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LongBro

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I am serving in Afghanistan and the FOB I'm on doesn't have any T.V. feed. I heard a rumor that the athletics department would send game DVDs to deployed Soldiers. Does anyone know who I contact to request the game DVDs? Any help would be great.
 
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LongBro said:
I am serving in Afghanistan and the FOB I'm on doesn't have any T.V. feed. I heard a rumor that the athletics department would send game DVDs to deployed Soldiers. Does anyone know who I contact to request the game DVDs? Any help would be great.
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Not sure but there is an AD email link from the UT website. (Utk.edu) have you tried contacting them that way? Good luck and thank you for your service! Come home SAFE!
 
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LongBro said:
I am serving in Afghanistan and the FOB I'm on doesn't have any T.V. feed. I heard a rumor that the athletics department would send game DVDs to deployed Soldiers. Does anyone know who I contact to request the game DVDs? Any help would be great.
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Im not sure but thanks for your service. You are the reason we can be proud to be an American. Thanks! :toast:
 
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I agree. Go to UTsports.com. Also thank you for your service and may God speed.
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LongBro said:
Thank you for your help!
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Also some games get streamed online. I've never done it but I've heard there are some games that are. If anyone knows where to find it I bet some on this site do. Good luck.
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Thank you for your service sir! You are a true hero and may God be the lamp to your feet and the light to your path.
 
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There was another thread on this several weeks ago. I don't remember the title but if you can find it this exact question was answered well. Hope this helps and THANK YOU for what you do!
 
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LongBro said:
I am serving in Afghanistan and the FOB I'm on doesn't have any T.V. feed. I heard a rumor that the athletics department would send game DVDs to deployed Soldiers. Does anyone know who I contact to request the game DVDs? Any help would be great.
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I've been in there. Luckily it was only a 6 month deployment so I only missed the Chick-fil-a bowl. However, Lane Kiffin was gone for almost a week before I knew about it. Hope you find what you're looking for. Come home safe, brother.
 
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I don't know how it works or even if there is such a program. However, I WILL do my best to find out on Monday morning and if necessary try to convince them to do it. If all else fails, I'll pay the shipping costs out of my pocket. I will update this thread in about 12 hours.
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
I don't know how it works or even if there is such a program. However, I WILL do my best to find out on Monday morning and if necessary try to convince them to do it. If all else fails, I'll pay the shipping costs out of my pocket. I will update this thread in about 12 hours.
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Wow! Thank you very much. You wouldn't have to pay. I'll cover the shipping.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
Also some games get streamed online. I've never done it but I've heard there are some games that are. If anyone knows where to find it I bet some on this site do. Good luck.
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Darn it! Wish I had read this three days ago. I have a list of stream sites that were either free or accepted a small donation via paypal I used in the past. I took them off this computer because I'm in the process of transferring software and files to a new one. I have several external 2.5 HDDS for file transfers so unsure which has the streaming sites and too busy to wade through them right now. BUT BUT BUT, since I got most of the info right here on VN my bet is somebody here could provide them. May I suggest you start a thread? Something like Online UT Streams Sites and ask for suggestions.

If Shirley stays out of the way, I may be able to shift through some of those external HDDS on this machine during the time the other is installing software and this one is not too slowed down by my deactivating or copying or backing up stuff off it. That's how I can be on VN right now for example. Will take a fast peek to see if SEARCH will locate some stream info that was on here in the past. If I find it, you'll hear from me in a few minutes, if not you won't hear from me.
 
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Took a quickie peek. Found the below, made no attempt to filter or otherwise manipulate, as done in a hurry:


Yep, we stream everything through the xbox and Roku, plus I recently added a flat broadcast antenna for local stations. We pay for the xbox live annual subscription, netflix and hulu. Xbox has ESPN3, Roku has college sports stations and SEC, along with crackle etc. We don't watch a lot during the week and do a family tv night (Office, 30Rock, Raising Hope, Modern Family) on Fridays. My next step is to install a network media storage device on the home network and copy all of our DVDs onto it just for convenience. Note, we can't get FIOS in our location so I'm sure there may be some stations that I'm missing.

Well it is done and I have no more cable tv. HD antenna on both tv's and Roku/xbox working fine. I do have a strong internet connection with fios so everything streams in HD. Feels a bit weird though

1. If the game is on ESPN3 and you companies proxy server doesn't filter streaming you should be able to stream any game on ESPN3.

2. Usually someone is sharing their stream via JustinTV if it's not on EPSN3. I was able to watch all the games last year via either ESPN3,TV, or JustinTV.

3. If you have Comcast you should be able to get ESPN3 for free (I do). You might have to sign in using your Comcast account login/password (i.e. yourname@comcast.net).

4. Any device with a browser should work, however I don't have an iPad and I know Apple doesn't like Adobe Flash so it might not work on an iPad. I have been able to watch games on my Samsung Android cell phone via my home wireless network and my 4g service. Worked pretty good.


FYI...there is an WatchESPN app for iPads that should allow you to watch ESPN3.

App Store - WatchESPN

Get a Slingbox or Vulkano if you really want to be safe. The espn feeds are often blacked out.The wild feeds like Justin.TV are certainly better that nothing but overall suck and you will waste a lot of the time you are supposed to be "working"screwing around trying to find a decent stream

I've found games on first row tv .Even have all nfl and nba everyday .Watched WWE payperview last month also.It is the best.I stream it threw my ps3

Word of warning: Fed is trying to shut down all the streaming sites. It's been a bloodbath the last three months.

I'm worried I won't be able see ANY games this year. Trying to mentally prepare myself for that. Even JeepJeep had his account at JTV deleted. Of course, he's already back up, but it's indicative of the current atmosphere.

But to answer you, yes you should be able to see all the games, if it's anything like last year.

Woodsmanvol Comment For You: Sites get shut down as mentioned above. But then pop back up later or did last year.
 
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LongBro said:
Wow! Thank you very much. You wouldn't have to pay. I'll cover the shipping.
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Dont know exactly how you can get hold of that stuff now , I served 90 to 92, if you cant find the links and or whatever to get the DVD's, or watch live, send a message thru volnation, I'm reading on hear several times a day and a disabled vet. If you cant find the DVDS I will Buy and mail them to ya bro, just let me know where to send it. A lot of times I was totally out of touch when just in training, so I know what it is. LET ME KNOW.

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Stay orange brother!!!!!!!!!! And keep your head down!!!!
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I talked to one of your fellow infantry marine soldiers a few weeks ago who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was nice as H but you could tell he could be a b/a if he wanted. I agree, just post on here and I'm sure a fellow poster will send you the dvds. If freak sets it up I'd throw in a few bucks. God be with ya!
 
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There is no "program" to make DVDs available. It seems that the easiest way is to either watch the streaming video archive (University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site shows some football games from last year in chronological order) or get someone to make DVDs from those archives. New games will be added as soon as they are available --- usually a day or so. They did say that it was a great idea and they might even be able to get it implemented by the first game. Sorry the news wasn't better but it wasn't all bad either.

Good luck. Thanks for being there. Thanks for being a VOLUNTEER in and out of uniform.
 
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They did for me my last deployment. All I did was email the media director of football.
 
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First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for their support and well wishes. The support really helps make this profession great.

I also want to thank everyone for their great ideas. I emailed the media director, Barry Rice, but he hasn't written back. Hopefully he can help me out.

Thank you again.

GO BIG ORANGE!
 
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You could try firstrowsports.eu idk about their college football. But when they shut down the streaming in the US I used that to watch Grizz games that weren't on tv. And it's based overseas. So that might help. Sorry nothing concrete but that's the best I got. Thanks for your service and V,B!
 
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