And now for a word from our sponsors...
by JasonB on Sep 30, 2009 6:49 AM EDT
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I'm happy to announce that Comcast will be sponsoring Bleeding Green Nation for the remainder of the NFL season. Comcast, being a Philly based company and owner the Flyers and Sixers, is a pretty big deal locally and approached us about helping them get the word out about the new NFL Red Zone channel. The fact that companies like this are coming to us with campaigns like this is a huge testament to the growth we've had as a site and a community.
NFL Red Zone lets you follow all the red zone action on NFL Sunday as it happens. When a team gets inside the two, the network cuts to that game. Not only is this cool for any big NFL fan, it would be awesome for out of market Eagles fans that can't watch the games. You're essentially getting the best parts of every Eagles game live for only a couple bucks a month as opposed to having to shell out the several hundred bucks for the NFL ticket.
The best part is, they are offering a free preview of NFL Red Zone this Sunday for the 1pm games. With the Eagles having a bye, this will be a great chance to check it out.
We certainly won't start bombarding you with marketing messages and this will be the last post dedicated solely to Comcast. I wanted to welcome them on as a sponsor and encourage everyone to check out the free preview this weekend.
A few other things Comcast has going on...
- Recently moved all of the major sports networks to their most popular tier of service giving it to millions more people at no additional charge, and launched ESPNU. Also offering ESPN360 to their internet customers for free.
- Comcast has the new NFL Redzone on its Sports Entertainment Package (about $5-7) this channel is getting a ton of buzz, and fans love it. This weekend Comcast will offer the NFL Redzone for free to all of its 17 million digital customers. The ³free-view² will be available this Sunday, October 4 from 1 PM to 4:15 PM EST.
- This weekend, NFL RedZone joins Comcast¹s current offering of live sports programming, as well as NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, ESPNU, MLB Network, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, Golf Channel, Speed and Versus among others on its Digital Preferred package, and will also be available to its Digital Starter customers. Comcast¹s SEP, the usual home for NFL¹s RedZone, also includes the major professional sports networks, as well as CBS College Sports, Fox College Sports, Fox Soccer, Gol TV, the Tennis Channel and other networks.
- They also have On Demand content from the NFL network whose game recaps of every game every week, draft profiles, player profiles, etc. We also have this type of content for specific teams including the Eagles, Steelers, Bears, Broncos, Seahawks.
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I heard JIBTA’s got a sponsorship deal from DirecTV. I wonder how this affects him.
I am the people's troll :3™
by yomjoseki on Sep 30, 2009 8:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I picked up DirecTV 10 years ago for the NFL Sunday Ticket. I was appalled to find that Comcast Philadelphia is not on satellite (however, all the other national Comcasts including Baltimore are on satellite). Basically, Comcast has forbidden me to watch the Phillies, Sixers and Flyers. Even when they are on ESPN they tend to be blacked out. Until Comcast allows satellite TV to carry their channel, I will never support them.
by CptCrunch on Sep 30, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Until Comcast can keep up with fios, I will be sticking with Verizon (can also get RedZone) . Although Comcasts customer service is 100 times better than Verizons from my experience anyway.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
by Whodie126 on Sep 30, 2009 9:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you know whats amazing.
That fact that this site has blown up, and cats like me, you, 700 level, JIBTA, Dawk, NPK are able to have out thoughts read by players, other fans, and even Les Bowens. I am just an average Joe, I’m sure we are all just average Joes, but here some are celebrities.
BGN is the bomb bro. Now people at Comcast know that our opinion count.
Heck, I still think GCobb reads this site, and so does Shawn Andrews.
I invite GCobb to get a sign in and jump in to debate some stuff. He’s always got a lot to say on his site.
Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!
by yophillybro on Sep 30, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking about throwing a party when I hit 10,000 comments.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
by Whodie126 on Sep 30, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the “regulars,” what happened to anuj? Dude disappeared after we didn’t draft Knowshon.
About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.
by IronHank on Sep 30, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw a post from him recently.
I was dissapointed, he had now Moreno Avatar.
Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!
by yophillybro on Sep 30, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m an Eagles fan living in Pittsburgh, and RZ gives you the chance to see a fair amount of each Eagles game that isn’t televised. Also, it’s like heroin if you play FFB.
They cut between games so quickly and often that they should place a seizure warning on the channel.
by KroneckerD on Sep 30, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
First off, congrats to the site on being a big enough deal that they came to you.
Second, satellite is not a good option down here in “Sunny” Florida. Case in point was during last weekend games when all the TVs in the bar went out for a bit (10 min) due to the rain… it happened on KCs first TD drive, I don’t think we even saw them cross the 50. So this this might be a decent alternative down here. I’ll check out the preview this weekend…
And Comcast bots that be monitoring, if you want a good commercial send some cameras to sports bars in Florida and just wait for the massive groans when all the TVs start “melting” (looks like the image melts when the feed starts cutting out) and that little progress bar says “Searching for Signal 157… 780”.
by Sparki on Sep 30, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NFL Ticket
I really wish the NFL would stop being stupid and allow Comcast to carry the NFL Sunday Ticket. There is no way I’m getting satellite.
Oh does Comcast carry the NFL RedZone in HD? I couldn’t find on my guide.
by bdawk4ever on Sep 30, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
cut to games when inside the two?
do you mean inside the 20 (as in red zone…the channel name)? otherwise you wouldn’t see too much of any team coverage if you only got to see them inside the two.
by PoorSports on Sep 30, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry
lost the other half of my post:
i always wondered how the switching works. and what happens if no team is inside the 20? studioheads talking about football? i dont have comcast, so would someone post how it works?
by PoorSports on Sep 30, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a downer...
but for me I don’t see a lot of value in this RedZone Channel. You mss any TD greater than 20 yards (including any punt/kickoff returns) which are generally the most exciting plays to watch.
"Luis Zedejas, I kick field goals. Am I nervous, yeah I suppose. Win the game by hittin the mark, this game is over before it starts."
-Buddy's Watchin You
by IWantToFlyLikeAnEagle on Sep 30, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On second look...
their slogan is “Every Touchdown from Every Game”, so maybe it is worthwhile. In that case it’s not really just redzone action then. I’m a bit confused.
"Luis Zedejas, I kick field goals. Am I nervous, yeah I suppose. Win the game by hittin the mark, this game is over before it starts."
-Buddy's Watchin You
by IWantToFlyLikeAnEagle on Sep 30, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whodie .. Verizon vios is not as fast as Comcast Blast service. I get 50 MB a second on my comcast cable connection. I do not think your fios will even come close to that. In some Areas comcast offers speeds up to 100MB a second
The myth that fios is faster is simply that, a myth.
Congrats Jason B
by Qu1nTeR on Sep 30, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I appreciate you thinking you know what internet I have but ...
I get 50 Mbps down and 20 MBps up you can’t get that from Comcast … you can’t I called and asked they don’t offer it. They can match the 50 down (or they claim to I had it and tested it and was only averaging 43 Mbps) and they can’t touch the 20 up.
The 100Mbps is just a claim Verizon claims 125 MBps but I’ve never actually seen either of these speeds. I have both Fios and Comcast business for my company and we run speed tests all the time Comcast doesn’t come close we have it as an emergency backup and don’t use it.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
by Whodie126 on Sep 30, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol if your company runs speed tests that would mean you have more than one computer and when you split a connection into multipul computers the speed is divided by the number of computers.
Also i think comcast BLAST for residential people is different than comcast business class.. I dont think they give you blast for business class but i could be wrong.
I also run these " speed tests" and your right the upload isnt 20mbps but i had gotten over 50MBps download.
Not trying to argue just trying to say comcast is comparable in some areas and no need for big ass boxes and tearing down the streets to install it
by Qu1nTeR on Sep 30, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus FIOS isnt a viable option in alot of places
by Qu1nTeR on Sep 30, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand but
if your company runs speed tests that would mean you have more than one computer and when you split a connection into multipul computers the speed is divided by the number of computers.this is not entirely true it depends on the rate the packets are being sent and received.
You said that you get 50 mbps and that fios doesn’t come close to that … it does. I’ve had both and from my experience Comcast can’t keep up with Fios 1 machine or 50 machines.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
by Whodie126 on Sep 30, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RZ is solid
I got Redzone and watched it for the first time last week. First, it is more than just going from touchdown to touchdown. As they get towards the end of games, they’ll take you from important play to important play. I saw the entire Favre drive on there last week and they skewed heavily to the Lions in their last two minutes as well. And they give you pretty regular looks into games that don’t have a lot of scoring, whether via highlights of big plays or via short stints of watching. You get a ton of coverage of the 4:00 games because here are so few of them. Second, it is utterly relentless. No commercials. Just whisked from one game to the next for six and half hours straight. Obviously, its not as good as Sunday ticket but if you don’t have Direct TV and want to skip the Monday hangover that sitting in a bar to watch every game usually leads to, Red Zone is a really good option. And its cheap – I have verizon and it was $50 for the entire season.
by instantindian on Sep 30, 2009 12:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Red zone
seems like a fantasy player’s dream, but I’d rather see a full game through.
"Now Sav Rocca played for the Magpies in Australia. I don't know if it's a bird or a pie or what it is." Ike Reese
by The Badassador on Sep 30, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RedZone is the best
that’s all I watch on Sunday until the night game. its true that its great for FFB lovers. I also like that it shows every touchdown from every game.
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Sep 30, 2009 10:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
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