Sunbelt/ESPN deal

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The Sun Belt Conference and ESPN announced today the conference's upcoming baseball and softball championships will be available exclusively on the network's newest platform – ESPN+.

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[bigearl]

Can someone explain? I couldn't make game 1 and like others had issues getting ESPN3 to play the game. Eventually I got it to play on ESPN3. Now it appears some games will be on ESPN+ and don't really see any others that are set for ESPN3. Is this the future? The games will all be on ESPN+ a subscription style platform?

[GeauxLouisiana]

All SBC conference games will be on ESPN+, which is ESPN's stand alone subscription service. $4.99/month, no contract. This the future of our conference games.

[bigearl]

All SBC conference games will be on ESPN+, which is ESPN's stand alone subscription service. $4.99/month, no contract. This the future of our conference games.

literally zero reason to have cable TV anymore. Thank you!

[CajunEXPRESS]

Most games will be on the Plus. Don’t know why they opted for The Trey in the first game.

The Plus had a huge announcement this past spring.

[GeauxLouisiana]

literally zero reason to have cable TV anymore. Thank you!

It doesn't give you access to games actually on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc.

[wcd35]

Not that it's a huge deal, but with ESPN+ you get what used to be called ESPN Insider features on their website included with the subscription.

[bigearl]

It doesn't give you access to games actually on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc.

REALLY?!?!?!?! WT eff

[GeauxLouisiana]

REALLY?!?!?!?! WT eff

Those are cable channels and require a cable subscription. Of course there are alternatives to paying the big boys like Cox, Comcast, etc.

[talktomewillis]

We have one other game on ESPN3 this season. I think it's against NMSU but I'm not sure.

[Rainman66]

Guess it depends on your definition of future, but for the next 3-5 years, yes.

WatchESPN app allows you to watch any ESPN cable channel. However you must have a valid cable/satellite subscription to do so. This includes ESPN3.

ESPN+ is strictly internet streaming content. In theory, these games, shows, etc. will only be available via this app and not on any ESPN broadcast channel.

At least 3 of our games will NOT be available via ESPN+, Grambling, Miss St & Alabama. Haven't seen for sure, but would suspect maybe NMSU won't be either.

Since we only have Saturday games, that leads me to believe that every conference game will be on ESPN+. The only conference games that wouldn't on ESPN+ would be the midweek games that ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU broadcast.

Clear as mud?

[LaCajunsFan]

Guess it depends on your definition of future, but for the next 3-5 years, yes.

WatchESPN app allows you to watch any ESPN cable channel. However you must have a valid cable/satellite subscription to do so. This includes ESPN3.

ESPN+ is strictly internet streaming content. In theory, these games, shows, etc. will only be available via this app and not on any ESPN broadcast channel.

At least 3 of our games will NOT be available via ESPN+, Grambling, Miss St & Alabama. Haven't seen for sure, but would suspect maybe NMSU won't be either.

Since we only have Saturday games, that leads me to believe that every conference game will be on ESPN+. The only conference games that wouldn't on ESPN+ would be the midweek games that ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU broadcast.

Clear as mud?

Yes, but one thing I don't get is that for this weekend, on the moo site it showing that it will be on the sec network, but when you click on the lonk it takes you to the espnwatch app. I thought the sec and espn networks were two different things....kind of like the longhorn network??? I just want to be able to stream it on espn