Watching football

<p>Okay, so to most of you this probably sounds like a stupid and useless question. Still, I'll be entering W&M as a freshman next fall, and I need to know what to do about my NFL situation.</p>

<p>I am a Baltimore Ravens fan, and where I live (a Northern VA suburb, very close to DC) they play Ravens games every Sunday on CBS because the Ravens are the closest AFC team to us (they play Redskins on Fox). So, I was wondering if they play Ravens games on CBS every Sunday in Williamsburg?</p>

<p>If not, is there anything that I can buy or subscribe to so that I can watch all 16 regular season games on my computer or a TV or whatever?</p>

<p>This looks like the best season for the Ravens in recent memory and I can't afford to miss it. If I'm left with no options, I'll probably just go back home every weekend to watch the games. Please help and tell me if there's any way I can see the games in Williamsburg!</p>

<p>(I don't want to listen to the games, I want to watch them)</p>

<p>The College has a subscription to ESPN 360 that is free for you to use as long as you are on the College network. My understanding of ESPN 360 is that it covers just about everything. Is that the case?</p>

<p>root for the Redskins instead. The Ravens are lame.</p>

<p>but seriously… The Ravens are probably also the closest AFC team to Williamsburg, yes? So if that is the reason they are shown in northern va, then they should be in Williamsburg also.</p>

<p>Please do not plan to go home every weekend to watch the game… that would be bad.</p>

<p>I assume ESPN 3 (formerly ESPN 360) just shows ESPN/ABC stuff, which does not include the NFL.</p>

<p>edit: actually… this is the obvious answer: you can go to one of the delis (restaurants/bars) right next to campus and watch on their tvs or take the bus (/get a ride) to New Town where there is a Buffalo Wild Wings. There is also a sports bar in the Target shopping center which is also on the bus line.</p>

<p>Agree - going home to watch football would seriously affect your college experience. A compulsion to do something that negatively impacts your quality of life is an addiction - perhaps you can get some treatment before football season begins so you can break free of the grip it has on your life. Football addicts anonymous?</p>

<p>I have no idea what cartera is talking about and I hope she is being sarcastic. Not wanting to miss your team play is completely normal and fans will watch each game as long as it’s possible. This is of course because the NFL regular season is only 16 games long, making each game extremely important. He’s not addicted, just a fan.</p>

<p>ESPN 3 cannot show the NFL.</p>

<p>The taking a bus to a sports bar idea isn’t bad. </p>

<p>However, there are two better, more convenient answers.</p>

<p>1) It’s really to find live streams of NFL games online. Sometimes the video quality and buffer rate can be bad, but with some work you can find a watchable stream. Several of my friends actually pay for a private stream during football season so they can watch their team play. It costs like $20 for the entire season, I think. I forget what site they used but I’m sure you can google search it.</p>

<p>2) This is the best option, imo. Get a Slingbox: [Slingbox.com</a> - Watch Your TV Anywhere with a Slingbox](<a href=“http://www.slingbox.com/]Slingbox.com”>http://www.slingbox.com/)</p>

<p>I actually don’t know the exact details of how this gadget works, but I know several people at W&M who have one and it works really well. Basically you get a slingbox and you hook it up with your TV and cable/satellite box at home and you can watch whatever stations you get anywhere in the world. So you could be watching Baltimore CBS showing the Ravens in China, as long as you have an internet connection. Not to mention that if your family is paying for HBO or other premium cable channels, you get to watch all of those too. You get good video quality, assuming that W&M’s internet doesn’t suck that day.</p>

<p>A slingbox isn’t that expensive. The regular slingbox is $180, and it will be incredibly useful to you over the next four years. Seriously, look into a slingbox. It’s the best option, imo. Although you must have cable or satellite at home for it to work.</p>

<p>@Datkid</p>

<p>Thank you so much. I’ll definitely look into a slingbox–that’s exactly what I was looking for. And thanks for not calling me an addict just because I want to follow my team.</p>

<p>Ravens games are not often show in this area even though they are the closest AFC team. There are however several sports bars in Newtown (which W&M’s bus routes go to) that have every game on (The Green Leafe and Buffalo Wild Wings both show all games on Sunday). Definitely explore options that allow you to stay on campus for the weekend because there’s so much to the social scence at W&M and you don’t want to miss out on it Sept- Jan.</p>