Sunbelt/ESPN deal

[Louisiana84]

Okay, so if we are sucking one night, I can switch over to Breaking Bad?

Z

Yes, you can.

Cut the cord. Stick an antenna in the attic. Tie it into your existing cable. Save thousands. Stop subsidizing the network agenda being pushed into your home. It's simpler than you think. Free your mind... and your wallet. This will be the only $5 ESPN gets from me.

[ManAboutTown]

Listening to Benson on Shultz’s show this morning furthers my opinion that this deal is not what people think.

Very noncommittal about finances; literally didn’t say anything. Referenced the MAC as comparison several times.

A lot of “well when league members have this and that in place” X dollars will be made.. m

Not buying it. Out of the Belt and into the AAC before 2021, that’s all we need to worry about.

[angeleast]

Listening to Benson on Shultz’s show this morning furthers my opinion that this deal is not what people think.

Very noncommittal about finances; literally didn’t say anything. Referenced the MAC as comparison several times.

A lot of “well when league members have this and that in place” X dollars will be made.. m

Not buying it. Out of the Belt and into the AAC before 2021, that’s all we need to worry about.

Yup. His comments reeked of "its the best we can get".

[cajun_lannister]

Listening to Benson on Shultz’s show this morning furthers my opinion that this deal is not what people think.

Very noncommittal about finances; literally didn’t say anything. Referenced the MAC as comparison several times.

A lot of “well when league members have this and that in place” X dollars will be made.. m

Not buying it. Out of the Belt and into the AAC before 2021, that’s all we need to worry about.

Time to bust out Scottys old Power Point slide show for em

[CajunT]

Listening to Benson on Shultz’s show this morning furthers my opinion that this deal is not what people think.

Very noncommittal about finances; literally didn’t say anything. Referenced the MAC as comparison several times.

A lot of “well when league members have this and that in place” X dollars will be made.. m

Not buying it. Out of the Belt and into the AAC before 2021, that’s all we need to worry about.

The most important aspects of this announcement is that UL is moving forward with their production equipment, last I heard this summer. Second, with the old agreement ending, we will now be able to sell our 2nd and 3rd tier rights. I would still would like to see that in writing, but that is what I've been told.

[IberiaCajun]

Yes, you can.

Cut the cord. Stick an antenna in the attic. Tie it into your existing cable. Save thousands. Stop subsidizing the network agenda being pushed into your home. It's simpler than you think. Free your mind... and your wallet. This will be the only $5 ESPN gets from me.

Easy-peasy! I put the antenna where the old DirecTV dish was and used their cable to hook up the antenna.

[talktomewillis]

The most important aspects of this announcement is that UL is moving forward with their production equipment, last I heard this summer. Second, with the old agreement ending, we will now be able to sell our 2nd and 3rd tier rights. I would still would like to see that in writing, but that is what I've been told.

I don't know enough about this 2nd and 3rd tier, but I read the new deal gives ESPN exclusive rights to ALL content.

If you know the difference, can you explain?

[facelessjonmoon]

I have Cox Cable and internet, today for the same package the price comparison for me is about $10 savings per month. That is not enough savings for me to change my entire package. When LUS first began, the selling point was the difference. Today, the price is pretty much in the same ball park for the exact same packages for internet and cable.

I watch sports, mostly NCAA MBB, College Football, College Baseball, NFL and Boxing. Occasionally I will watch an NBA game. While $5 a month is not a big deal, I only watch the SBC if the game involves UL, that's it for the most part. I am not a SBC fan and could give a crap about USA Softball or Arkansas State's WBB. I spend very little time watching streaming sports on my laptop outside of UL events or College football. Nothing compares to watching football or basketball games on a large screen High Def TV.

As far as watching on a large screen high def tv vs. your laptop, an Amazon fire TV, Roku or Apple TV hooked up to your tv would take care of that issue easily

[CajunPride]

I would have to connect my laptop to tv to view astros.com or any website stream. I have Roku 2 for Espn 3 that is nice. Is there an app for Roku to stream sports without having to use my laptop?

[GeauxCajuns]

I have an app that works like that for chromecast, so any site I can watch on my phone I can kick to the tv

[cajunhawk]

Easy-peasy! I put the antenna where the old DirecTV dish was and used their cable to hook up the antenna.

Did the same. No need to pay over $200 a month for something I don't watch that much.

[cajunhawk]

As far as watching on a large screen high def tv vs. your laptop, an Amazon fire TV, Roku or Apple TV hooked up to your tv would take care of that issue easily

I have 4 Amazon Fire TV boxes in my house, super simple to use. Work great. Only problem is cost, and it's one time.