A heads up to all DirecTV subscribers. I got an e-mail today that there will be a free preview of Setanta Sports January 3 and 4, so there for those who don't subscribe to Setanta (myself included), we'll still get to catch all the action there this weekend.
Take heart -- we did have the thrilling Euro 2008 to take up a month of the off-season. Hard to imagine a better display of excitement and drama than that, even if watching as a neutral!