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SEC stays with CBS

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www.secsports.com - CBS Sports and SEC Agree to New 15 Year Deal

For the next 15 years. They'll always have the 1st choice of games, something ESPN has in select weeks right now.
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The SEC is, simply put, the center of college football, with the best teams, and thus the only team that the casual unaffiliated fan will watch on an in-season basis. This is a tremendously smart move by CBS. The SEC is worth the money.

As to the SEC channel, this has nothing to do with it. Any discussion of an SEC channel begins and end with third choice (CBS 1, ESPN 2) games currently on Raycom syndication.

The SEC would be smart to stick with Raycom.
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mattsarz
They were watching Ole Miss when Eli Manning made it worthwhile.

Here's some more info on the CBS gets 1st pick thing

Chattanooga Times Free Press | CBS deal with SEC extended

Today there are 10 overall "1st picks" because CBS is guarateed the Championship game, a game on the Friday after Thanksgiving, a 12pm game and a primetime game. ESPN gets three of those 1st picks (4th, 8th, 10th) to reserve games. This year they reserved Auburn-LSU on 9/20, Alabama-Georgia on 9/27 and Tennessee-S. Carolina on 11/1. ESPN will no longer have the ability to take these games from CBS in the future.

In that case, it sounds like ESPN will have the 1st couple weeks to itself while CBS has the US Open.
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Jimbo
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SamCdbs said:
The SEC is, simply put, the center of college football, with the best teams, and thus the only team that the casual unaffiliated fan will watch on an in-season basis. This is a tremendously smart move by CBS. The SEC is worth the money.

As to the SEC channel, this has nothing to do with it. Any discussion of an SEC channel begins and end with third choice (CBS 1, ESPN 2) games currently on Raycom syndication.

The SEC would be smart to stick with Raycom.
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Sam,
Sorry, but you fail to realize that the SEC is the Top conference NOW, but mat NOT be in 5-10 years, everything goes in cycles, you cannot say that it will be the top conference for the next 15 years.

Up here we get the SEC forced down our throats every week as well as the rest of the country I'm sure.
I RARELY ever watch a SEC game on CBS, unless I'm really bored with nothing better to do.
See, the SEC is top dog down south, but the people up here probably could care less as well as those on the West coast probably don't turn into CBS to watch SEC football either.

As for the SEC channel, it will be there in the next few years and it will be low on the pecking order, you will find that your favorite teams will be on it a few times a year, but your TOP games will be on the normal networks.
If you want to see how the pecking order will work, check out the Big Ten network, it will be about the same thing.
The BTN gets third choice games most every week, you'll see your favorite team playing on the SEC network in the early weeks of the season.
It's really a great idea for the fans of teams that are not watching the top teams ... Example :Ohio State will play a few early games and then the rest will bounce between ABC and ESPN, IF you want to watch Iowa and Minnesota or MSU and Penn State, you'll probably find those games on the BTN.

FWIW, IF (probably will) the SEC network opens up with HD channels, it will do fine. When the BTN opened up, they did not have HD channels and it was much like a RSN channel. Now that the have HD available for thier games (they had 1 HD channel at the time) it will be much better to watch.

Jimbo
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Madison Hawk
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mattsarz said:
Chattanooga Times Free Press | CBS deal with SEC extended
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Other interesting items from this article:

1. The SEC is not getting any additional football coverage on CBS; they will remain at 14-15 games per year. I understand that the SEC was pushing for an increase in coverage including more prime time doubleheaders.

2. The SEC is getting less exposure in basketball on CBS, going from 18-19 games per season down to 14 games. Also, CBS will no longer televise the SEC basketball championship game.

3. I am guessing that ESPN will increase their coverage of the SEC in both football and basketball when that deal is announced.
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mattsarz
Madison Hawk said:
Other interesting items from this article:

Also, CBS will no longer televise the SEC basketball championship game.
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When I skimmed the article, I thought it was going to continue to televise the championship game. That's a great catch. I wonder if that will be the thing that ESPN needs as a sweetner to stay in the game. Now that the Big 12 has moved their championship game to Saturday, I could see the ACC moving their game to 12pm instead of 1pm, the Big Ten moving their championship to earlier in the day on CBS, and the SEC championship at 2pm on ESPN.

As for the comment about the SEC being shoved down their throat, I feel the same about the Big Ten since I live in Ohio, though I fully understand why they are on TV in Cleveland. Fact is, there's enough options out there if you don't want to watch that SEC game on CBS:

ABC (whatever regional game they are showing)
ESPN/2 (Big Ten or another regional game)
CBS College (Navy, C-USA or MWC)
NBC (Notre Dame)
FSN (PAC-10 or Big 12, sometimes MAC in my area)
Versus (MWC, PAC-10 or Big 12)

I've dumped ESPN GamePlan starting this year, but last year I'd make sure I'd watch something other than what was on ABC since I frankly had enough of the Big Ten. One SEC game on CBS and one-two on ESPN are shown nationally every week. Every Big Ten game, via either ABC, ESPN/ESPN2 or BTN is shown nationally. It isn't just "shoved down peoples throats", they're gagging on it.

But people have different tastes and styles, so why begrudge them their favortite team or conference.
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Madison Hawk
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mattsarz said:
Every Big Ten game, via either ABC, ESPN/ESPN2 or BTN is shown nationally. It isn't just "shoved down peoples throats", they're gagging on it.
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Or feasting on it, depending on your perspective :). Nothing beats 12 hours of Big Ten football every Saturday, starting with BTN pre-game show at 11:00 ET and ending with a prime time matchup on ABC or ESPN. :hungry:
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Madison Hawk said:
Or feasting on it, depending on your perspective :). Nothing beats 12 hours of Big Ten football every Saturday, starting with BTN pre-game show at 11:00 ET and ending with a prime time matchup on ABC or ESPN. :hungry:
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To each, his own. I don't begrudge it. Just have my own perspective of it.
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mccoyrj
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Jimbo said:
...Up here we get the SEC forced down our throats every week as well as the rest of the country I'm sure.
I RARELY ever watch a SEC game on CBS, unless I'm really bored with nothing better to do.
See, the SEC is top dog down south, but the people up here probably could care less as well as those on the West coast probably don't turn into CBS to watch SEC football either...

Jimbo
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I live in southern Ohio and seem to get my fair share of both SEC and Big10 games.

As for the people up here not caring less about the SEC, the SEC games on CBS and ESPN are consistently the highest rated programs each week in the Cincy area, so they're definitely tuning in. And if you go to any sports bars to watch games, you get an equal amount of SEC fans as you do Big 10 fans every weekend (except maybe the OSU/Michigan weekend). SEC alumni groups are numerous and huge throughout the country. I've lived in Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, and now Ohio and I've run across thousands of SEC fans in these areas. The South has risen again! :D

No matter what conference their team is in, I believe most knowledgeable college football fans seem to appreciate watching competitive, quality games. How can they argue the merits of competitive conferences if they only watch their own?
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david1314
Glad to see the CBS deal in place.

Probably won't happen but what I'd like to see would be a second contract worked out with ESPN for a specific time slot on Saturday Night.

Then I would like to see every other game be a part of the SEC Network. Cut Raycom/Lincoln Financial completely out of the loop.

If that happened then SEC Network could slot the rest of the games in a set time slot advantageous for them.
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Probably won't happen but what I'd like to see would be a second contract worked out with ESPN for a specific time slot on Saturday Night.
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The SEC has this already. ESPN always has the primetime game, except for the week when CBS has it. Are you referring to a consistent start time since it can fluctuate depending on if the game is on ESPN or ESPN2?
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Matt what I would like to see is something along these lines:

SEC Network 12:00PM Kick/6:30P- 2 Slots
CBS 3:30PM Kick
ESPN 9:00PM Kick

4 TV Windows, Fans of all SEC schools would then be able to plan ahead to a certain degree.

CBS takes the game of most interest at 3:30P
ESPN gets #2 most attractive Game at 9.00P
SEC Network gets all other games with time to be determined by the host school with a pick of either 12:00P or 6:30P
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Hybrid Dish setup

Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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would probably also work well for NHK on 101W and possibly for PBS on 99W. I used one for a while on 30W. Just keep in mind that because it's undersized for those satellites, it might work fine in clear weather but won't have much margin to account for signal degradation during rain/snow
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If you can find one, the Shaw / Star Choice 75e ellipticals are great for use on 97, 99, and 101W. They are really just rebranded ChannelMaster 75 cm reflectors and use linear LNBFs by default out of the box.

Everyone else's mileage may vary.
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I have read that some have converted this type dish but after giving it a good look, it's the lnb conversion that is the bottleneck. Does anyone have a picture of their attempt to configure the lnb? I watched a video on youtube from the save it for parts guy and he used duct tape! Guess it worked but I'm thinking something a bit more permanent!
Thanks to all for your interest and replies...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
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To add: 101W Ku seems to be (one of if not the) strongest for me, and if I only had Ku I definitely want 101W for the music mux, it's robust FEC and strong signal help a lot. I've thought about using a used Dish/DirectTV dish at my Dads to supplement his OTA (mainly for my benefit when I visit :) )
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
www.colts.com www.colts.com
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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