Need help watching UM games this season

Submitted by Cookie Monster on

So I recently took a new job in which I'll be working full weekend days during the fall across the midwest.  I will not be able to watch games live.  Seeing as I'm in the midwest and my job will have me around sports fans the entire time, I don't think I can avoid the score for the entire weekend.  I think I can make it through most Saturdays until the evening to see it "live".  However, I will be on the road, so no DVR.  I know MGoVideo does a great job, but those games go up in the middle of the night, which isn't really an option.  

 

Does anyone have any ideas of how I could watch "live" online that night?  Any help would be immensely appreciated since I haven't missed a game in its entirety since 96 and am out of ideas.  

Tate

August 11th, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^

Im in the same boat; coaching football, we have games Saturdays so I'll miss most. I think I can avoid looking at my phone, but I wanna be able to watch it later that evening.

urbanachiever

August 11th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^

Seconded - my experience with Slingbox has been absolutely great. Configuration is a bit challenging for those that haven't dealt with modifying routers and setting up port forwarding entries, but once that's done the viewing experience is excellent

mvp

August 11th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^

TiVo is another option.

You can get one and use a CableCard from TWC.

They are expensive and sometimes frustrating (especially setting up a CableCard), but the features are awesome.  You could TiVo the game, then stream over WiFi and/or download to your device wherever you are.

LSAClassOf2000

August 11th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^

I don't know about seeing it same-day just because of the TV agreements and how they work, but I could be missing something there. I believe the Big Ten Network site has a list of hotels in the conference's approximate geographic area which carry the network, so that may help a little bit. If you have cable and your provider also carries the Big Ten Network, you should be able to get access to BTN2Go, which usually has the games as soon as they end if they were on BTN, and as soon as midnight on Sunday if the game is on ABC/ESPN. The problem with UConn last year was that there was no reciprocating agreement with the AAC, so BTN could not show the content. 

oriental andrew

August 11th, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^

If memory serves, BTN2GO allows you to hide the scores when watching replays of games.  I believe football games aren't available for replay until the next day, though.  

Honestly can't recall if Watch ESPN allows you to hide scores, also, but it should

ak47

August 11th, 2014 at 11:43 AM ^

Yeah slingbox is great, you can use it like a dvr from your home tv.  My brother and I use it for ravens games since we are in new york.  Had a family wedding a couple years back and all watched after the wedding after missing the game, it works great.

madmaxweb

August 11th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^

This seems like a good spot for this, I will be living in Chicago this year near the lake shore campus of Loyola of Chicago, does anyone know of some good bars around the campus that's within walking distance? Thank you for the help in advance.

Sllepy81

August 11th, 2014 at 3:50 PM ^

I actually access my parents dish account, they're in cali, I'm in VA. I have kids, 1&3 to watch alone some self-esteem my wife works so I take them upstairs to play on ugly days and have a nfl or college game going from the iPad through my parents dish account.

Maized and Confused

August 11th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^

I showed up drunk to my wife's work party after after Nebraska game reenacted Nebraska's final drive for everyone. I got slapped in public.

I put a hole in the wall after penn st...

I could keep going

I don't think our marriage can take another season like last year.