Packers-Cowboys: The big game few will see

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A dispute between the NFL and cable firms will leave many fans in the dark Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers visit the ... [link]

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Are You Ready For Some (Unwatchable) Football?
Published 11/29/2007 at The Sporting Blog
... Some fans are clearly overreacting just slightly. At worst, it's a minor inconvenience, and at best, it's an excuse to go out to a bar tonight (as if you needed one). Besides, fans should have bigger concerns. Such as how we are going to possibly make the Super Bowl interesting to watch when the Pats are up 48 points at halftime. Perhaps we should start creating some sort of drinking game. *Sometimes we make up words. Get used to it. Packers-Cowboys: The Big Game Few Will See | USA Today ------------------------- ...

Good morning
Published 11/29/2007 by Paul White at Sports Scope
... ae going to tweak the college bowl lineup; C.) Realize it's about time to begin paying attention to how all those NFL tiebreakers for playoff spots affect your team; or D.) Go bonkers about what you won't be able to see the Packers-Cowboys game tonight, just the biggest NFL matchup since ... OK, since the Patriots played the Colts four weeks ago. But still, the majority of the USA won't have access to two 10-1 teams with as much national following as any teams in the league. And what's up with that anyway? We can't fix the squabbling between the NFL Network and some cable ...

Try Knix/Celts! Rangers/Isles! '30 Rock!' 'Ugly Betty!'
Published 11/29/2007 by Neil Best at Watchdog
... I've written and said way too much about it already, but others are ready to pick up the ball for me, as in USA Today, which offers another story with more than you want to know on the subject. ...

NFL Network vs Time-Warner, Charter Communications: Which Side Are You On?
Published 11/29/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... These two major cable companies dominate Wisconsin, so Packers fans are frantically finding places to watch tonight's game. Being fine Wisconsinians, that location will likely be a bar. ...

Millions Will Miss Packers-Cowboys Game on the NFL Network
Published 11/29/2007 by Bill Jordan at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... The NFL does not seem to be budging on the Network, and it seems that they are hoping for the whole thing to eventually blow over, as reported by Michael McCarthy of the USA Today: ...

Packers/Cowboys: Get Crunk For the Game You Can’t Watch!
Published 11/29/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... , too. But Tony Romo doesn’t love Brett Favre. Get it? Got it? Good. Biggest game of the year in the NFC is tonight, with the 10-1 Packers traveling to the 10-1 Cowboys. The bulk of the country won’t see it, but you already know that. ...

The Flip Side: NFL Network
Published 12/5/2007 by Rupert Entwistle at The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes
... Knock the NFL Network as you may, but this game of hardball has a proven track record. In its early days, ESPN2 televised the Duke-UNC game to try to muscle it's way onto basic cable as well, relying on complaints and the support of loyal fans to ...

THE FLIP SIDE: NFL NETWORK
Published 12/8/2007 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... Knock the NFL Network as you may, but this game of hardball has a proven track record. In its early days, ESPN2 televised the Duke-UNC game to try to muscle it's way onto basic cable as well, relying on complaints and the support of loyal fans to ...

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