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Old Sep 1st 2014, 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
I'm with you all the way there Bob.

The best thing about living near a college with a popular sports program is that home games empty out the nearby Lowes and Home Depots when they're playing. Unfortunately I don't live near a college with a popular sports program.
On the other hand, allegedly here 150,000 people arrive in town for the match. Fortunately HD and Lowes are in the opposite direction from most of them.

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Clemson, by default as my good lady is a firm fan (as are all of her family) so it seems rude not to!!!

I was introduced to the game on my trip last winter and found it quite enjoyable (and extremely easy to pick up the rules very quickly) unlike 'proper' football (that's soccer to you Americans) which bores me to tears.

Whilst on the topic of college football, does anyone know of a site that I can livestream the games in the UK without:
a) paying for them (I'm a tight wad!) and
b) not have to download a new browser bar or other rubbish for the 'privilege'?
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Wiziwig.tv | Live sports schedules. Watch free streams and the best sports events live on your pc.

If it's not listed there, it's probably not televised.

Acestream, can't be chromecast, but works a treat on desktop and Android. Flash can be chromecast but quality really does range from meh to fantastic. I don't use any of the other stream types.
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Wiziwig.tv | Live sports schedules. Watch free streams and the best sports events live on your pc.

If it's not listed there, it's probably not televised.

Acestream, can't be chromecast, but works a treat on desktop and Android. Flash can be chromecast but quality really does range from meh to fantastic. I don't use any of the other stream types.
Most appreciated, I wish this thread had started a few days earlier (mind you, after the bashing Clemson had in the second half perhaps it was for the best!)
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Old Sep 3rd 2014, 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by MsElui
live in Texas I feel i should probably start to switch to a local team like The Longorns or Aggies.
Got the same dilemma. Been in DFW for 9 months now and need to decide who to follow!
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Go Cocks! Seems a little strange saying that sometimes, but we also 'shag' a lot here! :-)
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Clemson, by default as my good lady is a firm fan (as are all of her family) so it seems rude not to!!!

I was introduced to the game on my trip last winter and found it quite enjoyable (and extremely easy to pick up the rules very quickly) unlike 'proper' football (that's soccer to you Americans) which bores me to tears.

Whilst on the topic of college football, does anyone know of a site that I can livestream the games in the UK without:
a) paying for them (I'm a tight wad!) and
b) not have to download a new browser bar or other rubbish for the 'privilege'?
I use the log in to my other half's cable company... BTN2Go app works on phones in UK or just log in to the cable provider on the laptop to stream online...

Husker's all the way here
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Old Sep 5th 2014, 9:21 pm
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Got the same dilemma. Been in DFW for 9 months now and need to decide who to follow!
you could just go Buckeyes too lol!
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I did enjoy the professional game last night. I am such a bandwagon jumper with the Seahawks.
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BTN2Go app works on phones in UK...
App????
(I'm not big on phones, let alone 'smart' ones!!!)
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Originally Posted by kimilseung
I did enjoy the professional game last night. I am such a bandwagon jumper with the Seahawks.
They looked pretty impressive, starting where they left off. I'm counting down the minutes to the Bronco's Colts game Sunday night.
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App???? ......(I'm not big on phones, let alone 'smart' ones!!!)
You realise you're moving to the USA (United Smartphones of America)? The phone companies now offer very few "regular" cell phones, having apparently realised collectively that people are a captive market and if you don't offer regular cell phones they will "have to" buy a smart phone, which makes the phone companies more money.

When I upgraded a few years ago I found that there were no flip-phones, and I liked their protected keyboard and screen (preventing bum-dialing and scratches). Later I found that road atlases were unavailable, at least up to date ones, so I got a smart phone for its map function as much as anything. ...... Now I am hooked on my smart phone.

You can determine when I bought my smart phone by looking at my BE posts, after a hiatus of several years with negligible posts I started BEing again regularly just a few weeks after getting the phone.

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Old Sep 6th 2014, 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
You realise you're moving to the USA (United Smartphones of America)? The phone companies now offer very few "regular" cell phones, having apparently realised collectively that people are a captive market and if you don't offer regular cell phones they will "have to" buy a smart phone, which makes the phone companies more money.

When I upgraded a few years ago I found that there were no flip-phones, and I liked their protected keyboard and screen (preventing bum-dialing and scratches). Later I found that road atlases were unavailable, at least up to date ones, so I got a smart phone for its map function as much as anything. ...... Now I am hooked on my smart phone.
Yup, I realise that the US is catching up the UK in Smart phone reliance!!!
One day mebbe but I'm a bit of a luddite, although I do have a laptop nowadays that does most things and is easier to use on the go as many places offer free wifi. I've also noticed that US mobile packages are absolutely bloody extortionate, my daughter has a huge data limit on her phone and pays £7 a month!!! I'd probably be lucky to find similar for less than 40$ a month, although the missus will probably rejig her contract and get a multiple number contract.
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