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Behind Enemy Lines: No NFL Network!!!

I was this close to making this an open thread.  My thinking is if I were to make it such then I could vent my frustration using foul language.  But, I'm not sure if that would be within the WCG guidelines for writers.  I think it's a loophole that deserves to be explored at some point, but it's not a fight I want at this time.  So I'll censor myself, but a vivid and R-Rated imagination could get the gist of it.  I want the mother flipping NFL Network.

Star-divide

We have Time Warner cable, and I'm not happy.  That's the cable service that is available to us in the southeast corner of Wisconsin.  Now before you give the 'switch to a dish' line, we've had a dish, and we prefer cable.  It seems to have less interruptions to service.  But Time Warner is bad.  So bad I'll get all James Harrison on it and say if Time Warner was on fire I wouldn't even urinate on it.  The no NFL Network issue really gets my goat, but it's just one of many problems I have with them, and since I'm not writing for Consumer Reports, and this isn't really the forum to vent my anger at their lousy lack of bells and whistles, I'll focus my anger towards what ever silly nincompoop made the decision to not get a deal done between the two companies.

I'm sure it's a money issue, it's always a money issue.  But it's an issue that adds a gosh darn wrinkle in my NFL/Bears experience.  I still get Comcast Sports Net, but I like a national perspective for the NFL on occasion.  With Rich Eisen not on my TV,  I'll be forced to visit the land of Mark Schlereth and Trent Dilfer for my national fix.  Ugh...  I did find this article, so I know they at least were trying to get a deal done, but as on right now, no flim flamming deal is in place!  Son of a biscuit!

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we didnt have it where i live either

Then one day it just popped up on the guide outta nowhere that and espnu lol you might not like it but you could try the NFL network website. Thas what I use to do and its better than nothing I suppose

Da Bears....enuff said

by EmmCeee on Sep 8, 2011 11:23 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Lester, I'm in the same predicament

I live in Dallas now. We had Time Warner here too. But the cheap SOBs won’t get a deal done.

I switched to AT&T U-Verse. Still, this service too leaves something to be desired. NO NFL SUNDAY TICKET. I still have to travel most weekends to a local sports bar to even find the game. Monday I discovered that the Fox Grill closed, which was my usual haunt. Now I’ve got to find another bar with Bears fans.

All this because the baseturds at TWC are too cheap to pay NFLN a measly $20 Mil.

Being a meatball not only makes me delicious, but it also makes me all warm inside.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Sep 8, 2011 11:24 AM CDT reply actions  

You're not missing much, Les.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Sep 8, 2011 11:24 AM CDT reply actions  

I concur.

So far, NFLN has been a HUGE disappointment.

Being a meatball not only makes me delicious, but it also makes me all warm inside.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Sep 8, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

'No Huddle' last night

was pretty good.

Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.

Writer at windycitygridiron.com | @KDoggers

by Kev H on Sep 8, 2011 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

I`m sure it has been

But like Les I`m stuck watching ESPN for football news and missing out on Thursday games because of TWC and NFLN. I considered switching to dish for the Ticket but TWC screwed me on a secret 2 year agreement I wasn`t aware of til I looked at dropping them.

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Sep 8, 2011 11:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I love their draft coverage

and I like their studio/recap stuff better than ESPN

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 8, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

I hear you. Their draft show was superb.

Both networks are overly self-indulgent for the most part, imo, but they have their moments. The repetition of the NFLN commercials absolutely does me in. I find that I spend more and more time on the webs for news and highlights.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Sep 8, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

This...

Man speaks the truth.

"I'm so fly, ya'll still at the terminal" -Lil Wayne

by Chitownproduct on Sep 8, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

only thing good about getting NFL network

is that since i pay for it i get NFL Red Zone channel

by lowkeyman on Sep 8, 2011 11:41 AM CDT reply actions  

NFLN is awesome just saying

Get Direct TV

;]

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders

It's all about THE []_[] baby!!!

~"Smile when u being attacked,laugh when they talking boutcha,wave when they hating on u and Pray when they leave u alone Somethings wrong!"~ Deion Sanders

At least FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER before you judge me fool

by suckmyditka on Sep 8, 2011 11:46 AM CDT reply actions  

Oh, I have that.

It’s nice.

Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.

Writer at windycitygridiron.com | @KDoggers

by Kev H on Sep 8, 2011 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

yessir i'm diggin the NFL package

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders

It's all about THE []_[] baby!!!

~"Smile when u being attacked,laugh when they talking boutcha,wave when they hating on u and Pray when they leave u alone Somethings wrong!"~ Deion Sanders

At least FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER before you judge me fool

by suckmyditka on Sep 8, 2011 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't you love these sorts of government sponsored monopolies?

Really helps the competition to keep services robust and prices down.

by Arbusto on Sep 8, 2011 11:53 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

I know it's not the same

but you could pay the $340ish and buy the NFL package on your PS3 now (assuming you have one). This is more of an fyi info.

I am also in your boat. I have TWC and while I like the reliable service and cable internet, I hate not having the NFLN. I get so tired of ESPN junk.

by CharlotteBear on Sep 8, 2011 11:53 AM CDT reply actions  

I was reading up on it

and it subtracts from your PSN wallet at 84.99/month for 4 months… so theoretically, you could probably get some amazon deals, or use amazon money to get psn points and actually come out cheaper that the total $350

Checking out my sprunjer?

by Chicago Faithful on Sep 8, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I feel your pain, brother!

I have Wide Open West out in the Schaumburg area. It’s cheaper than Comcast and their internet is way fast and cheap. We had NFLN for the first year or so out here but then for the past 2, it’s been gone because of contract negotiations gone south. I miss my replays. I miss being able to throw it on any time and get some sort of football action. I’m going to start missing it even more starting tonight when things would really be picking up.

Damn.

by emdub on Sep 8, 2011 12:39 PM CDT reply actions  

the NFL replays are solid

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 8, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

NFL Game Rewind?

With Coaches Cam!

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Sep 8, 2011 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I pay $8 a month for it on comcast

And it is worth every penny just for the redzone channel. The redzone channel is the greatest way to watch football ever invented. That is all.

"I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there's a few people I haven't made mad yet, I want to get them. "
-Mike Ditka

by garyfencikrapping on Sep 8, 2011 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Here I have only 2 ways to see NFL..

Internet or ESPN. And since the Bears are not on ESPN every week, I use internet a lot..

"Love is like bacon. Good, but sooner or later it will fuck your heart."

Claudio "Coscobeu"
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by Claudio Oliveira on Sep 8, 2011 1:25 PM CDT reply actions  

The NFL Network

should be renamed to the “Too Many Damn Commercials Network”

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain

by phastphil on Sep 8, 2011 1:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Or, conversely, not enough different commercials.

During the draft I felt like burning every new Ford Mustang I saw because of the sheer number of times I saw that damn commercial!

"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"

by Swarley on Sep 8, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

I hear all of the critiques of NFLN loud and clear...BUT

I still think they employ better analysts…period. For me, Mike Mayock doesn’t inspire homicidal thoughts during his monologues, unlike a few ESPN/FOX personalities I will refrain from naming.

Also, I take Rich Eisen over Boomer for a plethora of reasons. One of those reasons is because I have it on good authority that Chris Berman is just an incredibly detestable, horrible human being.

"With all due respect, and I mean with ALL due respect...that idea ain't worth a velvet paintin' of a whale and a dolphin gettin' it on."

by CurtisEnisFan on Sep 8, 2011 3:03 PM CDT reply actions  

You're with me, leather.

Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.

Writer at windycitygridiron.com | @KDoggers

by Kev H on Sep 8, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

What?

Boom is detestable?

Lemme guess, he bit a call girl on her back?

"I'm so fly, ya'll still at the terminal" -Lil Wayne

by Chitownproduct on Sep 8, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I kind of met Mike Mayock last weekend

He was in the press box at the Notre Dame game I was shooting. I didn’t have the nuts to just introduce myself and be like “I think you’re great” but I said hi and told him to stay cool (It was 94 degrees and he was already sweating through his shirt)

But I was surprised at how few people recognized him. When he first walked in I couldn’t place him right away and asked everybody nearby, “Is that Mike Mayock?” and they were all “Who?”

Either way, NFLN is way better than ESPN. Eisen, Mayock, Total Access, Playbook, Top 10 are all way better than anything ESPN has.

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.
Formerly GallopingGhost

by Sam Householder on Sep 8, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mayock is one of my favs

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 9, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'll take

Charles Davis, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, and Jay Glazer over anyone ESPN can throw at me.

All that ESPN has working for it is DA COACH. That’s the only reason i watch.. I’ll take NFLN’s worst caster, Michael Irvin, over ESPN’s whole cast, every day all day

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders

It's all about THE []_[] baby!!!

~"Smile when u being attacked,laugh when they talking boutcha,wave when they hating on u and Pray when they leave u alone Somethings wrong!"~ Deion Sanders

At least FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER before you judge me fool

by suckmyditka on Sep 8, 2011 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

theres some analysts i don't mind on the networks

i.e Ditka\, Eisen. I think NFLN has better interviews than ESPN though

by chiguy8506 on Sep 8, 2011 3:24 PM CDT reply actions  

For those that do not have DirecTV and No Access to NFL Sunday Ticket

Playstation 3 recently partnered with DTV to have the NFL Sunday Ticket package play via your PS3 (its exclusive to PS3 this year)…..The first 2 years you have to pay the full price (IIRC its 350)…..

You can check out the NST app for the PS 3 at this Link…… NOTE if you already have NST you can pay 50 bucks to access the app on your PS3…..

"To understand a man you should walk a mile in his shoes. If what he says still bothers you that's ok because you'll be a mile away from him and you'll have his shoes......"

- Lovie Smith on Hub Arkush

by CloudyFuture on Sep 8, 2011 3:26 PM CDT reply actions  

I've heard too much bad about DirectTV

Hidden contracts, too-good-to-be-true reel ins and then price hikes.

I miss NFLN though. I could get it if I got the HD package from our small-town cable provider (which, on a side note has no DVR, OnDemand, on-screen guides or menus). But I don’t own an HDTV yet so what’s the point in the extra $10/mo. when money is as tight as it is?

I miss in college when my roommates and I had U-Verse.

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.
Formerly GallopingGhost

by Sam Householder on Sep 8, 2011 4:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Get a dish… but to me, I do watch the NFL Network, but they’re really no different than ESPN as far as giving the Bears absolutely NO RESPECT

Fix the Offensive Line

by touchdown bears on Sep 8, 2011 5:59 PM CDT reply actions  

For those of U with big back yards go for a full size dish!!!

You can alwayts drop a few grand and get a 8-10 foot real dish. I know its alot but you will find somewhere around 2000 channels if you really get into it. Once you throw out the cash for the hardware the packages are cheap and if you know how to hack network wildfeeds you can pickup stuff that is supposed to be provider to provider.
I live in an area where they do NOT allow full size dishes but once I move again I will be going back to the 10 footer and they almost never get knocked out by storms, the focal point of a 10 foot dish is huge. Its the cadillac solution and you can add a Direct TV LNB and get your direct ticket if you so desire.

White Sox fans need not apply.

by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Sep 8, 2011 6:33 PM CDT reply actions  

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