From the Travel Channel:

The NFL will provide unprecedented access to Travel Channel to unveil never-before-seen footage of what it takes to travel an entire professional football team from city to city, game to game, during the regular season. Every road trip requires a massive amount of coordination to haul the 150-person squad 20,000 miles a season. From feeding six-tons of men, to clothing and housing them, to how a stadium prepares and deals with more than 70,000 rabid fans, Travel Channel’s cameras are there to capture this massive undertaking.

In addition, viewers will see how the Cleveland Browns prepare each week through the eyes of the players and team management, including new owner Jimmy Haslam. They can expect to learn more about the history behind deeply-rooted team rivalries and other notable insights not typically covered in game-coverage news. Episodes will focus around the weeks leading up to games played against the New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.

First up, Browns -vs- Lions, this Friday, August 10 at 4:30 pm PST. You can watch the game if you have NFL RedZone or online at NFL Preseason Live. You can also listen to the game via Sirius XM Radio: 128 or Online at NFL Audio Pass. 

And now, this amazing video highlighting the ‘Great Lakes Classic’:

Thanks to Vince, the site coordinator for the Hollywood/West Hollywood location, for this gem of a video.

The new viewing site (just a couple miles down the road) for the area is the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon.

Please reach out to Pam, the viewing site coordinator (via email) should you have any questions.

Pictured (left to right): Trent Richardson, Johnny-99,  DeVier Posey, Eddie George.

Pictured (left to right):  Johnny-99,  Brandon Weeden.

The NFL just released the 2012 regular season schedule for our beloved Cleveland Browns.

For the 13th time in the last 14 years, the Browns will open the season at home. They play host to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. ET. For the second time in five years, the Browns end the season with a visit to their AFC North Division rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Preseason

Friday, August 10 at Detroit Lions, 7:30 p.m. ET

Thursday, August 16 at Green Bay Packers, 8:00 p.m. ET

Friday, August 24 Philadelphia Eagles, 7:30 p.m. ET

Thursday, August 30 Chicago Bears, 7:30 p.m. ET

Regular Season

Sunday, September 9 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, September 16 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, September 23 vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET

Thursday, September 27 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET

Sunday, October 7 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, October 14 vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, October 21 at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, October 28 vs. San Diego Chargers, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, November 4 vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, November 11 BYE WEEK

Sunday, November 18 at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, November 25 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, December 2 at Oakland Raiders, 4:15 p.m. ET

Sunday, December 9 vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, December 16 vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, December 23 at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET

Sunday, December 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET

The SCBBA would like to extend a big congratulations to Matt Stanton, former SCBBA member & film maker, for earning the Rookie of the Year title from the  Michigan Browns Backers. Great job Mike!

The powers-that-be at the Southern California Browns Backers Association would like to thank all the dedicated Backers that came out to all our viewing sites this past season. It might not have been the prettiest of seasons, but it’s still Cleveland Browns football and we’ll always support it.

We won’t be updating the site as much during the off-season, so be sure to follow us on Facebook for all your latest SCBBA news.

And for those looking for some brighter news to end the season, the Browns now hold the Nos. 4 and 22 overall picks in April’s draft. So get pumped for that!

Be sure to contact site coordinators at all our Viewing Sites to ensure they will be open for the game.