WIU vs Eastern Illinois (9/3/15)

Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:45 pm

According to ESPN, all Western games except for the ones at Illinois (Big Ten Network) and Coastal Carolina (as near as I can tell, unavailable on TV or online) are going to be shown on ESPN3: http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... /_/id/2710

RedNeck - I completely agree with you. I love my Roku, although I think any device that has an ESPN app probably has a similar interface. I love being able to click on the TV, open the ESPN app, go down a couple of lines to ESPN3, right over to the Western Illinois vs whoever game, hit play, and within 5 seconds I've got the Leathernecks streaming live in HD on my TV for free (well...for no extra charge). It's very nice.

wiu712 · Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:05 pm

Our game with Illinois State on October 24 will also be on Comcast Sports Net-Chicago.

Four Illinois State games will be on Comcast Sports this season.

letsgonecks · Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:42 pm

According to the Game Notes, all games with execption to the UofI game will be on ESPN3. I know in the past, games would show up on on the ESPN3 site and not end up being broadcast, but shouldn't be the case now if we're printing it.

2015 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent............................Time....... TV
S3 #25 EASTERN ILLINOIS.....6:00......... E3
S12 at Illinois...............................11:00 ...... BTN
S19 at Coastal Carolina..............5:00......... E3
O3 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.......3:00 ........ E3
O10 • SOUTH DAKOTA...............3:00 ........ E3
O17 • at Northern Iowa................4:00......... E3
O24 • at Illinois State...................2:00......... E3
O31 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE....1:00......... E3
N7 • at North Dakota State........2:30......... E3
N14 • at Indiana State..................12:05....... E3
N21 • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE...1:00......... E3
N28 FCS Playoffs Opening Round
• Missouri Valley Football Conference game
All time central and subject to change
E3 - ESPN3 broadcast
BTN - Big Ten Network broadcast

letsgonecks · Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:59 pm

Below....if I actually followed Scott's instructions properly, should be the Soundcloud for the weekly Valley Coaches Conference calls. Not much action for Bob on week one, but some weeks are filled with good info.

EDIT (from Scott) - something is goofy with the soundcloud embedding code...I'll fix it later this evening, but here's the link for now:

EDIT (again, from Scott) - figured it out, can't embed playlists, have to embed single tracks (will write up more detailed explanation later)...here's Coach Nielson's bit:
[soundcloud]221892499[/soundcloud]

sealhall74 · Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:07 am

Here is my techno-contribution to the pep rally for the game. Pretty rough around the edges (tried removing vocals but did not work so well) and I would have to have several Jack and Cokes under my belt to try and insert my own vocals.

A song parody contest is actually a pretty good idea to get the students more involved. The top three or whatever finalists could have their works played sometime during the game and the winner could be determined by fan applause. Now we got that video board have to get creative to use it. I also hope those monster speakers are going to be there Thursday nite. That is all. Time to start packing.

rocki · Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:22 am

sealhall74 wrote:Here is my techno-contribution to the pep rally for the game. Pretty rough around the edges (tried removing vocals but did not work so well) and I would have to have several Jack and Cokes under my belt to try and insert my own vocals.

A song parody contest is actually a pretty good idea to get the students more involved. The top three or whatever finalists could have their works played sometime during the game and the winner could be determined by fan applause. Now we got that video board have to get creative to use it. I also hope those monster speakers are going to be there Thursday nite. That is all. Time to start packing.

Hey, I really like that idea - and if possible, they could do their own music "video" to be played on the video board. Make it a competition like the good old "Yell Like Hell" thing.

Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:40 pm

Today's Western Courier has articles about the Offense (http://www.westerncourier.com/sports/ta ... d7b5d.html), Defense (http://www.westerncourier.com/sports/de ... 594c3.html) and O-Line (http://www.westerncourier.com/sports/o- ... db083.html) specifically.

About 24 hours from kickoff and the projected weather is supposed to be 86 degrees and 55% humidity (dew point of 68...pretty warm, but not unbearable).

sealhall74 · Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:59 pm

Trying to round up a small posse for the game. Any reviews on that band (?) they got playing? I might need pedal to medal to get there in time for it though.

rocki · Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:12 pm

I've never been to one of their gigs, but Madd Hoss Jackson is very popular locally. I think it's mostly country/country rock.

wiu712 · Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:33 pm

The band is Madd Hoss Jackson.
I think that they might have played before a game either last year or in 2013.
http://maddhossjackson.com/home/