Viewing the Rice game in Houston?

by jc25 on Sep 18, 2008 8:06 AM CDT

So I was looking at the TV listings today, and apparently, in their infinite wisdom, FSN decided the Astros-Pirates game is more important than the Rice-Texas game (blasphemy, I know). As such, it appears that at 6 p.m., FSN will be showing the Astros come thisclose to the playoffs, but still miss out. The Rice-Texas game appears to be tape delayed until midnight.

I'm wondering if there's any other way to catch the game (i.e., will sports bars have it on an FSN regional package or anything?), or if I'll truly have to stay ignorant until midnight.

Help would be appreciated.

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I think comcast sports is televising it also.

by HornsRiverine on Sep 18, 2008 8:44 AM CDT 0 recs

Yeah I did not think.

One is I am in Virginia and two you need DirecTV inorder to have comcast sports net. I do not know if you have DirecTv, but you can always go to a bar and try that to.

by HornsRiverine on Sep 18, 2008 9:05 AM CDT 0 recs

To steal a smartass response from last year...

Just bring the grill and a lawn chair to the roof, point WNW and watch the game on Godzillatron!

by BoddickerIsClutch on Sep 18, 2008 9:11 AM CDT 0 recs

really?

that’s weird b/c on my dish package i already went to gametime on Saturday and it showed that it was Rice v. Texas at 6pm, on FSNSW HD. I’m going to double check to see if it has changed or not.

by Houstonhorn on Sep 18, 2008 9:13 AM CDT 0 recs

investigation

I went to FSN tv schedule and yeah it looks like what you said is true. If you order an all sports package on your cable network, it usually includes multiple FSN channels. Most of those channels are still showing Rice v. Texas at 6. Here’s a link to look at FSN"s Schedule

http://msn.foxsports.com/tv/schedule

by Houstonhorn on Sep 18, 2008 9:25 AM CDT 0 recs

thanks

to all. but since i don’t have power . . . what’s the compass direction i need to aim at so as to see the godzillarton. hell, i was in austin until tuesday. shudda stayed.

by edsp on Sep 18, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

If you have Comcast

and HD, you should get Rice v Texas at 6PM on channel 302 – Fox Sports SW (HD). The Astros are scheduled for Fox Sports SW (SD) on channel 37.

I’m not sure if you’ll get the right guide here since I’ve already plugged in my zip code, i.e. you may have to click on “see local listings” in the upper right corner:

Comcast TV Planner

Looks like we’ll have ‘horns in HD, but if it doesn’t pan out, I’ll be the guy in the burnt orange shirt at the sports bar.

Hook ’em!

by horndude on Sep 18, 2008 10:05 AM CDT 0 recs

awesome

thanks!

by littlevisigoth on Sep 18, 2008 12:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

i was hoping this was the case

Last I checked on TVGuide.com, they still had the Astros-Pirates on both HD and regular FSN. So hopefully Comcast is right on this one.

The bitter irony of it is, the only home I know that has the HD package just so happens to be my girlfriend’s, which, you guessed it, doesn’t have power.

So it’s either wait til midnight, or waste some gas and cash driving to a sports bar. Decisions, decisions.

Thanks to all for the research.

by jc25 on Sep 18, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

somehow i had cable

when my power came back on. possibly the two most exciting moments of my life, when i flipped the switch and a light came on and when i turned on the TV and the cable came on.

i really hope FSNHD has the game, cause the sports bars are going to be extra nuts this weekend with all the people that still don’t have power/cable. the mad sweep of the town for restaurants to watch football last Sunday was borderline hilarity.

by littlevisigoth on Sep 19, 2008 8:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

for the record

i’m going to assuage my guilt for having power and cable by doing some volunteer cleanup tomorrow. i’m not just going to sit in my air conditioned house and watch football all day (only half the day).

by littlevisigoth on Sep 19, 2008 8:44 AM CDT up 0 recs