Advice needed: Watching The Game overseas
Found out I'm going to be out of the country -- in Ireland, specifically -- during The Game. I haven't had to familiarize myself with international streaming/broadcast before, as when I was living overseas in the early 1990s such things really didn't exist. Any advice or suggestions on how best to watch the game that don't involve finding a public place with satellite TV?
I see from their FAQ that Fox Sports Go offers "limited FOX Sports programming" overseas. Anyone know firsthand if that includes CFB?
Thanks in advance for info and/or suggestions.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:34 AM ^
Try this:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/where-watch-michigan-games-ireland
Or this:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/anywhere-watch-game-dublin
Site search is your friend.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:35 AM ^
I was in Ireland in 2015 around Christmas time, and wanted to watch our epic beatdown of Florida.
Luckily, the bartender of the hotel I was staying in was happy enough to turn it on downstairs. Guinness and Rudock.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
I posted in the stickied thread last week but haven't gotten a response, so I'll post again until this gets taken down:
Anyone know of a good bar to watch The Game in either Tijuana or Ensenada? I'm going to be there for Thanksgiving, and don't know if I'll try to fight border traffic on Friday night or just stay through the weekend.
November 16th, 2018 at 12:57 AM ^
You in San Diego? If so then you prob know where to go to watch. If not I can tell ya. Haven't been to TJ in years but I'm sure if you find a decent sports bar it will be the feature screen. Fri night traffic shouldn't be that bad. Wait till Sunday and yer screwed.
November 16th, 2018 at 1:16 AM ^
Come to think of it - Caliente Sports Book would have it, and you can bet the games I'm pretty sure. Never been there for NCAA games but you can bet NFL games so I would think so.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^
I think you can just VPN through a US IP address and stream normally if you don't want to go to a bar.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
This is the way to go. I've spent 1 of the last 3 years overseas, and a good VPN allowed me to stream everything. Just need decent internet.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
Where in Ireland are you going to be? I live in city centre Dublin and I can tell you that you will probably not find The Game on at any pub or restaurant. You could try calling a few places like The Woolshed or The Living Room, but the reason being is that right now is when Ireland is playing their rugby test matches. Also the pubs here will sometimes play NFL games but very very rarely NCAA. You can check out the rugby match that day as the USA team is actually in town playing Ireland. Other than that you can come to my house and watch or use a VPN and stream it.
November 15th, 2018 at 2:59 PM ^
Appreciate the offer, but I'll be outside Galway.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
https://www.reddit.com/r/CFBStreams/
Might have to block some ads but this is always my go to for games when I am out of the house or travelling. The game thread will pop up about an hour before kickoff.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
Dang, you beat me by a minute.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
They call me minuteman Chuck. Don't ask why.
November 15th, 2018 at 4:48 PM ^
Two pump chump.
November 15th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^
This worked for me to watch the Orange Bowl game from a hotel room in India. Make sure you have appropriate video streaming software, like VLC.
The VPN option will ensure the source is available, but the overriding encryption uses a lot of processor power and bandwidth.
November 15th, 2018 at 6:24 PM ^
There are other options (including a discord stream posted on the board at game time every week, right?).
But this Reddit CFBStreams is always a safe bet. Reddit stream threads are always reliable to find solid streams for NCAA football, basketball, NBA, NFL, etc.
November 15th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
www.reddit.com/r/cfbstreams
Assuming you have decent internet and an adblocker on your computer, this is the most reliable option I've found for streams if you don't have access to WatchESPN/FoxSportsGo/etc.
Also works if you want to watch NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL games - just sub "cfb" for "NFL" or whatever else you're trying to watch. Typically steam links are posted 20 or 30 minutes before the game starts.
Enjoy!
November 15th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
Get to Columbus.
November 15th, 2018 at 1:27 PM ^
Good luck with your travel. I made the unfortunate mistake of scheduling a family trip to Vietnam over the Christmas and new years holidays. This now ensures that we win the national championship because I won't be able to watch a second of it live.
November 15th, 2018 at 4:49 PM ^
Now we know who to thank...
November 15th, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
Mgoarchive has a discord setup and you can watch it through a link there
November 15th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
I had to do this for the Notre Dame game this year(Sept 1st), only I was in Venice Italy. I used my iPad, ExPressVPN & NBCSports app togo. It worked great & you’ll have to use a vpn to mask your location with an American IP address. I realize this is a fox production so you’ll just have to use their app. Go luck & GoBlue
November 15th, 2018 at 4:04 PM ^
I know some people rail against these threads, but I will say, I am constantly impressed by the places Wolverines are in a given week.