DIRECTV DVR and NFL Sunday Ticket

Fall is my favorite time of year. No not because of the cooler weather and the leaves on the ground, but because it is now football season.

Football season is great because after two months of virtually nothing on television as far as sports, suddenly you are drenched with dozens of games every weekend. Sure I can take in a baseball game in person, but sitting and watching it on television puts a man to sleep. At least the Beijing Olympics provided some sports activity this year.

I love both the college and the NFL games for different factors. The excitement involved in the college game isn’t like anything else. Every Saturday, thousands of screaming fans fill up college stadiums in an effort to help the home team to victory. With the increase of network TV money, there are often great matchups on every Thursday and Saturday night as well. While I don’t really like the Bowl Championship Series system that is in place in the college game, one benefit to the arrangement is that every regular season matchup really matters. A college team could get away with one loss during the year, but if they want a shot at the BCS championship, then they can’t afford to lose twice.

The NFL is a different beast, but just as good in my opinion. Again the passion is amazing, especially in the great NFL cities like Boston, Oakland, Chicago, and Miami. What makes the NFL interesting for many fans is the expansion of fantasy football. Sure some guys go a little crazy, in that they spend all of their free time evaluating their players and proposing ridiculous trades to the other fantasy players in the league. But if you get in with the right set of guys and gals, then fantasy football makes all of the games much more interesting.

This fall I had to re-evaluate my cable TV, as Cox TV continued to disappoint me as far at their service and pricing. Luckily for me, I had a couple of choices, as U Verse from AT&T service is now in my area, as well as satellite TV. After looking into my choices, I discovered there are great satellite TV deals going on currently. So then it became the old DISH Network vs Direct TV debate Being the huge fan that I am, I just wouldn’t pass up the NFL Ticket programming package that they offer. On top of that, they offer new college football packages, including the ESPN Gameplan. Overall, there is just more for your money when comparing Direct TV against Comcast. Plus, you just can’t beat the DIRECTV DVR.

My spouse may not like that choice, but at least she will know where to find me, right in front of the TV this fall!