Help Me Irish Envy, You're My Only Hope

[NDTH91]

UPDATE:

I convinced her to switch the flights so the game can be watched in all of its glory and entirety. I'm so happy I could cry. And yes, she's cool with it - relationship in tact.

77 days, boys! GO IRISH!!!

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Fellow Irish fans. I'm sure I'm a stranger to most of you, but I lurk here daily (multiple times a day), and my last resort is asking you all for help.

My girlfriend's former roommate was so kind as to schedule her wedding on labor day weekend and long story short I now have a flight that takes off an hour after kickoff against Texas and I can't change it (at least without damaging the relationship with my wonderful girlfriend).

Southwest has WiFi, but I apparently won't be able to stream anything in the air. I'm hellbent on watching the game in its entirety without knowing who wins first. In my mind, that leaves me one option (other ideas are welcome): record the game and go radio silent as soon as I lose my stream on the climb to 10,000 feet (likely around 8pm central time). I will have to record the game and pick up wherever I left off once I get home.

So... my questions is:

1) How can I record the game? (I don't have cable at home, but do have access to watchESPN)
2) If I can't record the game, is there somewhere that has a replay right when the game ends? I know noonkick usually has it the next day, but I'm worried I'll accidentally discover the result before then.

I feel like Rudy trapped outside of the stadium with no way in, except for I refuse to take "no" for an answer. There has to be a way.

Help me, Irish Envy. You're my only hope.

 

[kmoose]

Here to save you, I am. Watch not on Memorial Day; watch on Labor Day.

 

[texbender]

Here to save you, I am. Watch not on Memorial Day; watch on Labor Day.

Sound advice, +1.

 

[NDTH91]

Here to save you, I am. Watch not on Memorial Day; watch on Labor Day.

You see how stressed out this situation has me?!

...fixed.

 

[KPENN]

Pretty sure watchespn has the replays up immediately after.

 

[GATTACA!]

Drive

 

[NDTH91]

Drive

I would love to, but unfortunately considering the fact that this is a return flight from chicago to san fran, it might be tough to do that...

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Am I the only one reading this in a Princess Leia voice?

 

[GoIrish41]

Sabotage the relationship of the couple getting married. This wedding must be called off! They don't deserve to be happy ... who schedules their wedding on opening day? Get married in the off season, dammit!

 

[NDTH91]

Am I the only one reading this in a Princess Leia voice?

Hopefully not... that was the intention!

Sabotage the relationship of the couple getting married. This wedding must be called off! They don't deserve to be happy ... who schedules their wedding on opening day? Get married in the off season, dammit!

This... this could work...

 

[dudexcore]

say you got diarrhea and then stay home.

 

[NDTH91]

say you got diarrhea and then stay home.

ha... don't know if that would go over well with the girlfriend... but i'll keep it in mind.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Hopefully not... that was the intention!



This... this could work...

How serious are you about this girl?
If we were to fake a kidnapping would she send out a search party?
Maybe end the relationship for a weekend.
Would Dad fake a heart attack for you?
We need to know before we throw out legit ideas or totally off the wall, but in a desperate situation it could work ideas.

 

[woolybug25]

Let dshans hit you with his car.

He drives real slow, so you will probably only be hurt, not maimed. This will give you at least the night in the hospital. Free food, your own tv, drugs.... What more can you ask for?

 

[Wild Bill]

Bribe her. I paid my way out of a wedding the last time they played Michigan. She got purse that's apparently more valuable than my first car and I watched a thing of beauty. It worked out well.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Help Me Irish Envy, You're My Only Hope

I'll be that asshole: get cable and tape it. Honestly, why don't you have cable?

As Wooly would say: not having cable is for the poors.........

 

[woolybug25]

I'll be that asshole: get cable and tape it. Honestly, why don't you have cable?

As Wooly would say: not having cable is for the poors.........

He's right, ya know...

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Help Me Irish Envy, You're My Only Hope

He's right, ya know...

Since he's a poor, I'm sure he still has a VCR. Set a timer and record that shit on VHS. It's on ABC right? Rabbit ears will get it.

*im kidding, but will never understand millennials when it comes to their insistence of not having cable and a landline. I'm old school.

 

[bkess8]

Am I the only one reading this in a Princess Leia voice?

No iI did the same... Twice!

 

[BGIF]

I'll be that asshole: get cable and tape it. Honestly, why don't you have cable?

As Wooly would say: not having cable is for the poors.........

Or as my niece said to her mother who would not allow cable tv in their house, "Even convicts get cable."

 

[md_bennett]

say you got EXPLOSIVE diarrhea and then stay home.

One must use the correct terminology to get your way. Nobody wants that at the wedding as they hear it through the whole service.

 

[BGIF]

Sabotage the relationship of the couple getting married. This wedding must be called off! They don't deserve to be happy ... who schedules their wedding on opening day? Get married in the off season, dammit!

Bevo fans.

 

[IrishLion]

Seriously though, the "Rabbit Ears and a VCR" idea is brilliant.

Just practice setting the VCR and TV timers many times beforehand.

 

[GATTACA!]

Fake your own death.

Here's what you're going to need:

Beans
Poppers
An unused wedding dress
A gun
A smoke grenade

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[NDTH91]

How serious are you about this girl?
If we were to fake a kidnapping would she send out a search party?
Maybe end the relationship for a weekend.
Would Dad fake a heart attack for you?
We need to know before we throw out legit ideas or totally off the wall, but in a desperate situation it could work ideas.

Ironically, just yesterday I COMPLETELY slept through my alarm and didn't wake up until 9:30 (I'm usually at work by 7am). By the time I woke up, my boss had half of the country worried about me. He called and texted me, then had my roommate call and text me, then my girlfriend (who is in Illinois, I'm in California), then had HR call my mom (who is in Indiana) and was literally about to send a search party when I finally woke up and let everyone know I was fine. So it looks like you need to be more worried about my boss than my girlfriend!

Dad already had a heart attack at 48 (he's fine now), so that one probably isn't such a good idea.

Finally, the girl and I are pretty serious. Over three years together now and she will be moving out to California to live with me in August...

 

[NDdomer2]

Get to airport, switch flight to later time, find bar with game, call gf and tell her flight delayed.

Rookies

 

[NDTH91]

I'll be that asshole: get cable and tape it. Honestly, why don't you have cable?

Seriously though, the "Rabbit Ears and a VCR" idea is brilliant.

Just practice setting the VCR and TV timers many times beforehand.

I don't have cable because I'm a cheap SOB and I can still watch almost any sporting event by streaming it (using Dad's cable subscription... that's right).

But I'm honestly considering this - I just need to work out some logistics...

Logistics like do I need to get cable from comcast? Will I actually be able to pick it up with bunny ears without a cable subscription (sorry guys, born in the early 90s means I saw TVs with dials, but no ears)? If I can pick it up with bunny ears, will I still be able to record with a VCR?

I'm probably willing to spend up to $100 for a reliable method of being able to watch the game as soon as I get home around 12:30-1am central time

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Get to airport, switch flight to later time, find bar with game, call gf and tell her flight delayed.

Rookies

Stay home, find bar with game, call hooker.

VETERANS

 

[NDTH91]

Get to airport, switch flight to later time, find bar with game, call gf and tell her flight delayed.

Rookies

Would ABSOLUTELY do this... but girlfriend is flying back with me AND we're already on the last Southwest flight of the day (part of the problem). Not to mention we just got in a little scuffle about this so I'd much rather drop some dough than upset the lady.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I don't have cable because I'm a cheap SOB and I can still watch almost any sporting event by streaming it (using Dad's cable subscription... that's right).



But I'm honestly considering this - I just need to work out some logistics...



Logistics like do I need to get cable from comcast? Will I actually be able to pick it up with bunny ears without a cable subscription (sorry guys, born in the early 90s means I saw TVs with dials, but no ears)? If I can pick it up with bunny ears, will I still be able to record with a VCR?



I'm probably willing to spend up to $100 for a reliable method of being able to watch the game as soon as I get home around 12:30-1am central time

The game is on ABC, which means there is a 100% chance bunny ears (which cost $5) will get it. I'm sure you could procure a VCR and tape to use for free. Yes, you absolutely will be able to tape the game from bunny ears.


*as someone said earlier: figuring out how to set the timer will be the fun part. Comedians in the 80's stayed in business making jokes about this.