Comments on: Dallas Cowboys Network

By: Alva Henderson

Alva Henderson — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:10:59 +0000

I'm an expatriate living in Germany. I tried
to find a internet radio source for Cowboys
games. The only source for NFL games in general is REAL Field Pass but most of the Cowboy
games are not available. Seems the Cowboys
are one of the few teams that blocks internet radio broadcast of their games. No problem in Spanish however.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:06:19 +0000

I'm in Redskins country (I live 5 miles from their training facility) but do get most of the games. It's an NFC East city, at least, so the Cowboys are usually shown if they don't play the same time as the Skins. Of course, I get NFL SUnday Ticket so I get all the games anyway.

By: themarkman

themarkman — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:55:17 +0000

I'm in the same boat as Boyd, being an Adelphia subscriber. Being a Texan in Pennsylvania is bad enough, but we get almost no Cowboys coverage at all. I understand the rationale, since I live only an hour from Philly, but there are lots of Cowboys fans here. Pleasant surprise, that.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:31:07 +0000

On Dish, all the Fox Sports Net channels are available if you have the right package--other regional sports channels as well (e.g. NESN).

By: The Media Drop

The Media Drop — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:23:47 +0000

If you thought league networks weren't viable...
Television-Sports on Television

By: dw

dw — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:00:12 +0000

Fox is now offering three package channels with programming for the regional networks -- Fox East, Central, and West. I don't get them on cable here, so I can't tell you what's on there. Maybe Comcast out here will be nice and add the Cowboys Channel. What I fear, though, is that I'll be stuck with the Seahawks Channel. Half an hour of "Seahawks Greatest Moments," 12 hours of the Dave Kreig life story, 11.5 hours of "Steve Largent's 101 Favorite TD catches." Just shoot me now.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:29:30 +0000

Yep. I'm on DirectTV, so don't have that issue. One wonders how long the regional networks will stay that way. It makes no sense, for example, for DirectTV to carry Fox Sports South but not make it available to people outside the defined states. Since advertisers want eyeballs, one would think maximizing access will carry the day at some point.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:10:15 +0000

I wouldn't be surprised if this became available nationwide at some point. I can only hope, but I ain't holdin' my breath on that one, James. Besides, as you well know, we're currently stuck with Adelphia, at least until they're sold.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:10:11 +0000

Lots of questionmarks on that side of the ball, to be sure, starting at QB. On the other hand, the O-line is much improved (Larry Allen is healthy and in shape, Al Johnson is ready, etc.), the RB corps is significantly upgraded with the Eddie George-Julius Jones tandem, and Keyshawn Johnson is a major step up at wideout, giving them the possession guy they've lacked since Michael Irvin went down. They've also got some pretty good TEs and FBs.

By: King of Fools

King of Fools — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:42:17 +0000

Sounds like a Notre Dame situation to me. They have a network, but they are still looking for a team.

(I'm not knocking their defense...but their O has a big hole in it.)

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:00:31 +0000

I'm sure they'll show that a lot. The "oh so close" championship games of the late 1960s and early 1970s are a big part of Cowboys lore. Remember, the Cowboys started as an expansion team in 1961, back before free agency and automatic great draft picks. That they were competing for championships in 1966 is simply remarkable.

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:17:13 +0000

Good, maybe they'll play re-runs of the Ice Bowl ;)

By: SportsBlog

SportsBlog — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:02:04 +0000

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