Chicocheese
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I would imagine plenty of us are not living in, or even from Wisconsin. Therefore. we have to miss a good chunk of the season every season. I want that to NOT be the case. I am not allowed to have DirecTV, and thus cannot get (or even afford if I could get) Sunday Ticket. However, I do get to have and can afford NFL RedZone. It is better than nothing for out of market games, but not as nice as seeing the FULL game.
Last season I had RedZone for the all 17 weeks. So, I remember a vast majority of the games from the season. I saw all the scoring plays, and still remember a bunch of them. Maybe this is still my best option, but I was curious if there is a some kind of a map for the upcoming season that tells you where what games will be televised and where they won't be.
I know that on the gameday posts, there is a website linked that shows who gets to see what games, but it doesn't seem to update until the Thursday of the week of the game. Is this because coverage can change at the drop of a hat?
I suppose what I am really trying to get at is this: If the Packers make another Super Bowl winning season, I want to see every second of it that I can, and retain it. Previous to 2008, in the Northern California area, the Packers games were limited to pretty much the Sunday/Monday night games and the games against the 49ers. Since 2008 coverage has REALLY improved, especially in the Chico are (for obvious reasons *cough Aaron Rodgers cough*) and it peeked in 2009 when we got to see I am going to say at least 10 but I think 12 of the 16 games. Then we got SCREWED int he playoffs against the Cardinals. Larry Fitzgerald got away with OPI more times than I can remember, and ofcourse the facemask to Aaron.
In 2010, our Super Bowl season coverage was decent. First game I got to see was the Week 3 Bears game. I know I saw both games where we beat the Vikings and the Cowboys game. I know the 49ers game was aired up here, but I don't recall it (I think my wife pulled a "football is more important" speech on me...which she also pulled for Flynn's first start, and the Eagles playoff game.) It is not to say that it made me feel less excited for the Super Bowl (because I was PUMPED!!) but it just sucks not be able to be part of the WHOLE season. Of course the Super Bowl was just amazing...I was in the kitchen grabbing my plate of finger foods when Jordy caught his TD pass (it was like listening to the game on the radio, haha). I was screaming "RUNN, RUNNNNN" when Nick picked off Roethlisberger. My wife made me walk the dog when Jennings caught his first TD pass (he actually caught it JUST before I came in the doors) and I was cheering loud enough to for the neighbors to hear when Greg caught his 2nd TD pass. Oh, and please note I am not speaking ill of my loving wife, I love her very much. She just stresses about little things that don't matter, but don't we all?
Last season was a LOT better in coverage than 2010, but not as nice as 2009. 9 games in total of the regular season were aired here, including the nationally televised games. Having played both the Raiders and the Chargers actually helped I think, we they are California teams and that is where I am.
I want more memories like my XLV memories for this upcoming season and post season. I want to remember all the awesomeness that leads to a Super Bowl XLVII championship! If anyone knows of any maps or anything please let me know!!
As far as I can tell the first 3 games I will get to see. The 49ers games are always televised here. Then the Bears game is on Thursday Night and I have the NFL Network. The Seahawks game is a Monday game, so that one is a given. After that it gets iffy here in Chico. The Texans, Giants, and the second Lions game seem to be Nationally Televised games as well. That is 6 games out of 16 that I (we) get to see. RedZone will be fine, I guess, for the other games this season, but 38% of the season getting to be viewed in full just blows. Then, when the playoffs hit I will be in full dedication mode. Seeing every second of every game! Woooo! Should the major Networks have an on-demand feature where you can pick the games you want to watch? I mean, would it really be THAT hard to create a service like that for ANYONE with cable, not just Sunday Ticketers? I mean, you know that Fox is covering pretty much ALL the Packers games. Why won't Fox create an on-demand feature so that if you don't want to see the 49ers game, you can pick the Packers game?
How many games do you folks not in Wisconsin get see every season? How do you watch those that aren't in your market? Sunday Ticket? REdZone? Keep in mind, we can't talk about streaming games online.
Last season I had RedZone for the all 17 weeks. So, I remember a vast majority of the games from the season. I saw all the scoring plays, and still remember a bunch of them. Maybe this is still my best option, but I was curious if there is a some kind of a map for the upcoming season that tells you where what games will be televised and where they won't be.
I know that on the gameday posts, there is a website linked that shows who gets to see what games, but it doesn't seem to update until the Thursday of the week of the game. Is this because coverage can change at the drop of a hat?
I suppose what I am really trying to get at is this: If the Packers make another Super Bowl winning season, I want to see every second of it that I can, and retain it. Previous to 2008, in the Northern California area, the Packers games were limited to pretty much the Sunday/Monday night games and the games against the 49ers. Since 2008 coverage has REALLY improved, especially in the Chico are (for obvious reasons *cough Aaron Rodgers cough*) and it peeked in 2009 when we got to see I am going to say at least 10 but I think 12 of the 16 games. Then we got SCREWED int he playoffs against the Cardinals. Larry Fitzgerald got away with OPI more times than I can remember, and ofcourse the facemask to Aaron.
In 2010, our Super Bowl season coverage was decent. First game I got to see was the Week 3 Bears game. I know I saw both games where we beat the Vikings and the Cowboys game. I know the 49ers game was aired up here, but I don't recall it (I think my wife pulled a "football is more important" speech on me...which she also pulled for Flynn's first start, and the Eagles playoff game.) It is not to say that it made me feel less excited for the Super Bowl (because I was PUMPED!!) but it just sucks not be able to be part of the WHOLE season. Of course the Super Bowl was just amazing...I was in the kitchen grabbing my plate of finger foods when Jordy caught his TD pass (it was like listening to the game on the radio, haha). I was screaming "RUNN, RUNNNNN" when Nick picked off Roethlisberger. My wife made me walk the dog when Jennings caught his first TD pass (he actually caught it JUST before I came in the doors) and I was cheering loud enough to for the neighbors to hear when Greg caught his 2nd TD pass. Oh, and please note I am not speaking ill of my loving wife, I love her very much. She just stresses about little things that don't matter, but don't we all?
Last season was a LOT better in coverage than 2010, but not as nice as 2009. 9 games in total of the regular season were aired here, including the nationally televised games. Having played both the Raiders and the Chargers actually helped I think, we they are California teams and that is where I am.
I want more memories like my XLV memories for this upcoming season and post season. I want to remember all the awesomeness that leads to a Super Bowl XLVII championship! If anyone knows of any maps or anything please let me know!!
As far as I can tell the first 3 games I will get to see. The 49ers games are always televised here. Then the Bears game is on Thursday Night and I have the NFL Network. The Seahawks game is a Monday game, so that one is a given. After that it gets iffy here in Chico. The Texans, Giants, and the second Lions game seem to be Nationally Televised games as well. That is 6 games out of 16 that I (we) get to see. RedZone will be fine, I guess, for the other games this season, but 38% of the season getting to be viewed in full just blows. Then, when the playoffs hit I will be in full dedication mode. Seeing every second of every game! Woooo! Should the major Networks have an on-demand feature where you can pick the games you want to watch? I mean, would it really be THAT hard to create a service like that for ANYONE with cable, not just Sunday Ticketers? I mean, you know that Fox is covering pretty much ALL the Packers games. Why won't Fox create an on-demand feature so that if you don't want to see the 49ers game, you can pick the Packers game?
How many games do you folks not in Wisconsin get see every season? How do you watch those that aren't in your market? Sunday Ticket? REdZone? Keep in mind, we can't talk about streaming games online.
