2006 free preview
NFL Network offered a free preview from December 24 through December 30,
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However, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision were only interested in showing the Texas Bowl, which featured the Rutgers Scarlet Knights,
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Time Warner then offered to carry the free preview on a digital tier. Cablevision, however,
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On December 21, however,
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