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[ft420]

ATTENTION: 08/27/2012: ESPN3.com has radically changed their blackout scheme for simulcast ESPN games.

espn3.com will no longer be available for games that are shown on ESPN and ESPN2 is the short story for the purpose of a twitter headline, but the long story is more complicated.

espn3.com has radically changed their blackout scheme for games that are being simulcast on one of their regular ESPN channels.

The blackout scheme does *not apply* for games that are exclusive to espn3 or that are scheduled to appear on non-ESPN networks. So most games on ESPN GamePlan have the same regional blackouts they always had.

If a game is scheduled for an ESPN network, can you watch it on espn3? Maybe, but the chances decrease the further east that you live, and no longer exist the later in the day that the game is played.

Start with the espn3 schedule for football:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index#t...port/football/

Navigate to the day you are interested in and click on the blackout map if one is shown. For weekend games you can only watch afternoon games in Alaska or Hawaii, for night games espn3 is simply not available. For morning games it appears to be geographically blacked out on the East coast.

A little more information is available. Open Saturday's schedule:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_...annel/espn3/#/

If you click on a blackout map, then click on "more information about blackouts", the following information is displayed:

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Q: Why can’t I get certain events that I used to have access to on ESPN3?

A: That content is now available on WatchESPN. ESPN3 is a network focused on exclusive programming.
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Q: What will I be able to watch on ESPN3 now?

A: Exclusive programming on ESPN3 includes college football, college basketball, NCAA Championships, tennis, golf, soccer, cricket and more. Limited events from ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU still exist on ESPN3 during some windows.
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Q: When can I still watch ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU live events on ESPN3?

A: ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU live events will still be available on ESPN3 weekdays from 12:01am-5:59pm and weekends from 12:01am-11:59am. All times local.

[ft420]

Week 3

[ft420]

Streamers: Please select whichever game you want to stream. Even if there is already a stream listed. If it's one of mine (420TV) I will try to switch to an uncovered game. Our mission is to cover as many games as possible, including the espn3 games which are not available free to our non American friends. THANKS!!!

[miahjj]

added my streams for the week. tentatively have 'bama/arkansas scheduled in the 3:30 time-slot. once the coverage maps come out, and i figure out which game i'll be getting on ABC in that slot, i might switch. (hopefully, it will be navy/PSU.)

[miahjj]

added my streams for the week. tentatively have 'bama/arkansas scheduled in the 3:30 time-slot. once the coverage maps come out, and i figure out which game i'll be getting on ABC in that slot, i might switch. (hopefully, it will be navy/PSU.)

since my last post, i got a ticket to the huskies game this weekend, which could drastically alter my availability to stream this week... will remove/change some of my links as necessary later in the week. (unfortunately, i don't trust the little woman to be able run the streams in my absence.) watch for me in the crowd at seahawks stadium--i'll be the only one wearing a Steelers hat!

[billmich]

Ft, I can't even REPLY. , to a pm you sent me...
Do you not accept pm's?
Or at what level of participation must I achieve to be at that level?
Thanks in advance

[billmich]

Just FYI, espn3 will also NOT have games that are on ESPNU,
not that they ever really did before anyways (rarely)

[Big Mac]

Ft, I can't even REPLY. , to a pm you sent me...
Do you not accept pm's?
Or at what level of participation must I achieve to be at that level?
Thanks in advance

PM's are disabled on the forum for all members, except Moderators and Admins. This is because of abuse with Spam. To reply to one, just click the Report button in the bottom right corner of the message

[ft420]

Just FYI, espn3 will also NOT have games that are on ESPNU,
not that they ever really did before anyways (rarely)

Yep. I know.... but I just copy directly from the official ESPN3 page. If you live in the states, and it's on one of the espns, then it's pretty much on watch espn now. I hope the 3rd post helps folks understand. It's a little confusing actually with some of the exceptions, but as I say, each viewer should surf to go.espn and find out what is available to them.

[volinbrazil]

ft420.....tried to send you a pm but I guess I am too new here to do so. Thanks a ton for streaming the UT vs Fla game. Hopefully with a new internet connection (2mb but only 20% guaranteed) I'll be able to watch. And it goes without saying, thanks to everyone who streams. Sure makes life a lot easier come football season for those of us living outside of the country

[ft420]

ft420.....tried to send you a pm but I guess I am too new here to do so. Thanks a ton for streaming the UT vs Fla game. Hopefully with a new internet connection (2mb but only 20% guaranteed) I'll be able to watch. And it goes without saying, thanks to everyone who streams. Sure makes life a lot easier come football season for those of us living outside of the country

Only Mods and Admin can send a PM, anyone can receive one from us, though.
It's always okay to write what you want here in the forum, but if you need to reach me privately, all you have to do is "Report" any post in the thread and I will get it. The button is on the lower left of any post.
Thanks for the kudos and you shouldn't have any problem watching my 200K stream of the UF - UT game. Just be sure you have the StreamTorrent software installed. DL link in first post "Essentials".
Cheers!
~ft

ps: Don't worry, it will start on time, regardless of the previous game! Go Gators!

[shanemaps]

Add my stream to the list Mod ft420

September 15

0:00 PM ET NCAA Football 2012 Western Michigan @ Minnesota Live
3:30 PM ET NCAA Football 2012 Northern Iowa @ Iowa Live
7:30 PM ET NCAA Football 2012 USC @ Stanford Live

@ REDZONESTREAM

Thanks!

[ratpenat]

INTERESTING............... INDEPENDENT IN FOOTBALL, BUT WILL PLAY 4 OR 5 TEAMS A YEAR FROM ACC........ JESUS CHRIST, SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/notre-d...17--ncaaf.html

[ft420]

Thurs. 07:30 PM
Rutgers at South Florida | switched to 420TV2 ST 200k

[ft420]

Thurs. 07:30 PM
Rutgers at South Florida | coolsport 4

[ratpenat]

Ft, dude....nice comeback on sunday...i was winning by 25 pts and you came back.............. All i know is that provoked major changes and players on my team gettin deballed and released

[ft420]

Thanks. I was a bit worried there for a while. My WRs didn't contribute very much and only 2pts from Crosby. Good luck this week!

[ratpenat]

FT...THIS IS PRETTY COOL....THIS THE RECAP BY YAHOO SPORTS OF OUR GAME....... FINALLY I MAKE SPORTS HEADLINES


http://football.fantasysports.yahoo....&mid1=1&mid2=7

[ratpenat]

I SAID SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY PLAYED PENN STATE............. WHAT I THINK IS HILARIOUS IS THAT 2 WEEKS AFTER PLAYING PSU, THE MEDIA F¿CKTARDS FINALLY REALIZE THAT THE WIN OVER PSU WAS NOT B/C OF THE SANCTIONS....IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD....REAL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!..........OHIO WAS ALL AS ADVERTISED......

HELL THEY WERE COMING OFF A 10 WIN SEASON, BOWL, RUNNER UP IN THE MAC, PLUS 15 RETURNING STARTERS SPREAD EQUALLY ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE........................

WITH THIS SAID, I WILL SAY IT HERE AND NOW................ AND THIS IS WHY I PICKED THEIR GAME, OHIO IS THIS YEARS BCS BUSTER...JUST WATCH!!!!!!

FINALLY IT JUST PROVES THAT THE INBRED F¿CKTARD MEDIA HAS NO CLUE...... THE P2P POSSEE KNOWS MORE AND HAS THEIR SHIT TOGETHER THAN MOST EXPERTS................SO CHALK ANOTHER UP FOR ALL OF US.....


ENJOY THE ARTICLE............................


Frank Solich transforming Ohio University into the 'Boise State' of the Midwest
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 10:25 PM EDT

Frank Solich has a rule. He vowed he would never break it. No matter what, he told himself, he would never take a head coaching job at a school that didn't have a conveniently located airport.
He broke the rule. And not just a little bit, either. Ohio University, where Solich took the head coaching job seven years ago, is more than an hour from the nearest airport. How remote is it? So remote that West Virginia is closer than the Columbus airport. So remote that you have to drive through a national forest to get from Athens to your flight.
"We don't have a major airport nearby," Solich says. "We don't have a large population. We're kind of isolated. Those things are concerning."
Not concerning enough, apparently. Ohio U. is now the hottest football team in the Buckeye State. Sorry Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland (and Oxford, Akron, Bowling Green and Toledo). The Bobcats had at least as many wins last year (10) as any other Division I team in the state. That hasn't happened since 1968. And it's likely to happen again, as Ohio is the only unbeaten MAC team, having already beaten Penn State on the road. The Bobcats are favored to win the rest of their games, and although you shouldn't expect them to get consideration for a BCS bowl, you should expect them to be a topic in the wearying December debates about who "deserves" what bowl.
"We can be kind of like a Boise State," says senior quarterback Tyler Tettleton. "We're still not at a top level but we can be recognized across the country."
The key word is "recognized," because both Tettleton and Solich are on the verge of getting recognition that's well overdue. Solich, you'll recall, was Tom Osborne's hand-picked successor at Nebraska. He took the Cornhuskers to the national title game in 2001 after 19 years as an assistant, but was fired two years later with his "appalling" record of 58-19. (Solich had more wins over the same six-season time frame than Osborne did in his first half-dozen years.) Bo Pelini will have to go 18-2 to match Solich's record. He hasn't even taken the Huskers to a BCS bowl.
Nebraska's trash was Ohio's treasure. Solich was perfect for a program that needed to set itself apart from the too-many-to-name D-I competitors in the state. Forget about challenging OSU, how about competing against Kent State?
"We have not had a strong winning history," acknowledges athletic director Jim Schaus. "At some point you have to develop a vision. You need the right leadership. He knows what a successful program looks like."
And what a successful quarterback looks like. Solich had one in Eric Crouch, and although Tettleton is much more traditional in style, the winning knack is the same.
Tettleton has dealt with his own Big 12 snub. He grew up a huge Oklahoma State fan and got serious interest from the Cowboys until he tore his ACL as a junior in high school. Every single D-I offer vanished – eight to 10 schools, he says – and the son of former big-league slugger Mickey Tettleton was left with a lone offer from Northern Iowa. Then Ohio reached out at the last minute and Tettleton de-committed to go to Athens.
"I wanted to prove a lot of people wrong," Tettleton says. "I'm not saying anything's wrong with Ohio. I just felt like I wanted to prove something to all those people that dropped me."
So the spurned coach and the spurned quarterback went on the warpath together. Ohio won its first-ever bowl game last December, the Famous Potato Bowl in (of all places) Boise. This season the Bobcats have outscored opponents 51-10 in the second half and Tettleton has thrown for 599 yards and six touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone. Penn State looked like it might have had its opening game in hand at halftime, but Ohio did all the scoring after the break to stun the Nittany Lions. Clearly some of the resilience of both Solich and Tettleton has shown up on the field.
"We're two tough people," Tettleton says. "Competitive guys, all about winning."
That might be the best parallel between Ohio and Boise State (besides the remote location). It's way too soon to compare the two programs on the field, as Boise has done nothing but win under Chris Peterson for many years now, but in both cases you've had a no-nonsense head coach paired with an undersized quarterback (both are 6-feet tall) who makes precious few errors against supposedly better teams. Kellen Moore was never going to be Dan Marino, but it's hard to bench a guy who keeps the offense on the field. Tettleton hasn't thrown an interception in nearly 100 attempts, going back to last season.
"Getting done what Boise got done requires a lot of things to go right," says Solich. "You need to win at a tremendously high level. Win your conference. Continue to go to bowl games and win bowl games. I'm not a guy that tries to look that far down the road. I want to do everything right, right now. Then another step will be ahead of you."
There are suddenly several steps in view. Solich has kept his staff mostly intact. His reluctance to eye bigger jobs (he's 68) gives recruiting major ballast. The school is building a $12.5 million indoor complex. And Solich will be the first to tell you about a new highway bypass that will make the trip to the airport a little less arduous.
There will be no international airport in Athens anytime soon. But if the Bobcats keep winning, coming to play in Southeast Ohio will be less about how you're getting there and more about where you're going.

[ft420]

Who wrote it? It's good prose. And I hope they succeed. I''ve been to (through) Athens a couple of times. It's very quaint and yeah, as I remember it, it's just an outta the way stop between Wheeling, and Columbus.

Cheers!
~ft

ps: .... kill the caps, will ya!