It's F'ing Houston week!

[tryfuhl]

Welcome to the board apiatt.

[apiatt]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Welcome to the board apiatt.

Thanks. Glad to be here. Looking forward to hearing from other skin fans. Being from Iowa, they are not exactly local so the conversation is sparse.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by apiatt

Thanks. Glad to be here. Looking forward to hearing from other skin fans. Being from Iowa, they are not exactly local so the conversation is sparse.

Welcome. Hope you've invested in Direct TV.

[apiatt]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Welcome. Hope you've invested in Direct TV.

Sadly, I have dish network. They do have the Redzone though, and I have a couple spots where I can catch it online. At least we have comcast maryland or whatever it is called so I can catch pregame and postgame.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by apiatt

Sadly, I have dish network. They do have the Redzone though, and I have a couple spots where I can catch it online. At least we have comcast maryland or whatever it is called so I can catch pregame and postgame.

Make sure you are checking out the ONLINE streaming sites for the Skins game. Usually posted shortly before game time...AND
WELCOME TO THE THE WARPATH....HTTR

[apiatt]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Make sure you are checking out the ONLINE streaming sites for the Skins game. Usually posted shortly before game time...AND
WELCOME TO THE THE WARPATH....HTTR

Thanks. I will do that. HTTR!

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by apiatt

Sadly, I have dish network. They do have the Redzone though, and I have a couple spots where I can catch it online. At least we have comcast maryland or whatever it is called so I can catch pregame and postgame.

I thought with Dish Network you could pay for local channels from anywhere in the country?

[apiatt]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I thought with Dish Network you could pay for local channels from anywhere in the country?

Not sure about that. I know I get the one comcast channel from there, I don't know what local station it would be on. I am able to get fox sports network and comcast from other markets, but it usually blacks out professional sporting events. I can get baseball games that are close to my market, but since all NFL games are on FOX and CBS affiliates I only get my local games. Aside from what they show on the Redzone. Perhaps that is something to check into.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I thought with Dish Network you could pay for local channels from anywhere in the country?

Nope, just tried to do it since the Eagles/Lions game is on in my area.

You can add Superstations from anywhere a la carte...have a couple of NY and Chicago stations so the wife and I can watch her Yankees and my White Sox games...but you can't do it with local network affiliates, just tried to add WUSA so I could watch the Skins game without looking for a stream.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by apiatt

Thanks. Glad to be here. Looking forward to hearing from other skin fans. Being from Iowa, they are not exactly local so the conversation is sparse.

What's your story on becoming a Skins fan?

[apiatt]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

What's your story on becoming a Skins fan?

Good question. Well, my dad is a vikings fan and did his best to try and have me go that route. Not sure why it never took, but I am glad I don't have to through that pain every year. I remember first seeing them as a little kid with Mark Rypien and thinking, "these guys have cool uniforms and colors" (another subject that has been discussed around here) so I started to follow them and I guess that is how it all started. I have only seen them twice in person, both times against the Vikes (first time in 98'....wasn't good, and in 2007 a little bit better) and they are hardly ever on tv around here unless they are SNF or MNF....or playing the Cowboys. But for some reason I stuck with em and here we are today.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by apiatt

Good question. Well, my dad is a vikings fan and did his best to try and have me go that route. Not sure why it never took, but I am glad I don't have to through that pain every year. I remember first seeing them as a little kid with Mark Rypien and thinking, "these guys have cool uniforms and colors" (another subject that has been discussed around here) so I started to follow them and I guess that is how it all started. I have only seen them twice in person, both times against the Vikes (first time in 98'....wasn't good, and in 2007 a little bit better) and they are hardly ever on tv around here unless they are SNF or MNF....or playing the Cowboys. But for some reason I stuck with em and here we are today.

that 2007 game was awesome

interesting route you took, glad to have you