OT: D1

[IUP24]

I’ll be glad to see Virginia and Texas Tech in the playoffs.

Same.

There's just a lot of people who are very, very upset that the brands that they recognize won't be involved. Colin Cowherd wants tv executives to pick the college football playoff field. He's been on record saying that. I appreciate him not sugar coating it and just saying how he really feels. Should Texas have 4 losses, he'd rather see them than Texas Tech. Should somebody like Michigan have 3-4 losses, he'd prefer their helmet over Virginia. There are posters here with that same position. All those people are doing is admitting that they don't actually like football (and don't watch games outside of a handful of teams).

People advocated for "making games matter." Okay. Now they do. Just not for the teams you wanted them to matter for. That's the big issue people now have.

[IUPNation]

Or Pitt.

It’s better than four teams and three of them from the SEC.

[IUPNation]

Same.

There's just a lot of people who are very, very upset that the brands that they recognize won't be involved. Colin Cowherd wants tv executives to pick the college football playoff field. He's been on record saying that. I appreciate him not sugar coating it and just saying how he really feels. Should Texas have 4 losses, he'd rather see them than Texas Tech. Should somebody like Michigan have 3-4 losses, he'd prefer their helmet over Virginia. There are posters here with that same position. All those people are doing is admitting that they don't actually like football (and don't watch games outside of a handful of teams).

People advocated for "making games matter." Okay. Now they do. Just not for the teams you wanted them to matter for. That's the big issue people now have.

People who say that don’t care about having everyone having a shot.

[Chuck Norris]

Same.

There's just a lot of people who are very, very upset that the brands that they recognize won't be involved. Colin Cowherd wants tv executives to pick the college football playoff field. He's been on record saying that. I appreciate him not sugar coating it and just saying how he really feels. Should Texas have 4 losses, he'd rather see them than Texas Tech. Should somebody like Michigan have 3-4 losses, he'd prefer their helmet over Virginia. There are posters here with that same position. All those people are doing is admitting that they don't actually like football (and don't watch games outside of a handful of teams).

People advocated for "making games matter." Okay. Now they do. Just not for the teams you wanted them to matter for. That's the big issue people now have.

I just hope to be able to watch the playoff at all. It’s pretty crazy how long this dispute between YouTube TV and Disney is dragging on.

[IUPNation]

I just hope to be able to watch the playoff at all. It’s pretty crazy how long this dispute between YouTube TV and Disney is dragging on.

Everyone who left cable will wind up back at some point. These.streaming services are not going to stay cheap and will offer less choices. I know more than one person who went back to Comcast because they couldn’t get local sports.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Everyone who left cable will wind up back at some point. These.streaming services are not going to stay cheap and will offer less choices. I know more than one person who went back to Comcast because they couldn’t get local sports.

What's funny is of all the apps I pay for each month (too many) the one I watch the most is free with the ROKU (basic YouTube).

In 'app life' ... whatever you actually want to watch is always an add-on. Well, usually.

[Chuck Norris]

What's funny is of all the apps I pay for each month (too many) the one I watch the most is free with the ROKU (basic YouTube).

In 'app life' ... whatever you actually want to watch is always an add-on. Well, usually.

I’ve been a WWE fan since 1984. If I want to watch all their content now I need a live tv provider for the USA network and three streaming apps, including the $30 a month ESPN Unlimited (which I refuse to get). So now I watch a lot less live wrestling and a lot more highlight videos on YouTube.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I’ve been a WWE fan since 1984. If I want to watch all their content now I need a live tv provider for the USA network and three streaming apps, including the $30 a month ESPN Unlimited (which I refuse to get). So now I watch a lot less live wrestling and a lot more highlight videos on YouTube.

Get Peacock. Unlimited old WWE. It's only like $12/month.

I love watching all the old Main Events, etc.

[Chuck Norris]

Get Peacock. Unlimited old WWE. It's only like $12/month.

I love watching all the old Main Events, etc.

Yeah I’ve had Peacock since they moved the big events and the library there from WWE Network. I thought I’d get to cut it once they signed the ESPN deal, but they’re keeping the new iteration of Saturday Night’s Main Event on there for now.

I do wonder how long Peacock will want/get to carry that library of old content. I watch it quite a bit too.

[TheBigCat2192]

What's funny is of all the apps I pay for each month (too many) the one I watch the most is free with the ROKU (basic YouTube).

In 'app life' ... whatever you actually want to watch is always an add-on. Well, usually.

Netflix (the only one I actually pay for) is in a constant state of doing just enough to keep my viewership. I password share with family members to assemble a hideous Voltron of different services and I think the worst I’ve used is probably Amazon. It’s like a junk store filled up with stuff that you can get elsewhere (usually with a better user interface elsewhere), a bunch of stuff that no one else has because no one else wants, and a distressing amount of shows that you can watch part of with just Prime but need some other streaming service to continue. The Thursday night NFL games aren’t well-presented in my opinion either so if you’re a big NFL fan that’s probably not enough of a draw to get you to try it. Disney+ might have the best user interface but I refuse to pay for it until they finally completely merge Disney+ and Hulu instead of the current half-merged setup.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Netflix (the only one I actually pay for) is in a constant state of doing just enough to keep my viewership. I password share with family members to assemble a hideous Voltron of different services and I think the worst I’ve used is probably Amazon. It’s like a junk store filled up with stuff that you can get elsewhere (usually with a better user interface elsewhere), a bunch of stuff that no one else has because no one else wants, and a distressing amount of shows that you can watch part of with just Prime but need some other streaming service to continue. The Thursday night NFL games aren’t well-presented in my opinion either so if you’re a big NFL fan that’s probably not enough of a draw to get you to try it. Disney+ might have the best user interface but I refuse to pay for it until they finally completely merge Disney+ and Hulu instead of the current half-merged setup.

I love listening to Al Michaels call a game. Nostalgia, perhaps. So, to me, he at least makes the Thursday crap show game watchable.

[Chuck Norris]

College Gameday headed to Pittsburgh for the Pitt-Notre Dame game. A prime time kickoff would’ve been fun, but considering that Alabama-Oklahoma and Georgia-Texas are on the schedule this week, getting Gameday is pretty cool.

Looks like I’ll have to do a free trial of another tv provider should Google and Disney still not be able to remove their heads from their collective posteriors.

[IUP24]

College Gameday headed to Pittsburgh for the Pitt-Notre Dame game. A prime time kickoff would’ve been fun, but considering that Alabama-Oklahoma and Georgia-Texas are on the schedule this week, getting Gameday is pretty cool.

Looks like I’ll have to do a free trial of another tv provider should Google and Disney still not be able to remove their heads from their collective posteriors.

With ESPN owning the SEC broadcast rights, getting a game that is considered a primetime slot will only ever be on ESPN2 or the ACC Network unless the SEC slate that weekend is extremely light. Not every cable package has ESPN2 or the ACC Network.

Playing at noon on ABC is phenomenal for Pitt. Every household with an antenna gets ABC, and in an environment where TV ratings matter, (specifically in the ACC where TV ratings dictates your revenue distribution) playing on one of the Big 4 cable networks is great.

You should go to the game, Chuck. Noon kicks are awesome. You'll have a great time on the North Shore. Turn off your social media notifications and watch IUP when you get home. That's the approach I'm taking.

[Ship69]

With ESPN owning the SEC broadcast rights, getting a game that is considered a primetime slot will only ever be on ESPN2 or the ACC Network unless the SEC slate that weekend is extremely light. Not every cable package has ESPN2 or the ACC Network.

Playing at noon on ABC is phenomenal for Pitt. Every household with an antenna gets ABC, and in an environment where TV ratings matter, (specifically in the ACC where TV ratings dictates your revenue distribution) playing on one of the Big 4 cable networks is great.

You should go to the game, Chuck. Noon kicks are awesome. You'll have a great time on the North Shore. Turn off your social media notifications and watch IUP when you get home. That's the approach I'm taking.

They want you to pay for everything. I'm a fan of Turner Classic Movies. It's a free channel, but apparently Comcast couldn't deal with that because they've made TCM part of a package for which you have to pay over basic rate. I simply refuse to do it, so no TCM for me. As someone who grew up in the Chicago area watching every Cubs and White Sox home game broadcast free of charge on WGN, today's TV sports landscape is mind-boggling and depressing.

[IUP24]

Netflix (the only one I actually pay for) is in a constant state of doing just enough to keep my viewership. I password share with family members to assemble a hideous Voltron of different services and I think the worst I’ve used is probably Amazon. It’s like a junk store filled up with stuff that you can get elsewhere (usually with a better user interface elsewhere), a bunch of stuff that no one else has because no one else wants, and a distressing amount of shows that you can watch part of with just Prime but need some other streaming service to continue. The Thursday night NFL games aren’t well-presented in my opinion either so if you’re a big NFL fan that’s probably not enough of a draw to get you to try it. Disney+ might have the best user interface but I refuse to pay for it until they finally completely merge Disney+ and Hulu instead of the current half-merged setup.

Of all of the stream services which create their own tv shows and movies, Netflix is far and away the best of the bunch. I don't think it's particularly close. Every now and then, one of the services puts out a can't miss show or movie, but the only one you always see with shows and movies "trending" everywhere is Netflix.