Need Help England for Holidays!!!

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  1. CalcoTiger

    CalcoTiger Live Long and Prosper IVI

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    I need help. Does anybody know how to watch the bowl games from England?

    I will have access to a computer so is there any way to watch bowl games over internet by paying a fee?
     
  2. Nutriaitch

    Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

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    England doesn't have ESPN?
     
  3. DDTigerFan

    DDTigerFan Back from the Dead

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    Never been to Europe but don't they have bars or pubs where they show American sporting events?
     
  4. COTiger

    COTiger 2010 Bowl Pick 'Em Champ

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    Can you say where you are going to be? If you are close to a military installation where US forces are stationed, that's your best bet. I frequently travel to the UK and none of the places I've stayed (including London) have offered ESPN.
     
  5. COTiger

    COTiger 2010 Bowl Pick 'Em Champ

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    Not when soccer, cricket or darts is on :lol:
     
  6. saz_1

    saz_1 Founding Member

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    I doubt you will have any luck. They show the occasional NFL game, but forget about college football. Your best bet, as mentioned above, is going to a pub near a US Army presence.

    FYI, here is the satellite tv guide for sports:

    http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,621-1005531,00.html

    In my 20+ years in England I had never heard of college football. In fact, I hardly knew anything about American Football. The only players I knew were Joe Montana and OJ Simpson.
     
  7. CalcoTiger

    CalcoTiger Live Long and Prosper IVI

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    my brother in law said they only get 5 channels. The sports channel there shows soccer and crap like that.

    I think my only hope is that somewhere on the internet has pay per view.
     
  8. CalcoTiger

    CalcoTiger Live Long and Prosper IVI

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    Somewhere near Leeds England is all i know. Any military places near there?
     
  9. Tiger fan in Wy

    Tiger fan in Wy Freshman

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    RAF Mildenhall/RAF Lakenheath. If you can find someone with a AFN (American Forces Network) box you will be able to get AFN Sports. You will need to sleep all day to stay up for the games.
     
  10. Ch0sn0ne

    Ch0sn0ne At the Track

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    I don't know if you will be able to do this, but we shipped my In-laws their Direct TV Dish and receiver when they had to move there for work. The card in the receiver was still set to Louisiana zip code and they got everything we get here, including Baton Rouge locals.

    They said it took forever to find the signal, but once they got it everything worked fine.
     

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