How to Watch Any Tournament Game You Want
I lieu of the 100s of threads that will pop up about this, I'll collect all the info here.
1) CBS will pick a game in your area they think will get the best ratings.
2) DirectTV is carrying all the games, if you get them depends on your package.
3) Cable providers MAY have a March Madness package that has all/some of the games. I seem to recall having this option last year, but maybe it was just the CBS extra sports channels with extra coverage.
4) Any bar will have every game on a TV, so will Buffalo Wild Wings.
5) www.sportsline.com, owned by CBS, will allow you to stream any game online for free. The quality is decent but not awesome.
6) If you happen to have an antenna and a converter box (and a newer TV), you can probably pick up extra games on the extension channels, eg. 9.1, 9.2. This is kind of extreme though.
Did I miss anything?
EDIT: I adjusted number 3 to reflect input.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:14 AM ^
You missed the fact that there will still be 100 people who don't look at the front page or side bar for the board and post a question about streaming games.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:18 AM ^
Tragic, isn't it.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:13 AM ^
Do you know if cbs sportsline will have an archive for the games if you miss them and want to go back and watch them after they have been played?? I have class on thursday night and wont get home until 9:45 or so. If anyone knows please reply, thanks.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:49 AM ^
Skip class. It is not every year (or decade) that we make the tournament. Also, I wouldn't be suprised if 1/4 to 1/2 of your class was absent.
"3) Most cable providers have a March Madness package that has all the games."
Is that new this year? For the past few years this has only been an option with DirectTV.
Maybe I shouldn't say most then. I know CBS had something available on their own channels last year. I'll edit the initial post to reflect "may".