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LtFinFan66
12-12-2006, 04:15 PM
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- T9867081 --><!-- Sesame Modified: 12/12/2006 16:27:35 --><!-- sversion: 1 &#036;Updated: dgladow&#036; -->NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2006) -- The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.
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gr8slayer
12-12-2006, 04:16 PM
Already have it and don't like it too much.
PECKERWOOD
12-12-2006, 04:41 PM
Already have it and don't like it too much.

The highlight films are wack. It's the same freaking replays every time, they never give the Bills any air time.
BAM
12-12-2006, 04:48 PM
I personally love the channel. I don't have the NFL Ticket so it's nice to see all the NFL Replays... on Tuesdays... and Wednesdays... and sometimes on Thursdays... :dance:
ublinkwescore
12-12-2006, 04:48 PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I've got it, but it's definitely got a lot of room for improvement.
BAM
12-12-2006, 05:01 PM
I hear you there.

Improvement #1: Get rid of Rich Eisen.
Historian
12-12-2006, 05:02 PM
Improvement #2: Never show the fish.
TigerJ
12-12-2006, 05:04 PM
Call me skeptical, but my suspicion is Time Warner is going to say "Thanks, but no thanks. We like screwing our customers."

Can you tell how I feel about Time Warner yet?
The_Philster
12-12-2006, 05:04 PM
Improvement #2: Never show the fish.
what about showing them getting slaughtered in Buffalo? :idunno:
LtFinFan66
12-12-2006, 05:08 PM
Improvement #2: Never show the fish.:blah:
LtFinFan66
12-12-2006, 05:09 PM
Personally I think Eisen does a nice job
The_Philster
12-12-2006, 05:10 PM
Personally I think Eisen does a nice job
ditto...sometimes he tries too hard to be funny...but overall, he's pretty good :idunno:
gr8slayer
12-12-2006, 05:19 PM
I actually kind of like Deion more than Eisen. I think he is down right funny.
BAM
12-12-2006, 05:31 PM
IMO he talks too much and most of the time has no clue what he's talking about. I think he's a coke head.

I guess it could be worse though. John Madden could be on the channel.
gr8slayer
12-12-2006, 05:33 PM
IMO he talks too much and most of the time has no clue what he's talking about. I think he's a coke head.

I guess it could be worse though. John Madden could be on the channel.
Oh GOD! Anyone but John Madden.
Historian
12-12-2006, 05:35 PM
what about showing them getting slaughtered in Buffalo? :idunno:

I stand corrected Phillip.

Show reruns of the 1993 AFC Championship game once per day.
MikeInRoch
12-12-2006, 10:37 PM
Call me skeptical, but my suspicion is Time Warner is going to say "Thanks, but no thanks. We like screwing our customers."

Can you tell how I feel about Time Warner yet?

I'm not a Time Warner fan by any stretch, but in this case the NFL is in the wrong. They demand that the NFL Network be given on the basic teir instead of in a sports package, which makes Time Warner's cost for the channel completely unreasonable.
PECKERWOOD
12-12-2006, 11:03 PM
what about showing them getting slaughtered in Buffalo? :idunno:

Always an exception to the rule Phil!
:lolpoint:
:monkeyp: :squish:
Typ0
12-12-2006, 11:17 PM
nothing will incense the public like giving them a free week and then turning it off again without a 1-800 number to subscribe!
Billz_fan
12-13-2006, 02:10 AM
Personally I think Eisen does a nice job


I like Rich and I love the channel. Watch more NFL network than any other channel.
billsburgh
12-13-2006, 03:47 AM
Personally I think Eisen does a nice job
he is terrible on the highlight show and Deion is even worse. But I'll watch it because it is basically the only highlight show now.
The_Philster
12-13-2006, 03:59 AM
I'm not a Time Warner fan by any stretch, but in this case the NFL is in the wrong. They demand that the NFL Network be given on the basic teir instead of in a sports package, which makes Time Warner's cost for the channel completely unreasonable.
Before Time Warner took over for Adelphia, customers were getting NFL Network as part of their basic package. Did Time Warner drop their rates to compensate for the lost programming?
TigerJ
12-13-2006, 07:59 AM
I'm not a Time Warner fan by any stretch, but in this case the NFL is in the wrong. They demand that the NFL Network be given on the basic teir instead of in a sports package, which makes Time Warner's cost for the channel completely unreasonable.

I know both the NFL network and Time Warner waged publicity campaigns to try and blame the other guy. Neither one actually published any hard data to support their respective positions. For that, I disrespect them both. The data I saw said that the NFL network was not going to be that costly for Time Warner. If you have some hard numbers, I'll gladly reconsider my opinion. In the meantime, there are probably a good ten channels on Time Warner I have no use for. I'll gladly give up all ten for the NFL network, but don't tell me I've got to pay another $10-$15 for a package that has the NFL network plus a dozen other channels I have no interest in.
streetkings01
12-13-2006, 09:23 AM
I love the NFL Network, but they need to get rid of Jamie Duke. He is so damn corny!!!!!!!
BAM
12-13-2006, 11:24 AM
NFLN comes with my digital package from Comcast. :beers:
raphael120
12-13-2006, 11:29 AM
I pay 5 bucks for NFLN and some other odd channels i never watch...5 bucks a month is fine with me.
ublinkwescore
12-13-2006, 04:50 PM
I stand corrected Phillip.

Show reruns of the 1993 AFC Championship game once per day.

And the 51-3 Shellacking we gave the Oakland Raiders back in 91.
im4bflo
12-13-2006, 08:45 PM
I pay 5 bucks for NFLN and some other odd channels i never watch...5 bucks a month is fine with me.
I had that deal too, with Adelphia, it included Versus and the Outdoor channel, and I watched them all! Until those bastards Time Warner dropped NFLN and VS.
Ingtar33
12-13-2006, 10:39 PM
congress is threatening the NFL with revoking their anti-trust exemption for their sunday ticket and NFLN asking price (they ARE asking far more for the network then other basic cable channels, and their demand it get put on basic cable is a monopolistic practice)

Congress is serious about this one, the NFLN's free weekend came in response to the move by congress... in an attempt to throw them a bone. It isn't going to work this time I'm thinking.