Montana Fans Succeed, Games on ESPN Gameplan

[NDSUstudent]

BILLINGS - After a week of Montana football fans bombarding ESPN with calls and emails, and Montana's congressional delegation putting pressure on the sports mega-giant, the network has decided to air the University of Montana and Montana State football playoff games on television.

The second round playoff games will air via ESPN GamePlan, a pay-per-view network, on Saturday December 3rd.

The week long dispute over how Montanan's would be able to watch the Cats and Griz play on Saturday went to the top of the company with broadcast rights for the games.

The news about the games airing broke via email entitled: BAUCUS, TESTER SECURE COMMITMENT FROM ESPN TO AIR NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ON CABLE TELEVISION

"The Cats and the Griz bring such a strong tradition to our communities. I'm thrilled ESPN understands this is the right thing for Montana, and am proud of all the Montanans who came together in support of our Montana teams," Baucus said.

http://www.ktvq.com/news/espn-to-broadcast-cat-and-griz-games/

[BisonTeacher]

No offense...but if our (possible) future games in these playoffs get taken off ESPN3 which is free for me...and added to the espn gameplan, which I would have to pay for....Im gonna be pissed. :ranting:

[JustinTyem]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!

[NDSUstudent]

No offense...but if our (possible) future games in these playoffs get taken off ESPN3 which is free for me...and added to the espn gameplan, which I would have to pay for....Im gonna be pissed. :ranting:

They'll be on ESPN3...don't worry about it.

[JustinTyem]

No offense...but if our (possible) future games in these playoffs get taken off ESPN3 which is free for me...and added to the espn gameplan, which I would have to pay for....Im gonna be pissed. :ranting: Atleast there are some options though,not just ESPN3,which isnt that good anyways.

[Bisonguy]

"After a week of Montana football fans bombarding ESPN with calls and emails, and Montana's congressional delegation putting pressure on the sports mega-giant, the network has decided to air the University of Montana and Montana State football playoff games on television."

Did anyone even contact our senators or representative?

[onbison09]

Dom just tweeted gameplan isn't offered in Fargo

[aces1180]

Dom just tweeted gameplan isn't offered in Fargo

It is on DIRECTV, which a lot of fans have.

[HerdBot]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely. I got ripped a new ass hole for trying to spearhad this.

And now Montana gets their game televised while we stand there holding our cocks and staring at the ground wondering "what happened?"

[NDSUstudent]

Absolutely. I got ripped a new ass hole for trying to spearhad this.

And now Montana gets their game televised while we stand there holding our cocks and staring at the ground wondering "what happened?"

Ummm...Gabe...our game is on ESPN Gameplan....

[Bisonguy]

All games moved to Gameplan!

Good job Gabe!

[CAS4127]

Your objective was not to get the game on a pay channel and u know it. It was to get it on TV so we would get National exposure. How many non-Montanians will pay to watch those games??!!

Be honest with yourselves!!!

[TbonZach]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!


Absolutely. I got ripped a new ass hole for trying to spearhad this.

And now Montana gets their game televised while we stand there holding our cocks and staring at the ground wondering "what happened?"

You guys got dug into so bad because there were 5,000,000,000 threads all saying the same thing.

[Bisonguy]

Your objective was not to get the game on a pay channel and u know it. It was to get it on TV so we would get National exposure. How many non-Montanians will pay to watch those games??!!

Be honest with yourselves!!!

Forty-two. Now what do I win?

[aces1180]

Gameplan is available on DIRECTV, DISH Network and Midco...Cableone customers are screwed again.

[imabison]

Gameplan is available on DIRECTV, DISH Network and Midco...Cableone customers are screwed again.izzo said $16 day pass more at 10pm

[HerdBot]

Ummm...Gabe...our game is on ESPN Gameplan....

IS it all the round 2 games?

[BisonTeacher]

They'll be on ESPN3...don't worry about it.

If you get both, awesome. As long as it doesnt affect it being on ESPN3 then great.

[No_Skill]

Well done to all who got involved!

More options are always better and if this sells well it could mean better things to come in the future.

Now...will they be in HD?

[BisonTeacher]

Well done to all who got involved!

More options are always better and if this sells well it could mean better things to come in the future.

Now...will they be in HD?

Yes...good question...What about production value? And will they be pronouncing it By-zon, or Bissssson? :hide:

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Yeah, all the FCS games are on Gameplan.

[Buffalo Bill]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Lakes.

[Strommer10]

If you get both, awesome. As long as it doesnt affect it being on ESPN3 then great.
That is the question.. Is it JUST on Gameplan? If that is the case I think we are in a worse spot. If it is on both ESPN3 & Gameplan, then we are heading in the right direction. The more options people have at viewing these games, the better.

[Buffalo Bill]

Yes...good question...What about production value? And will they be pronouncing it By-zon, or Bissssson? :hide:

If you would look in the dictionary both pronuncitions are correct. Thanks for being such a great teacher.

[CAS4127]

If you would look in the dictionary both pronuncitions are correct. Thanks for being such a great teacher.

We choose ours, Bdipshit!!

[Tatanka]

Wait, so CableNone customers are still screwed? They better gear up for three more calls!!!! And Bisonville should likely prepare for at least six more threads.

[roadwarrior]

Well it looks like ESPN will make out like a bandit with the games on pay per view. Hmmm. Wonder if that was the plan all along?

[KSBisonFan]

If you would look in the dictionary both pronuncitions are correct. Thanks for being such a great teacher.

Alrighty, then.

[HerdBot]

Your objective was not to get the game on a pay channel and u know it. It was to get it on TV so we would get National exposure. How many non-Montanians will pay to watch those games??!!

Be honest with yourselves!!!

the object was to get it on espnu or statewide nbc. Gameplan is like the NFL Sunday ticket for college. Its 75 per year or per event. It has a ton of subscribers like the NFL ticket and bars all over have it. Its not the best but better. Probably a downgrade from last year. Combined with espn3 its decent.

[samhouston]

well there goes my beer money, do I have to pay 1 price to watch sam houston game and ndsu game? or will 1 price get me all the games?

[MNLonghorn10]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!
pussy wrecker? is that a compliment?

[56BISON73]

See,to all the fucking pussy wreckers can suck it. Gabe and I tried and tried and tried. But we were told to shut up. Up urs!!!!!!!!!!

I still dont see NDSU scheduled to be on TV. So unless that happens for this game---------

[HerdBot]

Yes...good question...What about production value? And will they be pronouncing it By-zon, or Bissssson? :hide:

Ill start a thread with espn broadcast info. I'm kidding! Or am I?

[BISONBRI53]

I would guess you are not kidding Gabe!

[bisonmike2]

So it went from free to 16 bucks? Yeah, awesome?

[NH/JMU Saxkow]

well there goes my beer money, do I have to pay 1 price to watch sam houston game and ndsu game? or will 1 price get me all the games?

If it is like in year's past - You will get ALL ESPN games on that weekend - football and basketball. I've watched JMU playoff games in past years through this.

Production values will be the same as what you saw last weekend with JMU/EKU - still good. Usual ESPN graphics (might be no 1st down graphic, though), play-by-play and color announcers (no-names who probably won't know I-AA football).

Those that get ESPN3 can still watch it for free, but those that don't (or any bars that want a good, clear signal) can use GamePlan (which they probably already subscribe to).

[HerdBot]

You guys got dug into so bad because there were 5,000,000,000 threads all saying the same thing.

the casual person who visits Bisonville looks for headlines. They don't read every post of every thread. Link at CA. He posts here all the time and he didn't know of "dome improvements" because it was in some other board nobody reads.

[Bisonguy]

Is the NDSU game ever going to make it on ESPN Gameplan? How about all the rest of the FCS games this week?

Why is Montana the only one to get their game on ESPN Gameplan? Why can't all the FCS games be on ESPN Gameplan this week?

[BlueBisonRock]

Is the NDSU game ever going to make it on ESPN Gameplan? How about all the rest of the FCS games this week?

Why is Montana the only one to get their game on ESPN Gameplan? Why can't all the FCS games be on ESPN Gameplan this week?

Are those the titles of four threads you plan to start?

[tojo70]

Is the NDSU game ever going to make it on ESPN Gameplan? How about all the rest of the FCS games this week?

Why is Montana the only one to get their game on ESPN Gameplan? Why can't all the FCS games be on ESPN Gameplan this week?
Ok, as other have posted and hopefully everyone will read this and CATCH ON........

All eight Football Championship Subdivision playoff games this weekend will now be offered through the service, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said.

Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/updated-griz-game-to-be-shown-on-pay-per-view/article_0f27131c-1ae8-11e1-b5de-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1f9UbiLeW

This is from this article if you want to double check it!
http://missoulian.com/news/local/updated-griz-game-to-be-shown-on-pay-per-view/article_0f27131c-1ae8-11e1-b5de-001cc4c03286.html

[Ross]

Are those the titles of four threads you plan to start?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBaYVo89mmY&feature=related

[Hammerhead]

The DirecTV web site says it costs $75 to add ESPN Gameplan for the rest of the year. I guess it's ESPN3 for me.

[DIBISON]

Is the NDSU game ever going to make it on ESPN Gameplan? How about all the rest of the FCS games this week?

Why is Montana the only one to get their game on ESPN Gameplan? Why can't all the FCS games be on ESPN Gameplan this week?
Yes, all 8 FCS playoff games this weekend will be on ESPN Gameplan.

MidCo, DirecTV and Dish all offer ESPN Gameplan.

Once again, CableOne in Fargo does not.

[Bisonguy]

Ok, as other have posted and hopefully everyone will read this and CATCH ON........


This is from this article if you want to double check it!
http://missoulian.com/news/local/updated-griz-game-to-be-shown-on-pay-per-view/article_0f27131c-1ae8-11e1-b5de-001cc4c03286.html

Rhetorical question font is black, n00b.

[aces1180]

The DirecTV web site says it costs $75 to add ESPN Gameplan for the rest of the year. I guess it's ESPN3 for me.

Call and ask for a discount...My guess is they will help you out.

[NDSUstudent]

I think Direct TV will let you buy it on a per game basis, at least that is what my Direct TV selling friend told me.

[1998braves64]

Does ESPN3 offer games from the GamePlan and/or FullCourt subscription packages?

All GamePlan college football games and FullCourt college basketball games are now free through ESPN3 to fans who subscribe to a participating broadband internet service provider.

The college football and basketball lineup on ESPN3 includes exclusive games, simulcasts of ESPN and ESPN2 games and many regional games from around the country. That's more than 300 live college football games and more than 1000 live college basketball games this season.

Click here to find out more on how you can request access to ESPN3.

If it's on gameplan it's on ESPN3 if your ISP provides ESPN3 you're good! It's in the FAQ's here (http://espn.go.com/espn3/faq#6). So stop your complaining and get to the game!

[iceberg]

All the games are on ESPN Game plan...all 8 games...none will be shown in HD (they never have)

wait til Saturday then order. Its $25 a day

[tcbison]

I don't live in Fargo but what I am sensing that Cable One really sucks for both tv and internet. Do they do anything right?

[Tatanka]

I don't live in Fargo but what I am sensing that Cable One really sucks for both tv and internet. Do they do anything right?

They seem to know how to invoice for their services, and somehow maintain their monopoly in Fargo...

[NDSUstudent]

I don't live in Fargo but what I am sensing that Cable One really sucks for both tv and internet. Do they do anything right?

Cableone is the worst company in the United States.

[Da_Bizon]

The DirecTV web site says it costs $75 to add ESPN Gameplan for the rest of the year. I guess it's ESPN3 for me.

I would wait until it shows up on the guide and try selecting it to see if it's offered for a one-game price. I know in the past that I've seen that as an option. On Directv, check somewhere between channel 780 and 799.

[Da_Bizon]

Cableone is the worst company in the United States.
Truer words have never been spoken.

[scbison91]

I think Direct TV will let you buy it on a per game basis, at least that is what my Direct TV selling friend told me.

Yes they do.

[KC Bison]

Montana is not the only one that will get to see the games. All playoff games will be shown on Game Plan.

http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=205340160

The way it worked last year, you could buy a single Saturday of games on Dish for $10. I'm not sure if that has gone up that dramatically to $16 or $25. Anyway, it allowed you to see 10-15 different games that day. I purchased GamePlan in August this year for $125 from Dish and have had available a ton of games every Saturday.

BTW, I know there were a lot of Bison fans that got on ESPN's case as well as Montana people. One of the things I hit ESPN with was the fact that I bought GamePlan this year to be able to watch games all season but primarily to be able to watch all the FCS playoff games. I told them that going to ESPN3 only was a step backwards in coverage of the FCS playoff games. They sent back a couple of standard emails that they would pass the info on to proper people but I thought it would go nowhere. So, this is great news.

[Bison56]

Did anyone even contact our senators or representative?


By the time they would get anything done we will be talking about the 2016 season.

[Bison56]

Cableone is the worst company in the United States.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[bisonmike2]

So it looks like the game will still be available on ESPN3. I retract my previous sarcastic statement. Good job all involved. You were right, I was wrong. You're smart, I'm stupid. You are attractive and smell good, I'm stupid and stink. You get the jist.

[gotts]

So it looks like the game will still be available on ESPN3. I retract my previous sarcastic statement. Good job all involved. You were right, I was wrong. You're smart, I'm stupid. You are attractive and smell good, I'm stupid and stink. You get the jist.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwPovyR9HY

[bisonmike2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwPovyR9HY
This is what I was thinking about but for some reason I thought it was in Billy Madison.

[aces1180]

This is what I was thinking about but for some reason I thought it was in Billy Madison.

I think there is a similar scene with Miss Veronica Vaughn when he wants help with tutoring...she's one nice piece of arse.

[gotts]

I think there is a similar scene with Miss Veronica Vaughn when he wants help with tutoring...she's one nice piece of arse.

I know from experience dude, if you know what I mean.

[BisonTeacher]

I know from experience dude, if you know what I mean.

No you don't.

[WYOBISONMAN]

The DirecTV web site says it costs $75 to add ESPN Gameplan for the rest of the year. I guess it's ESPN3 for me.

Call Directv and tell them you only want Gameplan for the day. I think the rate is $25. This is not listed on the website.

[Twentysix]

Gameplan is available on DIRECTV, DISH Network and Midco...Cableone customers are screwed again.

Cableone has gameplan, just not in fargo. They have BTN too, or atleast when I worked for them. Employees got it :D. It was like 319 or something.

[gotts]

No you don't.

Well, not me personally, but a guy I know... him and her got it on! Woo-eee!

[BisonTeacher]

Well, not me personally, but a guy I know... him and her got it on! Woo-eee!

No they didnt.

[gotts]

No they didnt.

No, no, they didn't. But you could imagine what it'd be like if they did, huh?

[BisonTeacher]

No, no, they didn't. But you could imagine what it'd be like if they did, huh?

Good! Great! Grand!

[iceberg]

The way it worked last year, you could buy a single Saturday of games on Dish for $10. I'm not sure if that has gone up that dramatically to $16 or $25. Anyway, it allowed you to see 10-15 different games that day. I purchased GamePlan in August this year for $125 from Dish and have had available a ton of games every Saturday.


$25 for a day and you get all the game plan games which this week is just the 8 FCS games

[Hammerhead]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.


Does anyone know if these games are going to be broadcast in HD? That might make it worth the $25. :)



Call Directv and tell them you only want Gameplan for the day. I think the rate is $25. This is not listed on the website.

[Ross]

Good! Great! Grand!

NO YELLING ON THE BUS!!

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n366/hotpants4979/blog/2009/bm-farley.jpg

[BisonTeacher]

NO YELLING ON THE BUS!!

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n366/hotpants4979/blog/2009/bm-farley.jpg

Nice finish!!!

[iceberg]

Does anyone know if these games are going to be broadcast in HD? That might make it worth the $25. :)
no. The games on game plan are not in HD...most arent even produced in HD

[Da_Bizon]

This has all probably been said already, but I figured I'd recap in one spot.

Directv customers: channel 788, Dish Network customers: channel 455. For both companies it is $25, but it covers all of the games on Gameplan for the day.

[KC Bison]

I guess this is called inflation. I remember very clearly last year when I purchased all the games on a particular Saturday for $10 (Dish Network). Yes, none of the games were HD but all of them were better viewing quality than gobson.

[Da_Bizon]

I guess this is called inflation. I remember very clearly last year when I purchased all the games on a particular Saturday for $10 (Dish Network). Yes, none of the games were HD but all of them were better viewing quality than gobson.

I'm guessing the evil NCAA and/or the evil ESPN had something to do with it. I remember seeing the option to purchase a D-2 playoff game for $12.99 on Directv last year, too.

[iceberg]

this year its been $25 a week (well a day) if purchased that way

[coloradobison]

Kolpack and Izzo say that it is $75 for all the games saturday on CableOne. I'm not sure who thinks this is an acceptable answer to 'getting the games on tv' but I know that if I lived in Fargo I'd be going to the game so it wouldnt make one darn bit of difference.

[samhouston]

Gameplan is the ticket, $25 for all the games from my favorite bar, mc's dugout!

[Bisonguy]

Dom Izzo just had a graphic up on the 6:00 WDAY sports

ESPN gameplan for one day:
CableOne- $75 :facepalm:
MidContinent- $16.40
DirecTV- $25
Dish- $20

[aces1180]

Dom Izzo just had a graphic up on the 6:00 WDAY sports

ESPN gameplan for one day:
CableOne- $75 :facepalm:
MidContinent- $16.40
DirecTV- $25
Dish- $20

For $75, you could buy a family of four game tickets, parking and food...Plus have a little leftover for snacks or a souvenir.

[iceberg]

Dom Izzo just had a graphic up on the 6:00 WDAY sports

ESPN gameplan for one day:

Dish- $20

Thats wrong. When I go into the Dish guide and select the game (or any game in the GP listings) the pop-up shows $25.00 call 800-333-3474 to order

[56BISON73]

How do we know that it was the MT fans who got ALL of the games on gameplan? I think ESPN had it in mind all along. Now everyone will have to pay for it. Its all about the money. Many games dont get scheduled for tv until the last week. Especially the smaller schools.