watching the Quinnipiac game in _ _ _

[Ben Rocky '04]

Here in DC, we have a place..... but I have friends in Seattle and L.A. looking for places to watch Saturday's game.  Are their any plans that anyone knows about that I could pass along?

[jtwcornell91]

I'm separated from my dish (which is back in New Orleans) but managed to find someone's DirecTV service to borrow here in Brownsville, TX.  But I presume if anyone else were actually down here I'd know it.

[RichH]

Well, I was very up for finding a sports bar here in Blacksburg, VA to put it on...until I found out that the stoopid ACC Championship football game is happening the very same night.  I'll ask around if I could pretty please have one TV in a corner far away from the Hokie worship turned to a humble hockey game, but I'm not very hopeful.

Like JTW, I don't think there's anyone in SW Virginia, but I'll post what I find out anyway.

[DeltaOne81]

FYI, anyone's looking for a place, NESN is channel 623 on DirecTV, so ask a bar to see if they get that (I would hope they do). Just don't ask during a Bruins or Celts game or else it'll be blacked out.

[Josh 03]

Is DC not only the capital of the nation, but also of Faithful Alumni?  Seems like we can more than compete with NYC and Boston.  The fact that our partners don't demand a $40 tab per person like SoF helps.

[Rita]

I was going to try calling Buffalo wild wings 3 in West Lafayette, IN....

more later.....
Rita

[Liz '05]

New York Nick's (on Palafox) told me a while ago that they've shown televised college hockey games (the guy mentioned Wisconsin...okay), so presumably they'd be able to show this game.  Good food and good beer there, too.

Latty and Kris, I'll talk to you individually and we can get a group together.  Anyone else in the area?

Also, just confirming: it's being televised on NESN?

[The Rancor]

is this game going to be recast?

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]The Rancor Wrote:

 is this game going to be recast?
[/q]
Looking at December 3, 4, and 5, I don't see any broadcast other than live at 6pm on the 3rd.

[Bio '04]

Is there a specific package on DirecTV to ask about?

Anyone in State College, PA up for watching the game?  There's no PSU football this weekend afterall!

[Rosey]

[Q]Bio '04 Wrote:

 Is there a specific package on DirecTV to ask about?[/q]

For residential users, the "sports package" is all you need to get non-pro games on regional sports networks.

I don't know if there's a different deal for commercial establishments.

Cheers,
Kyle

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]Liz '05 Wrote:

Also, just confirming: it's being televised on NESN?[/q]

Yes. Quinnipiac is in New England so that must be the hook :-). Same reason that NESN showed Princeton @ QU this past week.


[Q]Is there a specific package on DirecTV to ask about?[/Q]

Yes, but whoever you talk to (waiter, waitress, bartender, etc) probably won't have the foggiest. In fact, the name seems more likely to confuse then then help. I would just check and make sure NESN isn't showing any major league sports at the time, and then call and ask them to check if they receive channel 623.

If you really want the info:
http://www.directv.com/buy/pdf/public_pkgs_and_rates.pdf

The regional sports networks (with a few exceptions like YES, MASN, the Comcast SportNets, and Altitude - which are ala carte) are broken in to two packages: Fox Sports Net package and SportsChannel package. I gather the latter ones are the ones that used to be SportsChannel channels before FSN bought them out years ago, but DirecTV decided they could make more money by keeping them as separate packages.

The FSN package includes NESN, while the SportsChannel package includes FSN New England, as well as Bay Area, Cincinnati, Florida, New York, and Ohio... nice.

So you could call and ask if they get the FSN package, but the bartender you talk to in Florida or San Fran could know they get FSN Florida or FSN Bay Area, and say yes, we get the FSNs, when in reality they only get the SportsChannel package which happens to be made up entirely of FSNs.

Confused yet? Good, just call and ask if they get channel 623 :-)

[Liz '05]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 [Q2]Liz '05 Wrote:

Also, just confirming: it's being televised on NESN?[/Q]
Yes. Quinnipiac is in New England so that must be the hook . Same reason that NESN showed Princeton @ QU this past week.


[Q2]Is there a specific package on DirecTV to ask about?[/Q]
Yes, but whoever you talk to (waiter, waitress, bartender, etc) probably won't have the foggiest. In fact, the name seems more likely to confuse then then help. I would just check and make sure NESN isn't showing any major league sports at the time, and then call and ask them to check if they receive channel 623.

If you really want the info:


The regional sports networks (with a few exceptions like YES, MASN, the Comcast SportNets, and Altitude - which are ala carte) are broken in to two packages: Fox Sports Net package and SportsChannel package. I gather the latter ones are the ones that used to be SportsChannel channels before FSN bought them out years ago, but DirecTV decided they could make more money by keeping them as separate packages.

The FSN package includes NESN, while the SportsChannel package includes FSN New England, as well as Bay Area, Cincinnati, Florida, New York, and Ohio... nice.

So you could call and ask if they get the FSN package, but the bartender you talk to in Florida or San Fran could know they get FSN Florida or FSN Bay Area, and say yes, we get the FSNs, when in reality they only get the SportsChannel package which happens to be made up entirely of FSNs.

Confused yet? Good, just call and ask if they get channel 623 [/q]


I'm so glad someone understands what's going on.  I'll pay attention to that last line.  Thanks, Fred!

[French Rage]

Anyone have plans to watch in the Bay Area??

[Robb]

I'll be watching in Coach's Sports Bar in Lancaster, CA.  Feel free to stop by if you happen to be in the neighborhood...  ::laugh::