Something that comes up a lot is the question of how to find Ohio State football games on the internet. Whether you don't get the Big Ten Network, live outside the coverage map for "national" games or find yourself away from a television, we can all relate to the panic and anxiety of wondering how you'll follow the action.
the internet saves the day again by offering several options to catch the Buckeyes. Should you find yourself in such a situation, one of these should do the trick:
Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio (Audio/FREE)
Ohio State student broadcasters deliver the play-by-play and commentary via streaming audio. If you have iTunes or Winamp or any other app that can open a .pls file, you can tune in for free and catch a decidedly biased (but awesome) crew.
1460 Web Blitz (Audio/$$$)
If you're in the mood for some hometown commentary, 1460 the Fan, in conjunction with The Dispatch, offers the 1460 Web Blitz featuring Keels and Lachey. You can purchase single games ($4.95) or a season pass ($24.95) which gets you every live game plus access to the archive going back to 2004.
Justin.tv (Video/FREE)
Justin.tv is a place to broadcast and watch live video online while chatting with others. Users operate their own channels and sometimes the video is security camera footage, while other times it's live television in a sort of relay system. The key, of course, is finding the right channel. Users have had success with this guy in the past, but if you just hit up their site search around game time, you should be able to find what you're looking for.
ESPN Gameplan (Video/$$$)
If we missed any good resources, please add them in the comments.
Speaking of games online, I had a lot of fun doing the live blog for the Wisconsin game. The only problem was due to the way the software is set up, I could only "pre-approve" 10 commenters for the session. I approved the first 10 into the chat, but quickly found myself in a situation where I was doing little more than approving comments from others. I had to watch a replay of the game late that night, just to be able to complete the game recap.
So, two questions: We're considering doing another one of these for the Purdue game this weekend -- is there any interest in another live chat for this game? And would any of you regulars be interested in helping to moderate the next one we do? If there are a few of us handling these duties, I figure we can keep up with the comments while still being able to enjoy the game.
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espn360.com also does web broadcasts, but you'll miss all the BTN games and any games that are showing on ABC/ESPN in your area due to blackout.
this guy frequently streams osu games with a video camera shot of his tv... crude but you can see the games....... http://www.mooheadradio.com/blog/
I live in Korea and Justin TV is a great way watch the OSU games. I can't get ESPN game plan here because it doesn't work in Asia.
But the best way I found to watch the games is through a program called Skype. All you have to do is simply have a friend or family member (who live in the area that gets regional coverage) position their web cam or laptop in front of their TV and you can watch the whole game live.
Hope this helps.
myp2p.eu you'll have to download the clients, like TVAnts, and make sure your media player is fully up to date. But you can catch most games that aren't on BTN, but are blacked out in our area. Really useful for NFL games as well!!
Man where was this post during those BTN games.....
This would have been a heck of a post for late August. Sorry about that.
Duly noted for next year.
www.channelsurfing.net is a great source for all sorts of non-nationally televised sports. Sometimes it links to justin.tv streams, sometimes there are others.
I used it to catch all the BTN games, and I also keep up with other NCAA games besides B10.
Also, I wouldn't mind moderating.