Thursday, September 10, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

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7:30 PM:
Clemson at #15 Georgia Tech on ESPN

Friday, September 11, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

9:00 PM:
Colorado at Toledo on ESPN

Saturday, September 12, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

Early Afternoon Games:

• #21 North Carolina at Connecticut on ESPNU (Noon)
• Syracuse at #9 Penn State OR Eastern Michigan at Northwestern OR Western Michigan at Indiana on Big 10 Network (Noon)

Late Afternoon Games:

• UCLA at Tennessee on ESPN (4:00 PM)
• #20 BYU at Tulane on ESPN2 (3:30 PM)
• #17 TCU at Virginia on ESPNU (3:30 PM)
• #23 Notre Dame at Michigan on ABC (3:30 PM)

Evening Games:

• South Carolina at #13 Georgia on ESPN2 (7:00 PM)
• Vanderbilt at #11 LSU on ESPNU (7:00 PM)
• Air Force at Minnesota OR Illinois State at Illinois on Big Ten Network (7:00 PM)

Night Games:

• #4 USC at #6 Ohio State on ESPN (8:00 PM)
• #19 Utah at San Jose State on ESPN U (10:30 PM)

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College Football 2009 Week Two TV Schedule

Thursday, September 3, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

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7:00 PM:
South Carolina at North Carolina on ESPN

10:15 PM:
Oregon at Boise State on ESPN

Friday, September 4, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

No nationally televised games.

Saturday, September 5, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

12:00 PM:
Navy at Ohio State on ESPN
Minnesota at Syracuse on ESPN2
Kentucky at Miami-OH on ESPNU
Liberty at West Virginia on GamePlan (PPV)

3:30 PM:
Missouri vs Illionois on ESPN
Jackson State at Mississippi State on ESPNU
Georgia at Oklahoma State on ABC

Evening Games:
BYU vs Oklahoma on ESPN (7:00 PM)
Louisiana Tech at Auburn on ESPNU (7:00 PM)
Alabama vs Virginia Tech on ABC (8:00 PM)

Night Games:
LSU at Washington on ESPN (10:30 PM)
Maryland at California on ESPN2 (10:00 PM)

Sunday, September 6, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

3:30 PM:
Mississippi at Memphis on ESPN

Monday, September 7, 2009 Div 1-A College Football Games:

4:00 PM:
Cincinnati at Rutgers on ESPN

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College Football Week One TV Schedule

The SL80 and SL90 models blend the bezel, LCD screen, and speakers into one, solid piece of hardware. The SL90 produces a 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio — a new high water mark for LG — and the thing is freakishly thin at just 1.15 inches. It has a 240Hz refresh rate and an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust brightness. The SL80 has the same set of features but uses a flourescent backlight, which drops the contrast to 150,000:1. The SL80’s thickness is 1.8, due to that additional flourescent lighting.

The SL80 will ship later this month in 42″, 47″, and 55″ models, ranging from $1,600 to $2,800 in price. LG hasn’t committed to pricing for the SL90 yet, but promises that 42″ and 47″ models will be available in time for Christmas.

Image: LG Electronics.

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LG unveils “seamless” LCD TV

The challenge recently is that through my migration from Comcast and now to AT&T U-verse, I already have a DVR that’s included with my cable TV package. I think the TiVo functionality still trounces the other DVR functionality, but TiVo has become increasingly more difficult to integrate with these other services.

I just can’t bring myself to discontinue my TiVo membership. I’ve been a member for so long I’ve got an amazing monthly rate. Compared to what I would pay if I had to start over, I’ve made the decision that it’s cheaper to keep it each month than to discontinue it and miss it if I ever changed my mind.

I recently decided to setup my TiVo at my parent’s house since they got a new 42" plasma, HD TV. The user-friendly interface would be perfect for my parents. In the process I determined that my existing TiVo Series 2 unit has died.

Here’s my task, do I take advantage of some of the deals on a refurbished unit and setup the device for my parents? Is there an easy way to integrate the TiVo functionality in with my existing AT&T U-verse setup? I’d love to hear some feedback from anyone that’s using TiVo with U-verse. What new features and functionality do you incorporate with your TiVo to extend the usefulness of the device onto your home network or computing tasks?

Image: Product image from TiVo website

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To TiVo or Not To TiVo…That Is the Question

Can I watch the live stream?

Please note that these countries are unable to view the live stream:

Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Bhutan ,Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Egypt ,Ethiopia ,Georgia, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Soloman Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Cayman Islands, The Leeward Islands including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts/Nevis, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands), The Windward Islands (including St Lucia, St Vincent, Dominica and Grenada), Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

That’s right – the English Cricket Board television service, can’t display cricket to people in England. That’s a lot of countries that can’t view the live stream. What would be the use of the service for people interested in the recent England vs Pakistan series? I’ve added highlighting to the list of the major cricket-playing countries around the world who can’t view the stream. I don’t think a single test-playing (ergo cricket following) nation gets the stream.

No doubt there are all sorts of issues over rights, but seriously have I missed something? What’s the use of this service?

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That seems bloody useless, then

An advert for a hair-loss treatment featuring Shane Warne has been found in breach of industry rules.

His appearance in the Advanced Hair Studio advert was seen as celebrity endorsement of a treatment which uses medicine.

After getting banned in 2003 for failing a drugs test (claiming his “mum” told him to take it) you’d think he might be a bit more careful. But then that’s always been his problem – the diuretic he took are commonly used to control weight. But when you’re the world’s best bowler, I suppose you can afford to be a little cocky.

P.S. Shane Warne’s middle name is Keith.

P.P.S. Instead of advocating miracle cures to baldness, perhaps Warnie should have a look at Baldiness – a helpful blog for the folically challenged!

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Bowling Baldie

A very solid start, and with Sri Lanka’s bowlers looking ropey at best, on a wicket that is looking like it will only improve for bowlers in the coming days, England will surely aim to build a first innings lead of 600 and bowl the Sri Lankans out twice*.

* Cue stunning collapse, England all out for 320 in the first hour tomorrow

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Eng v SL, 1st Test : Day 1 : England take command

But that’s not all. Because last time I checked, Shahid Alfridi was taking a break from Test cricket. Now it seems that was a complete figment of my imagination as he’s back in the Pakistani Test squad.

And things come in threes – yep, I thought the days of comical cricketing W.G. Grace facial hair were over the day that Merv Hughes (top) hung up his bowling socks. And as King Cricket agrees, South African (of Muslim descent) Hashim Amla (bottom) has made a welcome entry to the test arena – not because of his century against New Zealand – but because of his legendary chinwarmer. And what a boof it is.

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Cricket changes its mind. A lot.

In those days, the England team was made up of Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Mike Gatting and David Gower. We had fast bowlers like Derek Pringle and Neil Foster. The Australian side was as good (if not better) than it is today, with the likes of Allan Border, Ian Healy, David Boon, Steve Waugh and Merv Hughes dominating. The West Indies were actually a side worth playing – Malcolm Marshall, Patrick Patterson, Gordon Greenidge and Vic Richards. Being young, 5 day test matches seemed like they lasted 3 weeks. My brother and I would have the television as close to the garden as possible with the sound turned up – we’d be in the garden playing cricket and listening out for the action on the television. At the fall of a wicket, we’d drop everything to rush inside and see the replay. [Sticks for wickets, tennis balls with holes in, the old conifer at extra cover. Jumpers for goalposts. Them were the days. OK, Grandad, enough.]

This latest move is a strong signal – the BBC is losing its grip. They claim they’re still interested in Sport, but they simply can’t compete with Sky anymore. Their coverage of the 888.com Snooker World Championships has been exemplary, as usual. But the promising looking link on the BBC Sport Cricket homepage “Live Cricket on the BBC” leaves a little to be desired. Test match special is one thing (an institution in itself) and for those who have access to a radio whilst games are on are in for an aural treat, but I for one want to watch the cricket. I sold myself to the devil and currently enjoy Sky.

When the BBC realise that not everyone in England enjoys football and there are burgeoning number of people who want to watch the cricket, the sooner they’ll show evidence that they actually understand that making changes is good, but making the rights changes is better.

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Will we ever see Cricket on the BBC again?