M vs. Wisconsin, TV, stuck in the south....

Submitted by maizenbluedevil on September 23rd, 2008 at 7:58 PM

So I was just on ESPN.com looking up some info on Saturday's game, and it's set to air on ABC regional and ESPN360.com. Son of a bitch. ABC regional does not bode well for me, being in North Carolina.

Does anyone have any ideas where I might be able to catch the game live online?

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krogerbrand14

September 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 PM ^

try myp2p.eu, I live in Florida and thats how I watch a lot of the games. Some of them require some software, sopcast or tvu

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Farnn

September 23rd, 2008 at 9:32 PM ^

I think all Michigan games that are on ABC here in Michigan will be boradcast on espn2 elsewhere. I think that goes for all big ten games actually.

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jamiemac

September 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 PM ^

The 3:30 ABC Big Ten is broadcast on the "reverse mirror" on either espn or espn2 in the other areas of the country. You should have it on....if not, buy the gameplan program, although I think because of the new reverse mirror broadcasting agreement, there would be no need to buy the Gameplan to watch big 10 games.

I'd check your local listings Saturday morning.

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El Trotsky

September 23rd, 2008 at 10:44 PM ^

I wouldn't trust any of that shit. I had USC/UVA on both ABC and ESPN 2, which was druing the Utah game, even though it said UM/Utah would be on one or the other. (I was in Dallas, actually live in New Orleans). Had to venture out to a sports bar to actually watch it.

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Yinka Double Dare

September 24th, 2008 at 11:22 AM ^

I don't think that's supposed to happen even in non-conference games involving the Big Ten, but it might be OK under the contract (obviously I don't have the contract in front of me). HOWEVER, if that happens for a Big Ten conference game, there is zero doubt that ABC/ESPN will be in breach of contract. The UM/Wisco game will be on ABC or one of the ESPNs throughout the country, and if not, you should immediately call and complain and notify the Big Ten office as well before you head out to a bar to catch the game.

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TarHeelverine

September 23rd, 2008 at 11:25 PM ^

Same here, "stuck" at UNC. I usually watch sopcast which works pretty well, especially if you know someone from up north with it.

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Blue Durham

September 24th, 2008 at 9:05 PM ^

I am in Durham (duh) and I have gotten all of the games so far on Time Warner.

FYI, Big Ten network begins here in a day or so on the sports/gaming tier.

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maizenbluedevil

September 25th, 2008 at 6:21 PM ^

I'm in Durham, too. Do you know of any sports bars here that have a good solid contingent of M fans watching the games on a regular basis?

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Blue Durham

September 26th, 2008 at 9:52 AM ^

I've never been to any of the bars for a game, but I do get an e-mail every week from MTAC (Michigan Triangle Alumni Club) and they are meeting at Rudino's Sports Deck in Cary. Members of the Alumni Association are automatically members of MTAC.

Their web site is http://mtac.umclubs.com

I know that there are several other bars that fans of various teams gather, and has been posted in the newspaper (the N&O, I believe) before the season. You may be able to find that info on their websites.

FYI: Big Ten channel (#323) is now here on Time Warner, but not yet up. You have to get the sports and games package, $3.50 a month.

By your name, I assume you are associated with Duke?

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maizenbluedevil

September 27th, 2008 at 3:54 PM ^

Cool, thanks for the info! I'll have to check that out. I'm not an alum, but maybe Ill crash the party.

Yeah, I'm a grad. student at Duke.

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mooseman

September 24th, 2008 at 1:12 AM ^

Are there other regional games? If there are only 2 possible games at 3:30 that reverse mirror works, but what if there are more than two?

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OldManUfer

September 24th, 2008 at 10:58 AM ^

If there are more than two regional games, the Big Ten game should still be available throughout the country (although not necessarily in HD). Anywhere ABC isn't showing the Big Ten game, it's supposed to be on either ESPN or ESPN2. As far as I know, only the Big Ten has this deal with ABC/ESPN, so the other schools may be out of luck.

See, for example, last week's coverage maps: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=coveragemaps2008. Three games - ND @ MSU, Miami (FL) @ Texas A&M, and VT @ UNC - were shown on ABC. For the reverse mirror on ESPN, Miami and Texas A&M were the odd men out. In the future, I don't think there's any reason that ESPN can't split the broadcast between the other two games in areas where ABC is showing the Big Ten game.

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maizenbluedevil

September 25th, 2008 at 6:19 PM ^

Cool... This is excellent! Sounds like I'll be able to catch it on ESPN, and if not, I'll check out the myp2p thing or roll out to a sports bar. Thanks guys!

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sca1zi

September 26th, 2008 at 10:40 AM ^

we didn't get the MSU - ND game here in Fl.

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FrankieMachine

September 27th, 2008 at 8:27 PM ^

I live in Tampa and I had the MSU-ND game on TV. It was on one of the ESPN networks. Don't know why you didnt have it.

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rdlwolverine

September 28th, 2008 at 4:00 PM ^

I live in Maryland and have DirectTV. The MSU-ND game was not on the regular ESPN channel (206) like it was supposed to be. Instead, it was on and ESPN alternate channel - 210. The regular station 206 said the game was blacked out in my area. It took me well into the 2nd half before I stumbled onto it. I figured the Michigan/Wisconsin game might be shown on the alternate station as well, but it was on regular ESPN - 206, not 210.

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maizenbluedevil

September 27th, 2008 at 3:58 PM ^

Yes! It's on ESPN after all. Jubilate Deo!

GO BLUE!!!

This is cause for great rejoicing... so far all of the games have been on TV here... with basic cable, no less... hope this trend continues for the rest of the season.

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