Where to watch M vs NU in Budapest, Hungary?
October 5th, 2015 at 8:54 AM ^
on your labtop
VIA BTN2GO.com.
make sure the bar has WIFI though
October 5th, 2015 at 9:03 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
Thanks everyone! I will try the BTN2Go on my Android tablet. It's through Verizon and I have an Xfinity login. I have a VPN, but I need to work out the bugs in advance.
And it's the 21st effing century. Budapest isn't some 3rd world toilet (like Columbus!). It's a national capital with lots of industry and culture. It's one of the most happening cities in Europe.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:40 AM ^
Huh? I didn't notice anyone shitting on Budapest...
Anyway, you can use BTN2Go International without a VPN. Not sure if BTN2Go works the same way but for the international package only games aired on BTN are live. If a game is on another network you have to wait til about midnight Saturday night EST.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:44 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 9:51 AM ^
Reinds me of a sayin gmy mother told us when we were young.
Germany got hungary ate turkey slipped on greece and fell into the meditteranean sea.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 8:56 AM ^
NFL games in Budapest and start there. You can also try the M (or less likely) NW alumni associations and see if they have a facebook page or contact information.
In any case, if you go to a bar, get there early and explain what game you would like to watch and see if they can set you up in a section of the bar. Good Luck.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
Haha, "do you have the Big Ten Network?" isn't something you hear every day in Budapest, I'm sure.
In all actuality, BTN2GO is the best bet...but best of luck to the guy. I'd spend more time trying to get someones account number and an HDMI cord to hook it up to my TV.
---Marcus
October 5th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
It's highly unlikely that they will know the BTN by name, but if it's a bar that is used to people asking about college and NFL games, they will hopefully at least look at the guide for you.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:06 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 9:03 AM ^
How many people on here do you think have been to Budapest? You ask like it's Phoenix or something,lol.
My suggestion. Google. It has everything.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:06 AM ^
google search for "Where can i watch the northwestern michigan game in Budapest"
for those that don't want to click the link, the first result is this thread
October 5th, 2015 at 9:09 AM ^
That threads like this automatically get Five Fakes, or they are just so an OP can brag about him/herself.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:35 AM ^
Yeah I laugh when people say "Google it" to everything as if it is always the magic answer.
Google is not a God-Head just waiting to answer all your questions, folks. it's just an index to stuff already posted on the internet.
Sometimes it's better to actually ask people that will probably know the answer to your question, especially on a highly-specialized place like MGoBlog, than to wade through 12,000 irrelevant hits that happen to have the keywords Northwestern, Michigan, or Budapest in them.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:57 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 11:02 AM ^
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October 5th, 2015 at 9:10 AM ^
firstrowsports.eu
October 5th, 2015 at 9:16 AM ^
The lack of self-awareness on this site is staggering.
Yeah OP, there are massive underground michigan football watch parties every Saturday in Budapest.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:43 AM ^
What's wrong with asking? The readership here has gotten pretty large. I might be more surprised if no one who visits this blog knows some Budapest sports bars. All it takes is studying abroad for a semester. Or even having work there for a week or whatever.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
...at least in this forum:
1. If you're going to Budapest, you're probably a seasoned traveler and if you are unaware on how to get US televised sports events while overseas...then well, not much that we here can do to assist you. UNLESS there's an abundance of travelers on MGoBlog who are very familiar with Budapest.
2. You've heard of name droppers? This feels a lot like place dropping to me. SRSLY?
/Said in my best Thurston Howell III voice...
"Uhh, Lovey...get me a G &T and meet me in the study in our Budapest summer home...I want to watch the MICHIGAN game....."
October 5th, 2015 at 11:55 AM ^
Budapest isn't Timbuktu. Besides which, people below have already offered some info.
badjuju81 is a random guy on mgoblog to any of us. Not sure how it makes sense to name drop to impress people on the internet you will never meet or see or actually talk to.
October 5th, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
Maybe he is not bragging and is just going to be in Budapest and wants to watch the game.
What's he supposed to say? "I will be in some place in Eastern Europe that may or may not be really cool . . . that's not really the point . . . I just want to watch the Michigan game. If it turns out to be a really cool place, will you still tell me anyway?"
October 5th, 2015 at 9:21 AM ^
it's on prime time in budapest so anywhere will be difficult. soccer will be on most places. try champ's sports bar, but again you are probably out of luck.
Be sure to have veal or chicken paprikash with knockerel (hungarian for spaetzle) as well as some goulash while you are there.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:44 AM ^
And gyumolcsleves, fruit soup. Good stuff.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
Strong is the humblebrag in this one.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:29 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^
(Pass the Grey Poupon)
October 5th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
We have the largest alumni base and people could have legitimate reasons to be overseas. He could be in the armed services, with the State Department, or on real business. It isn't as if he said, "Hey, do you know where I can park my private jet in Budapest and party with U of M alums?"
October 5th, 2015 at 9:30 AM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
He'll have better luck at Budapest Wild Wings.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:36 AM ^
I caught the bowl game vs. South Carolina when I was there a couple years ago. It was playing at a small German pub, which we found out through the local Michigan Alumni Association rep. If you're not a member, perhaps you can email the general email at [email protected] and they can point you in the right direction? Good luck.
October 5th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
What's with all the food recommendations? Hungarian woman are insanely hot, eat one of those instead. Sfw pics not easy to find.
October 5th, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^
If I had a dollar for everytime someone asked me about the MGoHotSpots in Budapest....
October 5th, 2015 at 10:07 AM ^
I always thought that a Hungarian was a well hung man from Gary
October 5th, 2015 at 11:14 AM ^
I was just on Costa Rica and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to watch the UNLV game on BTN2Go as people told me I would need BTN International. Since it was just UNLV I decided to wing it and hope for the best rather than signing up for a new service and BTN2Go worked the same as it did at home. Not sure if there are different rules for Hungary than Costa Rica.
October 5th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
BTN2GO works overseas, I used it in China for the UNLV game. It's Watch ESPN that is the problem, it is blocked outside the US, you have to use a VPN to hide your IP address.
October 5th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
October 5th, 2015 at 12:15 PM ^
Do you have a laptop?
If so, do you use Google Chrome as your browser?
If so, do you have the AdBlockPlus application on Chrome?
If so, disable AdBlock (right click on the icon, Options, disable).
Use the link below for FirstRowSports. If the cursor doesn't become the hand icon, which means you can't click on the game you want, just reload.
My bet is that they're will be three links for the game, and my experience (I live in Sicily) is that that Link 1 is usually the most reliable. Hope this helps, and hope you enjoy Budapest.
http://firstrowsportes.eu/football
P.S. I have Windows 7 on an eight-year-old laptop, and FirstRow streams like a dream for me.
October 5th, 2015 at 3:10 PM ^
Living in Britanny, so this is the only way to go.
http://www.vipleague.me/sports/american-football.html often have a HD option
http://www.thefeed2all.eu/type/american-football.html
http://www.fanslounge.tv/live/big-ten.php
There are ads that cover the screen. Give them some time to load, then click on a blue "x" in the upper left and a small blue dot in the upper right. Close any popup screens that load.
Enjoy the Hungarian beer ;o)
October 6th, 2015 at 9:53 AM ^