re: Best TV Tailgating Options

I have an old DirecTV standard def satellite that I put in a tripod. I set it out there and it gets all the ESPN channels within 5 min. I have an HD antenna for over the air channels (CBS, ABC, FOX, etc)... Most people, at my tailgate at least, aren't worried about the quality as we use it more as just a scoreboard to keep track of the day. It says something about your tailgate if everyone is sitting around watching Big 10 games at 11...

As for HD satellites, they are hard to hit. I've seen people struggle for hours trying to find the satellites especially around all the trees. Then they end up just giving up and watching SD.

Disclaimer: I have DirectTv but if I was solely doing a subscription for tailgate it would be Dish for the Tailgater. For some reason Directv isn't on their level yet...