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  • RedEyE
    Registered User
    • Jul 2002
    • 24661

    Well the Falcons did it to me again...

    While the rest of the East coast enjoys the Bills vs Dolphins game at 1pm on CBS, the Falcons home sell out is being aired on FOX, immediatly eliminating the Bills game here in Atlanta. That has to be one of the most ******ed rules in football.

    Instead CBS is showing 3 hours of Paid Programming. WTF?!

    I have to get DirecTV back.
  • mybills
    81 st zoner
    • Jul 2002
    • 61717

    #2
    Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

    I'm recording it on a VCR, if you want, I can send you the tape this week.
    I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!

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    • Mr. Miyagi
      Lecter's Little *****

      • Sep 2002
      • 53616

      #3
      Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

      Originally posted by mybills
      I'm recording it on a VCR, if you want, I can send you the tape this week.
      Only if the Bills win, can I have one too?

      I'm stuck with Indy/Houston I think, not that it'll be a bad game...

      Anyway, at least I have the game live on Sirius!

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      • RedEyE
        Registered User
        • Jul 2002
        • 24661

        #4
        Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

        Originally posted by mybills
        I'm recording it on a VCR, if you want, I can send you the tape this week.
        Thanks, but I should be able to catch it on the NFL network this week. I want to see the game live. I'm going to try and get Streamtvnow.com working today, and I always have Sirius radio.

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        • lordofgun
          in charge of you

          Administrator Emeritus
          • Jul 2002
          • 48416

          #5
          Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

          Woohoo! I get the game in HD today!

          If anyone wants to come over, feel free.






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          • BAM
            Registered User
            • Sep 2003
            • 33135

            #6
            Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

            I hear you, Red. They are showing the Ravens game locally here.

            You know, I don't understand why they have TWO channels of the same stupid games on. Two games showing the Ravens vs. Raiders and two showing the Eagles vs Giants.

            Granted I go to the bar every week anyways, but I'd like to at least watch one game here at the apartment this year.

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            • BlackMetalNinja
              I'm not Jewish, I'm just in it for the hats.
              • May 2005
              • 31525

              #7
              Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

              Originally posted by lordofgun
              Woohoo! I get the game in HD today!

              If anyone wants to come over, feel free.
              Me too!

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              • G. Host
                Banned
                • Jul 2002
                • 10298

                #8
                Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                Originally posted by BAM
                I hear you, Red. They are showing the Ravens game locally here.

                You know, I don't understand why they have TWO channels of the same stupid games on. Two games showing the Ravens vs. Raiders and two showing the Eagles vs Giants.

                Granted I go to the bar every week anyways, but I'd like to at least watch one game here at the apartment this year.
                Because you have DC and Baltimore stations and you do not expect the stations to show different games do you?

                I'll be heading to my bar in2 hours as well.

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                • shelby
                  The Vanilla *****
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 48489

                  #9
                  Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                  It's on down here!

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                  • Meathead
                    Insufferable ***** and perpetual crybaby
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 21349

                    #10
                    Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                    redeye
                    One set of rules for all in the beloved community

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                    • RedEyE
                      Registered User
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 24661

                      #11
                      Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                      Originally posted by Meathead
                      redeye


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                      • Coach Sal
                        Registered User
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 2475

                        #12
                        Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                        Originally posted by RedEyE
                        While the rest of the East coast enjoys the Bills vs Dolphins game at 1pm on CBS, the Falcons home sell out is being aired on FOX, immediatly eliminating the Bills game here in Atlanta. That has to be one of the most ******ed rules in football.

                        Instead CBS is showing 3 hours of Paid Programming. WTF?!
                        I feel for you.

                        But it's an understandable rule. The NFL has to look out for its local network affiliates, and there's no way they can allow a competing game at the same time as the home team, because the affiliates couldn't sell ads for as much if their not the only game on at that time.

                        I have to get DirecTV back.
                        That's the solution. Why did you get rid of it?
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                        • RedEyE
                          Registered User
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 24661

                          #13
                          Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                          Originally posted by Coach Sal
                          I feel for you.

                          But it's an understandable rule. The NFL has to look out for its local network affiliates, and there's no way they can allow a competing game at the same time as the home team, because the affiliates couldn't sell ads for as much if their not the only game on at that time.




                          Originally posted by Coach Sal
                          That's the solution. Why did you get rid of it?
                          Cost. I have HD and the first year I got the TV the DirecTV receiver was $300+ USD. The NFL ticket was a bundle, and then you have to pay for the regular service fees...but at least the HD feeds were part of the the NFL ticket package.

                          Then the following year they tag on another 100 bucks for HD games. WTF?!

                          I dtopped them, dropped Earthlink, called up Comcast and now I have Digital cable and internet for less then when I just had DirecTV. Up to 6Mbps on dowloading is hard to pass up.

                          The baby keeps me at home these days so now going to the bar is not much of an option. I still can't front the cost for DTV, but I would spend some good money if Comcast offered pay per view NFL games.

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                          • Jersey1031
                            Registered User
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 1931

                            #14
                            Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                            Yess! I get the game too!
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                            • Kerr
                              Hall of Fame Zoner
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 6656

                              #15
                              Re: Well the Falcons did it to me again...

                              Originally posted by RedEyE
                              While the rest of the East coast enjoys the Bills vs Dolphins game at 1pm on CBS, the Falcons home sell out is being aired on FOX, immediatly eliminating the Bills game here in Atlanta. That has to be one of the most ******ed rules in football.

                              Instead CBS is showing 3 hours of Paid Programming. WTF?!

                              I have to get DirecTV back.
                              what happened to the stream?

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