Kansas St. 12/30 7:00 CBSSN

[DesertFog]

From their website, you may need to upgrade packages to watch it at home. I'm not sure what else is in those packages or whether they would be worth it to you. There are 3 more games on CBSSN this season vs. ASU, @Utah and @UCF so you would be able to cancel after Feb 4 if you chose to order it

CBS Sports Network comes standard with the DIRECTV ULTIMATE™ and PREMIER™ packages.

In case others find it useful to know, I chatted in to DTV and they offered to upgrade me to the Ultimate package for two months for no extra charge, so I took that deal and will get the game.

[Carthage World]

-3.5
140.5 o/u

Vegas predicts a 72-68 Bearcats win.

[Lobot]

I can access it and if I select it I have the option to order it. I have not gone any further than that. If I check what is in the Choice Package online, it is clear that CBSSN is not part of that package.

From their website, you may need to upgrade packages to watch it at home. I'm not sure what else is in those packages or whether they would be worth it to you. There are 3 more games on CBSSN this season vs. ASU, @Utah and @UCF so you would be able to cancel after Feb 4 if you chose to order it

CBS Sports Network comes standard with the DIRECTV ULTIMATE™ and PREMIER™ packages.

[DesertFog]

Can you access this channel on DTV?

https://www.directv.com/guide/channe...a-6704b027ec50

I can access it and if I select it I have the option to order it. I have not gone any further than that. If I check what is in the Choice Package online, it is clear that CBSSN is not part of that package.

[CatCane]

Can anyone tell us how to get CBSSN without subscribing to an expensive package?

Depends what you mean by expensive. the Hulu bundle (Live TV/Disney+ and ESPN+) runs about $90/month and has about 100 channels including all sports networks you would need .

[Lobot]

Can you access this channel on DTV?

https://www.directv.com/guide/channe...a-6704b027ec50

[DesertFog]

Maybe. First question is what do you currently have as a TV package?

I have Directv Choice and CBSSN is not included in that package. I have done some research, and sure I could add their expensive package, I could subscribe to another provider that includes CBSSN, maybe with a free trial, etc., but this all seems like overkill for just one game. I was asking not just for myself but also for others on the list that might have questions. I have read that Paramount+ includes CBSSN, and I would be willing to subscribe to that, but I haven't been able to determine for sure if CBSSN is part of their package. I looked into subscribing directly with CBSSN, but apparently that cannot be done.

[Lobot]

Can anyone tell us how to get CBSSN without subscribing to an expensive package?

Maybe. First question is what do you currently have as a TV package?

[DesertFog]

Can anyone tell us how to get CBSSN without subscribing to an expensive package?

[swilsonsp4]

That was a fun game -- can't believe it was seven years ago

KSU is in the middle of winter break, so hopefully having limited students on campus will dull the otherwise crowded arena

I am sure I will regret saying this, but I have always felt Coleman Hawkins was "overrated" and definitely seems that he is having a down year compared to a respectable season a year ago at Illinois.

Jerome Tang is having problems with personnel right now. Achor Achor left the team and Dug McDaniel has disappointed and spent their entire last game on the bench (uninjured).

The Wildcats presently are #90 per KenPom (#103 offensive efficiency; #94 defensive). In Bart Torvik's rankings, KSU are #84 with metrics that are meh across the board. Their best attribute appears to be keeping shooters off the arc (#39). The downside there is that, when opponents do shoot outside, they hit a good percentage (#227). They're an okay offensive rebounding team (#81), but below average on the defensive glass (#223). In their four games against decent teams (LSU, St. John's, Drake & WSU), all losses, the Wildcats have been outrebounded in each one.

[GoBearcats31]

Despite the Wildcats' uneven start this season, they're still going to have a large crowd at Bramlage Coliseum Monday night. The arena holds 11K for basketball, and KSU have about 450 seats remaining, including several singles. It should be a difficult environment, so the Bearcats need to start out well to keep the locals quiet. They say defense travels, so let's see plenty of it.

UC have never played K-State in Manhattan, having met only once before last season's 74-72 victory at 5th/3rd Arena. That first meeting took place in Sacramento in the first round of the NCAA Tourney in 2017. The Bearcats dominated the Wildcats that night, 75-61.

That was a fun game -- can't believe it was seven years ago

KSU is in the middle of winter break, so hopefully having limited students on campus will dull the otherwise crowded arena

I am sure I will regret saying this, but I have always felt Coleman Hawkins was "overrated" and definitely seems that he is having a down year compared to a respectable season a year ago at Illinois.

[swilsonsp4]

Despite the Wildcats' uneven start this season, they're still going to have a large crowd at Bramlage Coliseum Monday night. The arena holds 11K for basketball, and KSU have about 450 seats remaining, including several singles. It should be a difficult environment, so the Bearcats need to start out well to keep the locals quiet. They say defense travels, so let's see plenty of it.

UC have never played K-State in Manhattan, having met only once before last season's 74-72 victory at 5th/3rd Arena. That first meeting took place in Sacramento in the first round of the NCAA Tourney in 2017. The Bearcats dominated the Wildcats that night, 75-61.

[CatCane]

Hulu with Live TV and Disney+ and ESPN+ bundle has all of the channels.

[Rufus]

You know this is getting monotonous. I upgraded my sling TV just to get ESPNU to watch the Xavier game and now the Kansas game, conference opener, is not on the tv network designated to air Big 12 contests.

[D.A.H.]

i also think missing mr. skillings against villanova was a killer - i think he's the mvp on this team