hockey.... try this link http://www.firstrowsports.tv/sport/ice-hockey.html should be a football portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was wondering why that game as well but I guess I'll get to see Eli pass me to a victory http://www.the506.com/temp11.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Red Zone channel makes me all crazy. It doesn't feel like watching football. It is like watching a game on fast forward. Well, watching a tacoload of commercials, now even between the TD and the PAT (which I'm convinced that the "review" after every TD is a ploy to get more advertising revenue) drives me just as crazy, so if there isn't a game on I really wanna see, then hell yeah, be my captain Chris Hanson and bounce me around commercial free to where the action is.... I kinda agree though, it does get a little old only seeing snippets of games, but for $5 for the channel vs a dish that goes out when it rains and $150+ for the NFL package, I'll take it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekez Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sucks that Illinois is a dry state. Otherwise you could head down to the local sports bar and enjoy any damn game you please that's on at Noon. Unfortunately, getting away to a sports bar isn't that easy (due to Mrs. Zekez) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkirc Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Unfortunately, getting away to a sports bar isn't that easy (due to Mrs. Zekez) Just tell her you are taking her to lunch....... Your marriage vows didn't include full disclosure. "Oh look honey! The game is on here. What a lucky break!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Unfortunately, getting away to a sports bar isn't that easy (due to Mrs. Zekez) show her what's up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 show her what's up With your pimp hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was wondering why that game as well but I guess I'll get to see Eli pass me to a victoryhttp://www.the506.com/temp11.html Cool to see another fan/follower of the 506.com (NFL TV distribution maps) site. As far as why Chicago and most of the nation gets the Dolphins-Giants game early, its all about ratings and revenue. The TV networks have been doing this a long time and know pretty well what gets the best ratings. While other games may be considered more competitve, the teams involved do not draw the average NFL fan (not the hard core fantasy players and others who want to see the best game). And RZ channel may be good for those that want to watch little pieces of many games. Its worse than watching a game on FF, its watching parts of many games mixed together. I don't care for it either. Regarding commercials, don't most people have DVRs now? I usually take a break at 1PM kickoff, and start watching 30-60 minutes later and skip commercials all afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekez Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was wondering why that game as well but I guess I'll get to see Eli pass me to a victoryhttp://www.the506.com/temp11.html That's a great site. Is there a comperable site for Fox? Just wondering why Chicago has no noon game on Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 That's a great site. Is there a comperable site for Fox? Just wondering why Chicago has no noon game on Fox. CBS has the doubleheader this week, so Fox has only one game. Since Chicago is a Bears market, the preference in order is the Bears, but since it is a bye week, the next order is a game involving a team within the division. DET and MIN have games, but DET is the more intriguing team since the Bears are fighting them for a wildcard slot. And the DET/DEN game is at 3 pm CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 That's a great site. Is there a comperable site for Fox? Just wondering why Chicago has no noon game on Fox. The site isn't specifically for CBS, Fox or any network. It has maps for each slot (in week 11 CBS early, CBS late and Fox). The guy who runs it (JP) does it for fun and uses information pulled from many sources most of it available to the public. Maps are updated as confirmed chnages are made for various affiliates. You can zoom in on the maps and even click to see what station has coverage and the specific game they are showing. There is a lot of discussion each week about the schedule, what markets are getting what games and why as well as many oterh topics of discussion. I think it has its routes in the area of TV broadcasting. Some games are broadcast based on rules (e.g. Chicago station must show Bears road games), others for local interest (e.g. Chicago will show the Bears home games too, as well as other NFC North team), and others solely based on what the networks think will get the best ratings. There's also the blackout rule for non sellouts, double header vs. single header stuff, and so on. The main page at the site (506.com site) explains a lot of this Big John is correct in his explanation, there is no noon game on Fox because the more appealing game for Chicago (according to Fox executives) is the DET-DEN game at 3PM CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Well, watching a tacoload of commercials, now even between the TD and the PAT (which I'm convinced that the "review" after every TD is a ploy to get more advertising revenue) drives me just as crazy, so if there isn't a game on I really wanna see, then hell yeah, be my captain Chris Hanson and bounce me around commercial free to where the action is.... I kinda agree though, it does get a little old only seeing snippets of games, but for $5 for the channel vs a dish that goes out when it rains and $150+ for the NFL package, I'll take it... People really believe the cable TV commercials? Free ticket for me and it has to be a monsoon for the picture to go out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) People really believe the cable TV commercials? Free ticket for me and it has to be a monsoon for the picture to go out You're looking in the wrong direction if you think I'm a person who believes anything a commercial has to say. Let's just say that a lot of my college course work involved studying rhetoric.... I thought the ticket was only free if you're signing up for a 2 year plan? Is it free the second year you're on the hook for? Haven't done the research, because it wasn't some cable commercial, but essentially a monsoon when I went to a bar to watch the UGA/S. Carolina game a few years back and missed half the game cuz their dish went out, and would have gotten pnemonia trying to go somewhere else in that mess... I don't know about you, but when it's raining like a monsoon, I kinda tend to be inside watching football... (ETA: Not trying to start a pissing contest, but I got plenty of good reasons to be happy with my cheap reliable cable plan) Edited October 28, 2011 by delusions of granduer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 You're looking in the wrong direction if you think I'm a person who believes anything a commercial has to say. Let's just say that a lot of my college course work involved studying rhetoric.... I thought the ticket was only free if you're signing up for a 2 year plan? Is it free the second year you're on the hook for? Haven't done the research, because it wasn't some cable commercial, but essentially a monsoon when I went to a bar to watch the UGA/S. Carolina game a few years back and missed half the game cuz their dish went out, and would have gotten pnemonia trying to go somewhere else in that mess... I don't know about you, but when it's raining like a monsoon, I kinda tend to be inside watching football... (ETA: Not trying to start a pissing contest, but I got plenty of good reasons to be happy with my cheap reliable cable plan) nope, been a customer for 10+ and call every year to haggle a better deal. Haven't paid the full ridiculous price in at least 5 years. Sorry you missed a game once. That may happen one day, I've been lucky on Sundays. Thank god cable never goes out Last time my cable went out 12 years ago it was only out for 5 days and the refused any sort of credit though it was their fault. I can live with the periodic 15 minutes of downtime with satellite. More than triple the number of standard channels, more pay channels and same price for basic as Comca$t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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