Who Knew There Were So Many Satellite Sports Packages?

If you're the ultimate fan and you don't have satelliteget a split-screen of the regular broadcast and the
TV, your true fan status just dropped down a notchindividual driver's camera. You also get to hear the
or two. With cable, you don't get nearly the amountdrivers and crew chiefs conversing over their team
of channels. Sure, you're able to catch the big games,radios. NASCAR HotPass, which airs in HD, is a truly
especially those of area teams. But, what about ifinteresting way to catch a race.
you are a Washington Nationals fan living in SanIf college ball is more your thing, you'll be glad to
Francisco? There's a good chance you'll miss a greatknow that there are college packages as well. ESPN
deal of the team's games. Satellite packages are theFull Court is available during college basketball season.
solution.It provides up to 30 games per week. Conferences
If the major leagues are your thing, there're fourcovered are: the ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Pac-10,
packages that you absolutely must have. MLB teamsWAC, MAC, Sun Belt, Colonial and MAAC. For college
play over 160 games each year, so it's hard to catchfootball, you want ESPN GamePlan, which provides up
every single your team plays, even with localto 10 hard-to-find games every Saturday of the
coverage. MLB Extra Innings is the only way to getseason.
closer to that goal, given that it provides up to 60Still haven't seen a package that floats your boat?
games a week. Next up is NBA League Pass, whichThere are a few options that cater to the less
shows up to 40 basketball games each week, manypopular sports in American culture. How about the
of which you won't be able to catch on cable. NHLSetanta Sports package, which offers European
Center Ice also provides 40 hard-to-find games eachfootball (soccer) and rugby? Or maybe you'd be
week. The most popular, though, of the group is theinterested in the Cricket Ticket, which offers 200
NFL Sunday Ticket. This package provides up to 14days a year of cricket coverage. Lastly, there's the
games a week. An incredible number given that theMLS Direct Kick, which gives you access to over 130
league only has 32 teams, making 16 the maximumsoccer games throughout the course of the MLS
number of games per week.season.
The NASCAR HotPass is a particularly interestingAs you can see, no matter what your sports
package. Satellite executives had to come up with anpreference is, satellite will provide you with more
innovative idea, since all NASCAR races are availablegames than you can handle. Keep in mind that the
on regular cable. This package offers four differentgames from these packages are in addition to what
channels that provide a live-feed from a camerathe local broadcast stations and other networks, such
inside the cars of four drivers. On each channel, youas ESPN, show.