A heads up for everyone stuck out here with only the nationally televised games. I talked to Bend Broadband earlier today about the Blazers, like I do almost every week.Today I got a slightly different answer than usual...

When I started going off about how we need to watch Blazer games in C.O. they gave me a survey about how much I wanted to watch them play, etc. They asked whether I was willing to pay $1.50 more on my cable bill if I could get the channel, and also wanted to see if I was willing to upgrade my cable package slightly to get CSN.

This makes me think Central Oregon is very close to coming up with a deal.

To voice your displeasure with no deal currently, call Bend Broadband at 541-382-5551. I went through the options and talked to someone at the executive office, that seemed to be fairly effective. Let's put some pressure on them to make this happen.

Even if I don't stay in Bend to watch the Blazers this season (I'm probably moving back to PDX shortly), I think everyone deserves the chance to watch them play, and everyone in the state should have the opportunity to watch the upcoming Blazers glory.