ledies22 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, IUFLA said: As to the bolded, why? So is it about availability then? I think FS1 and 2 are available on the vast majority of cable systems and streaming services...Neither FS1&2 or ESPN and it's different flavors are broadcast "over the air." Its not about availability. its about a kid that lives in Georgia or in your case Texas outside of the B1G branding that wants to watch a game. They turn it to ESPN. Its about the branding of ESPN and what they are college Gameday, game of the week, Super Tuesday, whatever they do to glamorize it. This probably wont be long term as more and more TV deals are being made across all conferences and it seems like ESPN may just end up with SEC. but for now, if someone wants to watch a game, casually, they think about ESPN not Fox. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, ledies22 said: Its not about availability. its about a kid that lives in Georgia or in your case Texas outside of the B1G branding that wants to watch a game. They turn it to ESPN. Its about the branding of ESPN and what they are college Gameday, game of the week, Super Tuesday, whatever they do to glamorize it. This probably wont be long term as more and more TV deals are being made across all conferences and it seems like ESPN may just end up with SEC. but for now, if someone wants to watch a game, casually, they think about ESPN not Fox. You never know... No one thought Fox would take NFL Football from CBS, but they did... I think the whole model of sports broadcasting is going to radically change with streaming becoming more of an option... ESPN is projected to lose between 8-10 subscribers per year into 2030... basically cutting their current revenue in half... And you need that revenue to pay these conferences... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 30 minutes ago, tdhoosier said: That is an interesting thought. I do wonder if that plays much of a factor right now, or will play much of a factor in the future. ESPN was huge 15-20 years ago because all we had was cable TV. There are so many outlets these days to get entertaining sports coverage: podcasts, youtube channels, message boards, etc. Heck a lot of people don't have cable and just use apps. As @KoB2011 mentioned, this is going to be a hit to ESPN too. I personally like Fox's coverage of games better too. First, they don't stack them in 2 hour slots to the degree ESPN does. I think every game we've had on ESPN this season has had the beginning cut off. Secondly, I also enjoy the play by play guys on Fox better. Just wait until Sage gets out of her deal with ESPN and is the lead on Fox for both Football and Basketball. PS...kids don't even think of cable anymore. It's their phone and the apps/streams they have. Cable is an archaic commodity and the reason why companies like ESPN have been on the Titanic for 10+ years. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Just wait until Sage gets out of her deal with ESPN and is the lead on Fox for both Football and Basketball. PS...kids don't even think of cable anymore. It's their phone and the apps/streams they have. Cable is an archaic commodity and the reason why companies like ESPN have been on the Titanic for 10+ years. I can't wait for the day of true ala carte TV programming. I don't know if anyone has purchased a Samsung TV lately, but Samsung TV Plus has more than enough for what I watch, and it's free... I only have YouTube TV for IU basketball, and the unlimited DVR... If I could get those uncoupled, it'd be a no brainer... Edited February 28, 2023 by IUFLA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy4iu Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, KoB2011 said: @eddy4iuis perhaps your best bet for this. My seats are spoken for but there are some on the ticket exchange board - just not 3 together. That is a very tough putt. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/I board/ticket-exchange-bb-106112/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy4iu Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 3 hours ago, HoosierBrit64 said: Hi friends, we are heading down to Bloomington in a couple of hours to celebrate my daughter's 19th birthday with some dinner, then gifts in her dorm room in Read Hall. Kind of last minute I know, but if anyone ends up with three extra tickets for me, my kid and my wife, please let me know. I would love to buy them from you. Otherwise we will just do dinner and listen on the way back to Richmond. Much appreciated! My seats are spoken for but there are some on the ticket exchange board - just not 3 together. That is a very tough putt. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/I board/ticket-exchange-bb-106112/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I can't wait for the day of true ala carte TV programming. I don't know if anyone has purchased a Samsung TV lately, but Samsung TV Plus has more than enough for what I watch, and it's free... I only have YouTube TV for IU basketball, and the unlimited DVR... If I could get those uncoupled, it'd be a no brainer... when i switched from direct to streaming, my bill was cut by 2/3 and I have wwaay more...and a little bird piss doesnt screw up the reception Edited February 28, 2023 by Dawg Bawls 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I can't wait for the day of true ala carte TV programming. I don't know if anyone has purchased a Samsung TV lately, but Samsung TV Plus has more than enough for what I watch, and it's free... I only have YouTube TV for IU basketball, and the unlimited DVR... If I could get those uncoupled, it'd be a no brainer... We went Samsung a couple years ago....blown away at all the freebies and enjoy those 1000 and above channels like crazy. Again all free. We do the same. Youtube TV for hoops season and actually carry it for the Masters. After that we cancel until September for NFL. I'm really hoping our guys come out early tonight. That Iowa game ticked me off and still am ticked how everything went down. I'll take any win for sure but I wouldn't mind a good old fashion Assembly Hall blowout to send these kids like TJD, Race, likely Jalen and others out the right way this week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Hoosier4Life53 said: IU games will be covered on BTN and Fox Sports moving forward. While I personally won’t miss ESPN coverage, the network has a powerful brand, and could be used against us in recruiting battles. I can just hear a recruit and his family now….what, no ESPN? To some it’s all about exposure, and the perception could be they won’t get that without ESPN. I hope I’m wrong. Fox sports is going to include national over the air (not cable) games on the Fox network regularly. Those games have a wider potential audience than ESPN. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 59 minutes ago, ledies22 said: Its not about availability. its about a kid that lives in Georgia or in your case Texas outside of the B1G branding that wants to watch a game. They turn it to ESPN. Its about the branding of ESPN and what they are college Gameday, game of the week, Super Tuesday, whatever they do to glamorize it. This probably wont be long term as more and more TV deals are being made across all conferences and it seems like ESPN may just end up with SEC. but for now, if someone wants to watch a game, casually, they think about ESPN not Fox. 32 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: PS...kids don't even think of cable anymore. It's their phone and the apps/streams they have. Cable is an archaic commodity and the reason why companies like ESPN have been on the Titanic for 10+ years. Yeah, I think the landscape has already changed, in the way Seeking6 describes. "Channel" isn't a thing anymore. I turn on Hulu/YouTubeTV and it shows me what games are available. I pick what I want to watch, I don't think about whether it's on FOX or ESPN or whatever until the game is actually on my TV. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 4 hours ago, IUFLA said: Good article about the antics of the McCaffrey clan in our first game and subsequent idiotic episodes from @The Daily Hoosier... I'd forgotten about tough guy Connor coming over and running his sewer and having to be "restrained." 😂😂😂 We need to flush these turds down the drain tonight. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 F@#* ESPN! 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, rico said: F@#* ESPN! ...better use protection on that one. Treat em like a Marine in Thailand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 46 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: We need to flush these turds down the drain tonight. I just had a thought of Plumber Pete of Purdue working on the pipes...cause its backedup with black feathers...still cussing us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 56 minutes ago, rico said: F@#* ESPN! That you, Bob Knight? 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnet550 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidehoosier Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, gnet550 said: Dressing out but not playing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, gnet550 said: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-BONE Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Beat the living shit out of the McCaffery clan. They've got it coming. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 No Geronimo tonight 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: No Geronimo tonight Darn it. Maybe his injury is more than just a flare up. He was playing so well earlier. Maybe the injury is the reason all along? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Somewhere Coach Shepp is weeping. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToZion Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 25 minutes ago, southsidehoosier said: Dressing out but not playing? Correct. Not playing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidehoosier Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: Somewhere Coach Shepp is weeping. Looks like both of them are going to need some Kleenex 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, southsidehoosier said: Looks like both of them are going to need some Kleenex Oh you definitely win. Well played. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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