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It's that time again...

1. I've been hoping the NFL would do something about the timeout one nano-second before a big field goal, but Sean Payton may have taken care of that for us. Did you see his assistants all looking at Payton when the camera found him right after the field goal the Saints blocked was nullified by Payton's timeout? Priceless.

2. Another coaching blunder...the Dolphins can't move the ball, the Jets are up 14-0, and Henne finds Davone Bess at the sidelines for a big gain into Jets territory. Replay shows Bess got one foot down but the other foot wasn't even close. The Dolphins run 25 yards down the field and snap quickly because the O-coordinator saw the replay, and Rex doesn't throw the red flag. Thanks Rex. If a player made a mental error like that you would be all over him.

3. The Big Ten should be ashamed of themselves. The schedule this week was an absolute joke. Thank goodness they're going to a nine game schedule next year. I don't want to hear any of the gaudy statistics some players piled up by feasting on teams with zero speed on defense. Those numbers mean nothing.

4. I tried to watch pre-season hockey, Rangers-Devils. I just can't do it for more than a minute or so.

5. Alabama looked very vulnerable. If Troy Mallette didn't panic during crunch time, Arkansas would have won. Everything analyst Gary Danielson said Mallette was doing right, he did wrong in the fourth quarter. I'll be very surprised if 'bama goes undefeated.

6. The blue field hurts my eyes. It just does.

7. The Raiders must have the fattest kickers on the planet. Between the two of them they probably have like 87% body fat.

8. Joe Girardi needs to take his foot off the gas pedal. The Yankees are going to make the playoffs, so now Girardi needs to set his rotation and rest some guys. If he goes all out to win the division he could cost the Yankees in the playoffs. I've reconciled that we're starting in Minnesota next Wednesday, and Girardi should start planning for that immediately.

9. Very stressful in the Sandra household from 11 PM - midnight last night. Yankees/Red Sox and Jets/Dolphins both coming down to the wire. Sweet holy moly that was intense. When is the last time Mariano and Papelbon both blew a save in the same inning?

10. WOW there were a lot of Jet fans in Miami last night.

11. Would really like to see Carmelo Anthony come to the Nets.

12. Tim Tebow demoted to third string in Denver. Think they're regretting that draft pick yet? Looks like not much wildcatting with Tebow this year. He won't be getting into games now.

13. All props to Michael Vick, but lets remember he's running up numbers agains the Packers when they went into prevent defense with a big lead, the Lions and the Jaguars. It's not like he's leading the Eagles through the Ravens or anything. Let's see how he does going forward.

14. My last triathlon of the year was this Saturday in Delaware...oh my goodness it was hot. Very unusual to be 95 degrees and extremely humid at the end of September, but it was. The run portion was a 10k (6.2 miles), out and back on the blacktop along the street that parallels the ocean, totally in the sun. The sun and heat were absolutely searing. You got to see everyone's face as they went the other way, and there was a lot of pain out there on the run course. At times like that you just have to realize you cannot keep up your normal race pace and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Many could not.

15. Rex Ryan almost knocked Jason Taylor out with the gatorade bucket last night. The first attempt hit Taylor on the head.

16. The Chiefs are in the early stages of building a perennial Super Bowl contender. They have the best personnel guy in the league and great coaching...watch out.

17. Very interesting game tonight. I was in Chicago for 48 hours last week and everyone is taking and writing about...the '85 Bears LOL.

18. As the league ponders an 18 game schedule, can you imagine that they used to play 14 regular season and SIX preseason games? SIX!!! What on earth was that like?

19. Congrats to-be for Ramy...the Reds will clinch any day now.

20. Wow, the football Giants are coming apart as we speak. Five personal fouls, lots of guys unhappy on the bench, Eli handling the ball like it's a grenade sometimes...we'll be talking Bill Cowher around here any day now.


Sandra
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SabresRule
1. I've been hoping the NFL would do something about the timeout one nano-second before a big field goal, but Sean Payton may have taken care of that for us. Did you see his assistants all looking at Payton when the camera found him right after the field goal the Saints blocked was nullified by Payton's timeout? Priceless.
If Hartley made that chip-shot in OT, this never would have happened.

3. The Big Ten should be ashamed of themselves. The schedule this week was an absolute joke. Thank goodness they're going to a nine game schedule next year. I don't want to hear any of the gaudy statistics some players piled up by feasting on teams with zero speed on defense. Those numbers mean nothing.
You know who really should be embarassed? Purdue and Minnesota. They choked on their cupcakes.

4. I tried to watch pre-season hockey, Rangers-Devils. I just can't do it for more than a minute or so.
When did Henrik get pulled? :D

5. Alabama looked very vulnerable. If Troy Mallette didn't panic during crunch time, Arkansas would have won. Everything analyst Gary Danielson said Mallette was doing right, he did wrong in the fourth quarter. I'll be very surprised if 'bama goes undefeated.
Their QB is what worries me. I don't trust him- Bama wins in spite of McElroy.

7. The Raiders must have the fattest kickers on the planet. Between the two of them they probably have like 87% body fat.
Insert Rob Ryan reference...

8. Joe Girardi needs to take his foot off the gas pedal. The Yankees are going to make the playoffs, so now Girardi needs to set his rotation and rest some guys. If he goes all out to win the division he could cost the Yankees in the playoffs. I've reconciled that we're starting in Minnesota next Wednesday, and Girardi should start planning for that immediately.
Texas is the team I'd be careful of- better bats, and the Twins are notorious playoff gaggers under Gardenhire.

9. Very stressful in the Sandra household from 11 PM - midnight last night. Yankees/Red Sox and Jets/Dolphins both coming down to the wire. Sweet holy moly that was intense. When is the last time Mariano and Papelbon both blew a save in the same inning?
At least the good guys (for you) won.

11. Would really like to see Carmelo Anthony come to the Nets.
Why would he want to join a team that lost 70 games last year?

12. Tim Tebow demoted to third string in Denver. Think they're regretting that draft pick yet? Looks like not much wildcatting with Tebow this year. He won't be getting into games now.
Denver chose him because he's so likeable to make the fans happy.

14. My last triathlon of the year was this Saturday in Delaware...oh my goodness it was hot. Very unusual to be 95 degrees and extremely humid at the end of September, but it was. The run portion was a 10k (6.2 miles), out and back on the blacktop along the street that parallels the ocean, totally in the sun. The sun and heat were absolutely searing. You got to see everyone's face as they went the other way, and there was a lot of pain out there on the run course. At times like that you just have to realize you cannot keep up your normal race pace and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Many could not.
The only part of a triathlon I MIGHT do is the swimming.

16. The Chiefs are in the early stages of building a perennial Super Bowl contender. They have the best personnel guy in the league and great coaching...watch out.
The combination of their young talent and a soft schedule could have them going great distances.

20. Wow, the football Giants are coming apart as we speak. Five personal fouls, lots of guys unhappy on the bench, Eli handling the ball like it's a grenade sometimes...we'll be talking Bill Cowher around here any day now.
They have games against the Bears, Texans, Lions (not a pushover), Cowboys, and the improving Seahawks. That schedule does them no favors- not a good thing when your team is showing a lack of focus.
yaz96
12. Tim Tebow demoted to third string in Denver. Think they're regretting that draft pick yet? Looks like not much wildcatting with Tebow this year. He won't be getting into games now.
Denver chose him because he's so likeable to make the fans happy.

You are so wrong. I'll bite my tongue and keep from calling you a name......(well, I just won't write it here)
HD MM
You are so wrong. I'll bite my tongue and keep from calling you a name......(well, I just won't write it here)

He's got a point. Tebow's jersey is #1 in sales. Everyone knew he was a likeable person and he would be a hit in any fan base. If this was strictly about winning now and selecting an impact player, the Horses wouldn't have picked a 3rd string QB. Especially since they already had Orton and Quinn.
yaz96
He's got a point. Tebow's jersey is #1 in sales. Everyone knew he was a likeable person and he would be a hit in any fan base. If this was strictly about winning now and selecting an impact player, the Horses wouldn't have picked a 3rd string QB. Especially since they already had Orton and Quinn.

No, he doesn't. We did not draft a 3rd string QB. McDaniels knew he had a project on his hands, he just wanted to be the one to mold him in to a winner in the NFL. He is the future QB in Denver.

Didn't have to do with his "likeability" quotient with the fans. It was raw talent, and potential.
salsadancer7
No, he doesn't. We did not draft a 3rd string QB. McDaniels knew he had a project on his hands, he just wanted to be the one to mold him in to a winner in the NFL. He is the future QB in Denver.

Didn't have to do with his "likeability" quotient with the fans. It was raw talent, and potential.

I don't know of you select "a project" in the 1st round...You expect any 1st round and early 2nd round...to start or make an immediate impact.
yaz96
I don't know of you select "a project" in the 1st round...You expect any 1st round and early 2nd round...to start or make an immediate impact.

Maybe think outside the box for once. :rolleyes:
salsadancer7
Maybe think outside the box for once. :rolleyes:

WHAT??!! Have you noticed the Raiders draft over the last...oh, I would say 30 to 40 years??!! LOL!

..."think outside the box......"? Too funny.....
yaz96
WHAT??!! Have you noticed the Raiders draft over the last...oh, I would say 30 to 40 years??!! LOL!

..."think outside the box......"? Too funny.....

I said "outside the box", not "out of your mind"! :p
salsadancer7
I said "outside the box", not "out of your mind"! :p

I don't ...until recently....I don't think you could say that about the organization....;)
HD MM
I don't know of you select "a project" in the 1st round...You expect any 1st round and early 2nd round...to start or make an immediate impact.

Bingo!

Everyone knew Tebow was a project. You don't draft projects in the 1st round. The horses should've known better.
HD MM
Maybe think outside the box for once. :rolleyes:

You're just mad the Browns ripped the Broncos off. We shipped a backup QB (Brady Quinn) your way in exchange for an absolute stud RB (Peyton Hillis)
Jimbo
You're just mad the Browns ripped the Broncos off. We shipped a backup QB (Brady Quinn) your way in exchange for an absolute stud RB (Peyton Hillis)

Nah, normally stud RB's are a dime a dozen ....

Of course Shanahan is gone now, so it may not hold true anymore :)
SabresRule
Maybe think outside the box for once. :rolleyes:

I prefer to think outside the bun. :D
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"
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navychop
"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"
Tampa8
Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
I think most are using it on a firestick or other device as an extra receiver, rather than their phone. Just a guess based on how I use it. 99% thru my firestick, 1% phone.
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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.
Source Gateworld
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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?
osu1991
long_time_Dish
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?
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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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.
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
long_time_Dish
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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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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.
Those are the episodes I am looking for. They are referred to a lot in the episodes I just recently watched.
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Last reply · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion
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...
Titanium
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
LNBF mount.webp
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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 :) )
Scott Greczkowski
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
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Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
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With A Little Luck - Wings
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LITTLE Willy-Sweet
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Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Foxbat
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
rvvaquero
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
M
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
No idea what improvements might be involved.
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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.
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.
long_time_Dish
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
Almighty1
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.
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.
navychop
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner

:popcorn
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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Oh....you were serious
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teachsac
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Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/b0gPzA8KHEQ
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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
teachsac
Started watching yesterday. Not too bad.
Scott Greczkowski
Wife likes it.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).