Verizon FIOS Adding Big Ten Network

By Brian — July 1st, 2008 at 6:42 PM — 18 comments
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Add another 1.2 million subscribers to the BTN pile:

For sports fans, Verizon is launching three new HD sports channels.Verizon has always placed a high priority on providing all major sports programming and offering as much as possible in HD.

The company has now added top college basketball and football action with the Big Ten Network, which will be available in both standard- and high-definition.

Verizon was the last alternative (fiber/satellite) provider to sign on; now it's just Charter, Time Warner, and Mediacom left.

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July 1st, 2008 at 7:01 PM | Fingers Crossed (Score:1)
bprusk
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Come on Charter!  I just hope BTN will be available to us non-footprint viewers on some tier or other.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:01 PM | Huh (Score:0)
July 1st, 2008 at 9:00 PM | Greatest buckstache EVER (Score:1)
Orlando Go Blue
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I haven't posted in forever but I figured these gems were worth a comeback. I present to you the greatest piece of buckeye trash ever.. http://www.sumodawg.com/guns.html
July 1st, 2008 at 9:37 PM | wow (Score:1)
gsimmons85
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1. hey orlando 2. how the heck did you find those gems?

www.gsimmons85.blogspot.com

July 2nd, 2008 at 7:56 AM | You don't even want to know (Score:1)
Orlando Go Blue
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You don't even want to know Gsimms.,,long time no talk by the way.  I only wish Mzone was still around, they probably would of had a field day with this guy.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:32 AM | Three alphanumeric characters describe... (Score:1)
MRG
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...the best thing about new MGoBlog - WS6.

Wolverine Liberation Army

Give me piss troughs or give me death.

July 1st, 2008 at 10:25 PM | Fios (Score:1)
karpodiem
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If anyone here has Verizon Fios, please let me know. For a primer, please read this - http://mgoblog.com/content/mgovideocom-fall-2008-previewhelp-needed

 

We need some Fios users to help us this Fall with seeding 720p games. Leave a comment and I'll get in touch with you.

July 1st, 2008 at 10:57 PM | Why is that Buckeye chap (Score:1)
alabluema
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Why is that Buckeye chap called "Sumodawg" I wonder? I bet Sumodawg smells like oleander.
July 1st, 2008 at 11:45 PM | Brighthouse Too (Score:0)
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:38 AM | I should not have explored (Score:1)
Dess
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I should not have explored Sumo Dawgs site... lets just say he has a new years picture that will make you want to grab the nearest bottle of eyebleach. what has been seen cannot be unseen. Why does an odd part of me miss the random insanity of haloscan?
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 AM | Holy... (Score:1)
tubauberalles
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Holy god, why did you even mention that?  There's not enough bleach in Chicago to fix what you just did to my mind.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 AM | ESPYs (Score:1)
caup
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The Horror was just nominated for "Biggest Upset." And it WILL win. Thank you SO much Carr, DeBord, English, Henne, Crable, Brown, and Sears for the gift that just keeps on giving!!

Go Blue

July 2nd, 2008 at 11:17 AM | Defeat The Horror (Score:1)
Tim Waymen
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Every Michigan fan should get his ass onto ESPN.com and vote like hell against The Horror as much as possible. Now Trinity vs. Millsaps already won the Pontiac game-changing performance award, so now we have to get to work on the ESPYs. Everyone should vote for Fresno St over Georgia. I'm also a Pats fan, but if you must, vote for the Giants. That might have the best chance of defeating The Horror and taking one major step toward locking it in the vault of CFB history.

Ann Arbor is a classy broad.

"Get off my plane!" - Ricky Stanzi, Air Force One 2

July 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 AM | aye, aye... (Score:1)
caup
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...on my way over there now...

Go Blue

July 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 AM | BTN? (Score:1)
West Texas Blue
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Still waiting on Suddenlink to pick up BTN or it's back to Buffalo Wild Wings in the fall
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 PM | Cox hasn't signed up either, (Score:1)
laservet
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Cox hasn't signed up either, shafting us on the E. coast.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:42 AM | Fingers Crossed 2.0 (Score:1)
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God I'm dying up here in Saginaw !!! Please Charter Please !!!!!!!!!

The debut of Wolverines Game Day Live and the return of Wolverines Post Game Live,Aug. 30th on SportsChannel Michigan
www.sportschannelmichigan.com

July 6th, 2008 at 12:52 AM | Test (Score:1)
Emil Faber
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Test. Test
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