Bye-bye $$$PPV !

Aside from the BTN2go hiccup this past Saturday (which didn't affect me), I can't complain with their coverage at all. No more PPV games is nice!

 
The only option for PPV now is an out-of-conference road game. And most of those are the "bigger" games who you would think would get picked up somewhere. This year's So.Miss game would have been a candidate if it would have stayed south. Possibly Fresno St. next year but there aren't many that won't get picked up by somebody.

 
I miss the "facebook deleted!" chick from the PPV commercials. She was pretty hot.

 
knapplc said:
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I miss the "facebook deleted!" chick from the PPV commercials. She was pretty hot.
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Especially that cop outfit she wore.
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The one who wore the red jersey and black boots? That commercial literally played a million freaking times each game.

I didn't mind.

 
I've gotta say, in KC the game was on BTNa - which isn't the standard BTN channel but an overflow. I had to pay 8/month to get it. So I'm paying almost 100/year (equivalent of 2 PPV games before) to watch a feed that wasn't even in HD. I had 6 inches of black lines around the game - giving me about a 40 inch equivalent TV. It was terrible. You could hardly read numbers. Not sure if it was Time Warner (which I hate w/ a passion) or the Big Ten Network...but it was pretty disappointing.

 
kchusker_chris said:
I've gotta say, in KC the game was on BTNa - which isn't the standard BTN channel but an overflow. I had to pay 8/month to get it. So I'm paying almost 100/year (equivalent of 2 PPV games before) to watch a feed that wasn't even in HD. I had 6 inches of black lines around the game - giving me about a 40 inch equivalent TV. It was terrible. You could hardly read numbers. Not sure if it was Time Warner (which I hate w/ a passion) or the Big Ten Network...but it was pretty disappointing.
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My guess different provider. I subscribe u-Verse programming (U200 basic plus) including BTN and ALL BTNa channels.....all HD.

AT&T customer service was crap most of the time and hidden costs except BTN.

 
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kchusker_chris said:
I've gotta say, in KC the game was on BTNa - which isn't the standard BTN channel but an overflow. I had to pay 8/month to get it. So I'm paying almost 100/year (equivalent of 2 PPV games before) to watch a feed that wasn't even in HD. I had 6 inches of black lines around the game - giving me about a 40 inch equivalent TV. It was terrible. You could hardly read numbers. Not sure if it was Time Warner (which I hate w/ a passion) or the Big Ten Network...but it was pretty disappointing.
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The overflow channels are all HD feeds, IIRC, so that's on your provider if they only provide them in SD.

 
matthew_m_g said:
kchusker_chris said:
I've gotta say, in KC the game was on BTNa - which isn't the standard BTN channel but an overflow. I had to pay 8/month to get it. So I'm paying almost 100/year (equivalent of 2 PPV games before) to watch a feed that wasn't even in HD. I had 6 inches of black lines around the game - giving me about a 40 inch equivalent TV. It was terrible. You could hardly read numbers. Not sure if it was Time Warner (which I hate w/ a passion) or the Big Ten Network...but it was pretty disappointing.
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The overflow channels are all HD feeds, IIRC, so that's on your provider if they only provide them in SD.
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That's what I thought, but this is the first time I've ever had to watch a game on them for more than a few minutes. Usually Nebraska can carry the prime B1G spot, guess not anymore. I used to have u-verse and loved it, but we're in temporary housing while the house is being built and they only offer Time Warner or dish - and I need the better internet cable provides so sucking it up for the next 10 months.

 
kchusker_chris said:
matthew_m_g said:
kchusker_chris said:
I've gotta say, in KC the game was on BTNa - which isn't the standard BTN channel but an overflow. I had to pay 8/month to get it. So I'm paying almost 100/year (equivalent of 2 PPV games before) to watch a feed that wasn't even in HD. I had 6 inches of black lines around the game - giving me about a 40 inch equivalent TV. It was terrible. You could hardly read numbers. Not sure if it was Time Warner (which I hate w/ a passion) or the Big Ten Network...but it was pretty disappointing.
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The overflow channels are all HD feeds, IIRC, so that's on your provider if they only provide them in SD.
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That's what I thought, but this is the first time I've ever had to watch a game on them for more than a few minutes. Usually Nebraska can carry the prime B1G spot, guess not anymore. I used to have u-verse and loved it, but we're in temporary housing while the house is being built and they only offer Time Warner or dish - and I need the better internet cable provides so sucking it up for the next 10 months.
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I have direct tv and while it was on the alternate channel the game was in HD and I didnt have any trouble with the lines. When you get out of the temporary housing I would recommend direct, I have had it for the last few years and have had zero problems

 
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